Gaming

Review round-up: is Inside a lock for Game of the Year?

Playdead established itself as a studio to watch when it released the critically acclaimed platformer Limbo back in 2010. Now, the company has unleashed a…

LEGO Dimensions is officially coming to South Africa (finally)

That’s right, Lego’s minifig video game is finally (and officially) hitting SA shores on 26 August. Make sure your credit cards aren’t maxed out…

Total War: Warhammer review: meticulous attention to detail

To start off, I think it’s important to mention that I’ve never been a great fan of strategy games. That’s probably because I’ve always…

How Lara Croft cured my Clash of Clans addiction

She’s always in search of relics, whether venturing through murky swamp waters or abandoned desert ruins, there’s something about this game that has me…

Hide your credit card: Steam’s big summer sale is here

There’s a new Steam sale, which can only mean one thing… It’s time to buy more cheap games you won’t ever play. Yep, the…

1979 Revolution, PKTBALL & more: 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…

10 little details in Zelda: Breath of the Wild you may not have noticed

I really really really like all we’ve seen of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild so far. The latest title in the mega-popular franchise takes…

6 mobile games for playing in short bursts

Even though the world is littered with gaming enthusiasts, not all of them are blessed with enough time to sink into the more long-winded…

Bayonetta 2 hands-on preview: outrageous witching

I have a special relationship with Bayonetta. Not in the creepy stalker way (I promise), but I’m rather attached to the character who is…

Xbox One E3 2014 conference puts games first, sidelines Kinect

Microsoft’s Xbox One E3 press conference presented a confident, games-come-first side of a company that back in 2013 had lost the next-gen battle before…

7 games on our wish list for E3 2014

With E3 right around the corner, by now we all have an idea of what games will be showcased in 2014. For example, Destiny…

Linkin Park’s first iOS game LP Recharge – Wasteland has playable band members, in-app purchases

Linkin Park and Swiss games company Kuuluu Interactive are teaming up to make the world a better place via a third person action shooter…

Reddit leaks full game list for Nintendo’s E3 showroom

Thanks to user-generated news site Reddit (via Powerleveled), we can now see all the games Nintendo plans to showcase at E3 2014. While the…

Dark Souls II to get trilogy of pain with ‘Lost Crowns’ trilogy DLC

From Software’s difficult Dark Souls II gains a trilogy of new content when the Lost Crowns DLC launches for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC…

6 things we know about ‘Mortal Kombat X’ so far

Ed Boon is finally done being coy. After cryptically counting down the days to the announcement, the co-creator of the Mortal Kombat franchise has…

Outlast Whistleblower review: frightfully good

The horror of Mount Massive asylum is back and more terrifying than ever. Indie developers Red Barrels’ original Outlast was one of, if not…

Official Mortal Kombat X trailer asks us ‘Who’s Next?’

Mortal Kombat X has gone from rumour to an official trailer, featuring the two anti-heroes of the series, Sub-Zero and Scorpion duking, it out…

Musician crams 38 heavy metal video game songs into one fantastic tribute

A heavy metal version of Tetris, Super Mario Bros. 2, Skyrim and Civilisation may seem a little arbitrary for a Monday morning, but give…

We break down the leaked Battlefield Hardline trailer

Update: it’s been pulled but can still be downloaded from here. Original story is below. Here we go! It’s a leaked trailer for Battlefield…

A Minecraft journey: sweat, pixels and horse armour

I began my journey to find a rare item in Minecraft a few weeks ago. You can read part one and two here. It…

PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886 delayed ’til early 2015

Game delays are sadly, nothing new and now Sony’s exclusive shooter The Order: 1886 joins the likes of Alan Wake, Watch Dogs and Team Fortress…

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham takes Dark Knight into the cosmos

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has just been announced together with a teaser trailer. Apart from Batman’s grey iron space suit, we catch a…

Watch Dogs review: now you see me

This is what we’ve waited for: the next generation of gaming. Watch Dogs is here and it’s an insanely addictive and imaginative game that will hook…

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