Team eSports South Africa has continued to make its mark on the battlefield. The PC Battlefield 3 team has made it to the final eight in the Clanbase Nation’s Cup. However, this past week’s win against Italy was not without controversy. The match between the two sides played on 28 March went the way of the South Africans 340 –…
All around this wonderful (and, let’s be fair, it is – more often than not) country of ours, there are always some hard working persons, gamers, businesses and other interested parties trying their damnedest to bring their fellow gamers tournaments and whatnot to keep their virtual killing thirst sated, or their virtual football star on the rise. We feel it’s…
The pretty spectacular run of the team of South Africans in the World Nation’s Cup has sadly come to an end. The team – which only got itself together and registered around 24 hours before the deadline for entries – had a run in the group stages marked with highs (a win against the reigning champs France) and lows (a loss…
The ‘Team of South Africans’ playing in the PlayStation 3 World Nations Cup have made the last 16 of the tournament. The team headed in to their final match of the group stages against Team Ukraine needing the win to ensure that they didn’t need to rely on other teams to lose. And the team from South Africa didn’t disappoint…
The team of South Africans currently playing in the PS3 World Nation’s Tournament were narrowly beaten by the Swiss team this past Sunday, which made progressing to the knockouts a very tough affair. That has however just been made easier, as the tournament administrators have handed the South Africans the win due to “presented evidence” of the Swiss team cheating.…
The two Battlefield 3 teams playing for South Africa had matches in their respective tournaments yesterday. The PS3 team playing in the World Nation’s Tournament face Switzerland in their penultimate group match, with a win needed to ensure a chance to progress to the knockout stages. Sadly, the country that is meant to be “neutral” won the battle 2-1, but…
This past weekend (and week for that matter) was pretty jam packed with activity on both the console and PC eSport fronts. The Xbox South Africa sponsored and organised Halo 4 Tournament drew to a close on Saturday. With tickets to Gamescom 2013 up for grabs, it was down to the remaining eight lone wolves and four teams to do…
This weekend sees the PS3 Battlefield 3 team take on the Netherlands for a crucial match which may just put them in serious contention to make the knock-out stages of this year’s World Nations Cup. To get you in the patriotic, supportive mood you should be in, Tackleberry ZA has put together this montage of the team’s games so far.…
So, it was a bit of a rollercoaster ride of a weekend for South African sports wasn’t it? Bafana Bafana seemed to forget how to score from the penalty spot and found themselves out of the African Cup of Nations after a penalty shootout. The Proteas – the cricketers, in case any confusion ensues – have the Pakistani team on…
South African console eSports is trying to grow, but it appears to be doing so without the help of the controlling body in South Africa, and more by the sheer rugged determination of the community itself. Yes, the community can spend as much time infighting as it does working together, but when it puts aside petty squabbles and disagreements, it…