First African social virtual reality multiplayer arcade

VRCade, a graduate of the Venture Lab Incubator run by MTN and the UCT Graduate School of Business, has launched a virtual reality arcade in Cape Town. Over the next three weekends, a pop-up arcade will be run in Workshop17’s events space before VRCade...

SA gamers get in on TI16 action

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is the official hardware provider of The International 2016 (TI16), which will be held from 8 to 13 August, 2016. TI6 is the sixth edition of The International — an annual Dota 2 tournament where 16 teams compete for a prize pool...

AMD debuts disruptive gaming technology

AMD has unleashed the new Radeon RX 460 graphics card, engineered from the ground up for eSports gamers who demand pristine HD gaming, extraordinarily smooth beyond-HD streaming capabilities, and a distinguished assortment of future-proof gaming technologies. With an...

Rectron secures distribution rights for EKWB

Rectron has secured the distribution rights for Slovenian premium liquid cooling hardware manufacturer, Edvard KÓ§nig Water Blocks (EKWB), for southern Africa. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, EKWB has established itself as a leading brand in the field of...

Digital Gaming League to stream live in cinemas

In a move to introduce alternative content into its cinemas, Ster-Kinekor Theatres has partnered with Telkom to live-stream the semi-finals and grand final of the highest-ranking eSports tournament in Africa. The live Telkom-sponsored Digital Gaming League (DGL) Dota...

Dell’s Pandora gaming laptop available now

Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has launched the gaming-centric Dell Inspiron 15 7559 laptop, also known as the “Pandora”, in South Africa. “Gamers know that performance usually comes at a hefty price,” says Terence Narayanan, Dell consumer...