The 12th edition of rAge came to a conclusion yesterday (Sunday, 12 October 2014) after three days of gaming, dressing up, queuing, eating, sleeping on the floor, and trying to take in every aspect of the diverse showpiece.
Last year’s event attracted 32,626 visitors, and attendance at rAge 2014 is expected to surpass that – with the organisers estimating that between 35,000 and 37,000 visitors made an appearance at the expo. Final audited figures will be released in the coming days.
Besides the thousands of visitors, The Dome in Johannesburg was packed with 95 exhibitors – including distributors showing off unreleased games, hardware brands displaying the latest tech, and an old lady selling cheese.
The rAge LAN once again proved popular, with 2,500 gamers devoting 72 hours of their lives to joining the biggest local area network gaming setup in South Africa.
But enough talking, we know you came here for the photos. So we upped our game this year and brought a video as well. Below is just a taste of all that there was to do and see at rAge 2014.
MSI promo girls
rAge main stage
Army man
Alienware promo girls
Some Assassin’s Creed Unity
Epic cosplay
Asus DJs
5v5 LAN
NAG overclocking
All dressed up
A close up on the contacts
Let’s rAge!
Games on sale
And even more games
Cloak my ride
Game sale going down at rAge
The Star Wars mug I bought
He decided to spare their lives
Cosplay friends
The Xbox tractor beam was active
Sci-Ryder promo girls
Water bouncing speakers
Mario and Tinker Bell
Choose your character wisely
For the players
No smiling when in character
Old-school arcade fun
PS4 play on a Sony Xperia
X-Rocker gaming chairs
Finish him Scorpion
Watch and learn
Dota 2 shoutcasters
The expanse of rAge
LAN in comfort
LAN friends
Keeping it cool
Keeping players connected
Backup Internet connection
Just give me five minutes
Where’s Wally?
Still can’t find him
This game has bad graphics
More views from the top
NAG rAge LAN
Gigabyte promo girls
The force is strong with them
Watching some Dota 2 action
ROG giveaway
rAge main stage
Telkom Do Gaming League
Pro rigs at DGL
MyGaming editor Jan Vermeulen showing off his skills
Waiting to get in
Commentators prepping for action
Fine cosplay
More impressive cosplay
CRT in the Do Gaming League
Want to keep your PC cool?
Gaming at Evetech
Board game fun
Coke Zero keeps them going
They would not let us shoot Mortal Kombat X
Nintendo’s stand was colourful
Promo girls (and a photo bomber)
It’s a Mario
I am Minecraft
He preferred human women
Team Call of Strike
I am your nightmare
No, I am your nightmare
Master Chief
More cosplay
PlayStation 4 stand
Team cosplay
MyGaming journalist Quinton is actually a Sim
IS provided some serious bandwidth
Pirates don’t like peace signs
Classy cosplay
No rest for the exhibitors
LAN stamina – it’s not easy
Band of brothers
Dota 2 spectators
MSI and Evetech overclocking
MSI and Evetech overclocking
rAge main stage
Death awaits those who don’t game
SingStar take one
Jack Parow shows gamers how it is done
Jack Parow
Scarecrow and Aiden
Packing serious hardware
Do Gaming League players strike a pose
Evolve proved popular
More quality cosplay
United we are strong
Gamers taking a break
Make Games SA
Asus promo girls
Local games on show
You called?
The Force unleashed
See you again next year
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