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The MTN Shift Gaming Experience - dubbed as one of the “largest mall-based national gaming tournament” - is back and taking place at 8 Hyprop Malls across South Africa! This year, Toyota joins as a partner, adding The Toyota Gaming Engine sim rig racing to the esports extravaganza. The daily free-to-play tournaments are open to all, however anyone under the age of 18 won’t qualify for a prize. 

Toyota South Africa can’t wait to unleash all the esports action and prizes they have in store for Comic Con Cape Town 2024, as the partnership enters its second year, running from Saturday, the 27th of April to Wednesday the 1st of May 2024. 

Calling all speed lovers! The Toyota Gaming Engine [TTGE] is hosting 2 online time-trial tournaments from September to November 2023. Racers can either get behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris and put together the perfect lap in WRC 10 or pick their favourite kart and show their skills in Mario Kart or play in both.

Following the success of Comic-Con Cape Town earlier this year, Comic Con Africa is coming to Johannesburg from Friday, 22 – Monday, 25 September 2023, with Toyota South Africa Motors [TSAM] as the official partner.

Are you ready for the next generation of gaming keyboards? A talented modder is taking the keyboard game to a whole new level by incorporating OLED screens into the keycaps!

The weekend of May 20th and 21st was a high-stakes, heart-racing sprint to the finish line as we geared up for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 finals. The venue remains a mystery, but the thrill is unquestionable!

Netflix Takes iPhone Gaming to New Heights: Become Your Own Controller

Esports enthusiasts, it's time to celebrate the incredible growth of esports in South Africa over the years! This phenomenal rise has seen South Africa emerge as a significant player in the global esports arena, paving the way for a bright future in competitive gaming. 

Sony has taken a step forward in the world of gaming by patenting an AI assistant that could revolutionise how players engage with games. The patent describes a technology that would analyse a player's behaviour and gameplay data to offer advice and hints to improve their gameplay experience. This AI assistant could be used to assist players in a variety of ways, from providing helpful tips to guiding players through more difficult parts of the game.

Sony has been granted a new patent that could allow players' emotions to be detected through their controller inputs. The patent describes a system that can detect changes in a player's physiological response, such as heart rate and sweat secretion, and translate that data into the game itself.

In an opinion piece for IGN Africa, Aarif Ebrahim discusses how inclusive design can help improve accessibility in gaming. Ebrahim argues that game developers should prioritise accessibility in their designs in order to create a more inclusive gaming community and that inclusive design can also benefit non-disabled players. 

After much anticipation, Sony has finally released its highly awaited virtual reality (VR) headset, the PSVR 2, in South Africa. The PSVR 2 promises a whole new level of immersive gaming with its enhanced graphics, advanced haptic feedback, and improved tracking system.

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is excited to announce its return as an official sponsor of Comic Con Cape Town, the premier comic and pop-culture event in South Africa.

In an effort to keep children off the streets, the City of Cape Town’s library and information services have launched a gaming project that uses PlayStation and Xbox consoles to attract young people to the library.

A new microLED fabrication technique known as vertical stacking has been discovered by researchers at MIT, which could provide us with the ultimate gaming monitor that we have been looking for. The vertical stacking process involves stacking microLEDs to pack more LEDs into a smaller area, thus avoiding defects associated with high pixel density.

The Toyota Gaming Engine [TTGE] has been collaborating with the African Cyber Gaming League [ACGL] and Kasi Gamerz since September 2022 to bring extended FIFA tournament opportunities to communities around the Western Cape. Over the months, the program has shown promising results, with some of the players discovered by the program now making their mark in the competitive gaming scene.

In a recent post on Reddit, a fan showcased the four dashboards that the Xbox 360 had during its lifespan. Released in 2005, the Xbox 360 was one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and its rivalry with the PlayStation 3 is one of the strongest in gaming history. The console's lifespan lasted eight years before it was replaced by the Xbox One, which is an unusually long lifespan for a console. The Xbox 360 is now considered "retro," and in the digital era, this has unfortunate connotations, as servers continue to cost money to host.

A new rumour suggests that a redesigned version of the PlayStation 5 may be in the works. The new model would reportedly feature a new semiconductor component that would make the console cheaper to produce and potentially allow Sony to lower the retail price.