Author: Trent Meikle

You might remember earlier this year Microsoft announced three “new” Xbox Series X/S consoles before confirming a holiday release. Those consoles are the Series S 1TB (Robot White), Series X 1TB Digital Edition (Robot White), and the Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition, now officially up for pre-order (in the US). Sounds good, right? We thought so too. Until we found out that none of those beauties were headed for South Africa. Put your foolish ambitions to rest Three new consoles, endless possibilities 🌌 Pre-order a new Xbox Series X|S today: https://t.co/1EoIR2A8Hx pic.twitter.com/8PFJN0eN7c — Xbox (@Xbox) August 21, 2024…

Geoff Keighley can finally head back to hibernation as the last big gaming event of the year has officially wrapped up. Last night saw Gamescom’s Opening Night Live grace our screens for two or so hours – packed with a whole lot of announcements and trailers, and properly kicked off the 4-day-long Cologne-based event. And the crowd goes mild! https://youtu.be/1Q8WImF649E We still can’t decide what’s funnier, Geoff Keighley’s energetic entry as he exclaimed “This one hasn’t leaked” before throwing up a trailer for Borderlands 4 (yeah, right), or the most lukewarm reaction to a trailer we’ve ever seen from an…

Our prayers have finally been answered. Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, which will see the king of hosting, Geoff Keighley, take centre stage in Cologne, Germany, is officially scheduled to kick off at 20h00 SAST this evening – a far cry from the midnight-or-later showings South African gamers usually have to contend with. Whether Gamescom’s Opening Night Live is worth the watch, however, is entirely up to you. Geoff Keighley, who has returned to emcee the annual event for 2024, has at least given fans a basic idea of what to expect from Opening Night Live, with previews for Black Ops…

The future of motoring is electric. But that’s a game for the first-world countries. The rest of us are primarily concerned with what’s coming next regarding the petrol, diesel and even paraffin prices. Fortunately, we’ve got a fresh batch of predictions from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) to hold us over until the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy adjusts the fuel pumps. As always, that’ll happen on the first Wednesday of the new month. In this case, that’s Wednesday, 4 September, at which, the Department will, if we’re lucky, knock those prices down. According to the CEF’s latest predictions…

It’s finally happened. Those handheld gaming PCs everyone is so infatuated with? Lenovo has officially entered the chat – a little later than the industry’s big hitters like Valve or Asus – but entered nonetheless, taking the form of the Legion Go. It may not have the technical power of the ROG Ally X, or the pizazz of the Steam Deck OLED, but it’s certainly got charisma, moxie, and any other synonym you can think of. That’s something, right? Well, yes. And no. If we’re dropping R16,000 for a piece of tech, we’d preferably like it to have more than…

No SearchGPT for you SearchGPT, OpenAI’s answer to Google Search, is fresh out of tester spaces on its early access waitlist. The company confirmed as much this weekend, closing the waitlist on its website, and sending out emails to those who applied for a slot hoping to test out OpenAI’s latest and greatest. “We’ve had an overwhelming response and have filled the initial spots for the prototype. While we can’t offer you an invitation right now, we’ll reach out as we expand access,” the email reads. “Beyond the prototype, we’re excited to update you when we bring the best of…

We’ve never played Diablo. We don’t mean we’ve missed out on the series’ most iconic title, Diablo III. We mean we’ve simply never stepped foot into Blizzard’s supposedly epic roguelike series of action RPGs. Until this morning, at least, when we finally picked out our first class (Warrior) and stumbled our way through Tristram. Where, you ask? On our browser, of course, while we sipped our morning cup of coffee. See, someone just ported over the entirety of 1996’s Diablo to virtually any browser, bringing with it generally excellent performance (even on an Intel-sporting MacBook) and the controls you might…

Before Breath of the Wild, there was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. For years, CD Projekt Red’s magnum opus was the standard for touching grass in the virtual world. If you somehow haven’t yet conquered The Continent, your time has finally come. The Witcher 3 is officially hitting the PlayStation Plus “free” games catalogue this August. Time to join the PS Plus cult You’ll notice we don’t often venture into PlayStation Plus territory when it comes to monthly additions, but The Witcher 3 is a special case. Not only did it set the bar for the action RPG genre that’s yet to be topped –…

Showmax is on a bit of a roll lately. Less than a month after the company announced a partnership with Skyworth sub-brand QVWi to get the Showmax name out there (and onto your TV), it’s collaborating with Capitec in a new promotion that’ll see Capitec’s 12-or-so million customers gain access to the streamer at a massive discount. You will, however, need to be a Capitec client before you can do so. Those who fall under the bank’s wing can now purchase Showmax vouchers right from the Capitec banking app (Android, iOS), starting at R22/m. Considering the minor price hike that…

UPDATE (14/08/2024): C-Connect has confirmed that Cell-C is the network’s official host operator to help clear up any confusion. “Cell C, in turn, has roaming agreements in place with MTN. This means our subscribers have access to high-quality mobile networks wherever they may be at any given time.” ORIGINAL STORY: In a bid to reclaim market share from network leaders like Vodacom and Telkom, C-Connect has launched nationwide as South Africa’s latest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to hopefully provide “cost-effective mobile services that don’t compromise on quality,” before it’s forgotten to time. “With the South African consumer’s finances under…