Another week in South African gaming has passed, and unfortunately it has been a sad one with a respected CS: GO player passing and one of our more established local gaming news sites shuttering their doors. Read on below. A few articles you may have missed elsewhere: ACGL: MGMS Rocket League | Exdee Gaming Reign Supreme ACGL: COD:WWII Minor LAN…
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…
Look, if you grew up as the metal and rap crossover kicked off, you probably can’t help but sing “Judgment Night” when thinking of the most recent 2upGamers event. Of course, I’m older than most, so maybe it’s just me, however, Judgment (or in this case, Judgement) was the word on many people’s lips at Trinity on 10 May. 2upGamers…
2upGamers is promising that Judgement will be coming at this event. And it is, if you excuse the American spelling of Judgment… The event has made a slight return to the naming conventions of old, with the 10 May event being dubbed ‘Judgement Night’ – no, Emilio Estevez will not be there trying to survive Denis Leary. The third event…
The South African Nintendo eShop will be opening its doors on 10 April, allowing South Africans access to a “wide range of exciting games available” for download on their Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. From the Nintendo Website: Nintendo eShop opens for business in South Africa on April 10th! 05/04/2013 We’ve got good news for fans of action games, racing games, puzzle games… well,…
We come as the bearers of bad news today for Cape Town based gamers who enjoy their monthly dose of socialising with like-minded individuals and the ever present give-aways. The planned 2upGamers event for this coming Friday (30 November) – and the Wii U Launch Party – has been cancelled. While this in itself is heartbreaking, there is a silver…
… Because we care. Really. We do. So we thought we’d give you a little update on what’s happening at the moment in the console competitive and even social scene. However, there is always some bad news to go with the good news, so shall we start with the bad stuff first? Bad stuff It appears that FIFA 13 on…
Core Gaming Systems has now officially revealed the recommended retail price for the Wii U which launches at the end of November. The Wii U Basic Pack which features a Wii U console with 8GB internal storage and a Wii U GamePad, both in White, has a recommended retail price of R3,999*. The Wii U Premium Pack** with Black Wii U console and Wii U…
OK. Are you sitting down? Do you have an Emergency Services Assistant nearly? Because you will need one if you want to survive the shock of the first pricing available for the Wii U in South Africa. According to Kalahari.com‘s pre-order price, the ‘Wii U 32GB Console Premium Pack + Zombi U Limited Edition‘ will set you back R5 454.95. …
Nintendo South Africa are making it pretty easy for rAge attendees to win a Wii U or a 3DS XL console. All you will need to do is play any four games on Nintendo’s stand to be entered to win the prizes. The Wii U will actually be making its debut at rAge, so South Africa can get their hands…