Author: Luan Erasmus

Coder by day, gaming journo by night, and dad in between. Basically, I'm like a superhero.

Cartel Tycoon Preview - Drugs and Money Make the World Go Round

Cartel Tycoon Preview: Drugs and Money Make the World Go Round

Cartel Tycoon, as the name suggests, is a management game by tinyBuild that focuses on the life of a drug kingpin. Produce the best narcotics, launder your funds, dodge the authorities, and defend your territory from rival gangs. Being the ...

Stronghold Warlords Review - Building the Great Wall of China

Stronghold Warlords Review: Building the Great Wall of China

The Stronghold name covers a series of strategy games where you build monumental castles and lay siege to your enemies. This series has many duds in its arsenal, but the original game will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the all-time gr...

8 Great
Nebuchadnezzar Review - A Nod to Classic City Building

Nebuchadnezzar Review: A Return to Classic City Building

Nebuchadnezzar is an isometric city-builder that pays homage to the elders of the genre. Plan your city, build lavish homes, bustling industries, and grand monuments while keeping your citizens fed and happy. It was created by a 2-man crew ...

5 Average

King Arthur: Knight’s Tale Preview: The Classic Tale Takes a Dark Turn

Choose the path of righteousness or wander to the dark as you reclaim the kingdom that's been left without a king. King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a turn-based strategy game featuring some role-playing elements that present the famous Camelot...

Realpolitiks II Preview - Politics for Dummies

Realpolitiks II Preview: Politics for Dummies

Realpolitiks II is a political grand strategy game by Jujubee Games. Play as any country you can imagine and lead your people to the top of the prosperity mountain while stumbling over countless stones along the way. Should you endure, you ...

Strategic Mind Spectre of Communism - Stalin Needs a Makeover

Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism Review | Stalin Needs a Makeover

Beat back the Nazi dogs in Spectre of Communism, the latest addition to Strategic Mind, a list of turn-based strategy games by Starni Games. Lead the Russian forces through a historically accurate campaign in search of victory. Step up to t...

6.5 Fair
Endzone - A World Apart Preview - Don't Eat the Glowing Potatoes

Endzone – A World Apart Preview: Don’t Eat the Glowing Potatoes

Endzone - A World Apart is a city-builder set in a post-apocalyptic world. Lead your people out of the fallout shelter back to the surface of the earth and build a city they are proud to call home. Take care of everyone's needs and keep awa...

Partisans 1941 Preview - Stealth, Tactics, Strategy... Patience

Partisans 1941 Preview: Stealth, Tactics, Strategy… Patience

Partisans 1941 is a tactical real-time strategy game and debut title from Alter Games. You find yourself in World War II as part of a Russian rebel group, fighting the Nazi war machine. Build your base of operations, expand your group, and ...

Call of Duty Warzone: Top 5 Drop Locations in Season 5

Worried about getting to know the entire map? Our Call of Duty Warzone guide will give you the 5 hottest spots to drop in season 5. Avoid dull and difficult areas like Dam and Downtown, follow this and you'll see where the party really is. ...

Command and Conquer Remastered - Aftermath Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Command and Conquer Remastered: Aftermath Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Here's your guide to conquer the Aftermath campaign in Command and Conquer Remastered Red Alert. Aftermath takes you through countries like Italy, France, Poland, and Spain and introduces a slew of new and interesting units. This is the fin...

Command and Conquer Remastered: Counterstrike Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Follow our guide to navigate the twisty paths of Command and Conquer's Counterstrike expansion pack. Meet new generals, receive some crazy assignments, and play with Chitzkoi, the robot dog. It's all the info necessary to accomplish your go...

Command and Conquer Remastered - Covert Operations Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Command and Conquer Remastered: Covert Operations Campaign Walkthrough Guide

This guide will help you conquer every one of the 15 additional missions in the Covert Operations mission pack, Command and Conquer's first-ever expansion. Included are missions for both GDI and Brotherhood of Nod so you can continue the fi...

Command and Conquer Remastered - Allies Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Command and Conquer Remastered: Allies Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Stand together as an allied Europe against the Red Bear that is Russia with the help of our Command and Conquer Remastered Allies Campaign Guide. Lead your troops against this relentless foe and their dreams of conquering the entire contine...

Command and Conquer Remastered - Soviet Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Command and Conquer Remastered: Soviet Campaign Walkthrough Guide

With Hitler out of the way, the Soviets rises to prominence in Red Alert's alternate timeline. This guide will help you avoid the wrath of Joseph Stalin. Take your place by his side and create a unified Europe under the Soviet banner. In Co...

COMMAND AND CONQUER REMASTERED: NOD CAMPAIGN WALKTHROUGH GUIDE

Command and Conquer Remastered: Nod Campaign Walkthrough Guide

The classic games of the Command and Conquer series are great fun, but sometimes brutal in their difficulty. This guide will give you step by step instructions on defeating every version of every mission in the Nod campaign, and you'll cert...

Command and Conquer Remastered: GDI Campaign Walkthrough Guide

Command and Conquer Remastered: GDI Campaign Walkthrough Guide

If you have trouble navigating through the, sometimes oddly balanced, campaigns of Command and Conquer Tiberium Dawn, this guide will help get you to the end in one piece. We will only be covering the GDI campaign in this article but keep a...

Command and Conquer Remastered_ Multiplayer Strategy Guide

Command and Conquer Remastered: Multiplayer Strategy Guide

With the recent release of the Remastered collection, now is the perfect time to dive back into the Command and Conquer series. This guide will give you the tools you need to compete against the skills of those who have been playing these g...

Command and Conquer Remastered Review

Command and Conquer Remastered Review: Revive the Author of Strategy

It has been 25 years since the release of Command and Conquer, one of the most influential strategy series in gaming history. Today we look at an HD remaster of the two games that started it all for this franchise. The wait is finally over,...

7.5 Good

Old World Preview: Create A Bloodline To Survive The Ages

Old World is a 4X strategy game by Mohawk Games where you have to survive and thrive in the ancient world. Found cities, explore, meet new civilizations, trade, wage war, build, research, grow, and add in some family drama... it's all here....

Before We Leave Review: The Casual City-Builder We Never Knew We Needed

Before We Leave is a light-hearted city management sim by Balancing Monkey Games. Explore beautiful islands, gather resources, and rebuild your population. Don't worry about impending doom of any sort, just relax and play at your own pace. ...

7 Good

The Universim Beta Preview: Rule the World and All Its Nuggets

In The Universim you do more than just build a city, you are a divine being, capable of miraculous works. Guide your people from caves to massive skyscrapers and on towards the stars. And should they forget you along the way, smite them wit...

Uninformed Opinion – How Playing Video Games Is Killing You

Do video games kill? Video games have grown in popularity since the conception of Pong in 1958 and have since been the subject of scrutiny of both the intellectual as well as the uninformed. In this article, we respond to some of the claims...

They Are Billions: Survival Guide

This survival guide will help you make it out alive in They Are Billions, a zombie-themed, survival RTS where you need to protect your town against waves of incoming zombie hordes. There may not actually be billions of them, but it's damn c...

Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville: Navigating Neighborville Guide

Navigating Neighborville in the latest Plants vs Zombies game can feel a bit overwhelming at first and can be an annoyance when you just want to get into the action. Once you learn where everything is, this becomes a welcome sight whenever ...

Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville: Zombies Character Guide

Turn the tides of garden warfare by using our Zombies Character Guide. This guide will give you a rundown of all Zombie characters, their roles, and abilities so you can find the best undead hunter. Those pesky Plants won't keep you from yo...

Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville: Plants Character Guide

Dominate the garden war by using our Plants Character Guide. This guide will give you a rundown of all Plants characters, their roles, and abilities so you can find the best hero to kick some zombie butt and put those walking corpses back i...

Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville Review: Garden Warfare at its Finest

Damn charming, family friendly shooter you and your kids will love. It offers 2 lengthy singleplayer campaigns, something most games don’t include anymore and an entertaining multiplayer as well. INTRODUCTION Plants vs Zombies celebrated it...

8.5 Great

Flotsam Preview – Recycle, Survive, Build, Thrive

Flotsam is a quirky city builder that has you building a floating village in the middle of the ocean. Scavenge what’s left of the old world to construct your oceanic survival palace. INTRODUCTION Flotsam is a charming little city-building, ...

rAge 2019

rAge has been one of the best gaming expos in South Africa for years. It may not be the leader in all areas anymore but rAge 2019 was the best place to experience gaming in all its forms. RAGE 2019 I spent the past weekend at the rAge 2019 ...

Comic Con Africa 2019

Comic Con Africa is back for a fantastic second year. The world of Gaming and Geek culture in South Africa is booming and with events like Comic Con Africa it’s got nowhere to go but up. INTRODUCTION In 2018 Comic Con stormed the shores of ...

Civilization VI Adds Battle Royale Mode

Battle Royale is taking over the gaming world. What started as an office joke has become the official mode for Sid Meier's Civilization VI. BEWARE THE RED DEATH Civilization VI has just released a new patch with plenty of updates and bug fi...

Rescue HQ: The Tycoon Review

Cats stuck in trees, drunken soccer hooligans brawling in bars, high flying hippies setting forests alight; these are only some of the many emergencies Rescue HQ: The Tycoon will throw in your lap. Add headquarters that need to stay afloat,...

6 Fair

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm Review

Gathering Storm is the second and, most likely, last expansion to be released for Civilization VI, and it made sure this game can hang up its hat with dignity. This was said to be the biggest expansion ever released for a Civilization game,...

8.5 Great

Rush Esports & Geekfest 2019

To compete with the big boys, Rush Esports and Geekfest combined forces in 2019 and brought us one killer event filled with all things geek. As one of the primary Esports platforms in South Africa, this year's event has done a superb job in...

Steel Division 2 Review

The second World War is one of the most profound events in human history and tells the story of one man who nearly conquered the entire world. Eugen Systems has done a superb job in bringing this event to your PC and putting the fate of mil...

8 Great

Lornsword Winter Chronicle Preview

Join the Lorn Empire with a sword in one hand and a ball of fire in the other as you follow your troops into the heart of your enemy's stronghold. Using the power of the elements, you will prevail or see your beloved homeland burn to the gr...

Rand Show 2019

In 2019 the South African Rand Show decided to get with the times and add gaming and cosplay as part of their extensive lineup of attractions. As such we had to see if this 125-year-old funfair was able to keep up with today's vibrant youth...

Rise of Legions Preview

Take up your sword, sharpen your claws, fasten your bolts, and chew on some compost as you go to battle in this fantastically simple castle rush game. Rise of Legions features four factions, hordes of unique units, enchanting spells, and a ...

Civilization VI: Eleanor of Aquitaine Reveal

Civilization's upcoming expansion, Gathering Storm, brings with it a number of surprises and unique elements that will give even the most hardcore Civ fan a brand new challenge. The latest announcement from Firaxis is the inclusion of Elean...

Civilization VI: Phoenicia Reveal

Carthage has been noticeably missing from Civilization but now makes a fantastic return. Renamed to Phoenicia, of which Carthage was the capital city, this is one civilization you definitely want to befriend early on. Looking at their abili...

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