This past weekend, the ‘official South African FIFA esports team’ found themselves in action against the world’s best in the FIFA eNations Cup. The action unfolded live in London, and while South Africa were knocked out in the group phase of the competition, there are a few positives to be taken way from the campaign. South Africa were in Group…
Azi (Sinister5) and YvngSavage (Goliath Gaming) qualify for the 2019 FIFA eNations Cup.
ACGL and Debonairs Pizza have announced a new online tournament series across multiple months, multiple titles and multiple platforms. It’s almost a triple-decker. With a crammed-crust. [Yes, we did need to look that up because we’re old school and only know traditional pizza – Undead Ed] The series will see ladders, cups and random giveaways with cash, products and vouchers…
This past weekend saw the inaugural MWEB Gaming Gathering event (powered by MSI Gaming South Africa) hosted at the MWEB Head Office in Cape Town. With pizza supplied by Debonairs Pizza and drinks covered by Reboost Energy Drink, there was plenty of fuel to keep the attendees going. And that fuel proved necessary as a full evening saw speakers speak, games played, and food and beverages consumed,…
MissLadyJay – better known as Jessica Maij to her family and friends – is no stranger to the local gaming scene. Well, she shouldn’t be as she has been involved for quite some time, having participated in Call of Duty tournaments and other events a good few years back already. More recently, her focus has shifted to streaming and Gwent. Over the…
There’s been a plethora of speaker-based events announced over the last week. The Gaming Forum returns for a second year, while Cape Town gets the first MWEB Gaming Gathering in February. It is not over just yet, as Gauteng will feature the Vega School Games + Esports Career Day on 23 February. The event is “aimed at students and others who…
Bravado Gaming has announced that Project Destiny has come to an end, as has their successful CS:GO team. Following the recent cancellation of the crowdfunding initiative, speculation suggested the team would either be picked up by another organisation, or that a corporate saviour was on hand. In this case, it seems both options existed. An offer from Denial Esports was all too good to pass up…
Earlier this week the ACGL platform sprang back into action, and since our relaunch we have been overwhelmed with the amount of positive feedback we have received. On that note, we would like to thank each and everyone one of you for registering and signing up with the AGCL family, we are looking forward to bringing you even more regular tournaments, leagues…
Mettlestate are hosting a Counter-Strike event at the upcoming Cape Town 10s. However, before the two male and two female teams reach that point, there’s the matter of an online qualifying tournament. And registrations for that close on 11 January. Your time is running out teams. Online qualifying matches start on 14 January. The Cape Town 10s – “one of the world’s biggest and most…
South African Call of Duty, Overwatch and PUBG players have until 11 January 2019 to register their teams for the Smartcall leagues. The leagues are born from the recent R10 million partnership agreement announced between Mettlestate and Smartcall. A total prize pool of R10,000 per title is on offer across ‘Pro’ and ‘Open’ divisions. The prize pool breakdown can be found below. The…