Gaming

Watch Dogs 2 [PS4] review: a better breed of game

French developer and publisher Ubisoft released the first Watch Dogs game in 2013, being noted for an extremely divisive reception. Now, the release of Watch…

Bully and Westy West: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

Elite: Dangerous is coming to PlayStation 4 next year

Space-faring title Elite: Dangerous has been available on PC and Xbox One for a long while now, but PS4 users will be able to…

Nintendo Switch to feature GameCube Virtual Console?

The Nintendo Switch reveal was undoubtedly one of the standout events of the year, showing a portable Nintendo console with some interesting features. Now,…

No Man’s Sky update 1.12 debuts with more bug fixes

After its Foundation Update debuted late November, Hello Games has announced patch notes for No Man’s Sky‘s latest update for PC and PlayStation 4….

The Last of Us Part II: yep, Joel and Ellie are back

One of the bigger surprises at the PlayStation Experience this past weekend was the reveal of a sequel to The Last of Us, in…

Ace Combat 7: lasers and Starfighter in new trailer

We’ve seen plenty of news at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event over the weekend, but air combat fans will no doubt be pleased by the…

Microsoft announces Xbox One Elite Bundle with 1TB SSD, Elite controller

Microsoft has just announced its plans for a new Xbox One SKU. Accompanying a myriad of themed-bundles and the standard 1TB console, the company will…

Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut review: it’s hip to be cubed

Valve’s Portal was the unintentional gem of the Half-Life Orange Box. The title was a sleeper hit and soon everyone — gamers and non-gamers…

Street Fighter V beta begins for PlayStation 4 users tomorrow

The long wait is over, well, at least in terms of beta play for all you non-Mortal Kombat fans. We haven’t seen a Street…

YouTube Gaming: what to expect from Google’s game streaming service

We’ve come a long way, baby, from the early days of game streaming. Twitch, the now household-name game streaming platform, kicked us off back…

Local game ‘Jungle Beat’ claims top spot on South Africa iTunes Store

Locally developed video game Jungle Beat reached the number one spot on iTunes South Africa’s top paid game apps. What makes the achievement unique is…

The Flock: the game with a death-dependent self-destruct button

In recent years there has been a great increase in the number of indie gaming studios and this has resulted in a market saturated…

5 upcoming games in 2015 we can’t wait to play

The year 2015 has brought us some phenomenal video games titles so far. We got to parkour our way through the zombie infested street…

‘Kholat’ and ‘Her Story’ dual review: prepare to sit up all night

Kholat and Her Story are two games that made it utterly clear to me how the gaming world craves new and fresh ideas. Both…

Monday morning rant: a childhood lost, thanks Konami

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of buzz around Konami. A giant in the Japanese video gaming industry, the company…

5 seriously addictive and free Android games

We all spend an inordinately large amount of time on our phones. I won’t deny that I’m a big culprit here, if I’m not…

Capcom listens and is giving fans a Resident Evil 2 remake

One of the greatest horror games of all time is getting a remake. Yes, Resident Evil 2 from Capcom will be receiving a makeover…

‘Cradle’ review: odd, bizarre and ultimately wonderful

Cradle is a beautifully bizarre experience created by the Ukrainian-based indie game studio Flying Café for Semianimals (its name alone should be an indication…

‘Tembo The Badass Elephant’ review: butt-stomping mayhem

Never has an elephant been more gloriously featured in a game than the 2D-platformer title, Tembo The Badass Elephant (TTBE). I must admit that…

Gamescom 2015 live blog: Blizzard unveils ‘World of Warcraft Legion’ expansion pack

For all related news, views and analysis from the heart of Cologne’s gaming epicenter, have a look at our Gamescom 2015 Hub here. It’s…

Bandai Namco, Games Workshop Humble Bundles now out

The ever popular Humble Bundle has recently launched two new bundles: one focussed on Bandai Namco and another on Games Workshop. Launched several hours…

6 highlights from EA’s Gamescom 2015 briefing

For all related news, views and analysis from the heart of Cologne’s gaming epicenter, have a look at our Gamescom 2015 Hub here. The…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China