ESEA (E-Sports Entertainment Association) has announced its expansion into South Africa, with local Counter-Strike teams now able to participate in Season 22 of the league and stand a chance to take part in the $50,000 international ESEA Global Challenge LAN event. Registrations for Season 22 are already open but close on 24 May, so create an account and get going. Up for…
It was a busy weekend in Cape Town this past weekend, and if you had to day “really?” you obviously don’t visit the human-friendly zombies often enough to find out what is happening around South Africa. If you missed FanCon and GeekFest a week or so ago, we updated this article with new coverage we found. You may have missed…
**UPDATE** Please note that we will be capping pre-registrations per platform to 48 players. If you are not pre-registered, you could try for a walk-in on the day, provided there are no shows and the limit of 48 players per platform is not exceeded. Currently, there are more available spots in the Xbox One leg, and PS4 players are welcome…
It seems to be a busy period for local gamers with a variety of events both complete and on the horizon. If you need to stay in the know, you can always catch up with it all in our weekly wrap up of local activities. Some local news from around the internet that you may have missed: Zombiegamer: Profiled: GameFaceZA GLHF:…
Every gamer has a face. It’s how you wear yours that matters though, and in this case, one gamer wears his as his alias. Meet GameFaceZA, local gamer and the man behind the face. Or game. We’re confused now… Go ahead. Introduce yourself. Don’t be shy. Hi everyone. I’m GameFaceZA (Brad) I’m a 25y/o Multimedia designer based in JHB. What’s…
We do this weekly SA Gaming News Wrap because no-one else will. And because we believe in doing whatever it takes to help grow the local scene. A few reminders before we head to the newer news of the week. The HaloSA community is hosting a Halo 5 4v4 tournament from 16 May, while MWEB will be hosting an MSI…
You don’t have to wait any longer, the next addition to the Call of Duty franchise has been confirmed, and the rumours are all true – Infinite Warfare will be heading to space, and the classic Call of Duty title, Modern Warfare will be remastered and released as part of the Legacy Edition of the new title. For many fans of…
EGE BYO LAN (not eSports) tickets now on sale, and cosplayers can battle for R5000 in cash.
We have met up with today’s gamer before. Back then he was a lot more fresh faced than he is now, but he is still playing first-person shooters, but just gone to the one (or the other one) not called Call of Duty… Go ahead. Introduce yourself. Don’t be shy. My name is Ronan Irish, online I’m known as Irish (same…
The public holiday is to blame for the SA Gaming Wrap being a day late, but here it is in all its glory. Some articles about the local scene or from local sites that you may have missed: Zombiegamer: Profiled: Lady Jay Zombiegamer: HaloSA announces a unique 4v4 League G3AR: Military charity through Vietnam ’64 Geek Node: Event Feature [GeekFest]: Interview with Meryl Rosenberg…