Remember a few months ago I headed to Amsterdam to host the European Smash Ball Cup? Well, it gave me a taste for the awesomeness that is Super Smash Bros Ultimate as a competitive title. A few days ago I was browsing through Facebook when I found the Super Smash Bros South Africa group (which I joined straight away) and it was there that I found…
While I haven't spawned a small human, when I saw this I decided it would be a goodie to share because it is rather rad. I kind of wish stuff like this was around when I was a youngster. As of this weekend and for the rest of July iStore has partnered with Think Ahead to offer free coding classes to kids around South Africa. Kids…
A few weeks ago I received a mail from Renee Hartzenberg. It immediately caught my attention because I'd seen a similar performance in Bloemfontein and was sad I lived in Johannesburg and couldn't attend. I'll get to what this performance is in a little bit. First I want to tell you about Renee Renee is a Gauteng-based classical musician. Specifically a flutist. She has been accepted…
"Games Journalism" is not about spitting your opinion all over the internet. In fact, the best journalists (games or otherwise) are the ones who are able to present all the facts to you, both sides, and allow you to determine how you feel or what is "right" or "wrong". That's the mark of a really good journalist. Why am I telling you this? Because it turns…
I was in Amsterdam recently for the European Smash Ball Cup 2019. I had the chance to host the European finals, with the winning team now getting the opportunity to head to the World Championships at E3 later this year. It was such a rad event and I had so much fun. I think this Instagram post pretty much sums up my emotions: View this…
Growing up I watched Pokemon with my brother. I jammed a bit of Pokemon Yellow on my game boy. But I didn't get the hype. I knew the series was big but I didn't realise it was THAT big. When Pokemon Go came out I never even downloaded it... And then Pokemon Let's Go arrived for the Nintendo Switch and I was sent a copy of…
My name is Sam, though I'm also known as Tech Girl. I'm an esports host and shoutcaster. I work around the world on rad esports competitions. I've worked on PUBG Europe League, Overwatch Contenders and a bunch of fun Nintendo Europe events. I also create content around tech, gaming and esports. Links to all my various platforms are here on the blog. You can find out more in the about section (you'll also find ways to contact me there). I'm a giant nerd and secretly wish I could be one of the X-Men!
