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GAME DEVELOPMENT:  THE NEXT STEP IN CREATING EMPLOYMENT? While the unemployment rate in South Africa in the first quarter of 2015 was at its highest level since 2003, e mployment in the SA game development industry has increased by 5% 1 , which shows great potential when a number of other industries are showing signs of economic strain. As a relatively small industry, the growth in its estimated value has been phenomenal with an increase of 82% during 2014 in revenue from 2013, from R29 million to R53 million. Geoff Burrows, Founder of Zero Degrees Games, explains:  “The world of gaming, although relatively small in South Africa, is showing a steady growth rate.  This means that sustainable career opportunities are being created, as well as an increase in revenue contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  Globally gaming is an industry valued at an estimated US$ 91.5 billion 2 ; with South Africa in dire need for job creation, gaming is ...

Smokie’s Anthology World Tour comes to Carnival City in October 2015 Carnival City plays host to the internationally-renowned British pop group, Smokie, during the Johannesburg leg of their Anthology World Tour in October 2015. The band will perform two shows at the Big Top Arena on the 10 th and 11 th . The show celebrates Smokie’s 40 years of music, with chart-topping hits like “ Living Next Door to Alice”, “Lay Back in the Arms of Someone”, “Mexican Girl”, “For a Few Dollars”, “Needles and Pins” and “ If You Think You Know How to Love Me” amongst the songs fans can expect to hear. Capacitycrowds are expected for the Smokie concerts at the Big Top Arena. The band recently played the Haapsalon Castle in Estonia to a record of 50 000 people, and willalso be visiting Moscow, Sweden, UK, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Spain, Denmark, Greenland, Scandinavia and Australia as part of the tour. Smokie’s founding member Terrey Uttley says ...

THE LEGENDARY RAZER DIAMONDBACK GAMING MOUSE IS BACK, NOW WITH THE WORLD’S MOST PRECISE SENSOR Razer’s iconic Diamondback is re-released with new hardware, form factor and Chroma lighting Razer™, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the newest iteration of its iconic gaming mouse, the Razer Diamondback. The rejuvenated Diamondback features enhanced ergonomics, the world’s most precise sensor and Chroma LED lighting. A standard for high-performance gaming since 2004, the Razer Diamondback featured the world’s first optical sensor in a gaming mouse, and its form factor and functionality was developed with the best eSports athletes of the time. Its lightweight design, responsiveness, ergonomic shape and on-the-fly sensitivity adjustment quickly established it as the gaming mouse of choice for professional gamers. The Razer Diamondback went on to win numerous awards globally, and it remains a highly sought after and bestsellin...