Let’s be completely fair, there is only really one event to worry about this week and that’s rAge but for some, Gauteng is a lifetime away, so there’s still a case for this week’s SA Gaming News Wrap. Here are few local interest articles you may have missed elsewhere: Zombiegamer: Preview: ESL Africa Season Two Finals Zombiegamer: rAge inside the Dome Zombiegamer: Preview:…
It might have come as a surprise to South African esports fans earlier in the year when ESL announced their African CS:GO Championship. Why would the world’s largest and oldest professional esports company be interested in our tiny competitive scene? Future potential growth would be an obvious answer. The other key thing to understand is the African part of the…
A Who’s Who Guide to Navigating South African CS:GO I’m doing this as much for the benefit of you, our valued reader, as for Sargon and Zombie Dredd. Why, you ask? They’re cretinous Counter-Strike noobs. Ignorant in the ways of the flame and the flashbang. Philistines unaware of the great feats of skill and the sheer brilliance of the Sonics…
I’m going to be pretty straight with you here. When it comes to CSGO I know pretty much nothing about the game. I mean, if I’m honest, I played CS 1.6 over a decade ago. I therefore have about as much understanding of the game as a casual player might, so it’s not completely over my head. I enjoy watching…
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…
One of the biggest paydays in South African esports happened this past weekend in the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Champs when Bravado Gaming walked off with the lion’s share of R1 million. The top eight teams from the online qualifiers kicked the LAN battle off on Friday 5 May with match one featuring tournament favourites Bravado Gaming up against Ventus Pro. The…
This weekend sees the culmination of the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship when the final eight teams battle for the lion’s share of the R1 million up for grabs. The LAN finals will take place in Sandton but spectator tickets to the venue are limited and only available via numerous giveaway mechanics (that didn’t include us because zombies are probably scary…
Mega8 Esports Presents… The DotA2 Winter Cup | Preview It’s a Swiss Revolution With the DotA2 Kiev Major now firmly behind us (OG won if you live under a rock) local DotA2 teams are preparing for a fairly packed upcoming competitive period. Teams are already preparing to battle it out for their share of prize money (Telkom DGL Masters LAN…
OK, so it shouldn’t really be called the ‘Trenchtown’ LAN but that’s how it was originally announced. It’s actually the MWEB GameZone Mcave LAN, but names aren’t that important are they? It’s all about the activity itself surely? The Good Group Phase 13 teams came ready to battle at the Mcave. The 2-player teams were split into four groups where combat was set…
With the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship group phase just past its midway point, we felt it was high time we looped you in on where things stand. And it all stands quite on type currently with the teams expected to be holding on to the top spot in their group doing just that. The only real upset so far…