Video Games bar to hit Brisbane!

I’ve always loved going to the local LAN café for a spot of PC gaming, to enjoy the hype of team gaming and bask in the atmosphere of kindred spirits. The hum of computers. The clicking of mouse buttons and keys. The murmuring between team members. The game posters on the walls and of course, the high sugar, high energy snacks and drinks and small scale peripherals for sale at the counter. The obligatory geek guy/girl with blue hair, piercings and a black WOW shirt selling you hours on computer #24. I love it.

I particularly liked a LAN café at South Brisbane/Woolloongabba called AFK. Unfortunately it no longer exists but it had potential. The computers were set up on nice desks on one side of the room, with lounges for handheld gaming (or lounging) and tables for tabletop gaming and dining. The food was delicious café food and the coffee was great. Most LAN cafes in Brisbane are more internet cafes with vending machine-type food. It was more of a destination for gamers to gather now that we live in the age of home-based gaming, where my PC set up at home is better than what you would get in a café and we have improved broadband speeds (though we could do with a lot better, Mr Rudd!).

But where do the console gamers go to gather? It seems there will soon be an option. Now I’m sure many a gamer has had a drunken night of gaming with their friends – who hasn’t? My last birthday party was exactly that. But having a destination to go out, meet new people and show everyone how good you are at Guitar Hero? Now that I would be up for! Embrace the gaming community Brisbane, we’re here to stay.