William James Mitchell Jr. (born July 16, 1965) is an American video game player. He achieved fame throughout the 1980s and 1990s by claiming numerous records on classic video games, including a perfect score on Pac-Man .

World Series of Video Games (WSVG) was an international professional electronic sports competition. It held its first season in 2006, with competitions in six different games and six events held around the world including the finals of the event.

Jun 4, 2019 · Check out the must-attend video game tournaments and championship matches taking place around the world each year. Nothing brings gamers together like a bit of competition. Whether its...

Ben Gold (USA) became history’s first video-game world champion when he won the North American Video Game Olympics at the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA on 8-9 January 1983.

Ottumwa is known as the Video Game Capital of the World. How did we get this unique distinction? Back in the early 1980s, an Ottumwa video arcade named Twin Galaxies began keeping official high scores and records for video gaming. Ottumwa hosted the first North American Video Olympics in Fall 1982, where top players gathered.

Mar 20, 2023 · In this list, I have listed the biggest video game tournaments throughout the world that stand above all the others. Of course, as E-sports continues to get bigger, better, and more popular, prize pools will continue to increase, as well. The International is the biggest E-sports competition to date.

The Video Game World Championship was an international, invitational tournament held annually alongside the TCG/OCG World Championship from 2003 to 2011. It was the first virtual Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship, making it the predecessor to Duel Links and Master Duel.

2 days ago · Test your speedrunning skills across more than 150 challenging moments from 13 classic NES™ games** in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition! Compete against players around the world online ...

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Dec 13, 2024 · The Pokémon World Championships (Japanese: ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス Pokémon World Championships) are an annual event held by the Play! Pokémon organized play division of The Pokémon Company International. They function as the finals for both the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championships.