MWEB Gamezone have compiled a handy list with links to all of this coming weekend’s Call of Duty Championship qualifiers – both internationally and our very own South African qualifier. If you ever wanted to see your beloved console eSports grow into a fully fledged televised commodity, this is where it will all start, and supporting the teams and streams…
If you didn’t know about the many tournaments happening around South Africa this past weekend which all involved kicking a virtual football around, then you’ve been living under a rock. Or not reading (liking or following) Zombiegamer. In total, the weekend saw four events in the country, with two happening in Cape Town, and an additional two in Johannesburg, both…
Megarom are pulling all the stops for the upcoming StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm invitational, an event that should be spectacular. Megarom have highlighted some of the most common questions to bring clarity surrounding the event. When is the event? The event is on Saturday 16th of March 2013, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm launches in South Africa on…
Last night saw a rush of activity as teams tried to cram in as many games as humanly possible to finish the last day of the MWEB Gamezone Black Ops 2 Ladders Beta on a high. The top 3 finishing teams according to the Ladder Site is as follows: PS3: 1 F34R Elite 41 5 1 18 6915 2 13K…
The pretty spectacular run of the team of South Africans in the World Nation’s Cup has sadly come to an end. The team – which only got itself together and registered around 24 hours before the deadline for entries – had a run in the group stages marked with highs (a win against the reigning champs France) and lows (a loss…
The ‘Team of South Africans’ playing in the PlayStation 3 World Nations Cup have made the last 16 of the tournament. The team headed in to their final match of the group stages against Team Ukraine needing the win to ensure that they didn’t need to rely on other teams to lose. And the team from South Africa didn’t disappoint…
If you were told South Africa has little or no competitive scene, we’d guess you’d be pretty upset. But before you storm the palace gates to behead anyone, no-one has actually said that. Some might see a silence as a quiet acknowledgement but it is probably just, well, silence. Anyway, the silence, or even lack of communication in the first…
Speaking with Forbes [via GIBiz] Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has acknowledged the popularity of eSports, and says he believes it will continue to grow without support from the games industry. “[eSports] is happening with or without us,” he claimed. “Games have become the biggest unofficial sports league in the world right now, “There’s a massive unofficial ecosystem of content, whether…
The team of South Africans currently playing in the PS3 World Nation’s Tournament were narrowly beaten by the Swiss team this past Sunday, which made progressing to the knockouts a very tough affair. That has however just been made easier, as the tournament administrators have handed the South Africans the win due to “presented evidence” of the Swiss team cheating.…
The two Battlefield 3 teams playing for South Africa had matches in their respective tournaments yesterday. The PS3 team playing in the World Nation’s Tournament face Switzerland in their penultimate group match, with a win needed to ensure a chance to progress to the knockout stages. Sadly, the country that is meant to be “neutral” won the battle 2-1, but…