Remember that 2020 gaming and geek convention calendar we posted? As elsewhere in the world, COVID-19 has hit the South African event landscape hard, resulting in a wave of postponements and cancellations. These are the popular local gaming and pop culture gatherings affected so far.

Something else that the PS2 could do which no other console was purposefully capable of at the time? Sit in a horizontal and vertical position. It was a neat touch, and seeing a PS2 propped up next to a TV looked downright futuristic back in the ay. Here’s something equally as impressive, that I had absolutely zero idea was possible: The PlayStation icon on the tray could be rotated.

ICON Durban is right around the corner. If you’re in KZN this coming weekend, 6 – 7 July, and into all things pop culture and gaming, the five-year-old convention is your chance to proudly fly your geek flag with like-minded locals.

In 2019, ICON Comic and Games Convention, South Africa’s longest-running geeky lifestyle con jumps forward to Easter weekend. That’s, like, mere days away. Here’s what you can find at this year’s event.

With South Africa's 2019 convention season kicking off soon, we make our picks of the comic book writers, artists and other professionals we most want to see on our shores, and why. We can only dream about getting to interact in person with some of these industry legends.

ICON is looking to avoid the mid-year crunch and move the convention away from the usual June holiday slot and over to the Easter Weekend instead.

Check out some of the cosplay highlights from ICON 2018, South Africa's longest-running comic and games convention. Anime, superheroes and iconic video game characters are all over this gallery.

ICON, South Africa's longest-running comics, gaming and pop culture convention is taking place this weekend, 29 June to 1 July, in Johannesburg. Here's what you can look forward to.