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Friday Debate – Can the SA gaming scene handle both rAge and Comic Con Africa?

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 5, 2018
in :  Features, Gaming, Opinion
36

Can the South African gaming and pop culture scene even handle two mega-events that are so closely paired together on the convention circuit, or will one of these giants eventually fall and leave a massive void that the other titan will consume?

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Friday Debate: Weed is legal, so what are you eating?

By Darryn Bonthuys
September 21, 2018
in :  Lifestyle, Opinion
66

Sound off below. Tell us the ultimate hunger-buster for the munchies, or maybe even regale us with a tale of an epic journey to a particular fast food eatery that satisfied your post-blazing hunger in the past.

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Here’s what we liked (and didn’t like) about Comic Con Africa

By Darryn Bonthuys
September 17, 2018
in :  Lifestyle, Opinion
51

Comic Con Africa has come and gone, leaving one hell of an impact on the local convention scene. Was it worth all the hype though? Did it live up the expectations that fans and consumers had for the very first official Comic Con on African soil?

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Comi Con Africa – Top 10 things I recommend you check out this weekend

By Gavin Mannion
September 14, 2018
in :  Comics & Toys, Entertainment, Gaming, Lifestyle, Opinion
0

Comic Con Africa is on right now, so what can you absolutely not miss during the weekend? I don't really know, but here are the 10 things I would love to see this weekend, if I was in South Africa.

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Gaming And Politics

By Glenn Kisela
September 12, 2018
in :  Opinion
104

Alex Jones is not a name you would easily associate with gaming and yet he has somehow created a huge dilemma within the gaming world, particularly esports. For those not aware of Alex Jones, here’s a short excerpt from his Wikipedia page: [quotes quotes_style=”bquotes”] “Alexander Jones is an American radio show host and conspiracy theorist. He hosts The Alex Jones …

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Friday Debate: Comic con vs rAge–which are you excited for and why?

By Geoffrey Tim
September 7, 2018
in :  Gaming, Lifestyle, Opinion
51

It’s now a week until the inaugural Comic Con Africa kicks off, bringing the highly-celebrated geeky pop-culture convention to African shores. Here’s a thing though – coming a month earlier than the usual big convention, rAge, it tramples on toes a little.

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Friday Debate – Who’s worth a click on YouTube?

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 31, 2018
in :  Entertainment, Opinion
100

The problem with YouTube, is that its biggest names draw in millions of clicks from pure baiting tactics, shrill screaming for attention and piggybacking off the work of others. If you’re prepared to dig for content however, then you’ll find plenty of fantastic channels on YouTube. We want to know what those channels are.

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The Lazy Person’s Guide to healthy eating

By Craig Risi
August 17, 2018
in :  Features, Lifestyle, Opinion
24

Lazy lifestyles may often lend themselves towards fast food, but it doesn't always have to be that way and in your journey to a healthier lifestyle, eating better makes a massive difference.

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Gaming and its love-hate relationship with its personalities

By Glenn Kisela
August 14, 2018
in :  Gaming, Opinion
89

Gaming is an incredibly lucky industry with its relatively intimate access to its personalities but is that something that needs to change going forward?

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Friday Debate: What completely pointless things annoy you?

By Geoffrey Tim
August 3, 2018
in :  Opinion
219

Human beings are calm, rational creatures who’re able to go through life without small things getting in the way of their calm demeanours. That’s not at all true, because we tend to become annoyed, incensed and angered by the silliest, most pointless things. For some reason or other, there’s some completely trivial thing that just happens to light the fuse that makes us want to go around kicking puppies. What irks you?

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Friday Debate: Is it ever okay to pirate games?

By Geoffrey Tim
July 27, 2018
in :  Gaming, Opinion
123

The big theme in gaming news this week seems to be piracy. It's a damaging practice overall, but is it ever okay to pirate video games?

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Overwatch toxicity and the privilege of not caring about endorsements

By Emily Stander
July 26, 2018
in :  Features, Gaming, Opinion
28

Toxicity is an unfortunate and expected part of any kind of competitive setting. Dealing with defeat (as an example of what could cause this) is often something many people can’t actually process properly, and there have been many circumstances where those people straight up quit the game or even blame others for the mistakes that they have made.

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