The 15th edition of rAge has come and gone and it all went down a treat generally. If you missed out then hopefully this compendium of coverage proves useful to you. We will be continuously updating the post with rAge related reports, videos and content, so feel free to keep checking back.
We’ll start with some self promotion (like, who is going to object right? RIGHT?!). If you head over to our Facebook page, you can find some videos, as well as photos (to follow). Over on our Instagram account we have a few pics to peruse.
Esports
The weekend saw a number of major events conclude with well over R2,5 million handed out in prize money. The ESL African Championships for CS: GO and Hearthstone concluded, while VS Gaming hosted the CS: GO Masters and the DGC. In what could be considered a changing of the guard, it was the year of Energy eSports who secured victories against their big rivals Bravado Gaming. It all promises an even more entertaining 2018 esports season.
The results from the various events are as follows:
ESL Africa CS: GO Champs
- 1st: Energy eSports
- 2nd: Bravado Gaming
ESL Africa CS: GO Champs
- 1st: Sythe
- 2nd: Menlyn
VS Gaming CS: GO Masters
- 1st: Damage Control [R220,000]
- 2nd: Veneration E-Sports [R99,000]
VS Gaming DGC
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4)
- 1st: Energy eSports [R12,647.06]
- 2nd: Bravado Gaming [R6,323.53]
CS: GO
- 1st: OK.blaze [R15,808.82]
- 2nd: BzK-Kingz [R7,904.41]
Dota 2
- 1st: Reversal [R15,808.82]
- 2nd: Aperture Gaming [R7,904.41]
League of Legends
- 1st: VxP | GooN Squad [R15,808.82]
- 2nd: RYL. Royalty – LOL [R7,904.41]
Overwatch
- 1st: Energy eSports [R18,970.59]
- 2nd: Pulse Gaming [R9,485.29]
Rocket League
- 1st: OK – dangerkids [R9,485.29]
- 2nd: Team Name [R4,742.65]
Battlefield 4
- 1st: PLT.Evolve [R15,808.82]
- 2nd: eLement-saLt [R7,904.41]
Hearthstone
- 1st: Gas [R3161.76]
- 2nd: Fafa [R1580.88]
Esports Articles
- Critical Hit: rAge was South Africa’s most important esports event to date
- GLHF: The Best Counter Strike Team in Africa
- Kwesé Gamer: [Video] ESL African Championship Grand Final (7 October 2017)
- Kwesé Gamer: About the Counterstrike Tournament
- Kwesé Gamer: About the Hearthstone Tournament
- MWEB GameZone: Energy eSports makes us proud at rAge 2017
- NAG: Damage Control wins VS Gaming CS:GO Masters tournament at rAge
- NAG: rAge 2017: An interview with Lauren “Pansy” Scott
- Times Live: SA team nabs African esport championship
- Times Live: Esports dominates at Rage gaming expo
General Articles
- Critical Hit: The brilliant cosplay of rAge Expo 2017
- Critical Hit: rAge 2017 wrap up – Our highs and lows for SA’s biggest gaming expo
- IT Web: Game development still niche in SA
- MWEB GameZone: The best tech on show at rAge 2017
- NAG: rAge 2017: home_coded hands-on
- NAG: rAge 2017: MSI talks Vega and Coffee Lake
- NAG: rAge 2017: NAG LAN spy pics
- NAG: Pull up a chair and play some boardgames at rAge 2017
- The Nexus: @ rAge – Busy, Crowded and Ultimately Fun
- SA Gamer: rAge 2017 your thoughts on the event
Photos
- Bravado Gaming: rAge-Expo 2017
- Critical Hit: rAge 2017 Cosplay
- Kwesé Gamer: rAge 2017 – Friday Gallery
- Kwesé Gamer: rAge 2017 – Saturday Gallery
- Kwesé Gamer: rAge 2017 – Sunday Gallery
- Land of Gamers: rAge 2017
Videos
Bravado Gaming at the 2017 rAge-Expo
by Bravado Gaming
Early Axes at RAGE Expo 2017 – Day 1
by Early Axes
Early Axes at RAGE Expo 2017 – Day 2
by Early Axes
Early Axes at RAGE Expo 2017 – Day 3
by Early Axes
rAge 2017
by Fortress of Solitude
https://youtu.be/aQxhBzLKfww
Previews
- NAG: rAge 2017: Hands-on with The Crew 2
- NAG: rAge 2017: Hands-on with Gran Turismo Sport in VR
- NAG: rAge 2017: Hands-on with Samsung’s 49-inch ultra-ultra-wide monster monitor
- NAG: rAge 2017: Forza Motorsport 7 hands-on
- NAG: rAge 2017: HP Omen gaming notebook 2017 hands-on
- NAG: rAge 2017: Far Cry 5 hands-on
- NAG: rAge 2017: Assassin’s Creed Origins hands-on
- The Nexus: @ rAge – God of War Preview Impressions
- The Nexus: @ rAge – Hands on with Shadow of War
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