By Chris ‘Sargon’ House The fourth year of the Electronics and Gaming Expo (EGE) took place in Cape Town from July 27-29 in 2018. It’s one of the major gaming events to take place in Cape Town each year, and also features a significant esports component in the form of competitive tournaments operated by ACGL. Some of the competitive titles …
By Chris ‘Sargon’ House African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL) have been busy of late. They recently announced their second Afresports event and also launched their trendy esports app. If you thought they were done, you’d be in for a bit of a surprise. They’ve just announced The Injustice 2 Legendary Series (on PlayStation 4), in partnership with GameFinity. The Legendary Series …
By Jayson ‘Trinoc’ van Kerckhoven If you had to pick a theme for Rush this year, it would have to be inclusive growth. It is a constantly recurring theme within the industry, and one that Rush hoped to breathe new life into. This was achieved largely by shifting the focus away from established esports and onto more accessible games, in an …
By Jayson ‘Trinoc’ van Kerckhoven. Amongst the myriad of stages and games at the recent Rush event there stood a shining light, a beacon of hope, for the Rush organisers who wanted to create a more inclusive esports environment. Behind it all, with the support of his team, stood one man, often with a pink-haired sidekick. Nick “HoldenZA” Holden, co-founder …
EGE has always had a large competitive gaming influence, but this year sparked something spectacular as esports stole the show.
This weekend EGE, ACGL and Zombiegamer are teaming up to bring an Esports Weekend to Cape Town in order to promote the development of Esports and Gaming in Cape Town. And you're all invited.
March is the month of esports as ACGL announce the opening of their first season of tournaments.
The African Cyber Gaming League recently ran an Overwatch Festival for all 3 platforms of the game and I took part. Here's how it all went down in the end.
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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