Can't get the next LAN Party off of your mind? Think your too much of a gaming woosie to attend? Well why not distract yourself and get some practice in by playing online!
Sign up to netSimple. It's a way cool ISP (Internet Service Provider) that is dead easy to set up and gives you loads of features, such as unlimited internet use (with no cut-off times), unlimited e-mail aliases and 10MB's of WWW space for you to create your own WWW site(s) (maybe you could create one for your own online gaming clan?). Best of all the service is completely free although you may have to pay for your phone call (0845 number - i.e. local rate).
Done that? Right, now it's time to find a games server and some fellow gamers... One of the UKs biggest, best and (above all else) fastest places to play games online is Barrysworld. Once there find a games server and get gaming!!! If your new to gaming online, you might want to read their getting started guides.
Oh and don't forget Planetarion. It's a space combat game held in real-time where you have to harvest asteroids and build up your fleet of ships in order to conquer others and help your galaxy. It's all browser based so doesn't require any additional software - and it's FREE.
Happy Gaming