Considering the huge leaps made by competitive gaming in the last year with EVO and MLG, it’s incredible to watch this footage – a news report on the 1982 Australian Colecovision Championship, complete with a strange middle-aged man claiming he is Australia’s first video game super hero. This is classic stuff. More »
Michael ‘ToXY’ Guida is arguably Australia’s greatest Super Street Fighter IV competitor, and is one of the best Akuma players in the world. In recognition of this, top SSFIV team The Traveling Circus has signed ToXY to a one year contract. This is big news for the burgeoning Australian competitive scene, and proof that Australians players can compete on an international level. More »
When it comes to fighting games like Street Fighter IV, Australia has a great, burgeoning competitive scene and the announcement of Shadowloo Showdown is testament to this fact. Taking place this weekend, top Japanese players Mago (2D God) and Tokido (Murderface) will join Gamerbee from Taiwan in facing off against the best that Australia has to offer. More »
The Pokemon Company launches its new Play! Pokemon program today, urging Pokemon fans new and old to pull out their pocket monsters in public. More »
This weekend marks the third event in the new series of Sydney’s largest gaming competition, which despite increasing in frequency, has enjoyed record prizes and sponsorship. If you fancy your chances, head to Macquarie University this weekend to try your luck in of of the 15 competitions, or check out the world’s first NVIDIA 3D Surround Vision setup. More »
GameStop is refocusing their brand a bit with the implementation of tournament-focused stores. The first is a 4,000 sq. ft. beast in San Jose, CA that features 24 networked kiosks. GameStop hopes to hold tournaments here during most weekends that lead up to quarterly national-level events. In fact, the San Jose location will already be throwing their first event on December 15th. The Madden NFL 08 champ will receive a $US 1000 gift certificate.
All in all, this sounds like a fantastic idea on GameStop’s part. Local tournaments for the average gamer are an excellent way to bring the community together (while selling them some product, of course). We’ll be interested to see how many such stores GameStop actually opens. Chances are, the San Jose location’s success or failure will have a lot to say on the matter.
GameStop Opens “Tournament Store” [nextgeneration] More »
Championship Gaming Series has announced details on their inaugural World Final, which is to take place December 6th through the 14th at Sony Studios in Los Angeles. Teams from across the globe will descend upon California during the week to compete in rounds of Counter-Strike Source, FIFA 2007 (PC), Dead or Alive 4, and Project Gotham Racing 3, all for a chance at some of the million dollar purse. The event will be broadcast all over the world to “more than 350,000,000 viewers.” “The CGS World Final represents a watershed moment in the history of pro gaming and we are proud to broadcast to more than 350 million viewers globally,” said Andy Reif, CGS commissioner and CEO.
Now of course that is assuming the viewers are actually watching the World Finals, but it is a good start. Hit the jump for prize money breakdowns, participating teams, and where in your area you can tune in. More »
For the third year in a row Seagate is taking to a dozen cities to pitch their hard drives.
The tour schedule includes Denver, New York, LA and plenty of places in between and each stop will feature several daily gaming tournaments. This time around the Frag Dolls will also be making an appearance at the New York, Dallas and Las Vegas events.
Hit the site for the full break down of locations.
Well the World Series of Video Games might have died, but that’s not going to keep plucky upstart game convention E for All from hosting a video game tournament, no siree! Their desperate scramble for a gaming tournament following the WSVG tanking has resulted in a special Major League Gaming post-season event to be held specially at the convention this October. Special appearances from MLG pros and competitive gaming workshops are also planned. “We are thrilled about the opportunity to bring Major League Gaming to this high-profile event,” said Matthew Bromberg, CEO of Major League Gaming. “It’s important for all of us in the video game community to support this great new way of reaching consumers and to showcase the phenomenon of top-flight competitive gaming.”
I’m glad that all worked out. When they lost the WSVG event I almost wanted to attend the expo slightly less than I already do. Last thing I need is an apathy spike this late in the game. More »
