OK, so it shouldn’t really be called the ‘Trenchtown’ LAN but that’s how it was originally announced. It’s actually the MWEB GameZone Mcave LAN, but names aren’t that important are they? It’s all about the activity itself surely? The Good Group Phase 13 teams came ready to battle at the Mcave. The 2-player teams were split into four groups where combat was set…
Bravado Gaming – one of South Africa’s best known MGOs – has announced the addition of a new division to their ranks. Bravado Gaming has added console esports to their 2017 roster, taking them into “uncharted territories”. The move sees one of South Africa’s most successful Call of Duty teams in Astra Infinite become a member of the Bravado Gaming family…
This past weekend, 16 two-player teams participated in our first Call of Duty LAN of 2017. While the event saw a fair number of new faces attending the event, there were a number of regular players representing too, indicating a definite growth in the local LAN scene. On the day, the action saw the teams compete in a best of three…
Hey South Africa, these are the local happenings you may have missed and the upcoming happenings you shouldn’t miss. Remember to support local gaming, and it will support you. A reminder that the 2016 Electronics & Gaming Expo is on in July, and tickets for the BYOC LAN are already available. If you’re looking for 53 hours of social gaming,…
Another week, another SA Gaming News Wrap. We’re kinda getting to be old hands at all this now… Some articles about local activities by local websites over the last week: Zombiegamer: Crucial Cup registrations live with R33,000 up for grabs Connect: South Africa’s eSports reaches next level Fin 24: Want to be a pro-gamer in SA? Here’s how Geek Node: Come Support ViNCO In…
Wake up and smell the… gaming news. We kick off with a quick round of (South African) congratulations to the winners of this past weekend’s MWEB GameZone Masters Series LAN finals. Astra_Infinite walked away winners over Ventus Xero in the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare on Xbox One, while Bravado Gaming secured another first spot in Counter-Strike with a 2-0…
Want to be in the loop with all the local gaming happenings? Then you’re in the right place we reckon. Some articles from the past week that you may have missed: Zombiegamer: Trenchtown Gaming Event | 26 September 2015 Lazygamer: We challenge YOU to Rocket League! Lazygamer: The Dark Horses of Do Gaming Championships–CS:GO MWEB GameZone: MSSA Announces Western Cape Provincial Teams MWEB GameZone:…
#PWND have announced that one Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and one Call of Duty Advanced Warfare who participated in the Electronics & Gaming Expo tournaments over the weekend of 29-31 May will receive a 50% discount voucher for their ‘eSports Package’. #PWND are a South African “clan gear and custom apparel” company and have offered PC CS: GO team Eternal Conflict…
Team Astra are a team that seem to have been around for ages. That being said, surviving two years in the South African competitive console scene is an age anyway, but over the time they’ve been around, they have consistently performed well in tournaments for Modern Warfare 3 through to Advanced Warfare. So we thought it might be time to…
Just a little quiet around South Africa at the moment. Might be the calm before the storm. Or loadshedding… If you were looking in the wrong places, you may have missed these via us and others over the past week: Zombiegamer: Win a GTX 960 in the Evolve MSI Competition Zombiegamer: Profiled: The 360 Lounge MWEB GameZone: Everything you need to know about SA’s Battlefield:…