Josh and I have been planning a Holiday LAN party for a few weeks. It’s been two years since our last LAN party so we were certainly overdue for one.
If you don’t already know, a LAN party is where you and your friends gather, bring your PC or gaming consoles, link them together and play games together! Our past parties have always been PC based but we decided to change it up and try an Xbox 360 LAN this time.
I prefer PC gaming, as it is much easier for me to control using a mouse and keyboard rather than a controller, but either way, each system has its pros and cons. Setup time with a console is virtually plug-and-play, while there is installation and long update / patch waits with PC games. Also, consoles are much easier to transport, but there are a few negatives with consoles. First, you need multiple consoles and televisions, as well as multiple controllers and games. Josh went above and beyond this time and made sure we had plenty of everything for a successful LAN.
As you can see, we had plenty of games to keep us busy both days.
Adam brought over his PS3 and connected it to his 24″ LCD screen. He is the only person that has a PS3 among the group so unfortunately, he was playing alone.
Here we have Left 4 Dead ready to go on one of the big screens.
Some Left 4 Dead split-screen gaming action.
More Left 4 Dead on another TV in the living room.
We also tried Stuntman: Ignition. I really liked this game but I don’t think Keith and Airica did too much.
Lunch time on day 2 and we decided on a Krystal Steamer Pack!
Mmmm delicious!
Winner! hah
Watched some of The Dark Knight while eating.
As evening approached, some bad weather moved into the area. Luckily there were no power outages to disrupt our gaming.
Some of the other snacks and food we had.
We finished the night off with UFC 92 which was one of the better UFC events this year. Notable victories include Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s first round knockout of Wanderlei Silva and Rashad Evans capturing the light-heavyweight title from Forrest Griffin via 3rd round TKO stoppage.
Overall, a very successful post-Christmas LAN party. I was unsure if I would like doing consoles instead of PCs but I think it worked out much better. Not having to spend hours waiting for PC games to install and update was a huge plus. Now we just have to work on getting everyone a 360 system and copies of good LAN games 
Big thanks to Josh for hosting this event and all of the hassle he went through to get it running smoothly; it totally rocked!
