In which a team of five video game players wind up with a giant check for $1.3 million dollars and some lovely trophies. » 1/12/15 9:00am 1/12/15 9:00am

One of the most hilariously clumsy things you can do in Super Smash Bros. is walk off the stage by accident. Or jump off. Or "Flare Blitz" off if you're Charizard. We've all been there. But it's particularly embarrassing when you trip and fall in the most Smash Bros. way possible during a tournament match. » 12/11/14 3:30pm 12/11/14 3:30pm

Live from New York City's lovely Nintendo World store, it's the first Super Smash Bros. 3DS National Open Tournament. The tourney runs from 6 to 9 PM Eastern time, so we're only 40 minutes late telling you about it. Watch extra hard to catch up! » 10/11/14 6:40pm 10/11/14 6:40pm

Total Prize Pool for the League of Legends World Championship » 9/12/14 4:42pm 9/12/14 4:42pm

As a four-man team of pro gamers was crowned world champion of Call of Duty in Los Angeles Sunday night, confetti swarmed and fans cheered and it was easy for me to forget, as I stood to the side, that this championship bout was not a public event. » 3/31/14 7:00pm 3/31/14 7:00pm

Aw, Hel — Hi-Rez Studios' Smite is officially releasing on March. Having accrued some 2.5 million worshippers during open beta, the god-on-god MOBA will undergo a baptism-by-fire following its March 25 release, with a $100,000 launch tournament held in scenic Atlanta, Georgia. Still waiting for them to add Jesus. » 11/26/13 10:40am 11/26/13 10:40am

The biggest event in the fighting game genre has come and gone but that doesn't mean that first-class competition in Street Fighter, Tekken or King of Fighters is done for the year. This weekend marks the start of the Video X Games, a tournament that takes place on the island of St. Maartens. There's $30,000 for… » 7/27/13 10:00am 7/27/13 10:00am

This weekend, we are finally seeing a strong return of eSports in the competitive Halo scene. Since Major League Gaming ceased operations of Halo events on their pro circuit, we haven't seen a major tournament for the series in quite some time. Thanks to 343 Industries and the Arena Gaming League, all that changes in… » 7/20/13 8:00am 7/20/13 8:00am

The Road to EVO—a series of tournaments leading up to the biggest fighting game tournament of the year—is coming to a decisive close. It's time for the Evolution 2013 tournament, which starts today in Las Vegas, and we're here to serve you all of the livestreams available to make you feel like you're sitting right… » 7/14/13 10:55am 7/14/13 10:55am

Avenger's Alliance is a single-player turn-based role-playing game, but it's also a competition, with players vying for top positions in seasonal PVP tournaments. Season five is around the corner, and players that fight harder than most have a chance to secure the punishment they so richly deserve, courtesy of artist… » 2/14/13 4:55pm 2/14/13 4:55pm

Today 343 Industries announced a partnership with Virgin Gaming to host their Halo 4 Infinity Challenge, a free-to-enter tournament in lieue of Spartan Ops updates during the almost month-long mid-season break. » 12/06/12 9:00am 12/06/12 9:00am

Only a relatively small fraction of fighting game fans have the courage to put their skills to the test in tournament play. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter d0m shares his first frustrating experience. » 7/30/12 5:30pm 7/30/12 5:30pm

That Team Prime's MarineKing won the Global StarCraft II » 4/18/12 3:55pm 4/18/12 3:55pm League finals held during the IPL 4 tournament in Las Vegas earlier this month comes as no surprise to fans of competitive gaming. The fact that he might have lost if not for a last-minute dropped connection, on the other hand...

Good at Tekken Tag Tournament 2 » 4/18/12 7:20am 4/18/12 7:20am? Want to be on TV? South Korea is getting a new gaming program dubbed in which features players facing off in The King of Iron Fist Tournament.

Street Fighter series producer Yoshinoro Ono and Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada are due for a rematch, and they'll get their chance during a TEKKEN X Street Fighter tournament at GamesCom. The trash talk is already flying. » 8/06/10 1:20pm 8/06/10 1:20pm

EVO, the annual fighting game world championships, draws thousands of players competing in six games. It has helped create gaming stars like 2010 Super Street Fighter IV champion Daigo Umehara, and a reputation for unbelievable game-play seen nowhere else. » 7/14/10 4:00pm 7/14/10 4:00pm

Are you the best Wii gamer in the country? Nintendo gives you a chance to prove your mettle in the first-ever Wii Games: Summer 2010, and it all starts in the cradle of civilization: New Jersey. » 6/29/10 11:40am 6/29/10 11:40am

While researching my feature, When The Best Part of The Beach Is The Arcade, I discovered California Extreme — an annual arcade and pinball gaming showcase in California. » 7/07/09 9:20pm 7/07/09 9:20pm