The glitch, which is apparently known to the community and developers, caused the fan favourites to lose to Luminosity Gaming This last weekend the prestigious Call of Duty World League started nearing it’s conclusion, yet perhaps the tensest moment experienced during the elimination bracket wasn’t a heated game between rivals or a stand-out solo team kill, but rather the upset …
The South African team got off to a great start but unfortunately lost out to Neversity.
Syntech and Mettlestate recently partnered up to announce the Syntech Masters 2019. There will be over R150,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs for competing Dota 2 and CS:GO teams.
By Chris ‘Sargon’ House The Electronics and Gaming Expo (EGE), a gaming/geek culture expo held annually in Cape Town, is in a uncertain place right now. Earlier this year EGE were in hot water because they hadn’t paid esports players or third-party tournament organizer ACGL. This was money owed to players and ACGL for esports tournaments held during EGE 2018. …
The second year of the Overwatch League commenced in February to a new wave of increasing exposure and an expanded roster comprised of twenty teams. There are plans to expand the game’s competitive reach even further with the announcement that starting in 2020, the league will feature full home-and-away play. On top of duking it out in the Blizzard Arena …
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 …
Is your dance emote on point? Are you always the last one standing in the Battle Royale arena? Well there’s a chance for you to show off those skills at the 2019 Rand Show, where you stand a chance to win cash prizes of up to R100,000 in the Fortnite Tournament! Taking place from April 19 to 28, The iconic …
The debate over whether or not esports are sports is not only one that’ll rage on for the foreseeable future, it’s also one that’s entirely pointless – because people will continue to play sport, and people will continue to play video games competitively no matter their designation. Most within traditional sporting doctrines don’t want to see esports given the same status as sport, and that’s purely because it would mean a little funding funnelled away from them, and into this new-fangled computer gaming nonsense.
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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