Let’s be completely fair, there is only really one event to worry about this week and that’s rAge but for some, Gauteng is a lifetime away, so there’s still a case for this week’s SA Gaming News Wrap. Here are few local interest articles you may have missed elsewhere: Zombiegamer: Preview: ESL Africa Season Two Finals Zombiegamer: rAge inside the Dome Zombiegamer: Preview:…
The Thulani “LighteRTZ” Sishi-led Big 5 eSports has come on in leaps and bounds since their debut in Season One of the ESL African CS:GO Championships. Made up the remnants of previous White Rabbit Gaming and Aperture Gaming lineups, they’ve certainly made their mark on the championship after finishing a highly commendable third in the inaugural season. Disclaimer Some of…
Welcome to another edition of our SA Gaming News Wrap. If you missed the local gaming news from the week, want to know what’s happening near you or just wondered in by mistake, then there should be something for you here. The news you may have missed previously: Zombiegamer: [Photos] Stelcon 2017 Zombiegamer: Profiled: NiBBLe eSports [SA MGO] Zombiegamer: New MGO Alpha…
And… we’re back. Kinda. We’re back whenever we get the answers from you, the MGO, industry sort, gamer or any other person of interest in SA gaming and esports. So get back to us. Because we care. We really, really do. This week, NiBBLe eSports sent us the required brain sample and answers to our questions, so we decided they…
Alpha Star Gaming merges with HiVe Gaming | Picks up a DotA2 Roster Alpha Star Gaming is a relatively new MGO in the South African market, founded as recently as the 3rd of August 2017. The MGO has high hopes for their newly established organization, “It took two weeks for the newly formed team to create a vision and start…
Ah yes. Another week has flown by and we sit again with the task of looking both backward and forward in the weekly SA Gaming New Wrap. Let’s start with a few things you may have missed elsewhere: Critical Hit: Wesely “oDu” Rose joins White Rabbit Gaming in Dota 2 roster change Critical Hit: Orena’s Championship Series gets a date change Critical…
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…
Let’s Talk… xTc Gaming CSGO I witnessed the genesis of the current xTc Gaming lineup in person at the Telkom Digital Gaming League Championship at rAge in 2015. They upset the much more fancied Damage Control team in the group stages to qualify for the playoffs. It was a huge moment for xTc and it really put them on the…
That’s it. Another week in the local scene, and barring the promised zombie apocalypse, there should be a few more on the horizon still. Let’s kick off with a few local articles you may have missed recently: Zombiegamer: Valkyrie Challenge – a compelling case for more standalone esports events Zombiegamer: LAN added to Con.ect 2017 ACGL: Top 5 Plays of the Month…
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…