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more about #counterstrike more comments β chaoticumbrella: I started LAN gaming again quite recently. The moment we dropped into the game.....nostalgia just hit. The good sort. I couldn't figure out why I hadn... more » Jitterwyser: There's definitely a lack of LAN-capable games going around. I've organised a few 16-man Halo 1/2/3 LANs in the past, and they were always extreme fun... more » Odin: With the advent of stand alone DotA based games that actually do a good job of modernising the original (read: Heroes of Newerth) WC3 might be under t... more » jeembomb: it's not just because people have played the game for a long time so they are good at it, it's because the game was made in a way that allowed for ac... more » GreyFoxV1: As someone who runs a large LAN community up here in Manitoba I have to disagree about the college campus assertion. While a large part of our communi... more » Kualtek: It's nice to see something that says the LAN people still exist. It seemed for awhile we were going to be downplayed to extinction. I run a group for ... more » AOClaus: There's one good thing to come out of Modern Warfare 2, unlike the previous game you're not limited to the pre-made classes when playing offline, so e... more » Adhominem: I love lan parties but by god people who photograph them should focus on the more photogenic people, not the unshaven double chinned masses. Gamers g... more » Toothball: It's not just PC gaming that is creeping away from gaming in person. When I first got my Xbox I intended to buy three extra controllers so I could pla... more » RockyRan: It's really sad my college has nothing even closely resembling to an organized gaming community. Either that or it's so underground that it's practica... more » ThirzaLepidus: Great article Owen. I love LAN parties, but I've unfortunately moved past the college/HS prime for it, and almost never get to do it anymore. Also wi... more » deanbmmv: Ah the good old days of LAN gaming. KESnet, log in to a game, jump on LAN n see who's playing in the other dorms. Mainly Dawn of War, that used to be ... more » sci-fi_wasabi: You can tell these pics are from an American LAN party. #lan more » Xenris: Yea sadly I'm in engineering so you know... We kinda dont have the time these guys do to play in lan parties... But in the end, it balances out, I'll ... more » flaagan: I still miss the BANGG (Bay Area Network Gaming Group) lan parties. It really is sad to see companies alienating their origins in favor a DLC money an... more » -
#feature
In College, the Party Never Stops β 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. More » -
#feature
Head In The Clouds: Flying In Video Games
There's something fantastical about flying in a video game. We can easily run, jump and swim in real life. Flight is more exotic. But we do fantasize about it. Where do you think the term "flights of fancy" comes from? More » -
#maximumrisky
Strippers or Counter-Strike β Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?
Over in Moscow, two top Counter-Strike teams met in a LAN contest. As soon as they started runnin' and gunnin' however, the promoter threw in a surprise to test the team's focus: Strippers. Russian strippers. Let's get to the NSFW! More » -
#counterstrike
Counter-Strike Creator Working On New Game
Minh Le is the co-creator of Counter-Strike, a game that even ten years on is still played by millions around the world. So when Le starts work on a new shooter, it's probably worth a look. More » -
#politics
Former UK Prime Minister's Wife Attacked For Heading "Violent" Game Company
The wife and son of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair have become directors of a pro-gaming company, Daily Mail reports. More » -
#pc
All Weekend, Valve's Games Will Be Crazy Cheap
Valve are saying "to hell with third party Steam sales" this weekend, as their digital download store plays host to an in-house firesale, with Half-Life, Counter-Strike and Team Fortress products all going for a song. More » -
#counterstrike
Would You Quit School To Game Full Time?
School or Counter-Strike? Pick! Quick! Seventeen-year-old Swede Sophie "inzane" RegnΓ©r has. More » -
#crime
Russian Teenager Killed Over Counter-Strike Game
A teenager from the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been killed by a friend after a heated evening of Counter-Strike, Russian court documents reveal. More » -
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#crime
German Gunman Already Linked With Gaming
In case you missed the news earlier today, German teenager Tim Kretschmer went on a shooting rampage. Killed fifteen people. And already, attempts are being made to link the atrocity to gaming. More » -
#korea
Halo Wars Gets Korean TV Show
Korean gamers don't just love playing, but watching others play games, too! Korean network MBC Game has been broadcasting real-time-strategy game StarCraft matches for year. So broadcasting RTS Halo Wars makes sense. More » -
#valve
New Steam Beta Features In-Game Browser
Remember in-game browser Rogue? Well, maybe not for long. Valve's horning in on the action, which means browser overlays are officially all the rage. There's one included in the new Steam Beta client. -
#valve
Valve Releases Ten Years Of Amazing Sales Figures
Half-Life, the first-person shooter that put Valve on the map, has sold, on average, almost a million copies each year since its release in 1998. It's still the company's best seller—and that's just at retail. More »
