Earlier this week registration opened for the third Gaming Tournament at Trenchtown in Observatory, Cape Town. The event will feature tournaments for Halo 4, FIFA 13, Street Fighter IV, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Injustice: Gods Among Us. To go along with the already announced cash prizes for the event, we have had some new sponsors come forward who will…
It’s pretty pleasing to us that this South African Gaming News Wrap is at least a regular weekly feature, which means there is plenty happening in the South African gaming scene (and some that even we miss), so let’s keep it going shall we? Onward and upward. The HIVE eSports Showdown This past Saturday (3 August) saw The H.I.V.E. in…
It was a busy week in South African gaming while you weren’t looking. There have been tournaments, which means there have been winners and losers. There has been news, which also means there have been winners and losers. So let’s get to it shall we… Xbox South Africa has issued a press release stating that any Xbox One prices currently…
Welcome to the wrap that matters – the one all about South African gaming. 2upGamers Yes, 2upGamers (Community) is making a return after a two month hiatus brought about due to venue issues and a busy as hell schedule of other activities. On Friday 26 July from 7pm, head to Leslie Social Foyer at UCT for your dose of social gaming.…
The opportunity of playing for your city, province or even country is something that many gamers in South Africa are not entirely aware of. It certainly does appear to be the case when meeting the parents of many gamers. In fact the concept appears a little lost on some of the gaming media in South Africa, and one that mainstream…
Red vs Blue. The Mother City against the City of Gold. North and South. This is what Friday 19 July is all about. The North vs South event will pit Johannesburg’s best against Cape Town’s best in Black Ops 2 and FIFA 13 to decide (for the first time ever) which city is the king of console eSports. Cape Town.…
It’s Saturday 13 July at around 12:03. Looking over a sea of faces, the first (and only) thought that springs into this zombie’s head is: “Holy crap. That’s a lot of brains in a one place. It will take all day to get through brunch…” Allow me to translate that into human speak. “There were a lot of gamers crammed…
It’s been a busy week of tournaments, but it’s even a bigger one (and a couple more) coming up. If you don’t have a clue what I am talking about, then you’ve come to the right place… MSSA Cape Town FIFA 13 Regional This past weekend saw the crowning of Cape Town’s best FIFA 13 player on both the Xbox…
**UPDATE** The public winners have been announced and you can find out if you are one of the lucky attendees who will be part of history on MWEB Gamezone. **ORIGINAL STORY** MSSA and MWEB have announced the “first ever Inter-regional competition” between Cape Town and Johannesburg. On 19 July from 7pm, teams and individuals representing their city will go head…