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Jun 30th 10
Transformers: War for Cybertron Showcase
The glut of no new games is over!! Stop down and check out this great new Transformers game, War for Cybertron on the LAN! Like all of our showcases, you’ll get a free hour to try the game from now until July 25th. The game offers a solid single player storyline as well as some great fast paced FPS like Transformers action for multiplay. Numerous gametypes, plus the ability to customize your... read more
Mar 18th 10
Dawn of War II Chaos Rising Showcase
March 15 – March 31 is the showcase for Dawn of War II Chaos Rising. This is the first followup expansion to the hugely popular Dawn of War II game and incidentally adds CHAOS to the game. A new campaign, new units, new maps, and more, come on down and check it out and receive a free hour for trying the game during the showcase.... read more
Nov 16th 09
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Well against my better judgement, we now have Modern Warfare 2 at I-LAN, at least in a limited capacity. Currently we have a copy available for our 360′s, and we’re evaluating if we’ll be adding it to the PC’s. Stop down and check it out, I’ll admit the game looks and plays amazingly, however, I still can’t deny what they’ve done to the PC version, hence the... read more
Jul 11th 09
Pig Out Tourney After Action Report
Well, just a quick blurb about the July 10th’s console tourney. Brawl players…..where were you? Reload had to cancel the Smash Brothers Brawl tourney due to lack of players. Halo 3 players on the other hand did turn out and had a good time. We ended up with a 6 player double elimination contest for bragging rights, a Halo t-shirt, and one of McFarlane’s latest Halo 3 action figures. ... read more
Jul 9th 09
Mechwarrior (PC/360) Announced!!!
Those of you who remember back to the opening days of I-LAN surely will remember the 6 person LANs (I mean we only had 6 PC’s back then) of Mechwarrior 3, then 4, and then Mercenaries. Well it’s been 7 years since a new game has been released and Smith and Tinker (Jordan Weisman’s software startup) has announced that they are going to reboot the entire Mechwarrior franchise! ... read more
Jul 8th 09
To Add or not to Add 360′s?
Well, analyzing the gamer community here in Aberdeen is as always, like reading the ole treasure map. We’ve noticed that there are quite a few console gamers around, and we’re wondering if it would be desirable for us to ramp up the number of Xbox 360′s we have here at the store? We’re looking at a total of 8 360′s on smaller screens (22″-24″), and one large... read more
Jun 30th 09
Starcraft II confirmed with NO LAN play
Well, here’s my shot at a first blog post that isnt related to events or happenings at the store. In case you’ve missed it, Blizzard Activision recently confirmed that there would be no LAN ability in their upcoming RTS sequel. Check here for the scoop http://www.gossipgamers.com/starcraft-2-no-lan-confirmed-new-gameplay-footage/ As a LAN/Internet gaming center, all I can say is wow. Why... read more
Jun 18th 09
Smash Bros Brawl/Halo 3 Tourney
That’s right, we haven’t done anything in a long time, but we’ve decided to band together with the local videogame tournament guys Reloaded and bring you some local Smash Bros Brawl and Halo 3 action. This will all occur during downtown’s annual Pig Out event. Tournaments start at 6pm on Friday July 10. Cost will be $7. Prizes will be awarded to the top player and team for each... read more
Jun 17th 09
Killing Floor Now Playing
Killing Floor, the newest release at I-LAN. It’s zombie goodness to the max. Wave after wave of zombie infected with up to 6 of your friends all playing co-op to stay alive. Come down and check it out on our systems today…bring a friend, you’ll need... read more
