Local game development gets a boost at Comic Con
Comic Con Africa is helping to grow independent local game developers, as well as to also give them an international platform, by focusing on Project Mosi and Project Springbok. Project Mosi is the brainchild of Mario Rizzo, a 17-year veteran of the international...
Africa to get its first dedicated PUBG Mobile servers
Tencent Africa has announed the imminent launch of its dedicated PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile) servers in South Africa. The announcement was made at the PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO) 2019 held at the at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany...
Busting the gaming stereotype
South Africa's gamers are educated, healthy, well-off and lives life to the full, writes Rachel Thompson, insights director of GfK South Africa. Perceptions that gamers are predominantly young, geeky, and male persist, despite the reality that playing videogames has...
Bravado unveils its first Fortnite team
They have been blazing trails in Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FIFA. Now South Africa's top esports group, sponsored by Dell, Alienware and Intel, has expanded into one of the biggest competitive games on the planet. Bravado Fortnite will...
All roads lead to Soweto gaming festival
Thee 2019 Esports tournament will be co-hosted in three African countries - Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The esports tournament will have a prize pool of R20 000, which will be the first of its kind and will be hosted at the prestigious Soweto Theatre. The third...
Trends driving the gaming market in 2019
Current trends are positively reshaping the gaming experience, transforming virtual to reality through ICT innovation. As the gaming industry evolves, gaming enthusiasts are increasingly devouring cutting-edge technology, says Matthew Hall, product director at...
Students get ‘Neon Runner’ game published on Google Play
Four second-year students from Vega are well on their way to pursuing careers in the gaming world, after having their game, Neon Runner, successfully published on the Google Play store. Neon Runner is an endless runner game that becomes more challenging as it...
Upgradeable Alienware Area-51M launched in SA
Dell has launched Alienware-51M, a powerful, upgradeable gaming laptop and the first product to feature Alienware's new Legend design, now available to the local channel from official distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The reimagined Area-51m is the first...
HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop: powerful, fun and affordable …
The HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop is the answer to the prayers of every adult with a job who was always interested in starting gaming. Whether for the beginner or the hardcore gamer slowing down – this machine still ticks the boxes. The HP Pavilion gaming laptop comes...
Creating an esports team – a pro’s view
2018 was a landmark year for South African esports as one of the country’s best teams took the battle overseas and made waves in the international scene. A year ago Bravado’s top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team relocated to Arizona in the U.S., a venture...
STC provides fibre connectivity to Rand Show 2019
Smart Technology Centre (STC) is the exclusive connectivity sponsor for this year's larger-than-life gaming entertainment pavilion at the Rand Show 2019. Smart Technology Centre will deliver a super-fast FibreMAX 500Mbps fibre link, wholly dedicated to the gaming...
Acer debuts Predator Helios 700 notebook
Acer has unveiled two new Predator Helios Windows 10 gaming notebooks. The all-new Predator Helios 700 includes a HyperDrift keyboard that slides forward, allowing increased airflow directly through the top of the notebook. The redesigned Predator Helios 300 includes...