Blizzard game designer has apologised for a glib remark on the sexualised nature of female video game characters
CoD Ghosts servers explained by Infinity Ward
Infinity ward uses a “hybrid” system of listen servers and dedicated servers for Call of Duty Ghosts.
Bald, loud Ballmer to Microsoft: It’s not you, it’s me
Big, bald, and loud Steve Ballmer realises that Microsoft can innovate faster without him.
DICE not proud of buggy Battlefield 4 launch
Double XP week and special gun scope planned to appease irritated gamers
Video games aren’t as bad as TV
Television more of a bad behaviour culprit than video games, research finds
Animation School Joburg campus announced, applications open
The animation School has announced the introduction of a Johannesburg campus, and is taking registrations for 2014
US spends R35-billion on video games in 3 months
New physical games, digital full games, and DLC on consoles and PCs drive the largest Industry growth since Q2 2011
Carmack calls its quits at id
Doom creator and industry legend, John Carmack has decided to quit id Software
RIP WinAmp: thanks for the llamas
The venerable llama-powered media player will be put out to pasture
VGX 2013 Award nominees – best games of the year?
How many awards will your favourite games walk away with?
Make Games SA seeks government recognition
Help Make Games SA be recognised as the official industry body for game development in SA
Valve approves Black Mesa mod for sale
Fan-favourite Half-Life 1 total conversion mod Black Mesa given the opportunity for retail sale on Steam – but will the developers take it?
Saxxy Awards: choose the best Source Filmmaker videos
Get voting on the best community created films using the Source Filmmaker
EA secures Star Wars for ten years
DICE will be helming the Battlefront series in 2015.
Battlefield to become an annual franchise?
EA answers the question that fans fear
Ster-Kinekor cinemas fully upgraded to digital projectors
Upgrades to digital projectors in Ster-Kinekor’s cinemas has been completed
Need for Speed Rivals PC a sloppy port to avoid
“Utterly sodding broken, is what I would call this. Absolutely busted.”
IGN Africa unveiled
Instance Media, publisher of NAG Magazine, partners with Ziff Davis International to launch IGN Africa
SA-bred STASIS adventure game going strong
Christopher Bischoff’s 2D point-and-click sci-fi adventure is nearing its Kickstarter goal, stretch targets added
DayZ – 10 minutes of gameplay
Viewer discretion is advised for this zombie-slaying survival horror