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Curro eSports Launches New South African Gaming Platform with Acer

Independent school group Curro Holdings, in partnership with Acer for Education, has launched Curro’s own eSports gaming platform in South Africa. Utilising help and expert guidance from Acer, Curro’s innovative new platform reassures parents with an extra layer of...

Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Again

Cyberpunk 2077, the highly anticipated open-world RPG from the studio that brought gamers the Witcher series, has been delayed for the second time in one year. Its new release date its set for 19 November 2020, moved from previously set...

Gaming-Related Web Attacks Jumped by More than 50% During Lockdown

Cybercriminals have been exploiting the increased popularity in video games during lockdown to launch attacks. In April, the daily number of blocked attempts to direct Kaspersky users to malicious sites increased by 54% when compared to January 2020. In addition,...

35% of the World’s Population are Gamers According to New Report

The global gaming population continues to grow powered by factors like innovations and the emergence of new technology suitable for gamers. Data acquired by Finbold indicates that currently there are 2.7 billion gamers globally representing 35% of the world...

5 Best Video Games For Parents and Kids Under Lockdown

With only grade 7 and grade 12 learners returning to school in the next few weeks, most children are still confined to their homes under the nationwide level 3 lockdown in South Africa. While many parents are working from home,...

Over 1.56-Billion Gaming Consoles Sold Worldwide

Sony’s PlayStation 2 remains the best selling game console of all time, two decades after its release. Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that by March 2020 approximately 1.56-billion game consoles of different brands have been sold globally with PlayStation...

Tokyo Game Show 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19

The organisers of the Tokyo Game Show have announced that this year's event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TGS 2020 was scheduled to take place from 24 to 27 September at the Makuhari Messe convention centre...

‘Animal Crossing’ Boosts Nintendo’s Profits as Videogame Demand Soars

The success of the Nintendo Switch during the worldwide pandemic has propelled Japanese entertainment company to a stand-out year. Nintendo says that it had made 352-billion yen ($3.3-billion) in operating profit for the fiscal year ending in March - a...

Facebook Launches Dedicated Game-Streaming App to Take on Twitch and YouTube

Facebook wants a piece of the game-streaming pie, adding a new dedicated mobile gaming app into the mix with already existing platforms from Twitch and Youtube. Facebook's gaming app will largely curate and focus on the streaming community, writes the...

Steam Auto-Updates Delayed to Preserve Bandwidth as Millions Stuck In-Doors

According to an announcement from Valve, games in the libraries of Steam users won't be automatically updated at the frequency they were previously to conserve bandwidth during the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is after the gaming platform sees itself...
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South African Cloud Provider Sets Sights on Global Expansion

Global Micro, South Africa's cloud provider with over 30 years of experience, plans to establish physical offices in Ireland,...
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