rAge – the latest rumours, hype and facts just in! We came, we saw, we experienced it, now what? We are going to go back the next day and experience some more of course!! We arrived bright and early at the venue with much anticipation of what was in store for us, this being our first visit to rAge.

Walking in we had to be mindful of the trolley loads of lanners arriving – quite literally! Young and old alike, lanners were using trolleys to ferry their computers into the venue. The front doors were covered in black plastic so it was absolutely impossible to sneak a peak into the inside of the Dome. Fortunately for us we had press passes (yes, we are press people!) so we could enter the venue ahead of the massing hordes at the door.

Inside the venue was a hive of activity, with last minute set ups and tunings going on. We managed a quick walk around and managed to take some good photos and video footage early on. We were at the doors when they opened and the crowds poured in – shew, there was even a medic on standby (“Medic!”).

The main attraction was the gigantic Xbox 360 display in the centre of the expo. Xboxen were set up on which you could play most of the launch titles. Also featuring was the EA stand with 360 degree televisions set up inside playing clips of the latest EA games including The Godfather, Fightnight: Round 3 and Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II.

El33t staff were happy to see the show was complete with booth girls and fast cars. Now what would a show be without these? Also at the show was a Magic, the Gathering section where many were gathered to test their skills. There is a strong presence of anime with T-shirts, figurines, movies and books available to purchase. I am not a collector of figurines myself (other than that Mario and Luigi), but I must say I have been sorely tempted to buy a few just because they are so damned goodlooking.

Lots of competitions are being run giving away Xbox merchandise and other brands, and every now and again if you follow the sound of the roaring crowd, you might just be lucky enough to catch a lanyard or T-shirt being hurled through the air. You do enter this freebies area at your own risk though.

I didn’t get a glimpse of Fatal1ty, nor of the much hyped gOd (Girls of destruction) but hope to catch them in action tomorrow. Maybe I could get their autographs? ;) More news to follow tomorrow, if you can’t get down to the Dome we will keep you posted here. We will be attending the invite only Xbox 360 launch tonight so stay tuned!