That's a Wrap — Pixel Peak LAN 2026

GG, everyone. The inaugural Pixel Peak LAN Party is officially in the books.

June 5–7, on the Spy Hop rooftop in downtown Salt Lake City, 48 rigs came together for a weekend of exactly what we hoped this would be: lag-free games, late-night laughs, and a room full of people who get it. For a first-year event, you all showed up like it was year ten.

The numbers

The network told its own story: 6.93 TB downloaded over the weekend, 521 GB served straight from our local cache, and a peak of 13 Gbps of download throughput. Special recognition once more to the attendee who single-handedly pulled 1.1 TB — you know who you are, and we salute you.

Between the main tournament, CTF Chaos (never has swapping RAM mid-match felt so heroic), and the unofficial-but-inevitable Duck Game showdowns, there wasn’t a quiet hour in the building.

Thank you

An event like this doesn’t happen because one person plans it. It happens because a bunch of great people give their time:

To the setup crew who hauled tables, ran cable, and turned an empty rooftop into a LAN — thank you. You did the unglamorous work that made everything else possible.

To Carson (Yodasshades), who helped run things the entire weekend, start to finish — thank you. Every event needs a person who just handles it, and you were that person.

To my wife, who kept the whole operation fed and organized all weekend — thank you. The cake and ice cream were her idea, and they were a massive hit. Turns out the cake was not a lie.

To compukidmike, for all the lighting he brought and set up — the rooftop looked incredible after dark, and half the photos in the gallery owe him royalties.

To DJ Ellie, for the Saturday night set — immensely awesome, and the vibe was real. A rooftop full of rigs, mountain air, and a live set is exactly the energy Pixel Peak was built for.

To our sponsor, MTSIM, for backing a first-year event, and to Spy Hop for the best venue view in Salt Lake.

And most of all — to everyone who bought a seat, hauled a rig up to a rooftop, and spent a weekend gaming with strangers who left as friends. You made the first Pixel Peak a real one.

This was just the beginning

Round Two is coming in 2027. Dates drop in the Discord first — that’s also where the photos, memes, and “remember when” threads live between events.

See you at the summit.

— MiLwOrkZ