eXdee Gaming and Cougar Gaming: 2017/2018 Sponsorship If there is one thing that gets players and MGOs united, it’s the prospect of fresh sponsorships entering the local esports market. In fact, many MGOs burn the midnight fuel putting together proposal after proposal to try and secure committed sponsors. Thus whenever an agreement is finally reached between an MGO and a…
VS Gaming DotA2 Masters Grand Finals LAN Electronic and Gaming Expo (28-30 July 2017) The highlight of the South African DotA2 season, the VS Gaming Masters Grand Finals LAN, has traditionally been held at the rAge Expo in Johannesburg. For the first time in recent memory the annual DotA2 main event will instead be held at the Electronics and Gaming…
The MSSA: What good governance of local esports looks like It’s been a fairly busy week if you’re either a fan of or involved with South African esports. Yesterday the MSSA released a news article (which was also linked via their official Facebook page) titled, “Mind Sports South Africa never takes selection for a national team lightly.” You can read…
Not Clowning Around | The Mesopotamian Response By now if you’re a fan of local esports (or just local DotA2) you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the massive scandal that is Doni 2.0. It doesn’t include Doni, but the community has already decided it’s right up there with the alleged infamous anti-South African sentiments Doni shared on international media some years…
Phew. It seems to have been one breakneck week of activity in the local gaming and esports scene. Plenty of tournament announcements making it all very exciting for everyone involved. If you missed anything, we’ve hopefully got you covered here. Zombiegamer: EGE 2017 | VS Gaming Headline Sponsor with Dota2 Grand Finals Zombiegamer: ACGL at Rush Zombiegamer: EGE 2017 | Our Gaming Plans…
Look, we try to keep up with what’s happening around the country with gaming and esports but sometimes it’s not that easy. So if we missed something, how about helping us by letting us know – it makes you a better person and helps keep the community informed. Here are a few articles you may have missed from elsewhere: Zombiegamer: VS…
The VS Gaming Community Shield 2 for DotA2 is currently underway (19 June – 9 July), with Round 2 fixtures taking place last night. The Community Shield is the Wildcard culmination of the series of open qualifier tournaments that took place last month and earlier this month (Amber & Ruby streams). The top two finishing teams in the Community Shield…
A Sinister Response On the 19th of June 2017, Tech Girl (Facebook | Twitter) published an article introducing Goliath Gaming, which I highly recommend you read here. The MGO reveal was fairly significant for a few reasons, most notable of which was the focus on a more professional business model and structure (with specific attention paid to implementing player salaries in…
There’s always plenty happening in South Africa but some weeks are more focused than others. This week, it’s all pretty FIFA (or virtual football)-like. Let’s kick things off with some articles you may have missed from elsewhere: ACGL: Injustice 2 SA Cup | Heat 4 Wrap Up and Top 16 Announced ACGL: Cape Town Esports Weekend Featuring FIFA 17 and Injustice…
There are always things happening in the local gaming scene. If you didn’t know that, then you’re not visiting us at the times it matters. (Once a week at least…). Zombiegamer: Ready yourself for ICON 2017 Zombiegamer: Rush | New Esports Event for SA ACGL: Injustice 2 SA Cup | Heat 3 Wrap Up ACGL: Injustice 2 SA Cup | Interview with Heat 2…