{"id":226223,"date":"2019-12-17T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226223\/discover-your-inner-geek-at-the-festival-of-gaming\/"},"modified":"2020-01-30T12:48:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T10:48:43","slug":"discover-your-inner-geek-at-the-festival-of-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2019\/12\/17\/discover-your-inner-geek-at-the-festival-of-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover your inner-geek at the Festival of Gaming at the Rand Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the power of six as the Rand Show makes an explosive come back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The new look Rand Show just got bigger and better for gamers, geeks and adventurous kids. The show\u2019s Play Zone 2 is being transformed into every escapist\u2019s dream as the Festival of Gaming explodes onto the scene.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A delight for the those in-tune with virtual reality, wild imagination and creative cosplay, the Festival of Game features a Disney Frozen 2 experience, Marvel Find Your Power Junior Superhero Training Academy, Gaming, E-Sports, Technology, Geek Culture and the World Cosplay Summit SA finals. \u201cThe Rand Show is moving with the times and reinventing itself for a new generation. The Festival of Gaming is adding a whole new dimension to the show for visitors \u2013 both new and old \u2013 to discover. The 2020 show is shaping up to be the biggest yet. We\u2019re all ready to go and very excited about launching this brand-new attraction,\u201d said Craig Newman, Craig Newman, CEO of the Johannesburg Expo Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The team at NAG has partnered with the Rand Show to turn Hall 8 into an epic geek destination. The Festival of Gaming will play host to a variety of video games, gadgets, tech, e-sports and cosplay, plus a feast of other pop culture delights. Digital battles, booming bandwidth, all the gaming and tech gadgets you need and loads of cool toys, collectibles and must-have gear, along with tournaments and other digital attractions, will be on hand to tempt seasoned geeks and newcomers alike.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur objective at NAG has always been to grow the gaming industry. The exciting reinvention of the Rand Show in 2020 is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase the culture we all love so much to an audience that hasn\u2019t been exposed to our industry on such a large scale,\u201d Michael James, publisher of NAG and senior project manager of Vodacom rAge said.<\/p>\n<p>Purchase your tickets online at www.randshow.co.za.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='553fbd4eb6deeee8c09a41b6aaa986cc'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Festival of Gaming will play host to a variety of video games, gadgets, tech, e-sports and cosplay, plus a feast of other pop culture delights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":229029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Mpho Moloto","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[29930,29931,29932,2060,24276],"class_list":["post-226223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-cosplay","tag-e-sports","tag-festival-of-games","tag-kempton-express","tag-rand-show"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["cosplay","e-sports","festival of games","kempton express","rand show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}