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As Multiplay's largest ever Insomnia LAN draws to a close, we thought we would take a look around and show those of you who weren't lucky enough to make it this year what you missed out on! Overclockers UK Overclockers UK had a lot of exciting stuff on display, most …

We've talked a lot about Multiplay's i49 festival over the past few days. Whether it's zombies, new hardware from MSI, OCUK's hardware delivery or the fact that I forgot my laptop, there's been a lot on. Of course though, if you aren't just one of the visitors and actually brought …

Club3D, the AMD graphics card partner that has been looking to get even more competitive on its GPU pricing with the 13Series of cut-price graphics cards, was at i49 this weekend with the Kitguru team, showing off not only those simple boxed cards, but a new bit of in-case bling …

If you take out the fact that you can bring your PC along and play with and against thousands of other like-minded PC gamers, the biggest attraction at Multiplay’s i49 is the main stage. This is where you’ll get the sneak peaks at upcoming releases and where the finals of …

Arguably the biggest local brand in PC manufacturing, PC Specialist ships thousands of systems in a month, but – up to now – there has been something missing from the company's line-up. . No longer. KitGuru gets up close and personal with the new PCS cooling solution. Anyone whose lead …

Gamers can never really have enough real estate. At Multiplay i49, AOC's Paul Butler took a few minutes out from demonstrating his company's range of screens alongside Team Infused, to show us the most special product on display. Any gamer of a certain age will have owned a 17″ VisionMaster …

When MSI launched the AG2712A All-in-One Gaming PC in conjunction with Team Fnatic back in April, it was considered a bit of a market leader in its space. The advent of Haswell meant the specification was updated and now, at Multiplay i49, MSI is showing off yet another specification update. …

It's not all about the latest and greatest hardware, or the big tournaments at events like Multiplay's Insomnia  49 gaming festival, sometimes it's about the smaller ones; and sometimes, it's about the stranger ones. Everyone knows that gaming can be a strenuous activity. Hunched over the screen for hours on …

“We need someone Jon. Someone that can cover events like a professional, a true journalist. Can you be that man?” “Yes I can Zardon. Yes I can.” This is the (paraphrased) conversation that took place just a week ago, in the build up to Multiplay's i49 epic LAN, gaming festival. …

Having bought a £92 ticket for Multiplay i49 and paid an additional £15 for early entry so you can sit with all your mates, the worst news you can receive is that your rig has suffered a fatal hardware issue in transit. Never fear, Overclockers are here – with an …

On Facebook, KitGuru's Carl encourages those with cool and unusual rigs to post photos and specs of their pride and joy. Every now and then, a major company will come to market with something a little bit special. Costing a little bit more than usual. This is one of those …

Roll the clock back around 10 years and i19 at Newbury Racecourse was largely populated by teenage boys with camping equipment and Antec 900 chassis. At the Telford International Centre for i49 in 2013, the biggest surprise was the make up of the audience. KitGuru presents the photographic evidence that …

Since Minecraft launched on the PC two short years ago, sales have been nothing short of phenomenal. With over 10 million Minecrafters worldwide, the game is still selling strong on existing platforms and it has now been confirmed as a PlayStation 4 launch title. So just how enthusiastic are Minecrafters? …

Dedicated to the cause, when we realised that the Multiplay was still rocking at 110% effort past midnight, we thought “The least we can do is capture this work for posterity”. Hard work by the Multiplay crew, snaps by Team Lazy. Preparing for the arrival of around 5,000 people for …

Most people will spend their gaming lives re-enacting the classic Pink Floyd line, “Hanging on in quiet desperation” because it's the English way. The world's 3rd largest gaming service provider disagrees. In a BIG way. KitGuru wishes it had brought a very wide angle lens to take it i49. The …

Without doubt, Multiplay is a huge organisation – with the capability of kicking off around 21,000 gaming server instances across the globe. Three times a year, the focus of this well-oiled, world-conquering machine is aimed at the Telford International Centre and Insomnia ensures. named sequentially, i49 will start on 23rd …