"I guess I am thinking a lot about the early 2000s lately, like a lot of people, I think, in their 30s." That’s one of the first things writer, game designer, and podcaster Merritt K said to me in ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Getting one together could be Sisyphean, but the payoff was everything. Getting one together could be Sisyphean, ...

So, me and some friends want to get together and Lan Party like it's 1999. I used to go to "LanWar" in Louisville which started with 60 people and ended up being over 1000, it was great times, a lot ...

At the turn of the millennium, web-based technology was in a state of chrysalis. Google was just one of several mainstream search engines, not yet a monopolistic empire. Dial-up internet (and its ...

This past weekend, my friends and I held the latest entry in an on-going tradition: a yearly LAN party. Every year, without fail, the party reminds me of something that should be unforgettable – you ...

Some of you whippersnappers out there never got to experience a proper LAN party, and I'm here to tell you that you missed out. Sure, it's easier than ever to link up with friends anywhere in the ...

PDXLAN 24 - TweakTown is on the ground in Portland, OR, for PDXLAN, one of the largest LAN parties on the west coast. A little background: PDXLAN started back when CRTs were still in vogue and the ...

It's becoming clear that the humble LAN party is becoming an outdated concept in the modern world of gaming. A LAN (local area network) party is an event where any number of people come together with ...

BigScreen is hitting the Oculus Home store with a big update today, delivering on the promise to bring a “completely cross-platform” LAN party experience to virtual reality. Using BigScreen, up to ...