Your weekly dose of SA gaming news is dampened more with controversy, in-fighting, and make-ups than most. At the core has been the omnipresent (equally evasive) MSSA and the SA qualifier for the Call of Duty Championship. We’ll rather just direct you to the articles posted earlier in the week and focus on other things here… which is not as…
At the time of writing it certainly seems to be a quiet month in South Africa. We may have missed something. In fact, we probably did, so how about telling us about your events then and we will update the information for you and the readers. First Weekend (28 February to 2 March) From 5pm on Friday (28 February) until…
I’ve avoided this issue that’s been eating away at our local eSports scene for a while now. However, maybe I can offer a new, slightly unique perspective on the organisation that “officially” controls eSports in South Africa. Mind Sports South Africa has been around longer than most of our readers have been alive. That doesn’t make them all that special,…
This past week, and the one coming up is – as always – packed with activities most likely happening in your neck of the woods. Avoid all the negativity in South African gaming, and support people who are actually making things happen. Trenchtown Gaming Tournament This past Saturday (15 February) saw Trenchtown the centre of some Halo 4 and FIFA…
There are plenty of people keeping the other people of South Africa entertained with gaming activities. This is them, and the news they generate. MSSA Team eSports SA has cracked the top ten rankings for 2013 according to the IeSF. That’s according to a press release from the MSSA, which goes on to say that from “being unranked in 2010,…
Another week and another healthy dose of gaming activity in South Africa. Pity we need to kick it off with a reminder of bad news… South African Gaming We generally hate negativity when it comes to our small but growing scene in the country, but one can’t help feeling a little gloomy about the future of our much loved pastime.…
The gaming calendar should by rights be picking up as the new year has got past its early lethargy. There’s a fair amount happening, but it’s still early stages and we can expect the coming months to be jam-packed with gaming related events. Weekend One (31 January to 2 February) The first weekend of February is a busy one, and…
Wow. The weekend of 14 and 15 December was a busy one. Plenty went down around the country to celebrate the end of an entertaining year in SA gaming. 2014 looks likely to continue the upward trend, and we can only suggest you get your body ready… Trenchtown Gaming Tournament This past Saturday (14 December to give it a date)…
We’re hitting that moment in the year when things start to wind down. We’re pretty sure gaming will feature heavily in the shopping malls around the country, but for those who don’t want to make a fool of yourself dancing in front of the Kinect in public, it’s the last week of activity before the event organisers take their break…
Fairmont High School FIFA 14 Tournament A chance discussion led to what will be the first of many school gaming events. Thanks to Elize Crouse, the Computer Applications Technology teacher at Fairmont High School in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, Monday 2 December saw the roll out of a new programme aimed at school pupils which goes straight to…