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.
With the Australian Cyber League‘s first Halo: Reach LAN in Brisbane, Battle Arena Melbourne at the same time, and the World Cyber Games finals kicking off, a lot is being decided this weekend in the world of eSports. Our CS1.6 and FIFA 10 representatives are off to a good start overseas. Click through for details of your local events, and the first lot of WCG results.
Melbourne’s biggest fighting game tournament of the year is coming up. If you think you’re good enough to compete with the city’s best in any of the below games, or just want to hang out with like-minded fighting gamers while watching some freakish skill, you can head to the event either Saturday or Sunday.