SPLICED LIFE /
ISSUE 01
convention / rage 2013
The future is now
rAge always has a huge variety of
tech on show, and this year was no
exception. It’s a big year for hardware,
especially in the gaming arena with
the launch of two new consoles on the
cards in the next few months.
The Playstation 4 is set for release
just before Christmas this year, on
December 13th, and excited gamers
hovered over the glass case examining
the console from every angle.
The Xbox One also drew huge
crowds, and there was a substantial
line for a closed doors demonstration
of the console and its exclusive title,
Dead Rising 3.
Nintendo were not to be left out of
the tech display as they brought their
new Nintendo 2DS to the show for
visitors to get their hands on.
Along with the gaming tech,
there was a decent peripheral
turnout, with headphone leaders
Turtle Beach displaying their current
offerings, as well as Steel Series and
Razer coming to the party with their
latest products.
"With over 90 entrants, this pushed
the annual Legion Ink rAge Cosplay
Competition into the number one spot for
South Africa’s largest cosplay event."
One of the biggest highlights
every year is the Cosplay
Competition, and 2013 was no
exception. With over 90 entrants,
this pushed the annual Legion Ink
rAge Cosplay Competition into
the number one spot for South
Africa’s largest cosplay
event. For those of you
not in the know
about cosplay,
in a nutshell
it involves
dressing up as
your favourite
comic book/
anime/gaming
character. The
competition was
tough this year,
with a number
of impressive
and intricately
crafted costumes and the crowd
went wild for the competitors who
put on an awesome performance
for spectators.
As visitors, journalists, and
exhibitors (I’ve occupied all roles),
we spend three long, tiring days
traversing the floor of the Dome,
experiencing all there is to see,
touch, hear and feel (I leave out
taste because that only applies
to the food and would be weird
otherwise). We leave with aching
feet and sore backs. Tired from
days of shouting at each other over
the noise. Tired from walking the
floor a thousand times over. Tired.
But jubilant. And the last thing
I hear from others at the end of
every rAge?
“See you again next year!”?
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