ESWC Africa for CS:GO has (recently) been announced but it is only open to selected North African countries. Of course, the exclusion of South Africa has not gone down particularly well with some players in the community. Many have questioned why this exclusion occurred. Some have accused apparent missteps by Orena during the 2017 qualifiers as a reason. However, while Orena’s Luca Tucconi has officially admitted…
This article was . With the (relatively) recent release of the latest Call of Duty title, the competitive scene saw a major shake-up. Gone are the days of 4v4 tournaments as Black Ops 4 ushered in a new era. 5v5 is now the franchise’s (current) competitive standard. Of course, all this has meant that local teams have spent some time changing…
Come March 2019 a number of South African esports competitors will be in China competing for their share of $5.5 million in prize money. But before that, Mettlestate are hosting the qualifiers to determine who that will be. From today until Sunday (11 November 2018), registrations are open for the local qualifiers for Dota 2, CS:GO, Hearthstone and StarCraft II. On the…
Marking around six years in the retail industry, Dynacor IT & Gaming Solutions, are testament to the tenacity of the local gaming and esports scene. There have been many before that have dipped their toe into the industry, only to find it a tough scene to break, and looked for the nearest exit. Dynacor is still going and growing, making them…
The Ekasi Tech Festival and Gaming Expo kicks off in Soweto this coming Thursday (18 October). Over the course of the event’s three days will be “30 speakers” across numerous keynote speeches, panels and workshops. As well as a number of exhibitions, there will be the Gauteng Gaming Community Cup and a CS:GO exhibition match. Entrance is free to the event which…
This coming weekend sees rAge turn 16, and to celebrate they’re inviting you to join them at Ticketpro Dome in Gauteng to enjoy three days of gaming, geeking and gadgets. And giveaways. There are always giveaways of some sort, and this year should be no different. One pretty cool giveaway suggests you “get your rAge Badger Passport and win a…
NAG and Bravado Gaming have joined forces to present a three-day discussion about esports at rAge 2018. Well, it won’t be the same ongoing discussion for the three days but a number of different discussions by a variety of roleplayers about the local esports industry. The aim of the initiative is to educate all attendees of rAge about esports. Interested…
Elite Gaming – not to be confused with Elite Gaming – are yet to celebrate the first birthday but already have a pretty rich history. In their short time around, the organisation has opened an online store selling Scuf contollers and more. They’re also one of South Africa’s growing list of competitive teams. We asked owner of Elite Gaming, Jean van…
Following the announcement earlier this week of the prize pool for the VS Gaming Championship, the prize pool for the Masters has at last been revealed. After nearly nine months of battle, the CS:GO and Dota 2 Masters teams will each battle for their share of the R600,000 cash up for grabs. There’s an additional R20,000 cash up for grabs for the…
Comic Con Africa will play host to the finals of the VS Gaming HSEL on 15 September 2018. The finals will see the top teams from the High School Esports League (HSEL) online tournament battling for… well, the press release doesn’t say but it’s a good opportunity to claim bragging rights at least. The four schools that have grabbed the slots…