South African gaming witnessed two firsts this past weekend, and hopefully it is the start of many more for its growing eSports scene. On Sunday, Team Xtaz became the first South African team to qualifier for a major international console based tournament. The team won the ESL sanctioned SA qualifiers for the Call of Duty Championship, which gets them to…
How do you welcome in Monday after being privileged to have been a small part of witnessing a South African team make it to Los Angeles for the CoD Championship in early April. By congratulating the team of course. Our congratulations to XtaZ on their win, and we wish them good luck for the big showdown in Los Angeles. Our congratulations too…
It felt like we might be in for a bit of a slow period when it came to local gaming events this month, but like magic, there is more happening than you can shake a severed limb at. The last two weeks of March and early April are pretty jam packed, and they offer a decent variety of gaming activities…
The two protagonists from Saturday’s main event at the StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Invitational will be paying a visit to two of Johannesburg’s top eSports schools over the next week. Silviu “NightEnD” Lazar from Romania (ranked number two in the world) and Protea Team member Robert ‘PandaTank’ Botha (currently ranked 5th in the world) will visit Roedean School…
“Hail to the Queen of Blades!” – Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is now available in retail stores and digitally via the game’s official website. “Heart of the Swarm enhances every aspect of StarCraft II,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “In addition to Kerrigan’s campaign and the new multiplayer units and maps, we think…
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…