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In Real Life

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

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.

February 25, 2011
News

German Pols Have A LAN Party In The Reichstag

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.

December 2, 2009
In Real Life

Ain’t No LAN Party Like A Swedish LAN Party

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

November 17, 2009

In University, The Party Never Stops — For LAN

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.

June 30, 2009
News

QuakeCon 2009 Is Going To The Gaylord

id Software’s annual gathering of Quake, Doom and Wolfenstein fans will happen August 13th to August 16th. And it will happen at a new location, the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.

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