Scouting app uncovers female soccer talent

A Soweto-based start-up is shining a spotlight on talented female soccer players with a new app...

Valorant servers arrive in South Africa

Riot Games has given local players of the popular 5v5 character-based tactical shooter PC game a...

Meet the gamer of tomorrow

Research by Alienware reveals startling insights into gamer stereotypes, writes CHRIS BUCHANAN, client solutions director at...

‘Walking Dead’ star returning to Comic Con

Ross Marquand is returning to South Africa following his memorable appearance at Comic Con Cape Town.

Combat GBV in gaming

TEARS Foundation has partnered with Mettlestate and BBD to combat gender-based harassment in gaming during Women’s...

African gaming market set to reach $1-billion mark next year 

The industry is expected to thrive on the continent in 2024, despite a global slowdown.

EA unveils first Sports FC title with the stars

Haaland and Drogba join event as gameplay preview showcases ground-breaking realism of HyperMotion V.

Male characters rule video game dialogue

The largest study of video games reveals men say twice as much as women, even in...

World Esports CS:GO finals expand female tourney

Last year's women’s CS:GO tournament was a massive stride towards greater inclusion in esports.

Xbox to run Game Camp 
across Africa

The Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa conference will run in Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi and...

SA’s biggest mall gaming
contest kicks off

The Shift Gaming Experience will take place online and in-person at seven shopping centres from April...

Gaming growth streak ends

A three-year rise for gaming PCs and gaming monitors came to an end in 2022 as...

Gaming app adspend Reaches $26.7bn

Despite slowing growth in global installs of apps from ads run in other apps, Android installs...

Who are the calmest gamers?

Last week we exposed the most foul-mouthed gamers. Now we reveal the most relaxed...

Screaming at your TV? These are the most foul-mouthed gamers

Guess which video games make gamers the angriest? We provide a guide to the most toxic...

Video game predicts Super Bowl winner

The Madden NFL 23 game will even tell you the score of next week's clash between...

Xbox, Bethesda, unveil big new games

The first Developer_Direct event, an inside look at gameplay from Redfall, Minecraft Legends, The Elder Scrolls...

Carry1st raises $27m for mobile gaming in Africa

Leading venture capital firms Bitkraft Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz put weight behind local outfit.

Addicted to card games? Science discovers why

Did you know a "jerk" is a scientific term? FInd out how it allowed scientists to...

Alienware unleashes world’s fastest refresh rate

The design of the 500Hz Gaming Monitor was based on feedback from professional esports players.