Author: Trent Meikle

It’s no secret that Asus is working behind the scenes to deliver its next – and possibly Xbox’s first – handheld console in the form of the ROG Ally 2. We’ve now had our first glimpse at what appears to be two separate editions of the Ally 2, as well as some of the finer key details that Asus has so far been unwilling to reveal. Xbox’s ambitions to enter the handheld gaming space are arguably an even bigger secret than that of the ROG Ally 2 – until the two worlds collided on 1 April 2025, when the company…

There’s nothing quite like stepping into an Elder Scrolls game for the first time. It’s a fifty-fifty on whether it’ll  deliver on the weird, wacky, and seriously in-depth action RPG mechanics Bethesda is known for or… not that. Fortunately, in the case of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, that wasn’t a concern. Bethesda’s already collected its GOTY trophy for Oblivion back in ’06, paving the way for a remaster that has nothing to prove. That’s because Oblivion Remastered didn’t make the mistake of “fixing” everything “wrong” with the original. Any Scrolls veteran will tell you all those bugs (okay, maybe not the game-breaking ones) are simply…

It never made all that much sense that YouTube Premium – Google’s ad-less subscription service for the video-sharing platform – only offered customers the service as an individual plan or a six-member Family plan, with nothing in between. That’s set to change soon as Google tests a more affordable ‘duo’ tier aimed at family members and couples. Going Premium? In this economy? There’s no catch, either, other than the increased price. Google’s stipulations include that the two people should have a working Google account, be over 13, and be part of the same Google family group. While the idea is…

Today is a big day for one of South Africa’s biggest airlines, FlySafair. It’s the local carrier’s eleventh birthday, and if you’re familiar with the airline’s previous birthday celebrations, you’ll probably already be going to the website to pick out this year’s holiday destination, or try to, at least. As it’s FlySafair’s eleventh birthday, domestic tickets are selling for R11 a pop – no strings attached. This is Spinal Tap FlySafair https://youtu.be/Ze8ldOrv3VI The sale opened at 09h00 on the morning of Wednesday, 7 May, and offers 50,000 one-way tickets “across its domestic routes,” that are valid until 30 November 2025.…

The government may have spared wallets when it ditched a nationwide VAT hike, but Vodacom has turned up to turn that smile upside down. South Africa’s second-best mobile network (for now) has announced its annual adjustments for voice and data out-of-bundle (OOB) rates for customers. It could be worse, we guess? Nobody is safe. The adjustments, set to come into effect from 1 June 2025, were announced on the operator’s website and through an SMS sent out to all customers yesterday: “As part of our annual update, there will be a 2-cent increase to out-of-bundle voice & data rates from…

What year is it? Judging by the state of the gaming industry, you might be led to believe that it’s 2006. That’s due to Oblivion making a comeback, and now, Gears of War: Reloaded, a reimagining of the classic Xbox title, is set to take up even more of your time, with one major difference – it’s coming to PlayStation. Microsoft is eschewing the ‘remaster in secret’ practice that made Oblivion such a smashing success, instead announcing a short wait until 26 August 2025. It has, however, stuck with a cheaper price tag of $40 that’ll apply to all consoles, including PlayStation…

Lights, camera… War! Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff war has just claimed another blameless victim: film. Specifically, those films that are produced outside of the United States will now be forced to foot 100% tariff hikes the President has just introduced, all in the name of resurrecting American cinema, which is supposedly dying “a very fast death.” “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “This is a concerted effort by other…

We have no doubts that South Africa’s luck concerning the continually dropping fuel price will run out eventually, but May is not that time. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has officially published the coming fuel price adjustments for May 2025, and they bring good news for motoring Saffas. Fuel for the soul (and car) As ever, you’ll need to wait until Wednesday, 7 May, before you can take advantage of the cheaper fuel prices (found below). The DMRE typically adjusts the country’s petrol and diesel pumps on the first Wednesday of the new month, and May is…

In a move that’s sure to keep certain basement dwellers away from any decent Vitamin D for another year, Rockstar Games has passed on some devastating news… and some good news, too, depending on how you look at it. Grand Theft Auto VI has an official release date of 26 May, 2026 – and that’s straight from the horse’s mouth. The bad news is that it’ll miss that 2025 release that the first (and only) trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI promised way back when, which was later shaved down to a more specific Spring 2025 release according to Rockstar’s…

There’s a reason Star Wars is still so ingrained into the zeitgeist, nearly fifty years later. It’s where it all began, and by ‘it’ we mean the adventure, the scale, and the tragedy that has reverberated over decades and will continue to for generations to come, cultivated by George Lucas’ ambitious epic space opera. You’d struggle to find a human alive who hasn’t at least heard of Star Wars or one of its many, many quotable lines that permeate language. Whether it’s “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for,” “May the Force be with you,” or Darth Vader’s most iconic line, that…