The International Battle Pass is now live, despite the event’s postponement
All those diehard Dota 2 players have an excuse to log back into the game, play it for a week and then continue to not play it.
Mortal Kombat 11 is finally (and properly) nerfing Geras
Geras, the terror of online play in Mortal Kombat 11, is finally getting a nerf that looks to scale his power back significantly.
Respawn and EA launch the $3 million Apex Legends Global Series
The tournament will offer a prize pool of $1 million and will be open to over 60 countries around the world - including South Africa.
Pokémon Sword and Shield won’t use the Pokémon Global Link Service
Pokémon Sword and Shield will be axing the Global Link website, folding the core functionality of that service into the Battle Stadium feature instead.
A PUBG open qualifier duo team beat out the pros at Gamescom
Coming to a LAN with your friend and winning the tournament is something which was expected from PUBG's first big competition.
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is hosting its first-ever tournament at Gamescom
Yup, the first PUBG Invitational will kick off at Gamescom, with a free-for-all brouhaha featuring the cream of the PUBG crop from August 23-26. So definitely not me then.
VS Gaming’s E-Footbal Festival offers up South Africa’s highest earning esports player
Zuhair "zaZe" Ebrahim Ebrahim is now the highest earning esports player in South Africa
Matrix Maverick Challenge brings amateur teams to Mettlestate
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.
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