Microsoft stokes Killer Instinct engagement with $100K for tournaments

Microsoft has found a way to enable its community to support the Xbox One’s exclusive fighting game.

Killer Instinct now has a $100,000 fund for future tournaments thanks to the community. On April 29, Microsoft and developer Iron Galaxy released Cinder, the latest character added to the Killer Instinct roster. On that same day, Microsoft announced that all revenue from digital purchases in Killer Instinct (up to $100,000) would go into a fund for upcoming events for the fighting game. The publisher gave the community until May 14 to reach that goal, but it only took the fans 72 hours. This is one of the ways that Microsoft is keeping the community engaged in the free-to-play game, which is approaching two years old.