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Software engineer spends over $1 million to create the ultimate LAN party house

For those who used to enjoy them, LAN parties are a fond memory: everyone crowded into one room, wires and empty pizza boxes all over the floor,...

LANtastic: Most tech fans of a certain age have nostalgic memories of carrying their PCs and monitors to friends' houses to partake in multiplayer games in a time before the internet made doing so quick and easy – albeit more impersonal. For those who used to enjoy them, LAN parties are a fond memory: everyone crowded into one room, wires and empty pizza boxes all over the floor, the smell of snacks, soda, and sweat. Varda says the LAN parties he hosts as often as every other weekend focus on team-based games like Deep Rock Galactic or the non-deathmatch modes of Unreal Tournament 2004.

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