MY GAMING: Attention all gaming enthusiasts

IF you’re keen on your gaming, there’s a fantastic website that started this year (2009) that you should know about by now. It’s goes by the domain name of www.mygaming.co.za and is packed full of news, reviews and the usual things gaming websites offer. Here’s an excerpt from their site:

MyGaming is a news, reviews and community website catering for the needs of the South African gaming community. It carries both national and international news about the latest games, consoles, PC gaming hardware and of course reviews about all of these.

Anyway, my point is that they’re offering some mean giveaways and hosting a Call of Duty 4 (CoD 4) competition. They are giving away over R2000 worth of prizes in a once off 20 minute CoD 4 match, R1000 in cash prizes, and two MSI G31M3 Motherboards.

The charitable gents at MyGaming are also giving away 2 copies of Killzone 2 for PS3 as well as two special-edition Killzone 2 T-shirts. Prize categories include “Most Kills”, “Most Assists”, “Most Deaths” and a “Special Knife Prize.”

You can enter this exciting competition here, or you can subscribe to their site to be kept up to date and become cool.

PS: Prizes are given to active forum members on a regular basis.

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IF you’re looking for something fun and exciting to do this weekend then make your way down to the Gateway Shopping Centre in Umhlanga where Nintendo Week (Wiik :P) is currently underway.

A section of the mall has been turned into a free-for-all Wii and DS arena, showcasing some of the latest and most popular Wii titles. Visitors are encouraged to try out as many of the games as possible, including 42 all-time Wii classics that will be on offer.

Kerry Taoushiani, Marketing Manager for Core Gaming says,

“While we have been running similar exhibits in malls countrywide all year, what makes Nintendo Week different from standard promotions is that the event is highly interactive with a big sound stage and room to kick up a fuss, perform and compete with others. We are not merely showcasing the games, but encouraging everyone to get involved, test their skills and stand in line to win exciting prizes”

A variety of tournaments will be run daily, and Mario and Luigi will be making daily appearances to keep the kids well entertained.

Wii want to play
With a colourful variety of Wii titles on offer, Nintendo Week aims to demonstrate that there is a game for everyone - from family fun with Big Brain Academy to kicking it up a gear with Mario Kart Wii and even building up a sweat with Wii Fit.

Visitors can also test their "brain ages" on the DS Lite with the latest self-improvement craze, Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training.

The crowds at Gateway will also be the first to experience Wii Music - the latest innovation from Nintendo, and will be able to join a virtual band.

Times of daily events:

• 11:00: Show folks who is the master of the Wii wheel in the daily Mario Kart Wii tournaments
• 15:00: Remember to bring your takkies for the Wii Sports tournaments and get some good exercise
• 16:00: Enter Gateway's Brainiest Family, a competition for the whole family to enter as a team, and test their skills on Big Brain Academy
• Nintendogs fans will be able to meet each other's puppies in daily "Bark Mode" sessions.

So if the weather is kak and the beach is out this weekend go check out Nintendo Week. The Nintendo team is on stand 09:00 - 22:00 until Monday 15 December. Go to Gateway's Promo court to catch some Nintendo action and find out what you really want for Christmas. And let me know what it's like!

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Really Awesome Gaming Expo: If you feel like an adrenalin-fuelled weekend full of fun, intrigue, adventure and ‘skop skiet en donner’, then rAge is without a doubt the place to be

THE annual rAge expo, which takes place in Johannesburg from the 3rd to the 5th of October at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, is back for the 6th year in a row, and is in a league of its own as South Africa’s coolest interactive technology and gaming expo.

This year visitors can look forward to new game and product launches, competitions, prize giveaways and amazing specials.

The event is looking to be a weekend extravaganza set to whet the appetite of anyone from Sandton yuppies looking for the latest in gadgets, to avid gamers interested in everything from the hottest games to taking part in the many competitions happening throughout the weekend.

Gamers will have to battle it out against each other in a
Call of Duty 4 spectacular like never before!

This year you can expect to find the following thrilling games, competitions, launches and lots more (courtesy of The Lime Envelope):

•Intel South Africa is the headline sponsor for the South African qualifier of DreamHack - an internationally renowned competition. Gamers will have to battle it out against each other in a Call of Duty 4 spectacular like never before, set to test the skills of even the most talented gamers.

Intel will also be launching the Intel Soccer Challenge 2008 – South Africa’s first-ever online soccer game which is sure to intrigue soccer and gaming fans alike.

•To gamers, the World Cyber Games is considered to be the Olympics of gaming events, and this year rAge will play host to the South African final of the competition, with the Grand Final event set to take place in Cologne Germany between the 5th and 9th of November 2008.

Thirty players will compete against each other on Saturday the 4th of October for the ultimate prize – a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete against the worlds best in Germany at the end of the year.

•Visitors can look forward to experiencing innovation like never before at the HP Experience stand. Pioneering new products such as Touchsmart — a computer which allows you to interact with the computer screen through the use of touch technology, and Voodoo — a genuine power gaming machine, will all be on display and for sale at the stand.

•Megarom will be bringing two international developers from both the Far Cry 2 development team as well as the End War team, who will be talking to the public at rAge at scheduled intervals throughout the weekend. Visitors can also look forward to a Guitar Hero III competition running on the Megarom Interactive, MTN Loaded and Xbox 360 stage.

•Gadget geeks, action fanatics and would-be-babe magnets will be the focus of Coke Zero with their From Zero to Hero competition. Visitors stand a chance to win spectacular prizes including four Coke Zero FMX bikes, four PS3 consoles, PS3 games and R100 000’s worth of Sony products.

•Become the life of the party this year and keep your friends entertained for hours on end with the new games on offer from Xbox 360. Look forward to exciting new games such as Lips - where your living room transforms into your stage, and You’re in the Movies – the first and only game of its kind to literally transport friends and family into the magical world of cinema.

•CTT Computers will have technology freaks watering at the mouth this year when they showcase the first ever Microsoft Home Server available to South Africans. Not only will this operating system be for sale at the expo, but one lucky visitor will win one of these truly brilliant operating systems.

There’s no doubt that this years expo will have something for everyone, whether you’re a casual gamer or just interested in finding out about new computer gadgets on the market – rAge has something for you!

•Ticket prices are R40 per person per day, or R60 for a weekend pass.

For more information on rAge visit:
rAge 2009 plans
www.rageexpo.co.za

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