Epic is going all in on Fortnite as the potential next big thing to happen to esport, promising a massive $100 million pay out in prize money in the first year of competition.
There’s been many a rumour and plenty of social media speculation surrounding the Souzern Lions reveal. As of today the cat has finally been released from its long imprisonment in the metaphorical bag. Souzern Lions have announced the entry of the CounterStrike: Global Offensive pickup game service, FACEIT into the South African market. What is FACEIT? You may recognise them …
Mettlestate, Evetech and Lenovo – the Dota 2 #JoinTheLegion brain trust – are bringing the local CS:GO community their next tournament. The Evetech Champions League (brought to you by Lenovo) season one is still to be detailed fully. However, to get the conversation going, you can expect an exhibition match on 10 June. The match will feature a legends team …
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (That’s PUBG if you’re well-adjusted, and PLUNKBAT if you’re a sociopath) may be taking a bit of a backseat to Fortnite in the general zeitgheist, but that doesn’t mean that it’s game over for the Battle Royale progenitor.
verwatch League team Boston Uprising has suspended one of its best players after allegations that he tried to engage in a sexual relationship with an underage girl
When streamers like Ninja are pulling in the likes of Drake and breaking viewing records on Twitch, the impact of Chat is more significant than ever as the first touch point many non-gamers will have interacting with our community. We shouldn’t need to wait for a pro player to have their career significantly destroyed to realise that Twitch Chat is a largely under-addressed aspect of gaming culture that has very few positive contributions.
One esports player might finally be learning that it doesn't pay to be a jerk when you're playing games at a professional level.
2018 kicks off the local eSports scene with the return of Mettlestate and their Valkyrie Challenge, as the cream of the ladies CS:GO crop gather for a showdown. This year, in conjunction with Asus’ Republic of Gamers, the Valkyrie Challenge is back with a vengeance. A vengeance with a cool price tag of R50 000 that is for two seasons of CS: GO action as female teams compete for the top spot.
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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