At this year’s Asian Games, second only to the Olympics in sporting events of this nature, esports were included – but only as a demo sport. Now, it’s been announced that esports will be a medal sport at the South East Asia Games in the Philippines next year.
By Dylan ‘Dib’ Brown The time zone was awkward, but this weekend signified the lifting of the Non-Disclosure Agreement for Artifact, Valve’s new card game based on the Dota 2 universe. Yours truly was finally able to stream and write about the game. So let’s get the first article out to share our thoughts on an underrated aspect of Artifact …
SonicFox is currently regarded as the very best Dragon Ball FighterZ on the planet, having secured some huge victories this year. He’s also the best damn Injustice 2 player around, as SonicFox ran home to victory in the finals of Injustice 2 Pro Series.
Now, with Webster being elected as the president of the IESF, having a senior figure from a local organisation at such a high level should be cause for celebration. Instead, it barely registers for many and not just because of the lack of announcements.
For years now, the US Army has struggled to get young people interested in joining their ranks. It’s seen the military do all sorts of things to lure in the youth, including make official army video games. Now, they’re trying to tap into esports.
Orena Director Luca Tucconi has admitted that no agreements or contracts with ESWC were in place for the South African ESWC qualifiers.
The ESWC is arguably one of the largest and most prestigious esports tournaments on the planet. It’s an event that South Africa has participated in before, with South African qualifiers for ESWC CS:GO through tournament organiser Orena. ESWC has now announced an African tournament pitting the best teams in Africa against each other after a round of qualifiers. Here’s the thing though. South Africa has been excluded.
Bravado Gaming made waves this past Sunday when they qualified for DreamHack Open Winter 2018. It was a marathon day, with them playing a total of eight maps throughout three matches. They were up against strong opposition and succeeded in claiming the lone North American qualifier spot. A huge achievement for the South African team.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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