Every week, we trawl the local internet in search of local news so you don’t have to. We’re nice like that. Sort of. It’s not really local, but E3 kicks off coverage on 10 June. It’s important because, well, lots of new gaming stuff and that’s what we’re all about aren’t we? In the meanwhile, here’s a few local interest things…
Sometime last month Orena announced a massive R1.4 million prize pool for their upcoming Championship Series for CSGO and DotA2 (that’s R700,000 per title – yikes). Over here at Zombiegamer, that got us interested. We even covered the announcement here, in case you want to double check those figures (Eds: They’re legit). The Championship Series is a little convoluted, but…
And just like that another week has passed us all by. So we’ll just hit you with another SA Gaming News Wrap. Let’s start with a few articles you may have missed elsewhere: Zombiegamer: White Rabbit Gaming sign a console CoD team Zombiegamer: Local game Jengo gets signed Zombiegamer: Ventus Gaming respond to non-payment allegations Zombiegamer: WRG are the Mega8 Dota 2 Winter Cup Champions…
Not content with winning the recent VS Gaming Masters Cup for Dota 2, the team from White Rabbit Gaming secured the Mega8 Esports Dota 2 Winter Cup this past weekend. The undisputed number one Dota 2 team in South Africa wrapped it all up with a 3-0 win in the final against xTc Gaming. The victory also saw them run through the…
This coming weekend, the Mega8 Esports Dota 2 Winter Cup reaches its climax as the final eight teams face off for the cash money up for grabs. The tournament will be a double elimination tournament with the winner’s bracket playing out as a best of three, while the loser’s bracket will generally be best of one. The grand final will…
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…
The VS Gaming DotA2 Masters LAN Cup (19-21 May 2017) This past weekend saw the culmination of the VS Gaming (previously known as Telkom DGL) Masters LAN Cup for Dota 2. The studio LAN event saw eight teams battling it out over a double elimination bracket for their share of R110,000. The teams in the event were made up of the…
VS Gaming Presents… The Masters DotA2 LAN Cup 1 | Preview 19 – 21 May 2017 The month of May is packed with local competitive DotA2 action, with both the Mega8 Winter Cup and the VS Masters DotA2 Cup taking place. Both events have the eight best teams in the country competing for a fairly decent chunk of change. For the VS…
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…
Hey South Africa, do you have any idea what all went down this past week in your own (gaming) backyard? That’s fine, we’ll help inform you. Firstly, remember to book your weekend for Geekfest if you’re in Johannesburg. Then catch up on a few news articles you may have missed from elsewhere: Zombiegamer: Orena Announces the R1.7 Million Champions Series Zombiegamer: Dota…