It is disheartening to see players in Africa, a region still striving to establish itself in the global esports framework, being denied their hard-earned prize money. Unfortunately, this issue is…
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially announced the postponement of the inaugural Olympic Esports Games (OEG) to 2027, with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, set to host the event. While rumors…
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially endorsed esports, paving the way for the inaugural Olympic Esports Games (OEG), which will be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, later this year.…
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What you need to know: The National Olympic Committees also need to include local esports industry stakeholders in their respective countries and tap into their expertise. For a start they…
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After reading this article and seeing posts from attendees during the establishment of the African Confederation of Digital Sports (ACDS), I have a lot of questions. First and foremost, why…
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Just over five years ago, African gamers were mostly playing games on consoles and personal computers at either cyber cafes or gaming joints, with very few people enjoying the games—most of…
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A few weeks ago the news emerged about the rift between global game publishing giant Electronic Arts, EA and the International football governing body, FIFA. EA expressed the intention of…
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One of the fastest-growing segments of the global gaming market covers mobile playing. With a constant range of new games, this is an area that should keep developing around the…
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In Africa, we’re still sleeping on gaming (both mobile and esports)! I don’t think we understand the magnitude of that industry and the advantage we have as a continent! There…
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The AfroGamer Show
The AfroGamer Podcast EP17 – DISCUSSING KOMBAT AFRICA & FGC IN AFRICA
by afrogamerIn today’s episode we spoke with Artdepartment – How he got into gaming and esports. – State of MK11 & FGC communitites in Africa – Challenges of growing FGC communities…