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EPIC.LAN ANNOUNCES NEW EVENT PARTNERSHIP WITH ASUS Republic of Gamers FOR 2024

UK gaming event EPIC.LAN and ASUS Republic of Gamers will be teaming up for 2024 with a new event-based partnership aimed at bringing some of the best gaming hardware directly to the hands of EPIC.LAN participants. 

Over the course of the partnership, EPIC.LAN attendees will be surrounded by ASUS’s innovative products that offer an exceptional experience for gamers whether starting their esports careers or playing for fun.

 

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INTEL RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH EPIC.LAN FOR 2024

 

On the back of a challenging, but strong year for EPIC.LAN, Intel is back as the headline sponsor for its fourth year. As the gaming and esports industries face tough days globally, the two organisations look to continue working together to make a positive impact on the UK’s grassroots communities.

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EPIC.LAN ANNOUNCES TRADEIT SPONSORSHIP FOR EPIC41 CS2 TOURNAMENT

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Tradeit has been making waves in the UK CS community over recent months and after dipping their toe in the water last event by supporting the Binmen vs Granny’s Knockers Charity Showmatch for Breast Cancer UK, they’ve decided to go all in at EPIC41 by sponsoring our CS2 tournament, and they will be bringing along a few friends to help.

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OVERCLOCKERS UK RENEWS AS EPIC.LAN RETAIL PARTNER FOR 2024

After EPIC.LAN celebrated 20 years of running community LAN events last year, four of those partnered with Overclockers UK, the two organisations have announced a renewal of their partnership for 2024 for the fifth consecutive year.

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Tabletop 6 & LUX.LITE

In 2024 we're still going to have these events, but with a little twist that gives you an extra LUX event to attend but also makes sure we can keep putting on our growing tabletop events.

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2024 Layout Changes

As we go in to 2024, we felt like changing things up a little with our arena layout, nothing major, but we wanted to keep the technical team on their toes and give them something extra to do at the event. 

Read on to find out what we're doing and why. 

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MSI EXTENDS EPIC.LAN PARTNERSHIP

After returning to EPIC.LAN in 2022, and with a keen desire to get back in front of gamers at live events, MSI is set to continue its partnership for the remainder of 2023 covering the EPIC39 and EPIC40 events. MSI has been a staple of EPIC.LAN going back to 2014, and after a short break and world pandemic, community sentiment is at an all-time high for the two organisations continuing to work together.

This partnership will see MSI continue to be at forefront of EPIC.LAN events, giving attendees hands-on experience with some of the best hardware on the market, as well as chances to win prizes, and access to exclusive discounts/offers. MSI will also be a key part of community activities, sponsoring fun tournaments, participating in stage content, and collaborating with other partners as part of EPIC.LAN’s demonstration zones.

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EPIC.LAN LAUNCHES NEW TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP WITH DRAYTEK

The gaming network is the most critical part of a LAN event, it is literally in the name. That is why EPIC.LAN’s latest partnership with DrayTek makes perfect sense. Where else is better to show off a high-performance network than a LAN party?

The partnership will see DrayTek become the Official Network Partner of EPIC.LAN for 2023/24 with their investment in the latest hardware to connect hundreds of players together at the event, bringing tangible technical quality improvements to everyone participating.

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EPIC.LAN Episode XXXIX: A New Home

Since the unfortunate news of KCC's closure, we've been working really hard to secure a new venue for EPIC39. Finding somewhere to host a multi-day LAN event is really hard, especially with the overnight aspects, techncial requirements and everywhere already been booked up (we normally book our dates over 12 months in advance). 

Thankfully our summer events were always a little smaller, so with that in mind we're pleased to confirm that we have a temporary home for EPIC39 at Wolverhampton Racecourse for around the same capacity we would have had at KCC for this event. What is it about UK LANs and racecourses...

Unfortunately though we were not able to keep the same dates, we have had to go one weekend later to 27 - 30 July

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EPIC38 - New Stage Content

The EPIC38 stage schedule has been revealed with an increase in community involvement based on our recent open forum and end of year survey. 

While favourites like the regular Pub Quiz remain, as well as showcasing our esports grand finals towards the end of the event, EPIC38 sees more opportunities for members of the community to get up on stage, and then from EPIC39 onwards we'll also be opening up applications for completely community generated content for those who like being in front of the camera. 

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