For many years, rAge expo has been a staple event on my social calendar. As soon as I know the dates, I clear that weekend, apply for leave and mentally prepare myself for the coming excitement. Spending a weekend in the TicketPro Dome, surrounded by the sights (and smells) of other geeks and gamers is a thrilling experience. Okay, fine, maybe not the smell part, but everything else is awesome!
This year, rAge is celebrating 15 years as South Africa’s annual video gaming, computer, technology and geek culture exhibition. In addition to cosplay, gadgets, tabletop games and enough merch to bankrupt you several times over, the main attraction is, of course, the games. LANs, esports, hardware, playable demos, overclocking and probably much, much more.
Here are all the important details:
Location:
Pricing:
R120 day pass (valid for one day only)
R300 weekend pass (valid for all three days)
Event Times:
Friday 6 October: 10am-6pm
Saturday 7 October: 9am-6pm
Sunday 8 October: 9am-4pm
For the influencers among you, the official hashtags are:
#rAgeExpo2017
#escapetoplanetrage
#agalaxyofgeek
#15yearsofawesome
Now, for the really fun part. Critical Hit, being a social bunch of people, want you to join us for this year’s rAge. We’ve got five sets of double tickets to give away to south Africa’s premiere video game and geeky goodness expo. All you need to do is fill in the form you’ll find here:
Hope to see y’all there!
Last Updated: September 7, 2017
Craig "CrAiGiSh" Dodd
September 7, 2017 at 13:53
MINE !!!
Ottokie
September 7, 2017 at 13:57
Yes well. We also had a CPT rAge “once”!
*sticks tongue out*
VampyreSquirrel
September 7, 2017 at 14:04
You’re just jealous.
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:08
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Ottokie
September 7, 2017 at 14:09
I don’t need my tongue to rant on the interwebs xD
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:10
Ever watched Titus? That Shakespeare movie that Anthony Hopkins was in?
Ottokie
September 7, 2017 at 14:11
No. But I can rap like the first 151 pokemon names in order.
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:14
Sounds like you might have cancer, get that checked.
Anyways, there’s the one scene where Titus’s enemies do bad things to his daughter. But they don’t want her telling who did it. So they end up cutting out her tongue and cutting her hands off. Cannot speak who did the deed, cannot write a note of who did the deed…
Kinda messed up.
Ottokie
September 7, 2017 at 14:15
So writing with your feet and mouth are out? 😛
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:16
Considering the time period, writing like that with a quill would have been nigh impossible.
Kervyn Cloete
September 7, 2017 at 15:03
Daniel Day-Lewis and his left foot laughs at Titus Andronicus!
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 15:17
Laugh? You mean grunt and moan unintelligibly?
VampyreSquirrel
September 7, 2017 at 13:59
I will be at rAge either way, would be awesome to have won tickets to go though.
RinceThis
September 7, 2017 at 22:31
Cool dude see you there!
Skittle
September 7, 2017 at 14:04
I hope there is more on show this year, last year was a bit of a disappointment (for me at least).
Skyblue
September 9, 2017 at 22:11
Yeah, Batman Origins was my last year, all that bullshit BATMAN IS GOD was rubbish and there wasn’t any Quake Duel to watch…
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:05
Further proof that nobody cares about PE.
Jhb’s event gets a write up a month before it actually happens.
A PE event happens, and not a whiff of a write up.
You see, everyone? Size matters.
VampyreSquirrel
September 7, 2017 at 14:15
PE? Never heard of it.
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:17
You’re not the only one, apparently.
And man, some of the cosplay there was actually rather good.
VampyreSquirrel
September 7, 2017 at 14:22
Actually just pulling the piss… I’ve been to PE.
Did any of them have a Ford Bantam named a Ford Batman?
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:28
Don’t recall anything like that. But then, I wasn’t scrutinizing the cars outside. None of them were dressed up.
VampyreSquirrel
September 7, 2017 at 14:29
darn… still questioning why Darryn doesn’t own a Ford Batman (Bantam is an anagram of Batman :P)
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:37
I never saw D there, though I heard he did attend. One of my mates who cosplayed a knight (it looked pretty kickass) spoke to him.
But I was only able to make it later in the day, due to my 2 year old’s nap time!
Original Heretic
September 7, 2017 at 14:42
Check this out….
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VampyreSquirrel
September 8, 2017 at 10:51
That’s awesome!
Original Heretic
September 8, 2017 at 10:52
Two of my best mates. They’re brothers. And not just in arms.
VampyreSquirrel
September 8, 2017 at 15:43
Looks like they’re brothers… and that they’re armed… and dangerous.
Original Heretic
September 8, 2017 at 15:45
Considering the training they’ve had, yup, they are pretty dangerous with those weapons. They don’t just carry them, they CAN use them.
Admiral Chief
September 7, 2017 at 14:51
Medya tickhuts or gits!
Kim Jong Jim
September 7, 2017 at 21:33
Influencers? Among us? I’m watching you @rincethis:disqus
RinceThis
September 7, 2017 at 22:29
Pffft
Yondaime
September 8, 2017 at 12:47
Dear chosen deity, please let me win. I stay right by the dome, but you already know this!