DEBONAIRS PIZZA PARTNERS WITH IGN, ARCADE X AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL TEAMS TO EXPLORE GAMING The partnership will marry the world’s largest gaming hub, IGN; two of the top local professional gaming teams, Sinister 5 and White Rabbit; as well as the Arcade X tournament platform to explore gaming and gaming content which has become a notable passion point for many…
I recently previewed the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) Mettlestate Southern Africa #Dota2 qualifiers being held this weekend. In it we also speak to Kaameel Chicktay and Nicholas “Schlinks” Dammert (you can read it here if you missed it), who make a few predictions about the event. It’s a pretty interesting interview that gives you a glimpse of what people…
The World Electronic Sports Games Southern Africa #Dota2 qualifiers (hosted locally by Mettlestate) take place this weekend and some of the biggest names will be going ham in an attempt to win a seed to the main WESG event in China later this year. There’s also $2,000 up for grabs for the team that wins, as if teams needed the…
On Sunday the 19th of November 2017 at 15h00 Sinister5 and Goliath Gaming played against each other in the Mega8 Esports Pro16 Dota2 League. The match was streamed by the Mega8 Noob Stream on YouTube – you can view the VOD here. During the first game in the stream chat it was revealed that one of the Goliath Gaming players was…
As we wind our way to towards the end of the year, let’s keep in mind that gaming doesn’t come to an end, so there’s always something to discuss in our weekly wrap. Except for the few weeks we decide to take a break… Zombiegamer: Profiled: Vixens [SA Clan] Zombiegamer: ACGL Site Returns with Wagers, Credit System and More Zombiegamer: [Photos] CoD: WWII…
Alright, you’re not joining Mettlestate themselves but their latest tournament event which takes its cue slightly from Sinister 5’s recent rAge expedition. During the VS Gaming Championship, Sinister 5 were forced to replace three of their Dota 2 team’s pros, and they did so with some of their fans. It was actually pretty great and now other aspiring Dota 2…
The VS Gaming Championships South African Dota2 tier 1 MGOs have been making major changes to their Dota2 rosters during the annual roster shuffle period. Since VS Gaming Masters tournaments have concluded for 2017, many MGOs are now focused on strengthening their Dota2 teams. At the same time the VS Gaming Championships at rAge beckon for tier 2 teams. The following…
Ah yes. Another week has flown by and we sit again with the task of looking both backward and forward in the weekly SA Gaming New Wrap. Let’s start with a few things you may have missed elsewhere: Critical Hit: Wesely “oDu” Rose joins White Rabbit Gaming in Dota 2 roster change Critical Hit: Orena’s Championship Series gets a date change Critical…
The VS Gaming Community Shield 2 for DotA2 is currently underway (19 June – 9 July), with Round 2 fixtures taking place last night. The Community Shield is the Wildcard culmination of the series of open qualifier tournaments that took place last month and earlier this month (Amber & Ruby streams). The top two finishing teams in the Community Shield…
A Sinister Response On the 19th of June 2017, Tech Girl (Facebook | Twitter) published an article introducing Goliath Gaming, which I highly recommend you read here. The MGO reveal was fairly significant for a few reasons, most notable of which was the focus on a more professional business model and structure (with specific attention paid to implementing player salaries in…