Lan Party

Well, That’s One Way To Combat Misogyny In Gaming

5:00AM July 24, 2011 | Owen Good

Enthusiasts of military-style first-person shooters are not well known for their progressive thoughts on the matter of gender. The organisers of a large LAN party in Texas, scheduled to celebrate the launch of Battlefield 3, have decided the best way to deal with any slurs hurled at female gamers is to simply forbid them from attending. More »

News

German Pols Have A LAN Party In The Reichstag

12:30PM February 25, 2011 | Owen Good

Germany’s government has a rather sensitive relationship with video games. Reports of official censorship often involve the country, either for violent content or the fact that Nazis are useful game antagonists – and you know how they feel about that. Sensational crimes with ties to “Killerspiele,” have stirred calls for outright bans of violent games. More »

In Real Life

Ain’t No LAN Party Like A Swedish LAN Party

12:20PM December 2, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

As seen on the “world’s largest digital festival” host Dreamhack‘s Flickr feed. [via Gizmodo] More »

In University, The Party Never Stops — For LAN

10:00AM November 17, 2009 | Owen Good

Last week, more than a million users flooded Xbox Live to play Modern Warfare 2. Here’s something just as impressive: In January, nearly 300 gamers will meet in person to play a game released in 2000. More »