Event Press Release: Inaugural rAge Event Excites And Delivers In The Cape

Published March 24, 2016

Now that the dust has settled from rAge over the past weekend, it’s time to take a look at the event. While we thoroughly enjoyed our time at rAge, it’s quite obvious that people expected a lot more from the event. While the event was a success, there is still quite a bit of room for improvement.

Fortunately the organisers have noted this and are looking to deliver a much better rAge experience next year. After last weekends teaser, the organisers seem to be set on bringing the rAge event that Capetonians deserve in 2017. Even though there wasn’t anything inherently wrong with the event, it didn’t hold a candle to the Joburg event but we can be quite certain that next year’s event will rivel that of the prolific event up North.

INAUGURAL r A ge EVENT EXCITES AND DELIVERS IN THE CAPE

The really Awesome gaming expo (r A ge) made its first appearance in Cape Town last week and the consensus from exhibitors, visitors and the organisers is: “We’ll be back!”

According to Michael James, owner and Senior Project Manager of r A ge, “I was really pleased with the high level of enthusiasm and excitement with which r A ge Cape Town was received. I’m extremely happy with the turnout, especially for an inaugural expo and LAN. The venue in my opinion worked very well, and for 2017 GrandWest management have informed us that they’ll have a lot more space for us to use and grow into. I believe it was a solid start and the future of r A ge in Cape Town looks very bright.”

The 9,091 visitors didn’t disappoint the exhibitors who committed to the first event, and their presence brought much joy to gamers and geek enthusiasts in the Cape.

“We had a very successful r A ge Cape Town. We were blown away with not only the number of people but also their enthusiasm. The visitors loved the games we showcased and for us it proved a unique opportunity to interact with people in Cape Town in a way we haven’t been able to engage them before. We’ll definitely be back. We were super pleased,“ says Ronelle Hendriks, Ster Kinekor Entertainment Independent Product Manager.

Karl Klöpfer, Marketing Manager of BT Games, added, “We were thrilled to be part of r A ge Cape Town. It’s great to see the level of excitement of our Cape customers and the value they place in our brand and that of r A ge. It may have taken a while for us to get to the Cape, but we hope that gamers in the region see how much we value them and their contribution to gaming in SA.”

The feedback from gamers who attended the NAG LAN was equally positive.

“A HUGE thanks to @rAgeExpo @MonsterGaming @nagcoza for making this weekend memorable. What an Amazing Event ?” – ‏@Ventus__DreaMz

James concluded, “The overwhelming positive feedback (as well as some constructive criticism) we received will prove invaluable in evolving the expo. Now that we’ve established a footprint in Cape Town and have given the exhibitors a proven, professional and positive experience here, indications from the industry already are that even more brands will come on board next year with an ever bigger variety in future.”

“In terms of future growth in size – this year we took all the available space at GrandWest. For 2017, we have already booked the space we occupied this year, plus the GrandWest Arena and the additional Sun Exhibit space being installed later this year. So we’ll be triple the size already by 2017.”

Look out Cape Town – r A ge 2017 is around the corner!

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