VS Gaming will host their Dota 2 Masters Championship at EGE this year, a much needed separation from CS:GO.

Gaming addiciton is real, and China aims to curb time spent by children on games.

Add Hearthstone to the checklist of South Africa's first Esports Expo courtesy of Kwese. Hearthstone will now join the Counter-Strike ESWC Qualifiers, the HP Omen League of Legends Challenge, and the Orena Fight Night with their very own Fireside Gathering.

No Bravados, no Energys. Mettlestate are aiming to bring amateur teams to the spotlight. Matrix Warehouse, a local PC distributor, has joined the esports craze in partnership with tournament host Mettlestate to bring the Matrix Maverick Challenge – an amateur CS:GO tournament.

Dota 2 is going back to its roots, and this may just save the esport.

The industry needs to get young people interested in competitive gaming if it wants to flourish beyond the current old guard. It’s why initiatives like the recent esports weekend in Cape Town are so important. With the ntoduction of new PvP mods, the next big youth-focused esport could be the block-breaking and building sandbox Minecraft – and that’s got people like Nickelodeon interested.

It's been a great year for Rocket League fans - and it's set to get better as it gets added to the Summer X Games

In a never before seen match-up, Bravado Gaming take on Energy Esports for the top spot in ESL ladder.