Our sister organisation ACGL has announced a series of Overwatch tournaments dubbed ‘Overwatch Fest’. Over the course of a few weeks, players can play 1v1 and 3v3 tournaments for their share of the pretty desirable prizes. If you’re not likely to win the event but enjoy trying (and we are big supporters of this), simply participating will put you in…
ACGL has announced their festive season festival of madness. Well, we called it that, they have officially dubbed it the XP Festival. The series of free-to-enter tournaments will offer players a variety of titles and platforms to play and will give players XP in return. This is in theory an ongoing test of the XP system and leaderboard that will…
Your weekly dose of SA gaming action in one neat wrap up. We call it the SA Gaming Wrap, but we’re not very creative… Time is running out to grab a team and register for the Call of Duty World League affiliated MAG Cup on PlayStation 4. Local Black Ops 3 teams will start battling from Saturday 10 September to…
Of course, as the year nears its end, you can only expect the news from the local scene to slow down. This may in fact be the last SA Gaming News Wrap of 2015, but if something happens this year, we’ll be sure to report on it. Until 2016 then. Thanks for a great year. Some local interest articles you…
Wondering what happened in the last week around the country? And what you have to look forward to? At least, in terms of gaming and eSports? Then you’ve come to the right place. First up, a few things you may have missed elsewhere from some local sites. Zombiegamer: CS: GO ESWC South African Qualifiers Announced MWEB GameZone: SA Gaming Hardware Coming May…
ESWC has confirmed the South African qualifier for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive championship to be held in Montreal, Canada over 9 to 12 July 2015. The local qualifier will be organised and administrated by Orena. The South African qualifier will see 32 teams participate in an online qualifier that kicks off on 17 May and runs for one week to…
The planned three day LAN extravaganza by Orena on 20 to 22 November has been cancelled. The event, which would’ve seen Dota 2, CS: GO and a FIFA 15 tournament at a venue in Cape Town has been called off due to “the minimal ticket and shirt sales” which were the main source of subsidizing the event. The Dota 2…
Orena, who have carved out a respected niche for themselves in hosting online tournaments, have relaunched their website – or Orena 2.0 as they affectionately call it. Not content with just online activities, Orena have also announced their first LAN-based event, The Life Child Invitational, which will feature Dota 2, CS: GO, FIFA and… us! Yes, alongside the two PC tournaments…
Hi there, and welcome to the place where South African gamers can find out the results, the events, and the general goings on in the South African gaming scene. Or you can stay uninformed. The choice is yours. Sales & Discounts Kalahari.com A reminder that Kalahari.com has made the Xbox One available for pre-order on their site. Xbox One 500GB Console…
Some weeks in South African gaming are better than others. Sadly, what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, so we’ll tell you the stuff you need to know. PS4 Up For Grabs Not with us sadly. However, head over to Raru and buy anything in the month of July and get entered into the draw for a PS4…