News

Madden NFL 12′s ‘Battle Of The Gridiron’ Tournament

Earlier this year retail giant GameStop and newly created Virgin Gaming announced a partnership that would power online video game tournaments. Gamers who purchased specific games at GameStop could join tournaments through Virgin Gaming registration.


August 12, 2010
News

QuakeCon 2010 Will Be Televised

Bummed that you can’t make it to Dallas this weekend to hang with Kotaku at QuakeCon 2010? Quake Live TV will be bringing you live coverage of all the major tournaments, so all you’ll need is a cardboard Totilo cutout.


August 2, 2010
In Real Life

The King Of Fighters XIII Is Buggy And Needs Special Rules

Arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIII not only features jiggly ninja Mai Shiranui, it also features lots of bugs. That’s why the game needs special rules for tournament play.


July 14, 2010
In Real Life

It’s Fighting Game Madness With These Combo, Fireball Compilations

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Maj showed these two awesome clips off at the EVO fighting game championships over the weekend. One is a massive compilation of fireballs and ranged attacks. The other? Combo madness.


July 12, 2010
News

We Have A Winner

Daigo Umehara, yes that guy, has won the Evo 2010 Super Street Fighter IV championship title.


July 7, 2010
News

League Of Legends Kicks Off Season One Next Week

Oh it’s on. After several months’ worth of pre-season play, Riot Games is ready to kick things into high gear with next week’s launch of League of Legends’ first official competition season, complete with ladders, ranked games and draft mode.


June 30, 2010
In Real Life

Meet Your 2010 American Pokémon Champions

Last weekend, the 2010 Pokémon national championships went down at the Indiana Convention Centre. Hundreds entered, but only one two could emerge the winner.


May 28, 2010
News

Sydney Gamers League Is Back… And I’ll Be There

Kotaku AU

After a few tumultuous years, Sydney Gamers League is under new ownership and destined to return to its former glory. It doesn’t hurt that this weekend’s event from Sydney’s largest LAN party is offering its largest ever assortment of prizes.


May 6, 2010
News

Street Fighter World Champ Looking For A Fight In Sydney

Daigo, arguably the best Street Fighter player known to man, will be competing in Sydney later this month. He’ll be here to qualify for the EVO Championships.


April 29, 2010
In Real Life

Girls Or Tekken – Which Gets A Gamer’s Attention?

Certainly tamer than Russian strippers grinding on Counter Strike players.