LanOC Reviews is a website specifically for gaming, gaming hardware and LanPartys. We started by hosting lan partys and moved into reviews in March of 2008. We are fairly new to the review scene, but are able to give an opinion from a gamers point of view because we are gamers! All of our reviewers have been well versed in their specific areas of interest due to an unnatural need to play video games and tweak hardware. We want to help you find the best performing products along with the best games to soak up all of your time. We are a group of down to earth geeks who spend all of our time tweaking our PCs and playing  console and PC games. We also host our LAN parties in the Northwest Ohio area four or more times a year. You can learn more about us by visiting our forums where you are welcome to ask questions and chat up new and old games and hardware.

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Our Staff

Our staff is filled with a variety of interesting people with lots of differing point of views. In other words, we are all crazy in our own way.

Editor and Chief

Name: Wes Compton

Homepage: Garfi3ld.com

Alias: Garfi3ld

Specialty: PC Hardware, Audio, Gadgets

BIO: You might call him obsessed or just a hardcore geek. His obsession with gaming hardware and gadgets isn't anything new, he could be found taking things apart even as a child. When not poking around in PC's he can be found playing TF2/MW2 or watching a wide variety of TV shows and Movies. You can follow Wes on Twitter HERE, or on Facebook HERE

News Editor / Event Staff

Name: Alex Compton

Alias: Koolaid

Specialty: What can we say, she loves news!

Contributing Editor / Event Staff

Name: Adam Army

Alias: Lersar

Specialty: Laptop Hardware, Console Hardware, Enclosures

Event Staff 

Name: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Alias: Vialdragon

Specialty: Event Electrician, Tree Climber, Extremely biased reviewer

BIO: Enjoys most genre of game but prefers rpg and mmo's. Primarily a PC gamer, but will occasionally settle for a good console game. When not playing you can find him working. Sad but he likes to stay busy.

News Writer 

Name: Skyler 

Alias: Wingless92

Specialty: Gaming News

BIO: Avid PC gamer. Still in college for an automotive degree in high performance. Love's MMO's, FPS's and puzzle games. LAN's have become a big part of my life, nothing like getting together for some LAN based multiplayer. You can join Skyler along with most of the staff on our vent channel to chat while gaming. Don't be afraid to drop in and say hi. 

Event Staff 

Name: Jared Sellars

Alias: Plague 

BIO: Jared is the newest addition to our event staff. He will be in charge of tournaments both before, during, and after our events. That means those of you who come out for our lans will spend lots of time with him. He is a friendly guy and as far as we can tell he doesn't bite. Outside of our events he enjoys his fair share of games like the rest of us and can be found tweeking and modding his Antec Skeleton case. 

Contributing Reviewer

Name: Chad Kirchner

Website: http://www.chadkirchner.com

Social Profile: http://about.me/chadkirchner

Specialties: Apple (all products), Automotive Tech

Chad has long been exposed to computers and technology.  In late 2003, after being bored with Windows machines, he purchased his first Mac and has not looked back.  Chad is certified with Apple in various capacities, and is also CompTIA A+ certified.  He has a MBA, and brings his analytical mind to the world of computer technology and hardware.  In his spare time he is combing the automotive websites learning about everything that is latest and greatest.

Our Awards






Our Old Awards

Gold is for any game or product that gets a 10/10. These are products that we highly recommend. They are products that we wouldn't hesitate to spend our hard earned money on, which in fact a lot of times we did. The game or product has proven to be a quality product that performs well and is priced reasonably for the performance/gameplay.

Silver is given to any item that gets a 8/10 or a 9/10. These are products or games that are very good but have something small that is keeping it from being perfect. These are still amazing games/products and you shouldn't hesitate to consider anything with a silver ribbon.

A bronze ribbon is given to anything with a 6/10 or 7/10. These are products or games that are average or have a flaw that is holding it back. Generally this can be something that only bothers some people, or you can live with. With all of ribbons we don't put them on anything that we don't think people will like. We make sure to include the reason we gave the game/item their score. Most of the time the only thing keeping a game/item from getting a gold is a small nitpick. We recommend checking out anything with a LanOC ribbon.