Gaming

No Man’s Sky day one update: Hello Games spills the details

Exploration game No Man’s Sky is just a few days away from release, but that hasn’t stopped developer Hello Games from working on a…

Big Bang Racing and Perchang: 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…

Was Cape Town’s EGE 2016 a cut above the rest?

Last year’s Electronics and Gaming Expo (EGE) proved what we already know: there are hordes of expo-starved Cape Town gamers out there. The debut event…

Fallout Shelter (PC) review: Vault-Tec now on PC

Fallout Shelter is a free-to-play management game that puts you in control of your very own “Vault”, an underground bunker that has been built…

Disney Infinity closure timelines revealed, game officially dies March 2017

We’ve known for a while now that Disney Infinity will be discontinued, but we’ve finally received timelines for various features to be phased out….

PlayStation Vita has been hacked: here’s how to do it

It’s been possible to run homebrew software on the PlayStation Vita for a while now, but pretty much all of these hacks only grant…

The Technomancer review: welcome to Backtrack Simulator 2016

Take one part Mass Effect, mix it in with some Alpha Protocol and add a heap of Too Human. What do you get? The…

Latest Destiny trailer kicks ass in more ways than one

Destiny is coming, quickly. With less than three weeks before Bungie and Activision releases their flagship title, and perhaps one of the most eagerly…

New, sexy Bloodborne concept pictures reveals terrifying ‘yawning house’ enemy

Bloodborne is From Software’s first game for PS4, and it looks like a right cracker. There’s been a snippet of gameplay here and there,…

World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor may feature in-game tributes to Robin Williams

Robin Williams’ passing earlier this month triggered a flurry of rightfully deserved internet tributes. Our favourites are these three in-game models found in World of…

These are the 11 most challenging boss battles of all time

I’ve been gaming since before I could read, and if I could have played Game Boy as a Foetus (Womb Raider?), I would have….

Savvy Imgur user builds working 1KB hard drive inside ‘vanilla’ Minecraft

Imgur user smellystring has officially changed my view of Minecraft — and he’ll change yours as well. Below is a fully functional 1KB hard drive, created…

Fez 2 update: ‘shut the fuck up, you don’t deserve it’ says game’s creator

Phil Fish, the developer who created the single greatest platform game of 2012, the idyllic Fez, has finally re-emerged with with a Fez 2 update….

We dissect the brand-new Bloodborne gameplay trailer

There are at least 10 quality games coming out for the PS4 in 2014 and one incredible game releasing “early 2015.” That game is…

One console to play them all: Super Famicom K1 emulates 30 classic systems

There’s something satisfying about legacy gaming systems, with their dust-covered cartridges and unique port interfaces. Regardless of how powerful consoles are today, the charm…

This 20-second video perfectly explains Minecraft forever

Think you know Minecraft? Well, it’s a three year old game so you probably do. Describing Minecraft to the uninitiated, now there’s the challenge….

5 epic weapons from our favourite games

Violence is an integral part of modern gaming. I don’t know why gamers are so infatuated with violence but it is one of the…

No surprises here: Grand Theft Auto V looks terrible on a monochrome TV

Nostalgia cuts a fine line between want and need. Gamers want the latest titles to evoke memories of their favourite games, but what they…

50 reasons why Skyrim is, and will always be, the most beautiful game of all time

I already know what you’re thinking, that there are better-looking games than Skyrim. You would be wrong, though. After releasing on PC back in…

Grayson the fighting fish is Twitch’s latest Pokémon-playing star

Usually cats are the creatures that makes the internet tick, but this time, all honours go to a fish — a Pokémon Red/Blue playing…

No Sunset Overdrive for PS4, only Xbox One has the online muscle says Insomniac CEO

PS4 owners who watched the trailers or were lucky enough to play Insomniac’s Sunset Overdrive at E3 are surely lamenting the fact that it’s…

Broforce crossover Expendabros is best film-to-game ever made (and it’s free)

Many of you know Broforce as possibly the best retro-inspired shooter of 2014, and it’s still only in beta. So fans, rejoice: this South…

Call of Duty, GTA and 9 more games that need an all-women reboot

Games are manly, correct? What is a game if not a testosterone-fuelled adventure filled with grunting alpha males who piss bullets, swallow enemies whole…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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