Civil War LAN Media Coverage
Well I think I’ve finally recovered from Civil War LAN. Despite OSU trouncing us in the tournaments the event turned out really well. This was the first year since the original emuLAN that I actually got to sit down and enjoy myself. I played some Command and Conquer 3, Heroes of Might and Magic II (yes I’m old school) and Unreal Tournament 2004. I didn’t even do half bad in the...
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With a little cajoling from my boss, Lee LaTour, we were able to get some play for the Civil War LAN on the University of Oregon’s home page. Doing some double-dipping, I wrote a social media release for the Civil War LAN and posted it to Pitch Engine (see my release here). Lee was able to get in touch with the right people in the UO’s Public and Media Relations department and they...
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