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.

  • Steam’s Having A Massive Festival Just For Australian Games

    Steam’s Having A Massive Festival Just For Australian Games

    Even though COVID is sadly still a factor and we’re not all congregating physically for cons like PAX Australia, Melbourne International Games Week is still on. So naturally, that means the return of what’s grown into potentially one of the most important parts of the week for local developers: a big ‘ol festival on Steam.


  • NSW Will Finally Support Video Games With A 10 Percent Tax Rebate

    NSW Will Finally Support Video Games With A 10 Percent Tax Rebate

    The NSW Government — after years of being behind rival states — has announced late Monday morning that video game development will finally be available for a 10 percent tax rebate. A release from the state’s Arts Minister and Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Minister has announced that the existing 10 percent post, digital,…


  • $449 For A Solid 1440p, 165Hz Monitor Is A Crazy Good Deal

    $449 For A Solid 1440p, 165Hz Monitor Is A Crazy Good Deal

    A lot of people are upgrading their PC monitors to the new “sweet spot”: monitors with a decently high refresh rate and a max resolution of 2560 x 1440. Usually, a screen like that would cost you a pretty penny — but you can snag one up today for a bargain. There’s an astonishingly good…