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BAM: Where The Best Fought, Lost, And Won

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2:00PM October 6, 2011 | Tracey Lien

Melbourne was the epicenter for sports fans this weekend, with the AFL Grand Final taking place alongside a slightly different kind of sport – one involving arcade fighting sticks instead of footballs. Pro-gamer and tournament event organiser in the fighting game community, Daniel “Berzerk” Chlebowczyk, was there, and he served as the eyes and ears of Kotaku. More »

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BAM: The Fight Is In Melbourne This Weekend

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9:30AM September 28, 2011 | Tracey Lien

Fighting game enthusiasts should head down to Melbourne this weekend to watch more than 300 players (including some of the best in the country) battle it out in Australia’s end of year fighting game finals: BAM (Battle Arena Melbourne). More »

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These Batman: Arkham City Controllers Won’t Decapitate Anybody

6:00AM June 9, 2011 | matt buchanan

Here’s a first look at Power A’s Batarang controllers in the flesh. They’re more mediocre “Xbox peripheral” than deadly weapon, but if you like lights, they’ve got those! More »

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Check Out These Batman: Arkham City Batarang Controllers

7:00AM June 3, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Batman: Arkham City is getting its own LED-lit, bat-logoed controller, Power-A tells Kotaku. More »

In Real Life

Jimmy Fallon Wants To Treat Big Games Like Big Movies

6:20AM June 11, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Tonight on his NBC late night show, Jimmy Fallon will talk video games with Microsoft. It won’t be the first time that gaming has cropped up on the show, and Fallon promises it won’t be the last either. More »

Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night At E3

7:00AM June 6, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Uber gamer/ late night host Jimmy Fallon sent Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudekis to E3 to check out the latest and greatest in gaming. More »