2024 is finally coming to a close, wrapping up all the excitement, festivities, video games, movies, anime, tech, and more that delighted us, excited us, and made us feel during the year. With 2025 on the horizon, the Nexus Hub team has a few words to close the book on 2024 and usher in the New Year.

Over the past decade, Nexus Hub has grown to become more than just the spot for video game, board game and anime enthusiasts to find their passions and hobbies. Through connections, establishing new concepts and pushing the boundaries for South African gaming and tech, Nexus Hub evolved into something much more close-knit - our teams of writers, retail representatives, and everyone in-between that has impacted us emotionally, professionally and beyond. In the wise words of Mr. Diesel, it's a family.

Our family could not exist without the great support from everyone in the community, so this is a heartfelt thank you from me, Sam the bumbling chief editor, and everyone at Nexus Hub. Your support means the world to us and we hope that you'll continue to follow us on our journey as we explore the wonderful digital and tabletop worlds that we love so much.

As the year ends, we're also looking toward the future at some exciting new adventures. But first, let's take a look back at 2024...

Year in Reviews



Video game reviews form one of the core pillars of the Nexus Hub digital team and we always strive to write the best, most informative reviews for almost every exciting new release. We'd like to thank all the distributors, local and international publishers and more that helped us maintain our consistent output.

We'd like to highlight some of our biggest reviews of 2024 too, for games that stood out during a particularly busy 12 months:

Tekken 8
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Helldivers 2
Dragon's Dogma 2
Stellar Blade
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Black Myth: Wukong
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Astro Bot
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Silent Hill 2
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Make sure you also check out Nexus Hub's best games of the year as selected by the editorial team!

The Game Awards



For the third year in a row, Nexus Hub has proudly been one of two South African platforms that form part of the jury for Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, now the most-watched awards show not just in gaming but in the entire entertainment industry!

Being part of such a massive international event has been an incredible honour and huge achievement for the team.

A New Quest



We're excited to announce that in 2025, Nexus Hub will be going on a new quest - SideQuest. We can't share too much information on this new venture right now, but we recommend you visit the site's landing page here to sign up and be notified when your SideQuest will begin!

Operating Hours

Our retail stores will remain open throughout the holiday season with some closing dates to keep in mind.

The Nexus Hub venue will be closed on the 25th and 26th December 2024 as well as the 1st and 2nd January 2025. Normal operating hours will be in effect on all other days (9-5pm weekdays and 9-3pm Saturday and Sundays). Come visit us at 21 Harley Street, Ferndale, Randburg!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and have a great holiday season, everyone! The editorial team will be back on 6th January 2025.

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