R.A.G.E. -Really awefull gaming event

20Oct08

Here in south africa gamers has very few things to get excited about. Two of these things includes a gaming magazine filled with enough ego to be labelled its own religioun and then of course the annual gaming expo (which is ran by the gaming magazine called NAG). Along with the expo they also hold a large lan. Purchase a lan ticket and you get access to the expo and the lan.

So each year this is one of my highlights , since about 2006 it’s all started to go downhill in my own opinion. Yet it’s been growing in terms of people attending.

In 2006 they held the south african launch of the Xbox 360. As one would expect they should have let the actuall gamers attend the event. Instead they invited a handfull of has been celebrities. This I ignored untill 2007. I did not attend the LAN just the expo. Except the expo was so dull that me and my friend didn’t stay long. There was some games available to play, old games, when I say old games I mean NFS underground2.

This year was just dreadfull. Half of the usuall exhibitors could not afford to exhibit anything, this includes most of south african anime industry. Animeworx and Otaku was not at the event due to the high cost. If this was not enough , most of the stands was more focused on electronics and useless safety gadgets. There was even a university or two trying to get people to enrol. I also spotted a First National Bank at the expo.

Why on earth would they allow non gaming companies to exhibit at a gaming expo except for financial reasons? One of the biggest booths of course was the NAG magazine booth. Filled with a bunch of guys playing on consoles with egos as in “I’m a better gamer than you will ever be”. Don’t believe me? Go check out their forums and view the staffs profiles, especially their statuses. They often resort to religion bashing to put members in their places.

Anyway, I don’t usually rant but I just needed to get it off my chest.

Oh and if you’re wondering why I’m so quiet lately, it is because I dont have internet at work and when I get free time at home I use it to play games or to just relax.

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