Alienware is kicking off its college esports with an Apex Legends championship.
Alienware is kicking off its college esports with an Apex Legends championship.
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Alienware Collegiate Clash kicks off Apex Legends championship showdown today

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Alienware is going all in on collegiate esports with the inaugural Alienware Collegiate Clash (AWCC25), featuring Apex Legends. The championship match kicks off today (April 12) at noon Pacific time at Purdue University, home to a state-of-the-art Alienware Purdue Gaming Lounge.

While college Apex tournaments have been held before, this marks one of the first in-person events, featuring professional production, in direct collaboration with Apex Legends.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.