When Mettlestate announced season 1 of their ROG Valkyrie League it was met with mixed feelings. I'm not going to address the concerns in this blog post. I already did that at the start of the season and you can read my views here. Now that the season 1 winners have been crowned I wanted to touch on some key takeaways from the competition that I…
#SPONSORED When I think back to this time last year I remember a time of uncertainty, excitement and a thrill of what was to come. South African Esports was on the rise. I'd come off hosting two incredible landmark events, one alongside the amazing Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner and the other a 6 figure tournament for local CSGO, hosted by Mettlestate. There was talk of bigger things,…
I'm on this wild documentaries binge that the moment. I'm finding myself drawn to watching official reports and historical stories over typical series. It has become a bit of an obsession and luckily Netflix has a pretty impressive collection (you need to pay a monthly subscription to Netflix, my free find is below, just FYI). My three favourites of late are: Wild Wild Country Wild Wild…
I'm heading back to Europe after a few days break back home in South Africa. Why am I heading back? For the top 8 playoffs for Overwatch Contenders Europe Season 1 2018. If you've been living under a rock - I'm currently the desk host for the competition and spent the last 5 weeks in the Ukraine hosting the group stages. Now that we have a…
Bravado Gaming has announced a CSGO Academy team and it is none other than the successful South African all female team Finesse. I've been following these ladies since they formed. They went on to win the 2017 Valkyrie Challenge. Very often I'm approached to speak on behalf of female gamers in the community. I always say the same thing - if you want to speak to…
It is my last week in the Ukraine before I get a week break back home in South Africa. It has been a rad experience but I'm keen to get some African sun on my face. We're leading up to the final week of Contenders but also my last few "off" days here, so you know it is going to drag considerably. Which is why I'm…
My name is Sam, though I'm also known as Tech Girl and this is my little space on the internet. My friends and I share our love for all things gaming, geek and gadgets here. I'm a South African Esports host and content creator. Links to all my various platforms are here on the blog. I'm a giant nerd, own far too many pairs of Converse and secretly wish I could be one of the X-Men!
