Title: Events: rAge – What You Need to Know
Author: Kharrak
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Published Date: 2015-10-01
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rAge is upon us! The largest gaming annual convention in the country is opening its doors this weekend, and promises a plethora of content across gaming, technology, and geek culture genres! Here’s a rundown of all the information you’ll want to know to when attending:

Dates, Times, and Tickets

- Dates: 9 October – 11 October 2015

- Show times: Friday: 10:00-18:00 | Saturday: 09:00-18:00 | Sunday: 10:00-16:00

- Day ticket: R100 per person (tickets available at the door or at Computicket)

- Weekend ticket: R250 per person (tickets available at the door or at Computicket)

- Kids under 6: Free

- Shuttle ticket: R80 per person return trip, Sandton Gautrain Station (tickets only available at Computicket)

- Venue: The Ticketpro Dome | Corner Northumberland Road & Olievenhout Avenue | Northgate, Johannesburg

The Maps

For a floor plan of the event, you can find the floor map here . Be sure to cross check that with the

exhibitor list to find where the stores you want to visit are located!

For parking, be sure to have a look at this map showing designated parking.

The Stage

As usual, the main stage will be host to a variety of competitions and gameplay demos and presentations for upcoming games. You can find the full weekend schedule here .

Draws and Giveaways

rAge is often a host to various impromptu competitions or giveaways, so keep your eyes and ears open! Beyond that there are several competitions from Megarom, Razer, Logitech, and Tshirt Terrorist. The details are as follows:

Megarom

- Find and take a selfie with any # escapetoplanetrage advert or post and share it on Twitter or Facebook and stand a chance of winning a hamper worth R2000 courtesy of Megarom Games, PlayStation SA and Apex Interactive.

- On Twitter, retweet this tweet and you could win a hamper worth R2000 courtesy of Megarom Games and Learn 3D SA.

- Head on over to the rAge Expo Facebook page , comment and like it to stand a chance at winning a game and hard drive hamper valued at R2000, courtesy of Megarom Games and Learn 3D SA.

Razor

- Meet Bravado Gaming from Team Razer at the Apex Interactive stand on Saturday, 10 October 2015 and win.

- The first 100 gaming fans to visit the Apex Interactive stand when the meet and greet takes place will receive an exclusive and complimentary Razer l33t pack. You can find out all the details here .

Logitech

- Set a lap time at the Logitech stand and you could win a G29 Driving Force. For more information, click here .

Tshirt Terrorist

- Tshirt Terrorist have three t-shirt hampers up for grabs. Be sure to visit their stand to learn more!

The NAG LAN

Definitely one of the largest attractions to rAge is the massive lan that takes place there, with seating for over 2500 gamers! Here are the details:

- Date: 9, 10, 11 October 2015

- Cost: R550 per person (includes free access to rAge Expo all weekend)

- The LAN opens at 08:00 on Friday 9 October 2015 and closes 15:00 on Sunday 11 October 2015

- Seating arrangements are on a first come first served basis, thus you will not be able to reserve specific seating when purchasing your ticket at Computicket

To make the lan even more enticing, Internet Solutions have provided a mind boggling 5Gbps bandwith available for those in the LAN for the event.

eSports

For those competitive types attending the LAN, there’s the Crucial Ballistix NAG LAN Challenge running for CS:GO, DotA 2, Hearthstone, and Starcraft 2.

The prizes for these challenges are the following:

CS:GO & DotA 2

1st Place – R2,500

2nd Place – R1,500

3rd Place – R1,000

Hearthstone & StarCraft 2

1st Place – R1,250

2nd Place – R750

3rd Place – R500

Over 400 players will also be heading to the Telkom Do Gaming Championships , taking place in the VIP area below the expo itself. All players will be competing for a massive price pool of R971,193, spread across six different games:

- Battlefield 4

- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PC)

- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One)

- ounter-Strike: Global Offensive

- Dota 2

- Hearthstone

- League of Legends

There will also be a Heroes of the Storm tournament, the top 8 teams of which will play an elimination tournament hosted at the Rectron booth on especially built gaming rigs.

Cosplay

GES-SA and LegionInk have teamed up to run this years biggest Cosplay competition! Judging will be on the Saturday and Sunday, and while entries are already closed, you’re definitely encouraged to vote for the participants! Outside of the competition, feel free to take photos of or with the cosplayers – just remember to ask permission beforehand! The cosplay at rAge is often of superb quality, and it’s quite an experience to see so many in one place!

rAge is definitely the highlight event of the year for many gamers, and has for many years really lived up to its namesake! There’s a ton to see, lots of discounts and giveaways, plus some really nifty sneak peeks at upcoming games. If you’re going, be sure to see everything that’s there to see!

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