STACK NZ Sep #77

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PEACE, LOVE ROCKETS AND

A cacophony of energy drink cans being opened in chorus fills the expo hall. “BAWLS” is being yelled so loud you can hear it back home. Journos are panicking about awfulWi-Fi and running to interviews they’re late for. PJs are more common than business attire. Welcome to QuakeCon 2016. Words: Alesha Kolbe

A n expo predominantly ‘for the fans’, QuakeCon is Zenimax Media’s annual convention. What began as a celebration of id Software’s Quake has extended to everything Zenimax’s studios create, from DOOM to the Elder Scrolls and everything in between.

The epicentre of QuakeCon every year is its Bring Your Own Computer hall. Considered by many to be the “largest LAN in North America”, punters from all over the country come from near and far to set up their (in some cases extravagant) rigs and simply game for 72 hours. Quite

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