The “excitable humans from NAG” as they so lovingly describe themselves are no strangers to hosting gaming events, especially considering they have multiple rAge expos under their belt. Rush has been going on for a couple of years now and was formed as the esports arm of rAge. This was my first year attending and whilst I only attended Day …
Every event on the South African geek and gaming con calendar is different. Today we look at Johannesburg's GeekFest and pop in at 2018's big outdoor festival and market.
The tabernae vagantes of South Africa’s con schedule is back! This year, Geekfest will be making its appearance at Monte Casino over the 13th and 14th of May.
Recently, a pre-shoot of cosplayers for the upcoming Geekfest SA resulted in allegations of the photographer responsible for a promo shoot snapping some pics of the local talent getting changed in and out of costume. Sleazy, terrible stuff that had the community up in arms and rightfully so. At the time that these allegations surfaced, local cosplayers claimed that the situation had boiled down to a “your word against mine” scenario. Understandably upset, the cosplayers called for a cosplay boycott of GeekFest SA. I reached out to the GeekFest SA organisers for a response, and got the following pair of statements that promised to rectify the situation
It's time for one of the coolest events of the year - it may not be rAge, but GeekFest is pretty awesome and you should be there.
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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