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NAG LAN tickets go on sale August 31

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Most of you will most likely never get a chance to visit Gamescom or E3, but on a local scale, we’ve got a pretty damn good alternative in the form of rAge. The Really Awesome Gaming Expo will be held this year from October 4-6, and as usual the massive LAN event will be the peak attraction. Tickets go on sale August 31. Here’s what you need to know.

From 09h00 AM on that last day of August, the tickets will be up for grabs at, and only at, www.itickets.co.za. That ticket will cost you R400, and includes a free pass to the expo itself for the entire weekend. Tickets are also limited to only two per person. The sponsors for this year includes Corex, Intel and HP.

If you’re planning on taking part in this event, I’d prepare early if I were you. Specifically by sitting at my keyboard and hitting the F5 key until your finger is a weathered piece of bone. Tickets last year sold out within an hour, with the usual scalpers trying their luck afterwards with massive pricing on sites such as Gumtree.

For more details on the rules, what to bring and what to expect, hit the NAG forums or the official site. The chaps there are more than happy to hand out some advice. And for those of you heading to rAge who aren’t planning on LANning, take some deodorant with to chuck at the PC jockeys inside the cage.

Oh, and a stick.

Last Updated: July 23, 2013

119 Comments

  1. ” take some deodarant with to chuck at the PC jockeys inside the cage.”

    Hahahaa, hope for your part you come to Rage with a mask (or rather your whole batman costume), otherwise Clan Neckbeard will hunt you down!

    Reply

    • Trevor Davies

      July 23, 2013 at 08:47

      You only need to throw deodorant at people who use Linux. Filthy hippies. trollol

      Reply

      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 23, 2013 at 08:49

        I use Linux lol …… so now I’m a filthy Hippie … is that it now?…. 🙁

        Reply

        • Trevor Davies

          July 23, 2013 at 08:51

          First it was tentacles, then zombie love, now Linux too? IS THERE NO END TO THIS MADNESS!

          Reply

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:01

            Lol 🙁 🙁 I feel discriminated against now ……….. heal the world, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race 🙁

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:04

            ARE you human? O_o

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:11

            …………………..bzzzz bzzzz I AM HUMAN … bzzzzz

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:06

            I know, I am also worried as hell now. I think we need an intervention!

        • HvR

          July 23, 2013 at 08:58

          Rather a filthy hippie on Ubuntu and get some work done than a hipster using Windows 8 bragging about shortcut keys.

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          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 08:59

            I loooooove me some shortcut keys and I’m too old and fat to be a “hipster” unless you mean chance of breaking one.

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:01

            At least Ubuntu can make secure connections without going all ape shit and recover from hibernate,

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 09:02

            I’m not defending Windows bud, I have prescribed to the bi-annual re-install policy since Win 98.

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:04

            Big fan of Windows XP (from SP2 onwards) as a working machine, use Windows 7 on my gaming machine but all I found Windows 8 to be good for is looking at blocks and swearing a lot.

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:06

            So it’s perfect for Galacticraft! 😀

          • Paul Fouche

            July 23, 2013 at 09:54

            win 8 ftw

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:01

            LOL yeah, ooh look at all these blocks, or UI be ballin yo

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:05

            Hipsters use Apple products ;P

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:06

            Apple products are so last year and iOS has features that work, they are all switched to Windows 8 since it is exclusive, looks different and does jack shit.

      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 23, 2013 at 08:49

        I use Linux lol …… so now I’m a filthy Hippie … is that it now?…. 🙁

        Reply

      • Slade Boender

        July 23, 2013 at 09:01

        hahaha, you sir, just won the internet… and my heart <3

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    • John Ambitious

      July 23, 2013 at 09:06

      Luckily we can be sure things like food will be totally affordable.

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      • Skyblue

        July 23, 2013 at 09:11

        The food and beverage is very expensive at the Dome, like most shows and concerts in Gauteng at big venues. The shwarma’s are good though and priced pretty closely to what you pay at a regular Anat store.

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        • John Ambitious

          July 23, 2013 at 09:17

          I need a sarcasm font

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          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 09:25

            I got the sarcasm, just wanted to punt my fav chow

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:25

            Haha, sorry. I couldn’t read your expression.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            July 23, 2013 at 12:23

            it’s called italics

      • Spathi

        July 23, 2013 at 09:26

        The Master Race doesn’t dare to put cheap food into their mouths! 😛

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  2. Skyblue

    July 23, 2013 at 08:43

    I never go to Rage on a Sunday anymore as most of the players are ripe by then not having showered for a few days. Aura – olfactory assault edition

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  3. TiMsTeR1033

    July 23, 2013 at 08:43

    rAge better be better than last year! I stood outside for like an hour! only to come inside to a few things to see! They must make better comps and give away alot more free shit. and do it like in suprise ways. like say you played a fighting game and you won even know you didnt know there was a prize you get it! plus the crowds jump for free crap like Sims 3! I mean people nearly hit people in the face and crap for that! sure if it were for say a ps3 console and all you gotta do is get the game box then thats understandable. But from all my rants, I hope for NAG’s sake they sort out Ps4’s to play on and xbox ones! I mean seriously make rAge what it was

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    • Goth_Nerd

      July 23, 2013 at 12:17

      *slow clap*

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  4. Umar Kiiroi Senk?

    July 23, 2013 at 08:44

    Why can’t these things be here in CT too … no fair WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

    Reply

    • TiMsTeR1033

      July 23, 2013 at 08:44

      You not missing much trust me! But if they have ps4s and xbones this year then you will! 🙂

      Reply

      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 23, 2013 at 08:45

        Still … We get nothing, something is better than nothing

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        • TiMsTeR1033

          July 23, 2013 at 08:46

          You got burger king be grateful! LMAO!

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 08:47

            Glorified Steers burger … it is nothing special at all

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 08:59

            Still not willing to stand in a queue for more than 10 minutes for a bloody burger.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:00

            Hell no, it is just a burger and it is really not worth the hype…..it’s a bloody burger lol not gourmet just a normal burger

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 09:00

            Ah but a Nando’s burger, that’s a different story

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:09

            I really didn’t get that. Saw people posting on FB how they were standing in queue. I will never be that desperate to try out a new friggin burger.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:12

            Indeed, people say it’s for the experience……..I’m pretty sure we all experienced a burger before

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 09:12

            When McShit opened in SA there were dumbasses sleeping outside the store before they opened.

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:14

            There was dumbasses that camped out in front of BK for more than 36 hours to get one of the free 1000 whoppers.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:14

            WhooHoo South Africans

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:12

            When I was at Tygervalley on Saturday I saw the Burger King was open there now, and only 4 were people inside, I was expecting queues after all the complaining I’d read.

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:15

            Really? Wow. I also thought once that thing opens it’ll be crazy. Might try one there sometime. At least the service can’t be worse than the Tygervalley KFC

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:17

            They have serious stock management issues, was at Tygervalley last week before the lunch rush, decided to try it, With 5 people in front of me nobody got served for 10 minutes, turns out that they ran out of rolls and meat at 11am.

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:21

            lolllllll man that’s pathetic.

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:20

            Agreed. I haven’t bothered yet too. Just remember that I loved them in the UK. I see there will be 3 soon, one in town, Tygervalley, and Cavendish.

          • Mossel

            July 23, 2013 at 10:35

            You say that, then 30 minutes in you convince each other that you’re in it to win it. Then 2.5hours later you realise that you just wasted your sunday on generic McDonalds.

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:07

            Take that back you heathen!

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:08

            Really?…it really isn’t all that amazing hey…It’s just a burger

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:14

            Dude, firstly they are much bigger than anything out on the market, and cheaper. And they taste of beef, not cardboard! AND, jalapeños! FTW!

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:16

            Just give it some time, they’ll scale down everything once they have enough people who think they’re the best.

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:19

            Oh yes, you know it. I want me a chilli burger now, but only have fruit and yoghurt. #boring

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:17

            That’s what she said … I’m sorry, had to say it. lol and yep I can agree they are bigger, but that won’t last long though 🙁 steers was that size too. but still man, I would prefer gourmet food, BK is still just plain Take aways

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:21

            It’s not the size that counts :/

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:21

            That’s what she said! DING! 0-O

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:28

            If only 🙁 lol

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:23

            It’s the taste?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            July 23, 2013 at 09:24

            Oh so you would rather have a tiny shitty burger that tastes amazing leaving your stomach begging for more? Size counts no motion of the ocean shit with food!

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:26

            I remember stopping at this 24 hour food place once with my brother, burger the size of a dinner plate. It tasted like crap heh.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            July 23, 2013 at 09:37

            I dont mean have a big burger and shit just burger must have decent size! like steers king steer burger great taste and size and like mcfeast deluxe same thing, althoght I prefer the double quater pounder with cheese

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:07

            I’m with Senk?.

          • Mossel

            July 23, 2013 at 10:33

            Not glorified. If blindfolded I wouldnt be able to tell the difference between Burger King and McDonalds. I dont know what I expected.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 10:50

            Yeah, it’s more of the hype surrounding BK … it’s honestly not much different than McD

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 08:58

            There is only one burger king, and that is King Steer burger.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:02

            Hell yeah!

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:08

            Used to be but it lost a lot of its Hohaaah! over the years, it feels that every year the make the burger patties smaller and replacing the meat with mustard.

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:10

            Quite. They now have meaty flatjacks as patties

          • Trevor Davies

            July 23, 2013 at 09:10

            True, and the roll bigger, and a small chips is now a handful of chips lol.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:11

            LOL KFC chips syndrome

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:12

            Ordered a awesome everyday burger earlier this year and they managed to beat KFC hands down on small chips portion.

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:13

            That must be some kind of record

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:13

            Holy krap so you got like 5-6 chips lol … disgusting!!

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:16

            like 4 and half with bottom quarter of the paper packet filled with crumbs

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:17

            Oh those very crispy pint size chips? The last of the batch lol

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 09:14

            Seriously though, try Anat, great food that kills any burger.

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:27

            Even they are up and down in quality these days, my favourite Anat snack is a falafel pita smothered in chili sauce. But last 2 times I had it pita was a piece of dried cardboard.

            Best take away (burger, swharma or burrito) is Mochachos with their heroin laced mayo. Sadly there is no longer one in my area.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            July 23, 2013 at 09:41

            One down the road from me! hmmmm I gotta try that

          • John Ambitious

            July 23, 2013 at 09:09

            Yes yes

        • Skyblue

          July 23, 2013 at 08:47

          Rage isn’t as bad as Tim would have you believe and he’s prob still attending this year. Lots of unreleased games on display but just don’t go on a Saturday, it’s too full to move.

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 08:48

            Naa I know, I’m sure Rage is awesome, really wish I could go. is there cosplaying?

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 08:57

            There is some, not as much as international events. They had an awesome Lara there a couple years back doing proper photo shoots for free with guests.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:02

            Man …. that sounds so cooooool 🙁 🙁 Jelly

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 10:19

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 10:34

            Spawn and Gintama Cosplay 🙁 🙁 🙁 SO AWWWESOME!!

          • TiMsTeR1033

            July 23, 2013 at 09:40

            Yes I will be attendting Rage even know it sucked last year lol Is Friday a better day or sunday?

          • Skyblue

            July 23, 2013 at 09:46

            Friday afternoon is the quietest time of the weekend, no smelly gamers and a chance of actually getting hands-on time with the titles.

    • Skyblue

      July 23, 2013 at 08:45

      Ape Town according to a certain local gaming organisation *cough* MSSA *cough*

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      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 23, 2013 at 08:45

        Apes can Lan too 🙁 🙁

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      • TiMsTeR1033

        July 23, 2013 at 08:46

        That shit about getting colours in gaming MSSA was on news last night. Said its getting started properly and soon will be a proper sport

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    • Matthew Holliday

      July 23, 2013 at 09:14

      We have a RAGE sized LAN every month actually, for half the price.
      http://www.oc.co.za
      anywhere between 450-1000 people at the LAN, depending on the time of year.

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      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 23, 2013 at 09:15

        Yeah, usually attend OC, but I mean the actual event, with game booths and cosplaying etc

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        • Skyblue

          July 23, 2013 at 09:16

          What’s stopping you from starting the trend at OC? ;-p

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:19

            I don’t wana rock up in my Hentai Kamen suit, will probably never be allowed into OC again 🙁

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:21

            More tentacles! lol 🙂

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:22

            Society doesn’t get it yet …. I want to live in a world where tentacles can roam free without fear of being ostracized.

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 09:26

            I feel for you man. Heck, here you go.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:29

            Hehe thanx man, that’s pretty light Tentacles, will keep my NSFW pics for Friday

          • RinceWind

            July 23, 2013 at 10:01

            It took me 2 minutes to find a safe image! LOL Don’t type in Anime and Tentacles when colleagues are around 0-O

          • HvR

            July 23, 2013 at 09:33

            Isn’t that what Sandy Bay beach is for?

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 23, 2013 at 09:36

            LOL ….. Whole bunch of old people that doesn’t know what tentacles are …. well not the kind we know lol

      • Gavin Mannion

        July 23, 2013 at 11:29

        that’s half a rAge sized lan.. but still cool

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        • Matthew Holliday

          July 23, 2013 at 13:22

          details details 😛

          Reply

  5. Slade Boender

    July 23, 2013 at 09:03

    Is it just me or is it a bit later this year than expected? Im just used to doing Sexpo and Rage on the weekend (although last year that didnt happen)

    Either or, Im pretty keen, all that juice from E3 and Gamescom is going to be trickling down my eyeholes. Cant wait. Hopefully we’ll have some live next gen previews (hoping)

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    • Skyblue

      July 23, 2013 at 09:04

      “all that juice from E3 and Gamescom is going to be trickling down my eyeholes. Cant wait. Hopefully we’ll have some live next gen previews (hoping)”

      Errr, I think this was Sexpo you were talking about…

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      • Slade Boender

        July 23, 2013 at 09:05

        HA!

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  6. Paul Fouche

    July 23, 2013 at 09:13

    Sinners and heathens beware! haven’t been to one in 4 years, i think its about that time to make an appearance

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    • Trevor Davies

      July 23, 2013 at 09:24

      Smite them brother Paul, let them see the error of their wicked ways.

      Reply

      • Paul Fouche

        July 23, 2013 at 09:53

        hahaha! thou shalt not pass!

        Reply

  7. Vampyre Squirrel

    July 23, 2013 at 09:36

    I tend to go to rAge once every 2 or 3 years… and the Expo part always gets smaller, and the lan bigger… what’s up with that? seriously?

    Only been into the lan once before, but that was when Mustek sponsored the network which was DLink and we got given tickets for free. And now Corex (Part of the Mustek Limited Group) is sponsoring this year… wonder if they’ll fail or not XD

    This year is my rAge year though lol

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    • Argentil

      July 23, 2013 at 10:45

      Your experience mirrors mine. I imagine the turnout hasn’t dwindled to the point where they have to actually put effort into the expo, so increasing the LAN makes them more money. I hope it’s actually worthwhile this year. I’m mostly going in hopes they will have Xbox One/PS4’s on demo. If not, I will probably head home early – because them not securing consoles will be indicative of the expo’s dwindling relevance as a whole.

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      • Gavin Mannion

        July 23, 2013 at 11:28

        actually last years rAge saw more visitors than ever before and a huge actual show floor… I think the LAN is smaller this year

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        • Vampyre Squirrel

          July 23, 2013 at 12:27

          Smaller LAN means more to see… hopefully they can keep me busy for more than 2 hours this time.

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        • Argentil

          July 23, 2013 at 12:39

          I hope so – good to hear.

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    • Stigmata101

      July 23, 2013 at 13:17

      Mark it down as a FAIL already, they stuffed it up last year and this year will be no different.

      Just a bunch of kids sharing stuff and playing hacked games.

      Oh what i would give for the publishers and Microsoft to pop in and do an audit check…

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  8. Stigmata101

    July 23, 2013 at 13:21

    This “event” has got worse by the years. Last year the LAN never really got going for the general area, unless you were playing games that did not require online servers.

    As i said after Rage last year, Stuff them and their poor organisational skills.

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  9. Tero

    July 23, 2013 at 16:49

    Cant wait for the pure awesomeness that is rAge!!!

    Reply

  10. Paul Schlacter

    July 26, 2013 at 12:37

    Blue Man Group is a wonderful event! I love to see them live so have purchased cheap Blue Man Group tickets from GoodSeatTickets.com

    Reply

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