Alienware products debuted in South Africa at rAge 2010, and for 2012, the company promises it will not disappoint.

Dell will be launching an Alienware online store for South Africa. Products available include the Alienware M14x, M17x and M18x, X51 desktops and peripherals. Once live, the site will be: www.alienware.co.za

Alienware is also involved in the 2012 DoGaming League Championships, the finals of which are taking place at rAge. In partnership with both Telkom and EA, Alienware is sponsoring the PCs for the event, along with some serious prizes.

The event is boasts the largest prize pool for a competitive LAN in South Africa. Around 560 gamers from Telkom’s online Do Gaming League (DGL) will be battling it out for a share of over half a million Rand in cash and prizes. The prizes include Alienware X51 rigs, cash, and a year’s supply of Monster Energy Drinks.

In addition, Alienware will be sponsoring Alienware X51 gaming rigs to the winners of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, StarCraft 2 and Call of Duty 4 Championships.

The breakdown of teams for the DGL 2012 Championships is as follows:

• Battlefield 3 sponsored by EA, Gaming Inc and Alienware: 16 teams
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sponsored by Monster Energy, Megarom and Alienware: 32 teams
• Call of Duty 4 sponsored by Telkom and Alienware: 24 teams
• StarCraft 2 sponsored by Alienware and Logitech: 32 players
• FIFA 12 Xbox 360 sponsored by Telkom: 32 players
• FIFA 12 PS3 Sponsored by Telkom: 32 Players
• Gran Turismo 5 sponsored by Telkom: 10 Players

Telkom will lay down a dedicated Fibre Optic line for the Do Gaming Championships to ensure that Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Starcraft 2 and Gran Turismo 5 events are played with the lowest pings possible.

Alienware will also be sponsoring the Alienware Aurora desktops featured at the EA stand. Visitors can also purchase these demo units at reduced prices from rAge, and EA will include a copy of Battlefield 3 PC and Battlefield 3 Premium PC. The machines are demo units and will still carry Dell’s full one year, next business day warranty.

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