Africacomicade Gamathon Returns in November 2021
The Africacomicade Gamathon is Africa’s largest convention of digital creatives in the games, animation, comics, and XR industry, creating a platform for them to showcase their work, network, and find opportunities for collaboration and funding. It is a two-week hybrid…
Africa is Sleeping on Gaming and eSports
Guest post by Sheilah Birgen, originally tweeted on April 7, 2021 and published here with permission. Minor edits made for clarity and veracity. Sheilah Birgen shares her thoughts on the state of gaming and eSports in Africa, zeroing in on…
African Comics, Games and Animation Roundup [May 2020]
There’s so much happening in the African digital art space that, try as we do, we can’t capture it all. Luckily, we’re not the only ones interested in sharing stories about comics, games and animation from Africa. Below is a…
How South Africa is Leading a Global eSports Expansion in Africa
This post on eSports in Africa originally appeared on African Business Magazine and was written by William McBain. Johannesburg resident Sam âTech Girlâ Wright kept her passion for video gaming a secret in high school. âIt wasnât cool, youâd just get…
Quarantine and Chill with Comics and Animation from Africa
Since April and when most governments enforced mandatory lockdowns to curb the spread of Coronavirus, weâve been busy in the inbox of our newsletter subscribers. In there, weâve provided a ton of animation and comic resources to keep our dear…
Global Game Jam 2020 Takeaways
Every year towards the end of January, game developers, game studios, gaming enthusiasts, writers, programmers, designers, illustrators and other creatives from around the world gather for a full weekend to create a new game from scratch, in 48 hours. Africa…
Global Game Jam 2020: Jam Sites Across Africa
What happens when game developers and enthusiasts get together for a weekend to create a game? Is it possible? What can they possibly create? These and more are what the annual Global Game Jam seeks to answer. Every year towards…
