Welcome to GrandLAN — The best gaming experience in Grand Rapids. GrandLAN delivers lag free, real time, ultra-fast gaming. Your opponent won't know what hit'em!
Cast a spell every Friday
Our Friday night Magic tournaments continue to build a devoted following! Stop by every Friday night at 7 PM and test your skills against the best in Grand Rapids. Events vary between constructed and sealed tournaments. Check our forums for the latest developments.
GUITAR HEROES! WALK THIS WAY!
Practice those solos, because the fan-favorite Guitar Hero tournaments have returned to GrandLAN! On Saturday August 16, we will be hosting two Guitar Hero: Aerosmith tournaments. Just $5 gets you in to either tournament, with a cash prize for the winner! Medium difficulty bracket begins at 2 PM, with Expert difficulty bracket starting at 6 PM or upon conclusion of the Medium bracket (whichever is later).
THE BATTLE OF GRAND RAPIDS: GRANDLAN vs. ULX
On July 26, GrandLAN beat ULX in three straight Call of Duty 4 matches, but that only stoked the fires of friendly competition. The ULX guys have issued a challenge for a rematch, but this time the battlefield is Counter-Strike Source. On Saturday August 23 at noon, will the ULX team get their revenge? Will the GrandLAN team of underdogs find a way to prevail? Come down to the store and find out!
If you'd like to join our CSS team, we will be hosting an open tryout on Tuesday August 19, starting at 6 PM. Team Captain Matt will be on hand to assess your skills, and maybe even offer you a spot on the squad!
GRANDLAN TURNS TWO w/ $2 HOURS, $10 DAY PASSES
Can you believe GrandLAN's been providing the best LAN center experience in downtown Grand Rapids since August 2006? It's true! To celebrate our birthday, we're throwing a party during the last week of August.
To get an awesome half-priced deal all week (Monday through Friday), take our survey here. At the end, be sure to enter your GrandLAN username. Everyone that takes the survey will get $2 hours and $10 day passes from August 25 to August 29. Plus, we will be giving away various prizes during that week with winners drawn from completed surveys!
WIN A GRAND ON AUGUST 30
Vile's $1,000 Halo 3 tournament on July 19 was a huge success, so we're hosting another one! Saturday, August 30 is the date, and another guaranteed $1000 prize is what you'll be fighting for.
Entry fee is $100 per four-man team. Show us what you've got and you just might walk away with a cool grand! Register here, or at the store on the day of the event.
ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST BATTLE OF THE BANDS!
We hope you've been practicing your guitar, drum, and vocal talents, because it's time for GrandLAN's first Rock Band: Battle of the Bands on Sunday, August 31!
Entry fees are $5 per person or $20 per team, with a cash prize going to the winners. The tournament starts at 3 PM, which is bright and early according to most bands we've talked to, so set your alarm and make sure to be there!
WARHAMMER MARCHES ONTO XBOX 360
Join us on Saturday September 6th from 6pm to 10pm for our latest launch party! Warhammer: Battle March brings all the real-time strategy of various Warhammer-branded PC games to the Xbox 360 consoles.
Our last launch for an Xbox strategy game, Civilization Revolution, was a big success, and we expect to see another night of thrilling Xbox action on the 6th!
MECHS ON MONDAY, SAILORS ON SATURDAY
The latest additions to GrandLAN's schedule of events both involve WizKids' unique brand of tabletop games.
Every Monday at 6pm, join Battlemaster Rob for MechWarrior events. Every Saturday at 6pm, Privateer Craig organizes an ongoing Pirates league. Both events are always looking for new players, so if you want to learn, be sure to stop by! Formats vary week to week, so check out our forums for more information.
YOUR SOURCE FOR FOURTH EDITION PRODUCTS
Still thinking about picking up the new Fourth Edition D&D books? Have your 3.5-playing friends finally accepted the changes? GrandLAN still has all three books (Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual) in stock, as well as the new adventures and accessories!
Check out Keep On The Shadowfell and Thunderspire Labyrinth for adventure ideas, or use the Halls of the Giant Kings dungeon tiles to create a vivid image of a dungeon-crawl your group won't soon forget.
Comic Book Video Blog
Upcoming Comic Releases
Free Email Hour
Send info@grandlan.info an email with one of the following in the signature:
- If you are reading this I am playing games at GrandLAN
- My free time belongs to GrandLAN Gaming Center
- I buy my comics at GrandLAN
- Meet me at GrandLAN
Or come up with your own (must be positive)! Send it in and we will give you a free hour of game time (as often as once a month…every single month!)
Comic Book Wednesdays
New comic books come out on Wednesdays, so what better way to stay on top of these new selections then by visiting the GrandLAN blog at http://blog.myspace.com/grandlan.
We can special order your favorite titles so stop by and create a pull list or use the My Pull List link in the upper right.
Game Nights
Game Night is a fun competitive activity which will run on Tuesday evenings at 50+ iGames locations across the United States and Canada.
Prizes will be awarded (cash and/or product) to winning and participating players. More prize details will be announced in the coming weeks.
Other news at GrandLAN
BOARD GAME NIGHTS
Friday's are board game nights! Come in to play Settlers of Catan or bring in a game you want to play!
ALL NIGHT LAN PARTIES
Every Friday is an ALL NIGHT LAN PARTY! Fridays we are open from 10PM until 10AM for overnight LAN Gaming byoc or use one of ours! $10 FOR byoc $20 to rent a grandlan system. (6 overnight participants must be paid in full by midnight or the LAN center will close at the normal time and overnight money refunded)
XBOX 360'S
GrandLAN has Xbox 360s! Starting September 12th GrandLAN will have 5! Count them 5 Xbox 360s! All hooked into xbox live each with 4 wireless controllers! One of them is on our hi-def 92” projection screen for the BEST XBOX 360 Experience ANYWHERE!
PSP REPAIR
Is your PSP bricked out? GrandLAN Gaming Center can restore it in 24 hours – only $50
| NEW GAMES | |||
 Halo 3 |
 Hellgate: London |
 Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock |
 Call of Duty 4 |
Don't forget that you can rent GrandLAN's facilities for big parties. We've put together an easy to read pricing chart for any size party and for durations up to 14 hours.
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Be sure to ask about our student discounts. We were students once too!
Have your comics waiting for you every Wednesday.
Join My Pull List today.
Grand Rapids Business Journal recently sat down with Erik Bauer from GrandLAN. Read what he had to say.
Every Monday
» MechWarrior Events
Every Tuesday
» World of Warcraft TCG Open Play
» Call of Duty 4 PC Game Night
Every Friday
» Magic The Gathering Constructed Events
August 16th
» Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Tournament
August 23rd
» GrandLAN v. ULX 6 v 6 Counter-Strike Source Showdown
August 30th
» $1,000 Halo 3 4 vs. 4 Tournament
August 31st
» Rock Band Battle of the Bands
Mon-Sat: noon – midnight
Sun: 2pm – midnight
| Pricing | |
| One Hour | $4 |
| All-day Pass | $20 |
| BYOC* | $2 |
| Party Pass | more info |
* bring your own computer
** Important Information for our customers under 17 years of age. This parental consent form must be completed by your parent or guardian prior to you playing games at GrandLAN.
Video Game publishers need GrandLAN customers to try out the newest games, so come in and try any of the great new GrandLAN Showcase Games for one hour – totally free.
Check out our new commercials. Maybe you've seen them.
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