Tag Archives: Lan

Yolanda Green

Project Omega LAN postponed

April 8, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 4 Comments

As a result of some of the feedback we have received, we’ve decided to postpone the Project Omega Dota 2 LAN which was set to take place this weekend. We’re postponing it in order to bring you a more awesome experience and make it the best LAN it can be.


Yolanda Green

Get ready for Lazygamer’s first Dota 2 LAN tournament

March 28, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 21 Comments

Dota 2 teams assemble! We’re going to be hosting a Dota 2 LAN tournament this April for pro teams and mixed teams, with R10, 000 cash prizes up for grabs!


Yolanda Green

LAN Gaming: Compete in the flesh, sort of

January 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 7 Comments

LAN gaming is a very important part of competitive gaming (eSports) world wide, while many leagues are held online, finals and international tournaments are hosted at LAN with great turnouts and spectacular spectatorship. Here’s a look at how to get into it in South Africa.


Yolanda Green

MainGaming December LAN madness

December 5, 2012 at 1:30 pm | 19 Comments

MainGaming is hosting two most awesome LANs this month, and I say most awesome because the games played and prizes are, well, amazeballs.


Darryn Bonthuys

Behind the scenes on the biggest LAN party happening this weekend

November 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm | 5 Comments

You think your LAN party is big? Wait until you the size of mine! While the majority of us will be doing…stuff,this weekend, over in Sweden, the mother of all LAN parties in on the cards. The Jonkoping based Dreamhack Winter party is promising a festival wherein 10 000 gamers can join together for one massive network of gaming over the next couple of days, and of course, they’ve got some serious hardware to back that claim up.


Richard Kopff

Steelseries 7H gaming headset review

November 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 8 Comments

When I first heard about the Steelseries range I thought it was the next level of pirating. All of you dodgy pirates forming a group to download as much TV series as possible, disturbing stuff. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it had nothing to do with pirating and was in fact Megarom bringing in the great gaming accessories, including the 7H Headphones.


Yolanda Green

S.A National LAN Champs registrations open

November 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 14 Comments

 

Registrations are open for the 2012 MSSA S.A National LAN eSports Championships, this serves as part of the selection process for the 2013 IeSF World Championships and open to any registered players.


Darryn Bonthuys

Don’t expect any LAN support for Starcraft 2, because there’s no philosophy for that

August 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm | 24 Comments

There may be a whole heap of new content eventually arriving with StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, but don’t expect it to have that one feature that RTS fans have been begging Blizzard for, LAN support, because that idea doesn’t gel well with their philosophy.


Darryn Bonthuys

Prepare yourself, for a weekend of action with MainGaming and FRAG!

June 20, 2012 at 1:30 pm | 9 Comments

Does online gaming fail to provide the challenge that it once did, while numerous strangers yelling abuse directed at you and your mom? Time for a real test then, and as everybody knows, nothing beats a good ol’ social LAN session when it comes to gaming.


Matthew Figueira

Diablo III: Megarom LAN Edition

May 21, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 33 Comments

As a society, we have swiftly progressed from the Electronic Age straight into the Information Age. The internet is touching all corners of the globes, connecting people in ways that were unimaginable. This itself has changed the way we game, and the way certain games are made. Take a look at the Modern warfare (snorefare) series as an example. A huge chunk of the consumers that purchase it do not even touch the single player campaign! They delve straight into the frantic online fps multiplayer action.

Once upon a time, LAN's were the only way one could effectively engage in multiplayer. Rumour has it that such gatherings are becoming more and more rare, and I do not dispute this claim at all. However, much fun and raucous laughter is still to be had, away from your haven at home! I was fortunate enough to be thrown an invite to a Diablo III gathering, hosted by Megarom at the Internet Solutions offices. It's a bit ironic if you think about it. We would all be part of an Internet LAN; gamers in the same room questing together, while our games synced back and forth across the world.


Geoffrey Tim

Audience chants for LAN when StarCraft II tournament goes wrong

April 19, 2012 at 10:00 am | 19 Comments

The original StarCraft is still one of the most played LAN games today. Blizzard’s decision to strip the option for play over local area networks, and have the game rely on its online Battle.net was a controversial one that, until people actually played StarCraft II and realised just how damned good it was, split the fanbase.

It was a decision that was largely made to combat piracy (under the guise of persistent matchmaking), and one that’s now bitten them in the ass.


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Community Editorial: What Happened To The LAN Parties?

October 8, 2010 at 10:00 am | 11 Comments

With rAge 2010 done and dusted and 2080 pc gamers getting there for their 3 day non-stop gaming fix for the next year I wondered to myself about the days I used to LAN. I walked through the LAN area while it was being set up and a strong sense of nostalgia rose up and reminded me of the “good ‘ol days” of gamers, pwnage, pizza and coke. For me times have changed and I no longer have the l33t PC I once had, now I just settle with an upgrade every 2 years and spend most of my time gaming on consoles, especially on Xbox Live. However, before the XBOX 360 arrived I used to LAN with a small group of friends on the original XBOX playing Halo 2. At that time we didn’t have LCD Screens so I lugged my 72cm TV through to a mates house, cleared out his living room and 12 of us would play Halo 2 in its diverse universe of multiplayer game modes. However since the introduction of the PS3 and the XBOX 360 and with Telkom introducing low-level broadband, gamers no longer want to leave their couches and instead opt to stay at home and play online in the evenings.

Geoffrey Tim

In Other News – 28 May 2010

May 28, 2010 at 4:00 pm | 3 Comments

Today is not just any Friday – our favourite excuse for getting plastered. Today’s James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s Birthday, so our drink of choice this afternoon is the iconic gin martini – shaken, not stirred!

It also gives us a perfectly suitable reason to put up this lovely picture of Olga Kurlyenko, the most recent Bond girl. Speaking of which, tell us which one’s your favourite in the comments!

Here’s the news we didn’t post because we were too busy looking at pictures of Pussy Galore on the internet.

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News

Kane & Lynch Film Loses director
Heavy Rain headed to PC?
No LAN, no how for Star Craft 2

 Screenshots

Sonic Colours Screenshots
HAWX 2

Stuff

IGN’s sexy Jessica Chobot bares her breasts for glory (and charity)
Red Dead Redemption Avatar goodies

Videos

Iron…Baby
First 15 minutes of Alpha Protocol

Starcraft II to get LAN support. Sorta…Maybe.

Geoffrey Tim

Starcraft II to get LAN support. Sorta…Maybe.

August 24, 2009 at 2:00 pm | 1 Comment

Blizzard’s much maligned decision to exclude LAN support from the sequel to the quintessential LAN game has angered a whole lotta folk. That particular internet mob can quieten down a little, as it seems that Blizzard are trying to find a happy compromise. Battle.Net developer Greg Canessa has confirmed that they’re looking to implement a sort of pseudo-LAN to one of 2010’s most anticipated games. Hooray?
StarCraft II Lan Petition Hits 100K Signatures

Geoffrey Tim

StarCraft II Lan Petition Hits 100K Signatures

August 17, 2009 at 2:15 pm | 7 Comments

Online petitions are a wonderful thing; They have proven themselves to be just about as useful as schooner made out of sponge, but continue to be used as a sort of passive online resistance against just about anything. They’re just about the easiest way for people to get their voices completely ignored. When Blizzard confirmed that there would be no LAN play in StarCraft II the inevitable petition made the news. (PS, there's a lovely new Starcraft II trailer after the jump)
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