IT’S TIME TO COME OUT AND PLAY COSPLAY STYLE … AT JOBURG’S BEST DAY OUT It’s a celebration of creativity and imagination that has taken the world by storm, and now it’s time for visitors to The Rand Show to get in on the game and play – Cosplay to be exact! The stage is set at this year’s Rand…
South Africa, it’s your friendly neighbourhood zombie here filling your hunger for local gaming news and more. We’re actually really friendly like that – contrary to popular belief. Well, just flat out lies actually. The big thing this week is probably the Black Friday deals happening. PlayStation SA and Xbox SA have revealed their respective specials while for others you…
**UPDATE** Our thanks to everyone that entered into the giveaway. The winner of the R200 Raru voucher via the online giveaway is Tanika White. Congratulations to you – an email with your code has been fired off to you. We hope to do another giveaway soon. Thanks to Raru for the support. **ORIGINAL** On 2 September we’re hitting Stellenbosch as…
Are you looking for some gaming and geek action in the Eastern Cape? Then Con.ect is the event for you. Hitting Port Elizabeth on 2 and 3 September 2017, the event has found a new home at the Fairview Sports and Community Centre. Over the years, the event has expanded as it gives gamers, cosplayers and fandom lovers from the region…
The upcoming long weekend sees the “longest running and largest pop culture event” in South Africa return for its 25th edition. ICON Comic and Games Convention (ICON CGC) returns 16 to 18 June at Gallagher Convention Centre and promises to be “bigger and better than ever before.” This year’s event promises international guests and over 40 speaker panels. Of course there will be plenty of LARPing, card games, table-top games,…
Let’s get to it. And by it, we mean the zombie apocalypse. And this week’s SA Gaming News Wrap. Kicking things off with news you may have missed earlier in the week. Zombiegamer: CS:GO Reality Show Gamerz looks set to include Africa Zombiegamer: WRG takes the VS Gaming Dota 2 Masters Cup ACGL: Injustice 2 SA Cup Kicks off this Weekend Critical…
Another sun sets on a week in South African gaming. And we’re there creeping over the horizon to bring you what you may have missed in that time. Zombiegamer: [Photos] De Kuilen High School Gaming ACGL: ACGL Clan Guide – Part 2: Building Foundations Critical Hit: Eight teams through for Mega8’s Winter Dota 2 Cup GLHF: The Mythic Mistake Kwese ESPN: ESL African Championship: Energy…
This coming weekend (29 April to 1 May to be exact), Cape Town will welcome back it’s very own ‘Comic Con’ in the shape of FanCon. The event heads to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (or CTICC for those with shorter attention spans) and should sate all your geek culture hunger in a jampacked weekend of activities. Sadly, digital…
On Thursday 3 November, the Tech & Gaming Expo starts at the Capegate Shopping Centre in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. The expo will feature “the future of technology” and attendees will be able to “try out new games and consoles before buying them”. On top of this there will be a cosplay event on Saturday, as well as a…
This week (from 25 October to 30 October to be exact), Canal Walk in Cape Town will be hosting their second gaming expo. The event is ‘powered’ by BT Games and Good Hope FM and promises to offer Capetonians an opportunity to get their hands-on the PlayStation VR, a few pre-release games, “the latest consoles and more!” All this is…