Our good old friends at both MSI Notebooks and InWin will be returning to exhibit for epic.FOURTEEN adding to the gallery activities running throughout the weekend.

Both organisations will be joining us on Friday and Saturday to demonstrate the latest awesome MSI notebook range and InWin chassis designs as well having various giveaways and prizes throughout the weekend.

We already know that InWin will be bringing along the following goodies and prizes:

• 1x 904 Chassis
• iEAR Headphone Hangers
• Batmat Gaming Mousepads
• iBite Smartphone Holders

But to be in with a chance of winning, you need to be there at epic.FOURTEEN. With only 33 seats remaining, make sure you book yours before they all go!

Our friends at ASTRO Gaming, makers of some pretty awesome audio gear and accessories, are back for epic.FOURTEEN, namely to support the biggest tournament of the event...the pub quiz!

We'll have some great goodies as part of the quiz, including an amazing A40 PC Headset and 4xA30 PC Headsets that we'll be giving away throughout the event!

If you want to be in with a chance of winning, make sure you have your epic.FOURTEEN ticket and are taking part in the quiz on the Friday night of the LAN!

We've seen a bit of a resurgence of interest in Starcraft 2 here at epic.LAN, as one of the few organisations remaining in the UK to continue its support. So with the epic.FOURTEEN SC2 tournament just hitting its second prize tier it seems like a great time to announce that AOC will be supporting the tournament which will see the winner take away a 27inch G2770PQU 144Hz Monitor (worth £280+) and the runner up a 24inch G2460PQU 144Hz Monitor (worth £200+).

There are just 67 places left now for epic.FOURTEEN, so make sure you grab your ticket before they all go and don't forget to sign up to your chosen eSports tournaments.

We're very excited to announce a new face to the Gallery for epic.FOURTEEN, Antec!

The team from Antec will be showcasing a number of their chassis and PSUs, including the brand new flagship P380, which only lands in the UK around 8th February, giving you all one of the first looks. They'll also be bringing along some of their AMP (Antec Mobile Products) range.

Lee Bryan, UK & Ireland Channel Manager for Antec explained, "As an avid enthusiast personally, I'm delighted to team up with the guys at epic.LAN for the first time ever. We aim to bring a great range of enthusiast product to the event for exhibiting and we also aim to make some great new friends during the LAN itself."

Spaces are going really quickly now for epic.FOURTEEN, so if you want to come along and see Antec and everything else we have to offer, then make sure you grab your places quickly!

It's what you've all been waiting for....... yes it's the epic.FOURTEEN social timetable! Chock full of Big Games, Fun Tournaments and other social activities such as a Karaoke Evening and Live DJ Night!

Check out the epic.FOURTEEN timetable now to make sure you've got all the games you need to join in with all the fun!

Still need to buy your ticket??? what are you waiting for there aren't many spaces left so hurry along to book your ticket now!

There was an article doing the rounds on the internet last week saying that LAN gaming is dying. It amused me at the time as we had a fairly good feeling that epic.FOURTEEN was well ahead of our previous record of 359 and we can now officially say that, having gone past that number, epic.FOURTEEN is our biggest LAN yet.

And it's not just us, LAN gaming is still increasing in popularity in the UK and beyond. It's not just about playing games on a network any more (which was the point being made in the article with the usual 'who needs a LAN with good internet' stories), it's about the whole experience, social atmosphere, competitive scene and everything else that attracts people to spend a weekend with like-minded gamers and friends. Long may that continue.

On that note though, there's only 37 tickets left, and no more seats will be opened on the seating plan at this point, so that's our absolute limit. We're not going to magically release more seats after claiming we've sold out. So if you want to be there, you really do need to book your tickets quickly, before they all go!

Want to know what is going on at epic.FOURTEEN and a way to see what all your chums are playing?! Well now you can!

We have an Event Steam Group which has reminders for all the big games throughout the weekend so you'll never miss a beat! Not only that but we have a nifty little tool that allows you to link your Steam account to your epic.LAN account. This means that when you join a game it will be displayed on our big screen and intranet. You will be able to see what everyone is playing and what the popular LAN games are.

Read More

One thing that epic.LAN has always been proud of is its caster lineups! To kick start epic.FOURTEEN we are pleased to introduce a fantastic team of casters some of whom you will recognise and some new comers to the scene! 

Tom "Gumpster" Gumbleton epic.LAN eSports Manager explained;

"I feel that we have built a rather good casting line up with naturally talented experienced casters a long with some rather unique up & coming casters in their respective scenes.

With the addition of having the usual two casters for some games we have three casters to help aide our casting team throughout the event with breaks and give the audience a natural blend of variety and stability. Hopefully these guys can entertain the audience as much as they have entertained me over the last few weeks"

 Read more to see the full lineup and sneak peek video!

Read More

Looking for somewhere to sleep at epic.FOURTEEN in a real bed and don't want the hassle of getting a taxi every night? Don't forget we have around 60 on-site dormitory beds available to book alongside your ticket for just £70 for the weekend.

Dormitories need to be booked by Friday 13th February at the latest. To add a dormitory to your existing booking, select your epic.FOURTEEN booking and go to 'add services'.

We also have limited indoor floor space for sleeping available, but it is on a first-come-first-served basis, note that adding it to your booking doesn't guarantee space on the day, it's just to give us an idea for numbers.

As of 4.00pm, we're now at the 4 week point prior to epic.FOURTEEN, which means that the cancellation deadline has now gone. As explained in our cancellation policy, within 28 days of the event, we're unable to process any more cancellations unless the event entirely sells out and we are then able to resell your ticket. This deadline is because at this point we have to pay all of the bills out to our suppliers such as the venue based on our expected numbers.

Besides, why would you want to cancel anyway, it's going to be epic! CU @ epic14!