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PLuGG introduces new pricing 2012

by Cent at 3:43 am on May 16, 2012

Bravado Gaming’s sponsor and partner, PLuGG (A division of Internet Solutions) has introduced their new pricing on their high speed ADSL accounts. Some history between PLuGG and Bravado Gaming In 2009 PLuGG Broadband was kind enough to sponsor Bravado Gaming after the Bravado Counter-Strike squad won the PLuGG Guys vs. Girls Game-Off, which saw our…

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Dota2. Will it be an E-Sports Legend?

by The_Solution at 4:19 pm on May 14, 2012

Dota 2 is the sequel to DotA, the Warcraft 3 custom map mod that spawned its own genre. The sequel is being developed by Valve and is currently in closed beta. With its impending release in 2012, can Dota 2 join the other e-sport heavy weights and fascinate the masses? Most competitive games that stay…

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A BIRD’S EYE VIEW ON E-SPORTS: PART IV

by lola at 5:00 am on May 11, 2012

It’s time for the final part of the e-Sports SA series.  The purpose of the series was to cover all aspects of e-Sports in SA. Quick Recap Let’s have a brief recap of what I’ve covered so far. In part I I covered the MGO’s, the home base of the competitive communities. In part II…

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Free To Play – The business model

by The_Solution at 6:59 am on May 9, 2012

The free-to-play business model is an interesting one; originally used to entice young children and casual gamers to browser based MMOs and mini-games. Recently it has gained more momentum as more and more developers adapt this model as their own. It is a fairly new concept to gaming and is still being tentatively explored by…

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ROCCAT & BRAVADO: INNOVATION & SKILL UNLEASHED

by lola at 7:55 pm on May 6, 2012

If you have a look at the ROCCAT website one theme weaves through all the products like a golden thread – the optimising of all gaming gear, designed to a tailor made fit for even the most farfetched of gamer needs. Gaming is ROCCAT’s product. One has but to look at the innovative ROCCAT Power-Grid…

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Bravado Gaming introduces new Dota 2 team

by sl4sha at 4:27 pm on May 6, 2012

Welcome to our Dota2 Division Bravado Gaming are happy to announce the acquisition of ex-Vitriolic Dota 2 team, spearheaded by Sakkie “RandomHero” Basson – no stranger to the local Dota community. I spoke with RandomHero who gave me some insight into his team   Sakkie “RandomHero” Basson “My team consists of 4 friends from Cape…

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A Birds eye view on e-sports SA: PART III

by lola at 4:24 pm on May 4, 2012

For Part 3 we will look at the South African LAN scene. The LAN scene is like a “gamers-brawl”. We hook up to hang out with buddies, do some bonding and share e -love, but most of all we have fun and jam to our hearts content. There is a lot of potential in LAN’s…

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Rise above, do what matters

by phant1m at 11:56 pm on April 30, 2012

Sometimes you just got to rise above everything and focus on the things that matter. Why did I just say this? I remember a time when people said that because of X or Y South Africans could not compete with international players. I hear all the excuses and still hear them but I just bide…

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A Birds eye view in e-sports SA: PART II

by lola at 2:07 pm on April 24, 2012

For part two we will look at the organisations that give us leagues and competitions. The people who manage these events for us is the driving force behind e-Sports South Africa. Their dedication to gaming gives players across all gaming platforms, MGO’s and clans the opportunities to compete at the highest level of gaming in…

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Gamer Mentality: Gamer Rage

by The_Solution at 5:23 pm on April 17, 2012

Hi, my name is Lloyd and I’m a recovering rager. Please be advised that the videos in this article contain strong language and are not suitable for toddlers and the faint hearted – management It always starts off so well, at first it’s for the enjoyment of the game. Jumping into a public multiplayer match…

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