Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL) | DotA2 Emerald Genesis Proving Grounds 17 January 2017 | Round 2 Results The Second Round of the DotA2 Emerald Genesis Proving Grounds played out last night and saw 8 teams eliminated from the tournament. Tonight Round 3 will commence, but all the teams playing have already progressed through to the Emerald Showdown held from the 30th of January 2017. If you want…
Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL) | DotA2 Emerald Genesis Proving Grounds 16 January 2017 | Round 1 Results The First Round of the DotA2 Emerald Genesis Proving Grounds played out last night and saw 10 teams eliminated from the tournament. Tonight Round 2 will commence, with the winning teams securing their spots in the Top 8. If you want to see the entire tournament…
Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL) | DotA2 Emerald Genesis Qualifier 16 – 22 January 2017 | Emerald Genesis Proving Grounds Qualifier At the beginning of 2017 Telkom announced massive changes to the South African esports scene in the form of their new qualifiers structure. These series of convoluted tournaments massively impact which teams will be attending DGL Masters Cups (of which there are two)…
Telkom DGL & Telkom Masters Cup 2017 Changes The Telkom Digital Gaming League (DGL) introduced the invite only Masters league at the beginning of 2016. This was an elite Telkom controlled league where top hand picked MGOs were “invited” to compete against each other. In 2016, this was for a R1 000 000 prize pool. It’s thus the largest prize pool…
And just like that we’re back in action. We certainly hope you all had a great holiday period and are ready to get your teeth into 2017 and all the promise in store for SA Gaming. Let’s kick things off with the things you may have missed from elsewhere, including the rebrand of Lazygamer to Critical Hit. Zombiegamer: WESG | South…
I’m going to be honest with you here. After the emotionally taxing rAge Masters event in October, I was expecting the local DotA2 scene to wind down and for us to quietly slip into 2017. Instead of relaxing, MTN decided to turn my DotA2 vacation on its head by unveiling its Mega8 esports DotA2 Summer Invitational recently, which is due…
Every week we try to come up with a snappy, clever or workable introduction to the SA Gaming News Wrap. 171 editions in, we’re pretty much out of ideas. So here’s the weekly SA Gaming News Wrap. Some local articles from elsewhere that you may have missed: Zombiegamer: Ster Kinekor have really come to the Playstation VR party! Brainwavez: Video And Photo…
With the year starting to reach its end, the activities in South Africa can be expected to slow down a little. However, as long as there is something happening, we will be there to tell you about it. Here’s a few things from other local sites about other local things you may have missed: Geek Node: Call of Duty Infinite launch…
The sun is heating up this land of ours, so it’s probably best to stay indoors with the air-conditioner on. At least then you can game, but maybe head out to the events happening first. And then go indoors. ACGL: Ruan Ackermann on eSports at rAge Expo Geek Node: Introducing South Africa’s Xbox Playdates GLHF: Could South Africa Host a Dota…
Never assume it is quiet in South Africa. There’s always something gaming related happening, and you are most likely to find it listed here. Zombiegamer: ZOWIE gear will be available in South Africa from December Zombiegamer: Canal Walk’s Gaming Expo is on this week ACGL: Gareth Woods on how to Kickstart your eSports Career ACGL: Jack parow on Breaking Gaming Stereotypes ACGL: Pippa Tshabalala on…