Yeah, it is that time of the year indeed as everything starts to wind down and the silly season takes hold. That means the decline of gaming activities locally, but we’d suggest using that to rest up because 2017 is likely to be a massive one.
We also suspect that this may well be 2016’s last SA Gaming News Wrap, but it will return new (and improved possibly) in 2017.
Let’s kick things off with a few local things you may have missed this past week:
- Geek Node: Podcast 30: Becoming a Youtuber in South Africa
- GLHF: Life After Bravado
- Lazygamer: What do you think of South African esports in 2016?
- MWEB GameZone: Looking back at 2016 in SA Gaming: The Show Must Go On
- MWEB GameZone: What the 2016 IESA survey reveals about South Africa’s gaming industry
- MWEB GameZone: Let’s discuss: Orena’s Overwatch Champions Series Grand Finals
- NAG: Podcast: Episode 25
- Orena: Bums dethrone Energy Esports
- Telkom Gaming: DGL
Upcoming Events
XP Fest by ACGL continues until 22 December with a variety of tournaments across multiple titles and platforms. You can also find us zombies at Tyger Valley where we are hosting gaming for the holiday activities. Alongside that, this weekend sees the following too:
- Gamerfest’16 is being hosted in Ghana from Friday 16 December until Sunday 18 December. The event will feature game demos from developers, eSports tournaments, VR and more. Additional details and information is available here.
Upcoming Xbox Playdates on Xbox One:
- 15 December: Halo 5: Guardians
- 16 December: Rocket League
- For more on Xbox Playdates ZA head here.
Remember to keep these days open for some upcoming action a little further in the future:
- 29 April to 1 May 2017: FanCon
- 28 to 30 July 2017: EGE
Competitions & Giveaways
- Zombiegamer: Win a R500 Raru in our Xmas Giveaway
- Geek Node: GeekMas
- SA Gamer: Megarom Festive Bundle! (PS4/Xbox One)
You can find out about even more events happening in South Africa in our events calendar. If you want all the news about goings on in South Africa, simply click on the SA flag to be whisked to the most comprehensive coverage of South African gaming that you will find on the internet. You may just be surprised by how much is happening around the country.
Know of anything gaming related happening or happened in South Africa? Drop us an email at info@zombiegamer.co.za and we will do our best to cover it.
