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…
South African gaming – and by that matter South Africa in general – has a long weekend ahead of it. And to celebrate, FanCon is happening in Cape Town. So if you’re looking to add some geek culture to your extended weekend, then you have the perfect event to do just that. In case you missed these articles from elsewhere,…
South African Gamers going to the World Electronic Sports Games The World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) takes place between March 13th and 18th, and sees over 46 different nations competing across four competitive titles for a massive prize pool of $5.5 million (R65.8 million). This event takes place in Haikou, China and a large contingent of South Africans are competing…
See that in the rear view mirror? That’s the last week that went racing by and is disappearing into the distance. If you don’t take the time to stop and see what’s happening in the local scene, you will soon find yourself in 2019 wondering where this year went. Here are a few things you may have missed elsewhere this…
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…
South Africa, it’s your friendly neighbourhood zombie here filling your hunger for local gaming news and more. We’re actually really friendly like that – contrary to popular belief. Well, just flat out lies actually. The big thing this week is probably the Black Friday deals happening. PlayStation SA and Xbox SA have revealed their respective specials while for others you…
Africa’s largest gaming event, the annual rAge Expo, is upon us yet again. A veritable gaming paradise awaits both casual gamers and hardcore esports fans alike within the Galaxy of Geek housed in the Ticketpro Dome located in northern Johannesburg. Known last year as the Telkom Digital Gaming League Masters Finals, now rebranded as VS Gaming Masters, this year’s tournament…
Welcome to another edition of our SA Gaming News Wrap. If you missed the local gaming news from the week, want to know what’s happening near you or just wondered in by mistake, then there should be something for you here. The news you may have missed previously: Zombiegamer: [Photos] Stelcon 2017 Zombiegamer: Profiled: NiBBLe eSports [SA MGO] Zombiegamer: New MGO Alpha…
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…