rAge 2011 expo highlights and schedule

DEVELOPERS

Megarom Interactive will be hosting private cinema style demonstrations of the following games:
TOMB RAIDER (Square Enix): One of this year’s most talked about games will be available to see exclusively at the show. Tomb Raider has been re-invented from the ground up giving you a Lara that has never been seen before.
HITMAN (Square Enix): There is only limited information available and we’re one of the first regions in the world to get our hands on game play, which promises to be equally exhilarating.
DARKNESS II (2K Games):2K Games will be here to demonstrate Darkness II.

30 Sep – 02 Oct
30 min intervals

Megarom
Stands X, W AA & AC

Nu Metro Entertainment present Rocksteady Studios’ Paul Crocker, Lead Narrative Designer on BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY available at the stand for interviews.

30 Sep – 01 Oct
10:00 – 15:00

Nu Metro
Stand L

Game.Dev is presenting community sessions with some of SA’s most talented professional game developers.  Developers will be available answer questions about their games, have them available for testing and discuss what the world of game development is doing in South Africa. 

Saturday:
10:00 – 10:30: Sven Bergström – Getting into Game Development
10:30 – 11:00: Jonathan Hau-Yoon with Chris Minaar – 3D Art for Games
13:00 – 13:30: QCF Design – Desktop Dungeons and more
13:30 – 14:00: Danny Day (QCF) – Revenue, Funding & Cloning
15:00 – 15:30: Luma Arcade – Running a Game Dev Studio
15:30 – 16:00: Dave Russell – Windows Phone 7 Development

Sunday:
Game. Dev will be demoing locally made games all day!

01 Oct – 02 Oct
10:00 – 16:00

Castle Corner

GAMING COMPETITIONS

Telkom Do Gaming, EA & Alienware present 24-player BATTLEFIELD 3 madness.  24 PC’s will be setup at the Telkom stand with BF3 code installed on each of them for players to try the game out.
AND
2011 Telkom Do Gaming LAN CHAMPIONSHIPS will take place in a VIP section at the rAge expo on 30 September to 2 October as the top gamers in Call of Duty 4, StarCraft 2, FIFA 11 and Counter-Strike 1.6 battle it out for a total prize pool of R160 000 and bragging rights as the best gamers in South Africa.

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Telkom Stand AE

Corex Alliance will announce 10 of SA’s top players in StarCraft and 10 in Call of Duty Black Ops, based on individual League Results, so a total of 20 players all together. This will be opened to the gaming community and public to vote on the Corex Alliance Facebook page for their favourite player.  By 17 October, Corex will have eliminated 10 contestants (5 from Starcraft and 5 from Black Ops) and the remaining 10 will feature in a video review.  The two final winners will be awarded with a Corsair Dream Machine to the value of R30,000, and the opportunity to continue to review products and brands under the Corex Alliance logo.

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Corex
Stand O

Indie Gaming at rAge: Learn 3D, a local learning institution specialising in 3D animation and game development, will be presenting the “Home Grown” competition.  Games produced by Learn 3D students will be put to the test as rAge visitors game-off for top honours and some awesome prizes throughout the show.  Games are available for download at http://www.learn3d.co.za/HomeGrown_Competition.html.

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Learn 3D
Stand 23

CALL OF DUTY BLACKS OPS FINALS on the stage. The top 2 clans out of 64 will be competing on sponsored PC’s.
Rest of the clans in this comp also available for interviews in the NAG LAN in the NGL area.

Sun, 02 Oct

Stage / NGL Area

GAMES

MegaromInteractive will be demonstrating the following games on the rAge stage throughout the expo (See stage schedule below):

Guild Wars 2 (NC-Soft)
Ghost Recon Future Soldier (Ubisoft)
Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
Rayman Origins (Ubisoft)
Darkness II (2K Games)
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Activision)
Assassins Creed Revolution (Ubisoft)

30 Sep – 02 Oct (see stage schedule below)

Stage 
&
Megarom
Stands X, W AA & AC

EA Games will have the following latest featured games on their stand:
FIFA 12
Battlefield 3
Need for Speed The Run
SSX
Mass Effect 3
The Sims 3 Pets

30 Sep – 02 Oct

EA Games
Stand AD

Nintendo will be focus on the recently released The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS; but will also have the following on their stand:
– Dead or Alive
– Resident Evil
– Street Fighter
– Steel Diver
– Pilot Wings

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Nintendo Stand U

Ster Kinekor Enterainment will be offering the following on code:
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Dance Star Medieval Moves
Street Fighter vs Tekken
Dragons Dogma
Asura’s Wrath
Racket and Clank All for One

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Ster Kinekor
Stand V

Nu Metro Entertainment will feature the following games on their stand:
Batman: Arkham City
Sesame Street: Once upon a monster
Lego Harry Potter
Happy Feet 2
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Nu Metro Stand L

4Gaming will be showcasing Fling Controller & Joystick-IT games :
Fling Controller: Modern Combat: black Pegasus; Call of Duty World: Zombies; Geometry Wars
Joystick-IT: Gun Bros, Etolis Aren, Infinity Field, Max adventure

30 Sep – 02 Oct

4Gaming
Stand A

OVERALL THE FOLLOWING GAMES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON PLAYABLE CODE WITH VARIOUS EXHIBITORS:
BATTLEFIELD 3: preview/playable code [PC]
DEAD RISING2:  preview/playable code [PS3]
STREETFIGHTER VS. TEKKEN: preview/playable code [PS3]
ASSASSINS CREED REVELATIONS: preview/playable code
MASS EFFECT 3: preview/playable code
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2: preview/playable code
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY: preview/playable code
KINECT STAR WARS: playable code [Xbox]
KINECT DANCE CENTRAL 2: playable code [Xbox]
KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES: playable code [Xbox]
KINECT SPORTS : SEASON 2: playable code [Xbox]
FORZA 4 : playable code [Xbox]
NEED FOR SPEED THE RUN: preview/playable code
FIFA 12: preview/playable code

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Various Stands

PRODUCTS

Nintendo are going big with their handheld 3DS marrying 3D and portable gaming.

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Nintendo
Stand U

Sony PlayStation’s new portable device, the PS Vita to be showcased.

Ster-Kinekor Stand V

Elementek bring you the best in high performance memory:
Black Dragon
GeIL DDR3 Memory –  Gaming Series – Black Dragon is equipped with 8-layer PCB for high stability and specially tested IC for high performance. The Black Dragon is DBT – Die-hard Burn-in Technology tested for superior reliability.
 
Enhance Corsa
GeIL DDR3 Memory –  Enhance Series – Enhance Corsa is tested with 10% guard band of the labeled speed which is implemented in XMP profile. It delivers performance & reliability exceeding expectations. The Enhance Corsa is DBT – Die-hard Burn-in Technology tested for superior reliability.
 
EVO Corsa
GeIL DDR3 Memory – Gaming Series – EVO Corsa is hardcore gaming performance memory designed and tested for the latest Intel chipsets with frequencies starting from 1866MHz, 2133MHz and up. The EVO Corsa is DBT – Die-hard Burn-in Technology tested for superior reliability.  

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Elementek
Stand 1

Corsair & Thermaltake showcased at Corex stand:

Corsair Gaming And Enthusiast Components
CORSAIR® VENGEANCE – Dual-Module Kit 16GB KIT(4GBx4) DDR3-1600 Hi-Performance RAM – 9-9-9-24, 1.5V
CORSAIR® VENGEANCE – Dual-Module Kit 16GB KIT(4GBx4) DDR3-1600 Hi-Performance RAM – 9-9-9-24, 1.5V
CORSAIR® Force 3 Series MLC 240GB 2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s – Read 550MB/s Write 510MB/s with 3.5″ Bracket
CORSAIR® Hydro Series H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler  – Pre-filled, Closed-loop System, Integrated Pump and Reservoir with a Double Thick Radiator and 2x 120mm Fans
CORSAIR® Hydro Series H100 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler  – Pre-filled, Closed-loop System, Integrated Pump and Reservoir with 240mm Radiator and with 2x 120mm Fans
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case

Thermaltake Gaming & Enthusiast Components & Peripherals
Thermaltake® Chaser MK-I Gaming Chassis – Full ATX Tower: USB3.0 superspeed, Top-mounted HDD hot swap Docking Station, VGA TripleMax 33cm
Thermaltake® Commander Gaming Chassis, USB3.0
Thermaltake® DH202 Media Chassis – ATX Desktop, Built-in Media LAB LCD, Black with Remote

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Corex
Stand O

OTHER

COSPLAY COMPETITION:
Three categories:
* Anime/ Manga – Handmade Costumes
* Anime/ Manga – Purchased/ Commercial Costumes (such as Naruto etc.)
* Other (Video Games/ Western Animation and Comics)
Each category has separate judging criteria.

Sat, 01/10 at 13:30

Stand AF

Artworks of Jolene Boshoff aka Joe Doe will be on display at the Artists Alley.  Joe Doe has been living through her art for most her life and continues to explore and push the boundaries of art exploration every day. In recent years, Jolene has gained cult popularity within the wildlife circles with her vivid depiction of mysterious leopards and other wildlife.  Lately Jolene has started exploring the bonds between women and nature, delving into the notion of ‘getting back to nature’ and as she puts it, “the great loss we suffer by secluding ourselves in a post-modern society of quick fixes and silicon dreams.”

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Artist Alley & Stand AF

Overclocking:
Frontosa will be showcasing X58 Intel based motherboards running liquid nitrogen and three 69 series graphics cards to have a go at the 3D Mark records from the Frontosa stand.

Gigabyte Overclocking on AMD stand: AMD FX 8 core CPU with 990FX board as well as an A8 APU with A75

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Stand B/G/H

Stand K 

Magic the Gathering celebrates International release of  Innistrad: Friday September 30th, 2011.
Innistrad is a plane filled with savage monsters, strange transformations, and sinister magic. This article will walk you through the major new and returning mechanics of Innistrad, as well as a new evergreen rules term debuting in the Magic the Gathering set.

Fri, 30 Sep 2011

MTG:
Stand AB

IT HUMAN INTEREST SUCCESS STORY:
Goodwill Kwenza came from a previously disadvantaged background with no education behind him. He was disabled in a taxi accident many years ago, rendering him unemployable with no education. Goodwill was selected by the 94.7 Christmas Wishlist initiative to study with Dynamix Learning Solutions. Without any experience, Goodwill struggled with his studies.  Dynamix sponsored for him start again on much needed pre-requisite courses. 

In 2011 Goodwill graduated top of his class and was immediately employed, now earning a good salary and owns a house.  

Microsoft chose him, out of every story submitted globally, for his story to be screened at the Microsoft Worldwide partner conference as a success story within IT.  Based on his story, Microsoft has now started a foundation named after him to help underprivileged around the world.

To view the video, visit http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/learning/videoGallery.aspx and select Dynamix Learning Solutions.

Goodwill Kwenza will be available for interviews with Sharon Oosterberg from Microsoft Learning South Africa.  NB! INTERVIEW APPOINTMENTS TO BE SCHEDULED. PLEASE INDICATE INTEREST BEFORE ARRIVAL. 

Sat, 01 Oct 2011

Dynamix
Stand 25

NAG teams up with The Verge – check out their stand in the centre of The Dome! 

30 Sep – 02 Oct

Stand AK

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Sunday, 2 October 2011

Time

Staged Event

Time

Staged Event

Time

Staged Event

Start

End

Start

End

Start

End

10:30

10:50

Samsung

09:30

09:50

Introduction Tomb raider

10:00

10:20

NGL Premier Division Finals

11:00

11:20

Tomb Raider

10:00

10:20

Platinum Micro: monitor give-away

10:30

10:50

11:30

11:50

Evetech give-away

10:30

10:50

Darkness II

11:00

11:20

12:00

12:20

Just Dance 3

11:00

11:20

Guildwars 2

11:30

12:20

12:30

12:50

Guildwars 2

11:30

11:50

Corex prize give-away, competition & dancers

12:20

12:25

LG 3D TV give-away

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

12:25

12:30

HP notebook give-away

13:00

13:20

Corex prize give-away, competition & dancers

12:00

12:20

Just Dance 3

12:30

13:00

NGL Prize Giving

13:30

13:50

Rayman

12:30

12:50

Ghost Recon

13:10

13:25

Corex Alliance Facebook Competition

14:00

14:20

Darkness II

13:00

13:20

Corex F1 competition & Dancers

13:30

13:50

Skylanders

14:30

14:50

Skylanders

13:30

13:50

14:00

14:20

Just Dance 3

15:00

15:20

Corex F1 competition & Dancers

14:00

14:20

Skylanders

14:30

14:50

Guildwars 2

15:30

15:50

14:30

14:50

Guildwars 2

15:00

15:20

Corex prize give-away, competition & dancers

16:00

16:20

Guildwars 2

15:00

15:20

Corex F1 competition & Dancers

15:30

15:50

Diablo III

16:30

16:50

Ghost Recon

15:30

15:50

17:00

17:20

Platinum Micro: monitor give-away

16:00

16:20

Guildwars 2

17:30

17:50

Diablo III

16:30

16:50

Corex prize give-away, competition & dancers

17:00

17:20

Diablo III

17:30

17:50

Evetech give-away