Pivot! Pivot! 2020 was a year for responding rapidly to change. In the case of gaming expos, pop culture events and comic conventions, that meant going online. But has the experiment with digital formats been successful?
After a quiet start to 2020, the South African calendar of gaming, comic and pop culture events kicks into gear from March. There are currently over 10 conventions and expos countrywide where you can proudly wave your geek flag. It remains a period of extreme change for the small local scene, though, with even some event casualties.
A quarantined zone, soulless eyes catching your gaze and the faint smell of body odur that’s barely covered up by a can of Axe deodorant. Sound familiar? If it does then congrats, you’ve probably endured one of the annual NAG LAN weekends that have become a trademark staple of the long-running gaming-centric convention that is rAge.
Yesterday, Avalanche and Bethesda released a trailer detailing how you’ll be able to activate some highlight reel exclamations within Rage 2. It wasn't an April Fools joke.
So if you’re in the mood for a little 80s cheesiness, some power ballad chords and horribly mutilating bad guys in a manner that makes an open casket funeral look like a busy Saturday morning at your local butcher, then the latest Rage 2 trailer might just be right up your alley.
Is there more to Rage 2 than just shooting a wasteland of wandering YouTubers looking for the ultimate like and subscribe? Turns out, there certainly is as Bethesda dropped a few more details on the sequel that nobody expected, after last week’s Game Awards.
Rage 2! Possibly the best vehicle for Andrew W.K’s music since Jackass convinced me that self-inflicted bodily harm was a great way to have fun. In a night that seemed very very focused on the apocalypse, Rage 2’s take on life after the fall of society may just be the silliest and colourful exploration of a world gone mad.
We're putting the spotlight on the cosplay of rAge 2018. Check out the highlights, as well as top-performing South African cosplayers who dominated the event's prestigious cosplay competition.
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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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