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When do you prefer to LAN Party?
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Tags: lan party, Survey
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Darwin Gamer is very interested in your preference for when you would like to LAN.
Please vote below to have your say on when we will run the events.
What is your preferred LAN Party times?
- Saturday AM to Saturday PM (67%, 8 Votes)
- Friday PM to Saturday AM (33%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 12
Loading ...DGA MMXi Foxtrot Wrap Up
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Tags: COD MW3, cut price, Darwin, DGA, Harvey Norman, IT Shack, KikFM, LAN, LAN Events, MMXi, prizes, quake 3
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Good Evening Darwin Gamers,
Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to all of our members, you, for supporting LANning in Darwin for 2011.
This event was our last for the year and it ended on a great high.
Now foxtrot wasn’t smooth sailing as we had liked and the numbers were less then we expected or that had registered.
Due to booking issues with the people using the location again, we started late, however everyone who turned up while we setup received a $10 discount on the entry. Thats right a 40% discount for the great support our member provided.
The weather took a turn for the worst and pelted down which we believe reduced the numbers a bit. However we had a great volunteer to get some more ice.
LOVE PIZZA
For those following our Facebook and Twitter feeds you would know that we took dinner off the table due to the small number of people wanting pizza. As always, the number of people that wanted pizzas reached 10 and we did a pizza run anyway. Luckily for Dominos online ordering system and the efficiency of their Casuarina store we had 10 hot Pizza ready for pickup in no time. I have to say, damn that was some great tasting pizza.
AGM
As you may have been aware we held our Annual General Meeting on the night, please check out our 2011 AGM post for details on how that turned out.
COMPETITION
We didn’t have an official competition setup for the night however we were very fortunate that our sponsor Harvey Norman was generous enough to provide us:
- 8x XBOX 360 4GB Consoles
- 8x 27″ Display Monitors
- 8x Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 XBOX Games
Now it seems this event was slated for disaster after disaster because we didn’t pickup all the required equipment, like the HDMI Cables to pair the Consoles with the monitor. Our good friend Kagestu left them behind. Luckily we had 2 spares, plus I had one with me and one of our members allowed us to swap out his for a DVI Cable, this meant we were able to setup 4 network linked consoles for gaming.
Having access to these consoles we created a fun 3 round Free 4 All match with the last round being the 1st & 2nd Place winners from each round.
It is hard to describe the fierce competition that was fought hard by each entrant vying for the two prizes up for grabs, however I can say it was a very close game.
- 1st Place – Razer Deathadder Gaming Mouse – Donated by IT Shack – Won by WaxxKilla
- 2nd Place – Creative Headphones – Donated by Cut Price Computers – Won by xXdarrynXx
To really put the pressure on we sent in our resident competition champ DragonXR to make the entrants work hard for the prizes. Overall DragonXR did come first however we adjusted the positions for the two winners above.
DOOR & LUCKY DRAW PRIZES
During the night and after a few games of Battlefield 3, Quake 3, COD MW3 and Saints Row: The Third we draw the Door Prize with was a Logitech MK550 Keyboard and Mouse Combo donated by Cut Price Computers. We also draw two more Prizes donated by Cut Price Computer which were 2x Creative Soundblaster XFi Sound Cards:
WINNERS
- Door Prize: Crionan
- Lucky Draw: xXdarrynXx
- Lucky Draw: Jam
EVENT STATISTICS
- Members attended: 16
- Games Played:
- Battlefield 3
- Quake 3 Arena
- Saints Row: The Third
- COD MW3
- Consoles: 8 x XBOX 360 with 8 x 27″ Monitors with MW3
- Photos Taken: 29
- Winners of Prizes: 4
- Hours of Gaming: 7
- Fun: Shit Loads
THANK YOU
First thanks goes to our dedicated sponsors. Without their support and assistance throughout 2011 our DGA LAN Event would not have:
- Prizes including Raffles – Rod Teece from Cut Price Computers and David from IT Shack
- New Networking Equipment including Managed Core Switch and Access Smart Switch – David from IT Shack
- New Cat 6 Ethernet Cabling – Alan Wallace from CIS – http://www.communication-nt.com.au
- New Phase 3 Power Board – Lee Brabazon
- Consoles and MW3 Product Launch – Harvey Norman
- Drinks – Paul Comber from Rebmoc Leisure & Hire – http://www.rebmoc.com
- Radio Advertising – KikFM
- Event Location – Darwin Community Arts (DCA)
Thank you again to all those who attended and provided assistance setting up and for those that missed out, we really look forward to seeing you down at these events in 2012.
Registration for the 2012 Events will be up in the new year so please look out for our MMXii LAN Events.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you all back next year.
OTHER STUFF
Check out the Event Gallery for Foxtrot
Here is the Presentation for the Event also.
DON’T FORGET
- Follow DGA on Twitter
- Like DGA on Facebook
- Join the DGA Community on Steam
DGA MMXi Foxtrot
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Tags: DGA, foxtrot, LAN, prizes
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Good Evening Darwin Gamers,
Firstly we would like to thank all of those gamers who have already registered for this event. This currently stands at 15 however this week we hope it increase this to over 30.
Now this is the final DGA LAN Event for 2011 (MMXi). This means next years event will be MMXii, so look out for them.
This event is going to have all the great things that DGA has been bringing to the LAN scene this year;
- Arcade Machine
- Tons of Prizes – see below
- Pizzas – when you register you will be able to choose your pizza
- Console Action with the Driving Rig
- Packed Timetable – visit the registration page for this events timetable
- Lots of good time and social interactivity
DGA would like to announce that we are holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the start of the event to select new people to take the reins of DGA into 2012 and we are looking for very passionate capable people to fill four (4) positions:
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
So at 7PM on the night we would like as many people as possible to come down and have your say and help select great people for 2012. It would also be appreciated if you can get down at about 5:30PM – 6PM to assist us in setting up the event too.
Registration
Please head over to the registration page and register for this event.
Entry is $25 which is payable upon entry to the event and we have access to EFTPOS facilities for your convenience.
Food & Drinks
This event will have Dominos Pizza for Dinner at 7:30PM which will be delivered to the venue. We will be ordering the Pizza earlier in the day so we recommend you have your Pizza request locked in on the registration page before Friday so you don’t miss out.
Drink will be 3 for $5 using our voucher system or $2 per drink.
Available Drinks will be: Coke, Solo, Zero and Water.
Games
The usual LAN playable games will be featured again at this event, however we would like to see some of the new games Battlefield 3 and COD MW3 played where possible.
The Games:
- Team Fortress 2
- Counter Strike Source
- Quake 3
- Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Prizes
- Razer Mice x2
- Razer Headphones
- Logitech MK550 Keyboard & Mouse
- Creative Headphones
- Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Sound Cards x2
Sponsors
Big thank you again to our sponsors for helping us throughout 2011 to bring you the members prizes to be won and support at every one of our events.
- IT Shack
- Cut Price Computers
- Darwin Community Arts
- KikFM
- Rebmoc Leisure & Hire
- Communications Installation Services
Final Comments
Please register and select your pizza
Follow Darwin Gamers on Twitter and Like Darwin Gamers on Facebook.
Come down and have a great time.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Harvey Norman & DGA Pre-launch for MW3
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Tags: COD MW3, Harvey Norman, Prelaunch, Special
Posted in Events, Harvey Norman, Special | 4 Comments »
Good Evening Darwin Gamers,
DGA is proud to announce we’ve partnered with Harvey Norman (Darwin) to have a prelaunch celebration for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from 9PM on the 7th of November.
Entrance requires pre-purchase of the game from Harvey Norman Darwin for the special price of $78.00 (this is significantly cheaper then Steam!) and registration for an invite through the DGA website. If you’ve already purchased the game through Harvey Norman simply register and provide proof on the night (receipt).
Pizza and nibbles will be supplied on the night, and the opportunity to actually play the game on one of fifteen machines setup and running before the official release time. In addition, the Harvey Norman computer side will be open for purchasing of other products during this time.
Information
- Start Time: 9PM, Monday 7th November 2011
- End Time: 12AM, Tuesday 8th November 2011
- Location: Harvey Norman, Darwin
- Entry Price: $78 (pre-purchase of COD:MW3)
- Includes: Entry to Prelaunch
- Play on 1 of 15 machines already running it
- Pizza & Snacks (and drinks)
Harvey Norman are serious about becoming the local place for games purchases, and have made huge strides recently to make their gaming section complete. This opportunity is a huge one for Harvey Norman and DGA combined and we look forward to being able to bring you more gaming enjoyment with their aid.
This is also an opportunity for Darwin to become a scene for gaming, bringing releases such as this mainstream, and opening the door in the future for more release nights similar to this.
Conditions
You cannot leave with the game until 12AM on the 8th November, you will not receive your physical copy of the game until that time. The event is lock in, and leaving early will void re-entry without prior arrangement with DGA or Harvey Norman staff. Strictly invite only, family and friends are not permitted to enter unless they have met all other conditions. Maximum of 20 people will be invited, arranged by first come first serve.
By registering you have pre-purchased the game COD:MW3 from Harvey Norman Darwin or agree to pre-purchase the game by the close of business on Monday the 7th November from Harvey Norman Darwin.
No admittance into the event unless you have proof of pre-purchasing of the game.
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