We were fortunate enough to chat to Ster-Kinekor Entertainment CEO, Mario dos Santos this past weekend at rAge 2012. Ster-Kinekor Entertainment is the official distributor of Sony PlayStation hardware and Software in South Africa, as well as distributors for publishers including THQ, Bethesda, Capcom, Konami, and more. ZG: How are digital game sales comparing to retail sales in South Africa,…
I think the best thing that could have happened to the Devil May Cry was being tasked to Ninja Theory to build the new game. While Hideki Kamiya’s wonderfully excessive design is still one of the most celebrated ‘hack n’ slash’ series, the later titles were becoming a bit stagnant. The series represented everything that was great about the genre…
While Alienware has been available in South Africa for two years now, the manufacturer’s line-up was only available through select distributors and retailers. Because of this, Dell South Africa says PC gamers’ choices were limited in terms of what Alienware products they could purchase. PC gamers will be glad to hear that Dell, who represents the Alienware brand in South…
Nintendo South Africa are making it pretty easy for rAge attendees to win a Wii U or a 3DS XL console. All you will need to do is play any four games on Nintendo’s stand to be entered to win the prizes. The Wii U will actually be making its debut at rAge, so South Africa can get their hands…
Nintendo South Africa has detailed the Wii U and 3DS software line-up for rAge, which includes some nice surprises. Nintendo will have the yet-to-be-released Wii U on their stand for visitors to get their hands on, as well as the recently released Nintendo 3DS XL. Nintendo’s line-up for Wii U at rAge includes ZombiU, and best of all, Nintendo has…
JHB Gamers has announced that they have paired up with NAG to give away five sets of double tickets for rAge which kicks off later this week, 5 October. Tickets are priced priced at R 100 for the Weekend Pass, R 60 for the day pass, and R 180 for a family of 2 adults and 2 children. To enter…
… unless you live anywhere except within a 2km radius from the Coca-Cola Dome of course. South Africa’s “really Awesome gaming expo” is happening next weekend for those that have been worrying more about things like their Borderlands 2 being delayed and promises to be (most probably) bigger and better than all of the previous year’s events put together. We…
Kalahari.com launched their ‘Are You Infected’ viral ad campaign almost exactly a month ago with promises of more information on the 27th of September. Guess what? That’s today, and true to their word, they have more for you. To start with, anyone that visits the online retailer’s stand (no. 60) at rAge this year will be rewarded with a voucher…
Apex Interactive has announced that the forthcoming Celestial Games developed Toxic Bunny HD will be exclusively distributed them in South Africa. The game – an HD version of the SA developers most successful title – will be released at the rAge Expo this year. Find out what happens when an almost normal rabbit gets into a really bad mood. Follow…
“Are you infected?” So asks Kalahari.com in their new viral marketing campaign for this year’s rAge Expo. With no real meat to currently flesh out this campaign, we will answer “yes” and wait until more is revealed on 27 September. Ramone Pickover – Category Manager for Games at Kalahari.com – dropped one tasty morsel mentioning “breaking glass in case of…