Alex Walker

Alex Walker is a former editor of Kotaku Australia and is known for his work covering video games, industry issues, technology and esports. He has written across ABC Technology & Games, games.on.net, PC Powerplay, Techly and others. Alex broke into the industry as a specialist esports reporter and has been repeatedly nominated in the Australian IT Journalism awards for Best Gaming Journalist, Best Technical Journalist, Best News Journalist and Best Columnist. Alex has also been reporting on Australian esports since 2003, across Counter-Strike, Starcraft, Quake 3 and Call of Duty, even going as far as to have a stint as a sponsored player in Counter-Strike and Starcraft 2.

  • Valve Fined $5.2 Million For Steam Controller Patent Infringement

    Valve Fined $5.2 Million For Steam Controller Patent Infringement

    SCUF has scored a major win in their patent infringement trial over Valve, with a jury awarding $US4 million ($5.2 million) to the third-party controller manufacturer over the sale of the Steam Controller. The ruling adds onto the $2.53 million (1.6 million euros) fine Valve received for geo-blocking sales. But according to Law.com, the damages…