In addition to supporting local Counter Strike: Global Offensive eSports gamers by offering an all expenses paid trip to compete at the Electronic Sports World Cup in Paris, the Electronics and Gaming Expo (EGE) is also offering eSports gamers the chance to win over R110 000 in locally hosted EGE eSports Arena.
EGE recently announced that Call of Duty Black Ops 3, Halo 5, FIFA 16, Mortal Kombat X, Street Fighter V, Hearthstone and Dota 2 would be playable, in a competitive sense, at 2016’s EGE eSports Arena.
Today, the prize pools for the various tournaments have been established, and confirmed as follows:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3: R46 000
- FIFA 16: R11 500
- HEARTHSTONE : R10 000
- Halo 5: R24 000
- Mortal Kombat X: R10 000
- Street Fighter V: R10 000
- Dota 2: TBC
Entry for these tournaments will be run via Zombiegamer and registrations will open in the next few weeks. However, registrations for Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 are already live and available here.
EGE Cape Town 2016 Details:
- Date: Friday, 29 July to Sunday, 31 July 2016
- Venue: Cape Town International Conference Centre
- Day Pass: R100 | Weekend Pass: R200
- LAN Ticket: R400
- Buy Tickets: Computicket
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