Games

‘Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor’ review: my precious

Once more into Mordor we travel, into a cursed land where all that draws breath seeks to be the harbinger of your death. Middle…

Sony’s PlayStation 5 plans could include blazing-fast 3D stacked RAM

Warning: the following article contains intense speculations which may or may not anger the fanboy/girl within you. It’s a little early, give or take…

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…

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…

Here are all 123 games on the PlayStation Now Beta store: includes Sonic CD, Farming Simulator and Crazy Taxi

Living in South Africa means that certain mouth-watering applications like Sony’s PlayStation Now game-streaming service are simply unavailable. This doesn’t stop us from hoping…

11 TV, film and gaming mashup videos too batshit crazy to ignore

Gaming’s a weird passion. Most people see at a gamer and think “look at this nerd and their obsession with that Pac-Man game.” But…

Retro awesome: Tumblr artist give 300 iconic game, TV and film characters an 80s-style makeover

Paul Robertson could be a genius. Over on his Tumblr page, Robertson has completed (we believe) a series of gaming, TV and film drawings…

‘Minecraft’ follow-up ‘0x10c’ dead but not buried

Games come and games go. What sticks around is the legacy (read: gameplay). Consider Minecraft. It looks as ugly as sin but its diverse…

Players before profit: how gaming companies can hang on to their fans

Most mobile users have experienced the frustration that arises when a supposedly free gaming app turns out to be nothing more than a pick-pocketing…

12 of the most astonishingly beautiful games of all time

What makes a game beautiful? Is it the art, the sound, the gameplay or the character design? Maybe it’s all of the above, but…

10 absolutely terrifying games you still have to play

To celebrate the recent release of The Last of Us, which, we think you’ll agree, is pretty darn terrifying, I now present 10 of…

Xbox One can record last five minutes of any game

This year’s Comic-con hasn’t exactly been a treasure trove of gaming and gadget fun, save for this Xbox One titbit revealed by Microsoft Studios…

IndieCade 2013: games you don’t know about, but should

I love indie games. Perhaps even more than I love mainstream AAA titles. There’s something about a good indie game that makes you realise…

‘Deus Ex: The Fall’ nerfs guns on jailbroken iDevices

This is just fantastic. Shit-hot iOS game, Deus Ex: The Fall has a random surprise for iThingy gamers who’ve jailbroken their devices. Simply put,…

‘The Last of Us’: press kit unboxing

Here’s an unboxing of the best game of the year and for once, The Last of Us is deserved of that title. It’s a…

Gaming with Glass? A look into the future

The technology and gaming landscape is changing and, from the looks of things, Google is gearing up to be a major player in this…

That’s not Ellen Page in ‘The Last of Us’, it’s a coincidence

Loving Naughty Dog’s stellar end-of-world adventure, The Last of Us? Enjoyed playing as Ellen Page, the actress from Inception and Juno? Wrong, despite the tiny…

Microsoft u-turns on Xbox One used and online games policies

Don Mattrick, the man who now famously told us to “stick with Xbox 360” if you can’t be always online for the Xbox One,…

The games of Xbox One at E3: teaching a new dog old tricks

The Xbox One press conference was solid, if not exactly wowing. Furthermore, it was punctuated by two audio hiccups that left the publishing giants…

Gamers rejoice: PS4 is a self-publishing platform for indie studios

Where would we be without Braid, Minecraft, Castle Crashers and the thousands of indie titles that compel the gaming industry to think outside of…

Xbox One E3 games roundup: a collection of assured hits

It was amazing how many of the new launch games for Microsoft’s Xbox One use online to power their best features. At this year’s…

Fifa 14 gameplay trailer is officially awesome

EA is giving fans of its long-standing FIFA series a taste of things to come in the 2014 edition of massively popular football title…

New ‘The Evil Within’ screenshots drip with fear and familiarity

The Evil Within is Skyrim creator Bethesda’s stab at the survival horror genre. That’s our best guess, based on the scary videos and screenshots…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

How One Energy Project Could Reshape Climate Action

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

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain