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In December 2009, a special version of Gran Turismo hit the PS3 as a download. The twenty fastest drivers then competed for a chance to enter the GT Academy bootcamp. Only two were selected. And now one has won.
The final of Dell Australia’s Alienware 2010 Clan Challenge was held over the weekend. Forty of Australia’s best gamers were in Sydney for the event. Here’s how the grand final played out.
Whether it was the local arcades or the family living room, there have been players—not all—who have thrown down extra scratch to see if being good pays off in more than bragging rights.
Daigo “The Beast” Umehara took out Justin Wong at Street Fighter IV over the weekend, and in the process took out the Evo 2009 championships, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. This is the final.
And, we’re done! The dust has settled on the 2009 Evo (fighting game) Championships in Vegas, and a winner has emerged. That winner? None other than Street Fighting legend Daigo.
Evolution Championship Series 2009, the World Series of fighting games, concludes today with the championship finals in eight games. Follow the action on this streaming broadcast. The schedule is on the jump.
Fancy yourself as a Street Fighter champion? Or perhaps you’d just like to watch the experts and learn? OzHadou’s upcoming tournament has you covered.
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Daigo, as Ryu, bested Justin Wong, as Rufus, in last night’s Street Fighter IV Tournament finals, held in San Francisco. Wong isn’t empty handed, however; he won the U.S. title.
