There are 460 gamers right in the heart of Montreal. It is time brush up on your French.

It's been almost three years now since THG has begun is LAN party coverage. Among the barrage of feedback we've received, many readers have expressed an urge that LAN parties come to their communities. Here is an example of one such request from the great White North.

"I appreciate when you write articles about LAN parties but they're always far from my home," one reader writes.

"Now we have our big LAN party here, and it will be shown live on TV over two different TV channels, in 10 days. You can take a look, if you want to make a trip to Canada; there is the web site in French. (We are not all English speaking in Canada, far from it.)"

His English was good for someone who uses it as a second language. Little did he know that THG was already headed for Montréal.

A cold and overcast day here in Montréal. Check out those ice flows.