Soniqs CEO Darren Moore, accompanied by HU President Eric Darr, cuts the ribbon on the new LAN Center in downtown Harrisburg.
Do you want to play a game?
If so, you’re in luck, as downtown Harrisburg has a new facility, called the LAN Center, for state-of-the-art e-sports gaming.
The center will serve as the home for the Harrisburg-based Soniqs, a professional e-sports team. It also will be available to Harrisburg University’s varsity e-sports team, the Storm, and clubs and groups for private events, according to HU.
A local area network (LAN) gaming center is a facility where players use a computer connected over a LAN to other computers, primarily for competing in multiplayer games.
“We wanted to build the LAN Center in the middle of downtown Harrisburg so we could give back to the gaming community,” said Soniqs CEO Darren Moore, who cut the ribbon, officially opening the center on Monday morning.
LAN Center patrons will be able to participate in tournaments, engage in casual play with peers, and watch games as spectators. The center will include gaming set-ups and spectator seating for e-sports events. E-sports professionals will also teach workshops and other educational events in the roughly 2,000-square-foot space, which was constructed by Harrisburg-based JEM Group.
The center features Intel NUC PC’s built with 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900 CPU’s, 16GB of RAM, and RTX 3060 TI’s. Accompanying the PCs are ViewSonic’s 27-inch 1080p 240Hz IPS gaming monitor. At each setup are Glide Gaming Chairs from Zipchair, which feature ergonomic support, height controls, adjustable armrests and tilt tension regulation.
“We really wanted to give people a space where they could come, play, and learn,” Moore said.
The LAN Center is located at 19 S. 3rd St., Harrisburg. For more information, visit the Soniqs website.
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