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Tim Schafer announces Psychonauts 2 coming in 2018

Cult-classic video game Psychonauts will finally receive its long-awaited sequel in 2018. The project was announced in a video by Double Fine Products founder Tim…

Telltale Games making a Bruce Wayne-focused Batman game

During The Game Awards 2015, Telltale Games revealed that it’s working on a new episodic Batman video game. The as yet untitled project will…

iStore Card programme ensures South Africans ‘can get a new iPhone every year’

One of the principle Apple resellers in the country, iStore South Africa, has announced a new initiative to ensure those hardcore Apple fans will…

Is Demon’s Souls getting a PlayStation 4 remaster?

A mysterious tweet has appeared on the Bloodborne/From Software Twitter account, which seems to hint at a forthcoming remaster for Demon’s Souls. Now, if…

Cyber Monday South Africa deals: all the game and tech specials you need to know [Update]

We will be updating this article throughout the day to reflect new and interesting specials from different stores. If you have any tips or…

PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One on Black Friday according to report

According to marketing firm InfoScout, Sony’s PlayStation 4 benefited from the Black Friday sales rush, at the expense of both Nintendo‘s Wii U and…

Black Friday South Africa deals: all the specials you should know about [Update]

Interested in 2016’s Black Friday deals? Follow this year’s rolling coverage of all the tech deals and bargains. We will be updating this article…

Breaking: Nintendo introduces ‘Wii U+’ with added cartridge slot for NES games

Note: this was an April Fool’s Day article and is not based on factual events. Emulation is serious business, especially the emulation of long-forgotten…

iPhone 6 leaked images shows protruding camera, slimmer design

These recent images found on Chinese social site Weibo show what are claimed to be photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6. The user who…

Phil Spencer announced as new Head of Xbox

From today, Phil Spencer will head the Xbox division, which includes Xbox Music, Live, Video and Microsoft Studios. Spencer — who’s worked at Microsoft…

‘Hitman: Absolution’ is April’s first Xbox Live Games with Gold title

We love free games here at Gearburn, especially the titles offered by Sony as part of its PS Plus subscriber programme. Sadly, Xbox Live…

PS4 sales hit 7-million thanks to ‘InFamous: Second Son’, outsells Xbox One 7:1

As the PS4’s smash hit InFamous: Second Son continues to dominate the charts, the sales of Sony’s current-gen machine now tops 7-million units, says…

New report finds Android apps more stable than iOS, Galaxy S4 most reliable

Are you looking for a stable experience on your smart devices? According to a new report by performance monitoring company Crittercism, Android is said…

Microsoft Office apps debut on iPad, become most popular on iTunes

Microsoft’s Office 365 suite has finally made its way to the iPad. After years of rumours, the iPad suite currently consists of Word, Excel,…

April’s PlayStation Plus UK games could be ‘Hotline Miami’, ‘Sly Cooper’ and ‘PES 2014’

According to UK-based online gaming store GamePointsNow, these are April’s PS Plus games for the EU region: PS4: Mercenary Kings PS3: PES 2014, Sly…

Samsung Galaxy S5 hits South Korea today, defies April 11 ‘launch date’

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 was supposed to launch April 11 in South Korea. But some sneaky stores are already selling it from today, says Bloomberg…

Is this the future of VR? Facebook buys Oculus Rift for a cool $2bn

Is this a pre-April Fool’s joke? The Smurf-blue social media giant Facebook has announced that it will be buying tech startup Oculus VR, makers…

PS4 to get PS1 and PS2 emulation, Blu-ray support, ‘exclusive game stuff’

PS4 fans, let’s get you excited. There’s a bunch of updates coming to Sony’s current-gen console if Ashan Rasheed, an “industry insider”, has anything…

Google Glass is ugly as sin, can Ray-Ban and Oakley maker save it?

What’s more important to Google Glass owners — price or fashion sense? That’s the question on my mind as I ponder the deal between…

MicroView shrinks Arduino into pin-sized OLED display

Arduinos are amazing. The concept of a programmable micro-computer would have been an alien concept prior to its invention. Today, Arduino pushes the envelope…

PS4 update adds rich video editing, USB sharing, HDMI capturing

There’s a bunch of new updates coming to the PS4 today, as detailed by Sony. None of them will improve the gameplay experience, but…

SimCity finally playable offline from today for PC and Mac

After a few promises and false starts, SimCity players can from today, finally enjoy a game of city-building offline. An update to SimCity allows…

‘It’s time’ as Google launches Android Wear, Moto 360 and LG G Watch revealed

“It’s time,” says Motorola cheekily. The company’s first smartwatch, the Moto 360, has been announced and is one of the first wearables, together with…

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

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