UKTerrorist
Posted by Fluke at 22:35 2/7/2001.
UK Gamer talk to Multiplay's head honcho, Wizzo, about their much-hyped upcoming LAN event, Insomnia 8:[rocker] Game On Lan. Three words that without doubt you have heard quite a bit of in the last few weeks. How do you feel about them having a large LAN party at the same time as Insomnia 8?[Wizzo] My initial reaction was one very much of surprise and disbelief. We've always expected others to try their hand at the larger LANs in the UK, but you can forgive us for not expecting it to come into direct competition on the same weekend. To me it made very little sense to run an inaugural big LAN event in direct competition with, in effect, the only established competitor with a reputation. It has already polarised the community in many ways, and inevitably flames have kicked off in various message boards and columns. Contrary to popular belief, I knew Rasher some 3 years ago and we actually get on quite well, although we haven't been in touch for some time now. This added a bit of extra surprise on my own personal part.
Definitely a must-read. The rest of the interview can be found here.
