SA Gaming News Wrap

Another week, another wrap. Yes, we’re mundane like that, but somebody has to be right?

With EGE a few weeks away, registrations are open for the Call of Duty and FIFA 17 with more to follow soon. You can sign up here. There is of course the small matter of Rush a week before that which features both of the aforementioned titles too. You can find out more about ACGL at Rush here.

Here’s a few articles you may have missed from elsewhere the past week:

• ACGL: Injustice 2 SA Cup | Sho Kahn reigns supreme
• ACGL: [Photos] Injustice 2 SA Cup Final (Album 2)
• ACGL: [Photos] Injustice 2 SA Cup Final (Album 1)
• Critical Hit: SuperSport butchered “E-Football”, and people had some fun with it
• Critical Hit: July is South Africa’s hottest esports month this year
• Critical Hit: The Kaizer Chiefs are hosting a FIFA 17 challenge at Rush
• Critical Hit: VS Gaming will host the Dota 2 Masters Finals at EGE
• GLHF: Enter The Matrix
• Kwese ESPN: Catch the ESL African Championship’s pre-season final this weekend
• Kwese ESPN: Amateur SA esports teams get a shot at professional tournament
• NAG: Podcast: Episode 49 – GeeMax and Profeci
• SA Gamer: Mini SNES will set you back R1,249, up for pre-order now

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Upcoming Events

ACGL have online tournaments for Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, FIFA 17, Injustice 2 and Rocket League. Details can be found here.

VS Gaming is hosting a variety of legs, cups and other tournaments, while the Orena Champions Series continues. There is also the ongoing ESL Africa tournaments, while there are these other events to keep your eye out for:

• Xbox Playdates ZA are hosting a number of playdates in July. The Thursday events start at 8pm, while the Friday F1 events begin at 9pm. You can get more information here about the regular gaming play dates.
  • 13th – TEKKEN 7
  • 14th – F1 2016 (British GP)
  • 20th – Forza Motorsport 6
  • 27th – Halo 5
  • 28th – F1 2016 (Budapest)

• PES Society is hosting a PES 2017 tournament on Saturday 15 July. The action kicks off at 12pm at Lounge Relax Play in Canal Walk (Cape Town). Entry fee is R60 and there is R1,000 up for grabs. Head to their Facebook page for more information.

• Maingaming are hosting a FIFA 17 2v2 tournament on Sunday (16 July) at the Nexus in Gauteng. Registration is R350 per team and there is R10,000 cash up for grabs. Matches are scheduled to start at 10am. Additional information can be found here.

• Cape Town FIFA 17 fans, you’re not forgotten about as we Zombies and ACGL are hosting a mirror to the Maingaming event. We will be at MWEB GameZone’s Mcave on Sunday for our 2v2 tournament. Additional information can be found here.

• For the budding shoutcasters out there, just a reminder that entries for the R15,000 CASTAR competition by Mettlestate close 14 July. Details here.

Remember to keep these days open for some upcoming action a little further in the future:

• 21 to 23 July 2017: Rush
• 28 to 30 July 2017: EGE
• 6 to 8 October 2017: rAge JHB
• More 2017 Gaming and Geek Expos can be found here.

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Competitions & Giveaways

• Zombiegamer: Rush Ticket Giveaway
• ACGL: Rush Ticket Giveaway
• Critical Hit: Win one of 10 double tickets to Rush
• Game Nation: Win Double Tickets to RUSH!
• MWEB GameZone: Win 1 of 10 double day passes to the Rush 2017 esports event
• SA Gamer: Free Games Vrydag – Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (PS4)

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Sales & Discounts

• Raru: July In Stock Games Sale

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Mettlestate

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Videos

Injustice 2 Championship South Africa VLOG
by Sam Wright

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You can find out about even more events happening in South Africa in our events calendar. If you want all the news about goings on in South Africa, simply click on the SA flag to be whisked to the most comprehensive coverage of South African gaming that you will find on the internet. You may just be surprised by how much is happening around the country.

Know of anything gaming related happening or happened in South Africa? Drop us an email at info@zombiegamer.co.za and we will do our best to cover it.