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:

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.

Competitions & Giveaways

Sales & Discounts

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