Events

Here you will find a list of our upcoming, current and past events that we're running or are involved with. Events such as our large LAN events, small social gatherings and other happenings will be posted here when they are announced.

CANCELLED LAN v36: DISCORD ROYALE 19 - 20 sep '20 — 170 / 430 players NOTE NEW DATES: SEPTEMBER 19th-20th

We're back! With a new venue, a new year and a whole lot of gaming to catch up on. Introducing Respawn LAN v36: Respawn Royale. We're back! With a new venue, a new year and a whole lot of gaming to catch up on. Introducing Respawn LAN v36: Respawn Royale. See event details...

Respawn LAN v35: Rocktober 15 - 16 oct '16 — 356 / 430 players We're back! And in a newly refurbished Union Hall! Come join us and 400+ other gamers in a fun-filled weekend of tournaments and general (and specific) shenanigans! We're back! And in a newly refurbished Union Hall! Come join us and 400+ other gamers in a fun-filled weekend of tournaments and general (and specific) shenanigans! See event details...

Respawn LAN presents: LANtheon II 30 - 31 jul '16 — 118 / 150 players LET THE GAMES BEGIN! CS:GO 5v5 cash prizes, League of Legends, almost everything else! LET THE GAMES BEGIN! CS:GO 5v5 cash prizes, League of Legends, almost everything else! See event details...

Respawn LAN v34.5 16 - 17 apr '16 — 202 / 150 players

We're back for 2016 with our first event - Respawn LAN 34.5. As our regular, larger venue is unavailable for refurbishment, we're going to ease in to the 2016 event calendar with a smaller, yet just as awesome fun-filled weekend of LAN!

Facebook event | Discord Chat We're back for 2016 with our first event - Respawn LAN 34.5. As our regular, larger venue is unavailable for refurbishment, we're going to ease in to the 2016 event calendar with a smaller, yet just as awesome fun-filled weekend of LAN! See event details...

Respawn LAN v34: Duck Season! 26 - 27 sep '15 — 390 / 450 players That's right! After a successful event in April, we're back in to deliver a massive LAN party all weekend! Time to dust off that PC (perhaps throw in a few upgrades while you're at it) and come down for a fun-filled weekend of gaming! That's right! After a successful event in April, we're back in to deliver a massive LAN party all weekend! Time to dust off that PC (perhaps throw in a few upgrades while you're at it) and come down for a fun-filled weekend of gaming! See event details...

Respawn LAN v33: The LAN Before Time 27 - 28 jun '15 — 449 / 450 players That's right! After a hiatus that was longer than anticipated, we're back in five weeks time to deliver a massive LAN party all weekend! Time to dust off that PC (perhaps throw in a few upgrades while you're at it) and come down for a fun-filled weekend of gaming!



And yes, we're right at the start of the academic holiday period. THERE IS NO EXCUSE.



Tournaments, activities, ALL THE THINGS! That's right! After a hiatus that was longer than anticipated, we're back in five weeks time to deliver a massive LAN party all weekend! Time to dust off that PC (perhaps throw in a few upgrades while you're at it) and come down for a fun-filled weekend of gaming!And yes, we're right at the start of the academic holiday period. THERE IS NO EXCUSE.Tournaments, activities, ALL THE THINGS! See event details...

Respawn LAN special event: LANtheon! 28 - 29 mar '15 — 234 / 235 players A SPECIAL EVENT! We haven't got our venue back till June, so we're doing a half-size event to tide us over because there's heaps of things we'd love to do and we're feeling a very big itch to do them.









A SPECIAL EVENT! We haven't got our venue back till June, so we're doing a half-size event to tide us over because there's heaps of things we'd love to do and we're feeling a very big itch to do them. See event details...

Respawn LAN v32: Candy LAN 27 - 28 sep '14 — 383 / 425 players Our last event for the year! 425 gamers gather under the same roof for a full weekend of fun and games.. literally.



We'll see the return of our usual flagship lineup including CS:GO, DOTA 2, TF2, Starcraft II, League of Legends, Flatout 2, DOOM 2 and more! Our last event for the year! 425 gamers gather under the same roof for a full weekend of fun and games.. literally.We'll see the return of our usual flagship lineup including CS:GO, DOTA 2, TF2, Starcraft II, League of Legends, Flatout 2, DOOM 2 and more! See event details...

Respawn LAN v31: Winter WonderLAN! 28 - 29 jun '14 — 427 / 425 players Winter is coming and so is a 425 player BYO PC LAN party! Games, $5500 of cash prizes thanks to GIGABYTE and NVIDIA.



Prepaid registrations only for now, we will open general registrations closer to the vent. Winter is coming and so is a 425 player BYO PC LAN party! Games, $5500 of cash prizes thanks to GIGABYTE and NVIDIA.Prepaid registrations only for now, we will open general registrations closer to the vent. See event details...

Respawn LAN v30: Flashback! 12 - 13 apr '14 — 501 / 426 players We've been running events for eight years. Given it's our 30th event, we've decided to reflect upon all the awesome stuff we've done.. and we'll be bringing back a few old favourites along with our usual modern tournaments. We've been running events for eight years. Given it's our 30th event, we've decided to reflect upon all the awesome stuff we've done.. and we'll be bringing back a few old favourites along with our usual modern tournaments. See event details...

Respawn Special Event: Oldschool LAN! 8 - 9 mar '14 — 58 / 120 players We're dusting off the beige boxes and heading back into the pre-2002 gaming era! Counter-Strike beta 7, Warcraft 2, QuakeWorld 1v1 duel, Quake III Arena, QuakeWorld Team Fortress, Starsiege Tribes, Total Annihilation, DOOM 2 and more! We're dusting off the beige boxes and heading back into the pre-2002 gaming era! Counter-Strike beta 7, Warcraft 2, QuakeWorld 1v1 duel, Quake III Arena, QuakeWorld Team Fortress, Starsiege Tribes, Total Annihilation, DOOM 2 and more! See event details...

Respawn LAN v29: Hack The Planet! 18 - 19 jan '14 — 426 / 425 players We're back after a long-earned break to start off the biggest and best year that Respawn has ever seen with Respawn LAN v29: Hack The Planet. We're back after a long-earned break to start off the biggest and best year that Respawn has ever seen with See event details...

Respawn LAN v28: A Throne of Games! 21 - 22 sep '13 — 686 / 455 players We're back! After a short break from PAX, we'll be itching and ready to LAN! Bringing you your favourite games - DOTA2, League of Legends, CS:GO, CS:S Gungame, Flatout 2, Starcraft II, Team Fortress 2 and wondering why everything seems to have a '2' at the end! We're back! After a short break from PAX, we'll be itching and ready to LAN! Bringing you your favourite games - DOTA2, League of Legends, CS:GO, CS:S Gungame, Flatout 2, Starcraft II, Team Fortress 2 and wondering why everything seems to have a '2' at the end! See event details...

Respawn LAN 27: A LAN to taco 'bout! 6 - 7 apr '13 — 568 / 420 players Respawn LAN once again returns to energise Union Hall with our enterprise-grade network, competitions, give-aways and awesome. We once again return to DOTA2, League of Legends, CS:GO, CS:S Gungame, Flatout 2, Starcraft II, Team Fortress 2 and practically anything else with a 2 it that has enough demand.



Respawn LAN once again returns to energise Union Hall with our enterprise-grade network, competitions, give-aways and awesome. We once again return to DOTA2, League of Legends, CS:GO, CS:S Gungame, Flatout 2, Starcraft II, Team Fortress 2 and practically anything else with a 2 it that has enough demand. See event details...

Respawn LAN v26: LAN Down Under 26 - 27 jan '13 — 304 / 400 players G'day mate!



COD4, CS:GO, TF2, Flatout 2, Armagetron, Starcraft II, League of Legends...



Some board and card games too (settlers of catan? 500? Magic: The Gathering?) G'day mate!COD4, CS:GO, TF2, Flatout 2, Armagetron, Starcraft II, League of Legends...Some board and card games too (settlers of catan? 500? Magic: The Gathering?) See event details...

Respawn LAN v25: construction zone! 22 - 23 sep '12 — 464 / 420 players Introducing Respawn LAN's 25th event.



We're proud to announce the SteelSeries CS:GO Challenge, a 5v5 tournament where the first prize will be $1000 cash for the winning team.



Thanks to Western Digital and CyberGamer, we are also bringing a $1500 prize pool - $1000 for first place, $500 for second place. Introducing Respawn LAN's 25th event.We're proud to announce the SteelSeries CS:GO Challenge, a 5v5 tournament where the first prize will be $1000 cash for the winning team.Thanks to Western Digital and CyberGamer, we are also bringing a $1500 prize pool - $1000 for first place, $500 for second place. See event details...

Respawn LAN v24.5 21 - 22 jul '12 — 140 / 144 players A wild LAN appears!







Respawn LAN v24.5







So we're having a small one this time. 145 (we dropped player count so that we're not too sardines-ish) players, nice and exclusive and some awesome firsts for Respawn LAN to be announced in the upcoming few days.



Prepay restriction has been lifted! See event details...

Respawn v24 28 - 29 apr '12 — 462 / 420 players * Starcraft II

* COD4, CS:S, TF2

* Awesome

* Stuff

* Flatout 2

* Best network in ALL THE LAN(D) * Starcraft II* COD4, CS:S, TF2* Awesome* Stuff* Flatout 2* Best network in ALL THE LAN(D) See event details...

Respawn LAN v23: OCCUPY RESPAWN 4 - 5 feb '12 — 551 / 420 players Now with...



** CS: Source, COD4, TF2, etc etc the usual stuff **



Respawn LAN is back (as we usually are after four months of feeling the itch ti LAN). Thanks to Warcom, Tt eSports, Anyware Computer Accessories and Fractal Designs Now with...** CS: Source, COD4, TF2, etc etc the usual stuff **Respawn LAN is back (as we usually are after four months of feeling the itch ti LAN). Thanks to Warcom, Tt eSports, Anyware Computer Accessories and Fractal Designs See event details...

Respawn LAN v21: LAN Vegas 9 - 10 jul '11 — 601 / 450 players Hail to the king, baby! Hail to the king, baby! See event details...

Respawn LAN v20: Block Party 16 - 17 apr '11 — 633 / 420 players 20th event: LEGO is awesome!



Usual comps, usual place, USUAL AWESOMENESS! 20th event: LEGO is awesome!Usual comps, usual place, USUAL AWESOMENESS! See event details...

Respawn LAN v19 11 - 12 dec '10 — 553 / 400 players See event details...

Respawn LAN v18 9 - 10 oct '10 — 671 / 425 players See event details...

Respawn LAN v16 10 - 11 apr '10 — 828 / 500 players See event details...

Respawn LAN v15 23 - 24 jan '10 — 763 / 500 players See event details...

Respawn LAN v14 19 - 20 sep '09 — 572 / 450 players See event details...

Respawn LAN v13: Black Mesa 15 - 16 aug '09 — 533 / 425 players More details coming soon. More details coming soon. See event details...

Respawn LAN v12: Soviet Lanski 4 - 5 jul '09 — 643 / 450 players From the depths of the Respawn LAN admin and gopher team, we bring you yet another two action packed days of BYPC LAN gaming and awesomeness!

From the depths of the Respawn LAN admin and gopher team, we bring you yet another two action packed days of BYPC LAN gaming and awesomeness! See event details...

Respawn LAN v10: Quarantine 17 - 18 jan '09 — 492 / 400 players See the front page! This is our BIGGEST EVENT EVER! See the front page! This is our BIGGEST EVENT EVER! See event details...

Respawn LAN v9: Grand Final Weekend 27 - 28 sep '08 — 420 / 350 players With more WIN and GOLD than the Chinese Olympic athletes comes RESPAWN LAN V9! SV_MAXPLAYERS is set at 170 350 and registration is MANDATORY. CONFIRMATIONS will be REQUIRED a week before the event - don't be the clown and be denied entry in front of your friends! register NOW for great success! With more WIN and GOLD than the Chinese Olympic athletes comes RESPAWN LAN V9! SV_MAXPLAYERS is set at350 and registration is MANDATORY. CONFIRMATIONS will be REQUIRED a week before the event - don't be the clown and be denied entry in front of your friends! register NOW for great success! See event details...

Respawn LAN in 8-bit! 5 - 6 jul '08 — 430 / 350 players Respawn LAN returns once again, in 8-bit! Escape from the modern computing world as we re-visit the old era, when games were glorious, noobs were unheard of and gameplay, not graphics, were king!



Of course, the usual slaw of Respawn LAN competitions and activities will once again be run, including:

* Counter-Strike 5v5

* Warcraft III 1v1

* Warcraft III DOTA 5v5

* FlatOut 2 Respawn LAN returns once again, in 8-bit! Escape from the modern computing world as we re-visit the old era, when games were glorious, noobs were unheard of and gameplay, not graphics, were king!Of course, the usual slaw of Respawn LAN competitions and activities will once again be run, including:* Counter-Strike 5v5* Warcraft III 1v1* Warcraft III DOTA 5v5* FlatOut 2 See event details...

Respawn LAN v7: Top Secret 5 - 6 apr '08 — 257 / 350 players More details coming soon... More details coming soon... See event details...

Respawn LAN v6: Under the Sea 12 - 13 jan '08 — 342 / 400 players Once again, the Respawn team are bringing you yet another installment of Melbourne's finest BYOPC LAN gaming. We haven't decided on the theme for this one yet so we're wanting to hear from you, our favorite community, as to what you would like.



Competitions will include the usual slaw:

* Counter-Strike: Source 5v5 with a $750 first prize

* Warcraft III 1v1 - $150 first prize, $50 second

* Warcraft III DOTA - prize to be announced ($250 cash minimum)

* Hard drive throwing

* Many more!



And will be joined by a Team Fotress 2 competition by POPULAR DEMAND. Also returning will be our hard drive throwing, console gaming and more!

See event details...

Respawn LAN v5.5: Welcome to the Jungle 6 - 7 oct '07 — 202 / 180 players Back again to fill the void between large events, The Respawn LAN team is proud to present Respawn LAN 5.5!



CS Source 5v5, Warcraft III 1v1 and 5v5 DOTA, hard drive throwing and more to be announced! Thanks to DFI, ThermalTake, CyberSlam, AMD and The Smart Shop! Back again to fill the void between large events, The Respawn LAN team is proud to present Respawn LAN 5.5!CS Source 5v5, Warcraft III 1v1 and 5v5 DOTA, hard drive throwing and more to be announced! Thanks to DFI, ThermalTake, CyberSlam, AMD and The Smart Shop! See event details...

Respawn LAN v5: The Haunted House 7 - 8 jul '07 — 341 / 350 players Once again, Melbourne's premiere LAN event returns for MORE! CS Source 5v5, Warcraft III 1v1 and 5v5 DOTA, hard drive throwing and more to be announced! NGU will be there with XBOX 360s and a Wii or two. Thanks to DFI, ThermalTake, CyberSlam, AMD and The Smart Shop! Once again, Melbourne's premiere LAN event returns for MORE! CS Source 5v5, Warcraft III 1v1 and 5v5 DOTA, hard drive throwing and more to be announced! NGU will be there with XBOX 360s and a Wii or two. Thanks to DFI, ThermalTake, CyberSlam, AMD and The Smart Shop! See event details...

Respawn LAN v4: Disco Fever 13 - 14 jan '07 — 272 / 350 players The big one. Summer LAN! Disco fever! Dress up ;) CS Source 5v5 $750 first prize, $250 DOTA 5v5, Quake 3, hard drive throwing, free BBQ etc. Pizza run (additional charge) will be run on the Saturday. Thanks to DFI, ThermalTake, CyberSlam, AMD and The Smart Shop! The big one. Summer LAN! Disco fever! Dress up ;) CS Source 5v5 $750 first prize, $250 DOTA 5v5, Quake 3, hard drive throwing, free BBQ etc. Pizza run (additional charge) will be run on the Saturday. Thanks to DFI, ThermalTake, CyberSlam, AMD and The Smart Shop! See event details...

Respawn LAN v3: g0t ninja? 19 - 20 aug '06 — 272 / 400 players Respawn LAN v3 continues our tradition of running quality LAN events. The cap is at 400, the game servers are warming, the drinks are cooling and the network is ready to go! What are you waiting for? Respawn LAN v3 continues our tradition of running quality LAN events. The cap is at 400, the game servers are warming, the drinks are cooling and the network is ready to go! What are you waiting for? See event details...

Respawn LAN v2: Pirates! 22 - 23 apr '06 — 206 / 400 players Respawn LAN v2 was second crack at it. Despite the limit decrase to 400, we had a fantastic turnout and much fun was had by all. Yarr. Thanks to CyberActive and Thermaltake for making this one possible! Respawn LAN v2 was second crack at it. Despite the limit decrase to 400, we had a fantastic turnout and much fun was had by all. Yarr. Thanks to CyberActive and Thermaltake for making this one possible! See event details...