Author: Trent Meikle

We get it. You’re tired. It’s cold. In a perfect world, you’d have stayed up past your bedtime to watch the PlayStation Showcase at 10 PM on a Wednesday evening. But, noone is perfect. Fortunately (for you), we did stay up to watch what Sony has cooking for the PS5 (and PS4, apparently? Do developers still do tha- … — Oh, yes.) By the end, we’d gotten over an hour’s worth of trailers, along with a piece of gameplay here and there. Developers love to throw out “Not actual gameplay” huh?. If you’d like to see the entirety of the…

Note: This review contains minor spoilers We find ourselves trying to remember a time before Breath of the Wild. Before gaming was changed forever. To be fair, that was six years ago. Short-form media hasn’t really helped us retain those memories. Fortunately, that doesn’t matter. Vague recollections or not, there’s something out that’ll wash those memories away entirely: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We haven’t seriously forgotten about Breath of the Wild. We did, however, have to constantly remind ourselves that Nintendo’s latest definition of ‘magnum opus’ is a continuation in the ‘of the’ series of Zelda…

UPDATE + PRICING: If the Canon EOS R100 sounds tasty, you can expect to pay R16,500 for the base model, plus a RF-S18-45 lens, when it launches here in South Africa towards the end of June. A more complete kit, which also includes a bag and SD card, will retail for R17,600. Finally, a Canon EOS R100, plus the RF-S 18-45 and an RF-S 55-210 telephoto lens, will set you back R21,500. We’ve asked if there will be a body-only version of the EOS R100, for those who already have a stash of lenses on hand. Stay tuned. ORIGINAL STORY:…

Yeah, the Rand is struggling. Load shedding has only gotten worse. And we must work while Tears of the Kingdom taunts us from afar. Let’s just say things haven’t been going swimmingly. Oddly enough though, we can’t say the same about the country’s petrol prices in June. Don’t get us wrong; they’re anything but cheap. Though, if the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest predictions are correct, we could see a R1 drop across the board. Yes, that includes you, buyer of illuminating paraffin. So, who do we have to thank for the expected drop in prices come Wednesday, 7 June?…

WhatsApp has been talking about it forever (no, seriously) but the platform has finally done it. Messages can now be edited on WhatsApp. Okay, when we say ‘now’ we don’t mean right this minute – unless you’re one of the lucky few that have the latest build of the app. We certainly haven’t gotten the feature yet, though we have been watching others jealously from afar who do have the ability to edit messages. Change is inevitable Anyone that’s used Telegram before will know all about editing messages. Long-press a message, tap the edit button (the little pencil), and make…

Twitter… on Instagram *applause* Meta’s been briefing creators on it’s upcoming text-based app — now looking at a possible late June launch. Details are in my newsletter but I’ll list some highlights 🧵 pic.twitter.com/KYqqXjrRmD — Lia Haberman (@liahaberman) May 19, 2023 As weird as using Elon Musk’s Twitter has become, there’s still no real substitute for the real thing. Sure, Mastodon and Bluesky are chugging along, though with far fewer users to make the platforms interesting enough to actually use. Meta is attempting to make use of the ensuing chaos, with rumours of Facebook’s parent company planning a launch of…

OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT on iOS, with a free app hitting the App Store today for both iPhone and iPad. There is news of an Android release too with OpenAI confirming that a release is coming “soon”. Uh, thanks. We’ll keep an eye out next time ‘soon’ rolls around. Welcome to ChatGPT A mobile version of ChatGPT has certainly come as a surprise. There was  no mention of a mobile port even being hinted at until today. But anyone with a brain (and an internet connection) could see that some form of mobile integration was on the way. Well, here…

Okay, seriously. Did the world need another Mortal Kombat? The answer is yes. Yes, it does. Especially one that’s making full use of the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC, and… the Switch’s power? Yeah, that should work out just fine. Lucky for us, that’s exactly what’s happening. NetherRealm Studios has announced Mortal Kombat 1. No, that’s not a typo. This isn’t just another Mortal Kombat continuing where Mortal Kombat 11 left off. This is Mortal Kombat 1 – a soft reboot of the series that places Liu Kang in the heavens in the form of a God. We think.…

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is an entirely new phone. It just… doesn’t look like it. Stuff always knew it was going to be good. The question is: how good? The 14 Pro Max is better than its 2021 counterpart, though only just. If it weren’t for Apple’s new Dynamic Island or 48MP shooter, the decision would be far more clear-cut. That’s not a knock against Apple. It’s quite the opposite. Anyone that knows Apple expects their smartphones to enter the realm of ‘overkill’ thanks to their hefty metallic bodies, excellent displays and (arguably) the best cameras on the market.…

In a move that we’re surprised Fortnite didn’t do first, Nicolas Cage is stepping into Dead by Daylight – beard, slicked-back hair and all. Cage is set to reprise his role as… well, himself, taking on the role of a survivor in the survival horror game. Because of course he is. According to developers Behavior Interactive, “It’s the performance of a lifetime,” as if that was a surprise to anybody. Does it say more about us, or Cage, that we automatically assumed he’d be a killer? The crossover over we didn’t know we needed It’s the performance of a lifetime.…