gaming

Free Lives’ ‘Cricket Through The Ages’ is Africa’s first Apple Arcade title

The first African-made game on Apple Arcade hails from Cape Town. Developed by Broforce and Genital Jousting creator Free Lives, Cricket Through The Ages…

Forget the PlayStation 5, Sony just filed a patent for a game cartridge

We had a look at the calendar today, and yes, we can confirm it’s 2019, but we’d forgive you for thinking you just Delorean’d…

‘Diablo IV’ trailer: Blizzard reveals the RPG is officially in development

Blizzard on Friday announced the upcoming launch of Diablo IV, the fourth game in the popular action-role-playing franchise. “Diablo IV draws players into a…

Sony to shut down SingStar’s online servers in January 2020

Sony has announced that it will shut down SingStar’s online SingStore servers in January. “All online functionality, network features, and digital music downloads will…

Nintendo’s ‘Ring Fit Adventure’ hits South Africa for R1299

Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch is now available in South Africa. “Explore a fantasy adventure world to defeat a bodybuilding dragon and…

‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening’ review: play me a song

I didn’t play the 1993 version of Link’s Awakening, but the reverence shown by fans of this game online is something to behold. So…

‘Fortnite’ is far from dead as ‘Chapter 2’ teaser trailer leaks

Though Fortnite remains unplayable in its black hole form following Monday’s explosive end-of-season event, that has not stopped leaks and theories from spreading like…

‘Fortnite’ explosion leaves fans with nothing but a black hole

Fortnite fans on Sunday found themselves in a frenzy of panic after Epic Games snuffed the game out of existence. In what appears to…

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ has a hefty 175GB storage space requirement

Activision this week revealed that the PC requirements for the eagerly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare includes 175GB of hard drive space. Though the…

‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’ needs your PC to have all of the RAM

Forget if it can run Crysis. Your gaming rig will need to be able to restart the planet in order to play Star Wars…

Sony PlayStation 5: the console will launch at the end of 2020

More details about the PlayStation 5 emerged on Tuesday thanks to another Wired exclusive by Peter Rubin. The publication, which first broke the news…

PS4 software update 7.00 is live, widens Remote Play, improves Parties

Sony is this week rolling out its PS4 software update version 7.00, and we can safely say it includes more than just stability updates….

‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ shoots past 35m downloads in five days

Since its release last week, Call of Duty: Mobile has become the fastest first-person shooter to reach 35-million downloads across the Google Play Store…

‘Super Mario Maker 2’ adds multiplayer mode for friends

Nintendo on Tuesday revealed a new update for Super Mario Maker 2 that adds support for online multiplayer mode with friends. With version 1.1.0,…

You can pay for the Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite in a month-to-month plan via FNB

If paying R4000 for a portable gaming console is too much for you, you can now finance its purchase on a month-to-month basis from…

Nintendo Switch Lite hands-on: portable gaming made better

When the Switch arrived in 2017, the console’s biggest trump card was playing AAA titles in docked mode connected to a TV, or while…

Apple Arcade is now live in South Africa for R85 per month

Apple Arcade, the iPhone-maker’s gaming subscription service, is now live in South Africa. Arcade allows users to access more than “100 new, exclusive games…

‘Headliner: NoviNews’ (Nintendo Switch) review: fake it until you make it

Unbound Creations’s Headliner: NoviNews has been available on Steam since 2018, but now the narrative side-scroller comes to Nintendo Switch. And it feels like…

Apple Arcade is coming on 19 September for $5 per month

Apple opened its 2019 Special Event not with hardware, but with a gaming-related announcement. Apple Arcade, the company’s new gaming subscription service for its…

Nintendo Switch Lite gets its South African price of R3999

After months of silence, Nintendo’s distributor in South Africa has finally given the Nintendo Switch Lite its recommended retail price. The console will sell…

Grab ‘Celeste’ and ‘Inside’ for free on the Epic Games Store

Two emotive indie platformers, Celeste and Inside, are currently free on the Epic Games Store. The Store, which hosts the likes of Fortnite, gives…

Updated: The cheapest and most popular microSD cards in South Africa

Shopping for microSD storage cards for your smartphone, tablet or Nintendo Switch can be a pain in the neck. And I would know. I’ve…

Could ‘Overwatch’ come to the Nintendo Switch? This accessory says yes

Could popular hero shooter Overwatch be heading the Nintendo Switch in the near future? That’s certainly what this accessory has many believing. Spotted by…

Google Maps Incognito Mode is now available on iOS

Ackermans launches its first cell phone and tech retail stores in Gauteng

SAWS issues further heavy rain, flood warnings for Gauteng on Tuesday

EXCLUSIVE: Intergreatme’s over R32m crowdfund – reduced to R6m after ‘suspect pledges’

We’ve netted $150k from VC fund, reveals SA-born founder behind SpeechKit

Here are the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition winners

Apple will be at CES 2020, but don’t expect any new hardware

[Updated] 3 of the best-rated UPS in South Africa for load shedding

You can now buy Mara Phones in South Africa through Vodacom

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?

Tesla’s Cybertruck could change the bakkie business forever

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