The Electronics and Gaming Expo (EGE) has been a long time coming. Cape Town is the development home of the South African gaming industry and the EGE will showcase the best of what the local industry has to offer.
If you had no idea about South Africa’s emerging gaming industry, the video below sums it up nicely.
EGE will kick off on Friday 29 May, and run until Sunday 31 May at the CTICC.
Friday will be a community day and will feature limited competitions. It will double up as a practice day and as an opportunity for gamers to meet and mingle, and for non-competitive gamers to rub shoulders with those who play regularly in the competitive space.
Saturday is the charm. This will be the main competitive day and there will be matches on the floor and stage. All games will be streamed live for gamers who are unable to attend. The matches confirmed for EGE on Saturday are:
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare on Xbox One – 4 vs 4 team tournament, group phase
Counter-Strike (CS:GO) on PC – 5 vs 5 team tournament, group phase
Mortal Kombat X on PS4 – 1 vs 1 tournament, complete
I can’t read the words ‘Mortal Kombat‘ without hearing character Scorpion’s famed ‘GET OVER HERE’ line in my head. This tournament should be fun to watch!
Also taking place on the day will be a cosplay competition. Not sure what that is? Basically it’s a great excuse to dress up as your favourite fictional hero, whether it be from a movie or game, like the Guild Wars 2 fan pictured below.
Finals and prize-giving will take place on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean the fun ends there. Exhibitors will be showcasing the latest gaming technology, audio and visual equipment, home entertainment systems and collectibles.
Tickets go for R150 for a full weekend pass and registration is open for gamers on the EGE website.
AWE-SOME! 😀
sure the date is not right – “EGE will kick off today, Friday 29 May, and run until Sunday 31 May at the CTICC.”
Thanks Anette! This has been corrected 🙂
…thought I lost a week somewhere 😉
Philippa Colly Luke Kannemeyer – you guys know about this?
Kind of, vaguely. It didn’t appear to be exceedingly attractive. Btw, we should do Beluga soon.
Well the pic looks very cool but obv that’s not the CT one… Yes we must! I’m free tomorrow eve or is that too soon?
Warren Hawkes
But that’s not half price? Sunday an option at all? Philippa Colly
Gaan kla ja. Hehe
Peter Rajdl Mandy Bridle Sando
It’s always half price if you order before 7!
Ja well no fine.
But it has sushi as an option too 😀
Hm…is there other food any good?
Some of it, haha!
https://www.facebook.com/belugapage/photos/pcb.858455490869253/858455100869292/?type=1&theater
Keen!
Tomorrow?
Jowyn Du Plessis, sure you will be there 🙂
Darryn Clark?
yep 🙂
Looks like fun, would of liked to go too but in Pretoria at the moment
Looks sick dude, wouldn’t mind checking it out
Megan Mitchell
Yaseen Lagardien. Kamimodo E-Sports Cafe
Rudi van der Walt
ChukwuNomnso Daniel NwachukwuAyabulela Sihle Tshotyana
Suhail Musa
Ryan Terink
Dear Lord of mighty Cathulu what the hell did I just witness. That video of rage… what is happening. Why. Why. Why.
Also winter is coming
Sergio Dreyer