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Team Silver led by Collins “Skarra” Manyame wins the Red Bull Locked In in Cape Town, South Africa on March 7, 2026. // Pregan Pillay / Red Bull

48 Hours of Apex Legends: Local gaming personalities battle for the Red Bull Locked In title

48 Hours. 120 Gamers. One Epic Comeback. Step inside the Bellville Velodrome for Red Bull Locked In, where South Africa’s top gaming talent pushed their limits in a gruelling…

Retailers target 26.5 million SA gamers through mobiles and esports

By the third quarter of 2023, about 92% of South African internet users were gaming across various devices

Netflix has not yet reported its 2019 financials. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

Netflix gets its game on at E3 with ‘Stranger Things’

The streaming television powerhouse is looking to expand its original shows into other media

The game allows for a series of different battles

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches Syrian war video game

The first-person shooter game is a low-cost spinoff of bestseller "Call of Duty" that glorifies the group’s battles in the ongoing Syrian conflict.

Punjab Information Technology Board chair Umar Saif said the independent company that produced the game had ‘misunderstood the brief’.

Video game inspired by Pakistan school massacre pulled

A game to galvanise support for Peaceful Pakistan backfired amid public outrage over use of the Taliban’s attack on Army Public School as inspiration.

Nokia has since dived headlong into change – and is yet to surface.

Gaming: ‘Skylanders’ goes big with ‘Trap Team’

A new version of "Skylanders" lets players capture villains and play as them – adding a new dynamic to a game designed for children.

Although predominantly a gaming expo

Let your geek flag fly

Although predominantly a gaming expo, rAge also celebrates pop culture, where video games and bobble heads sit beside plushies and giant swords.

Rapper Jay Z. (AP)

Rapper Jay-Z to assist on the ‘NBA 2K13’ game

Jay-Z is taking another step into the pro basketball realm. The rapper will serve as the executive producer for the upcoming "NBA 2K13" video game.

No Indian distributor has bought the rights to the film adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children.

Iranian gamers create chance to ‘kill’ Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is the subject of an Iranian computer game aimed at spreading the message about his "sin" against Islam to new generations.

Comic-Con kicks off with flicks and costumes

Comic-Con kicks off with flicks and costumes

Superheroes, zombies and space aliens descend on San Diego for the sold-out four-day Comic-Con event, starting on Thursday.

Xbox comes to schools

Learners at a poor school in KwaZulu-Natal have discovered a new and fun way of learning, writes <b>Thabo Mohlala<b>.

New game in Potter franchise

There’s nothing more depressing than a game that sells well on the back of its subject matter rather than any intrinsic merit.

Wario, Kirby and Sonic back in new adventures

Lou Kesten reviews three new video games featuring some familiar faces.

Computer games are good for you

A national study in the United States has concluded that computer games foster social interaction and civic engagement.

Sony unveils improved PSP

Sales are improving in Japan for Sony’s PlayStation Portable, and a beefed-up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum.

Spore, the game — and the movie?

Video-game giant Electronic Arts wants to license television and movie rights to its soon-to-be released Spore game to boost sales.

Where’s the Batman video game?

It’s a puzzle worthy of the Riddler: Why is there no video game based on The Dark Knight?

War really has now become a video game

Joypad dexterity, that most 21st-century of skills, is poised to assume a key role on the battlegrounds of Afghanistan and Iraq.