Getting Connected With a Canadian LAN Party Guru

By Paul Hunter

I had an opportunity to sit down and chat with the team behind Sun & Gun, a Canadian-based console LAN party by the folks at Eh Button that took over the Blackfoot Inn in Calgary this past weekend. There were plenty of lurid zombies, wanna-be rock stars and even a feral Brazilian street fighter with green skin. All in a weekend's gaming I say.

It featured tournaments for many popular console games including Left 4 Dead, Rock Band 2, NHL '09, and Street Fighter IV. The event took months of planning, including many restless nights but according to Nolan all the effort was well worth it.

Here's how it went down...

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