The Average Gamer

i45 Gaming Festival in May

Do you miss LAN gaming? The i45 Gaming Festival is less than a month away. Held three times a year in Telford, this event hosts a number of UK eSports qualifiers as well as some of the biggest eSports tournaments in Europe. Xbox 360 will be hosting a Modern Warfare 3 tournament, Activision and EA will be there as well as Razer, Turtle Beach and a load of other recognisable names.

The full event timetable hasn’t been finalised yet but there will definitely be a party on the Friday night, pub quiz on the Saturday and finals for Team Fortress 2, Starcraft II and League of Legends on Sunday night. Here’s the i45 festival event timetable.

Location: The International Centre, Saint Quentin Gate, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4JH
Link out: i45 Gaming Festival
Description: The Insomnia LAN is now a British institution and staple part of the gaming calendar, with the event playing host to some of the biggest eSports tournaments in Europe, and annual host of the UK qualifiers for the World Cyber Games.
Start Date: 4th May 2012
End Date: 7th May 2012
Tickets: £5 for a day spectator pass, £25 for a weekend spectator, £55 to turn up and play Xbox 360 games and £92 to bring your own gaming machine, camp out and join the LAN tournaments. Group discounts are also available.