Well, QuakeCon '99 has officially begun, as the opening ceremony (if you can call it that) has just concluded. The network here is really, nothing short of astounding. The whole thing is running on an enormous Lucent Technologies backbone, and is 100% 100BaseT. Pretty impressive for a LAN party this size (and lest there be doubt, this thing is huge).

Just a reminder: you can catch updates from the show here at Blue's News, but also at PlanetQuake, and GamePost, and be sure to check out NetGames USA for live tournament stats. The tournament is scheduled to begin around 1:00 central time, so look for stuff to start appearing real soon now.