Gaming

Event 0 [PC] review: I compute, therefore I am

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I initially booted Event 0 (stylised as Event[0]), a short but poignant first-person narrative exploration game by…

Rockstar ‘teases’ a Red Dead Redemption sequel

The world has been crying out for a Red Dead Redemption sequel for a few years now, but a cover photo change on Facebook…

BioShock: The Collection [Xbox One] review: whose your Big Daddy?

Saying the Bioshock series is widely loved and highly regarded is an understatement. The trilogy was a darling of the previous gaming generation and…

Humble Mobile Bundle, Maximum Car: 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…

Forza Horizon 3 review: a tour de Forza?

Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One represented one of the high water marks for racing on console. Combining a more forgiving Forza handling model with…

RetroEpic bringing Flash Point: Fire Rescue board game to PC, iOS

SA game developer, RetroEpic, is bringing the widely popular board game Flash Point: Fire Rescue, to PC and iOS in 2017. The turn-based strategy game…

Quest of Dungeons review [3DS]: brutal roguelike gaming on the go

Indie game Quest of Dungeons, from Upfall Studios, has finally made its way to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U after being released on…

Sony PS4, Vita handheld arriving in China 20 April

The Sony PlayStation 4 will officially go on sale in China 20 April, nearly three months later than the scheduled 11 January penciling and…

‘Stranded Deep’ narrative review, part two: today is the day I die

If you thought survival games were boring, think again. Wiehahn navigates the treacherous island world of Stranded Deep with the finesse of Daniel Defoe….

Shadow of Mordor dubbed Game of the Year at Game Choice Awards

Game Choice Awards has recently dubbed Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor as 2015’s title of the year. The open world action-RPG is brought to us…

Nvidia Shield is a $200 Android TV gaming console for fence-sitters

It has been a long time coming but finally chip maker Nvidia is making firm strides into consumer’s living rooms, with the announcement of…

You could soon play the 3D Sonic game that never was

The mid 1990s were a pretty exciting time in the development of 3D in gaming. Thing is, one of gaming’s most established figures was…

‘Dying Light’ review: errands, Harran and the Zombie Apocalypse

Dying Light, from developers Techland (Dead Island games) is the first major title to be released in 2015 and is a game that will…

Xbox Live Gold games for March includes ‘Rayman Legends’, ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘BioShock Infinite’

There are some seriously great games coming to Xbox Live Gold in March, including the likes of Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite and Rayman Legends….

‘Evolve’ review: a monstrous bite of entertainment

Music and video games have a lot in common. Take drum and bass for example: a Benga-produced track might be different from a DJ…

5 things Nintendo got right on the New Nintendo 3DS XL

It’s an age old question and not just for Nintendo’s last and current generation handheld consoles: is the new really better than the old?…

New Nintendo 3DS XL review: pry it from my cold, dead hands

There were many things that Nintendo got right with the debut 3DS and 3DS XL systems. They were easy to hold, lasted long on…

‘Grim Fandango Remastered’ review: it’s good to be back

Finally, I can breathe, eat and sleep again. The gripping anticipation is over. A few weeks ago, Grim Fandango: Remastered was released and my…

Grifta ‘morphing gamepad’ is a customisable, modular gaming controller

Gamepads are essential to gamers of both PC and console persuasions nowadays, providing better freedom of movement than the mouse and keyboard can provide….

‘Dying Light’ will likely get a lot more challenging come March

Techland’s Dying Light, fit with its rage fits and extreme drop kits, has been billed as a little too easy for some. One particular…

‘Stranded Deep’ narrative review, part one: scavenge, discover, survive

If you thought survival games were boring, think again. Wiehahn navigates the treacherous island world of Stranded Deep with the finesse of Daniel Defoe….

‘Far Cry 4’ Overrun expansion pack available today for Sony, Microsoft consoles

Ubisoft‘s Far Cry 4 has an all-new expansion pack available for previous and current-gen Sony and Microsoft systems today. The PC version however is…

‘The Legend of Zelda’ live action TV series coming to Netflix, report suggests

Here’s some news that die-hard Nintendo fans will either love or loathe. In a joint project between the streaming content company Netflix and the…

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