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The Melbourne Major recap
Boarding Pass · Issue No. 214
Your ticket into every match that matters.
Lunar Battle Legends is Melbourne's independent gaming blog — deep competitive breakdowns, honest hardware reviews, and front-row coverage of the local esports scene, published every week from Hardware Lane.
Gate B2 · Gear
Best 240Hz monitors under $600
Gate C3 · Esports
Inside the VIC collegiate league
Gate D4 · Retro
Reviving the CRT tournament
Departures · What we cover
Three lines, always running
Match Breakdowns
Frame-by-frame analysis of every big AU/NZ series, published within 48 hours of the grand final. Free to read, no paywall.
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Hardware Lab
Hands-on reviews of mice, monitors and keyboards tested on our Melbourne bench — with real latency numbers and AUD pricing.
Bi-weekly · Gear from $49
Scene Reports
On-the-ground coverage of LANs and tournaments across Victoria, from Fitzroy grassroots nights to the arena stage.
Monthly · Photo essays
On board · Why us
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Seat 1A
Independent, no publisher
No sponsored scores, no review embargoes we won't disclose. Reader-funded and proudly Melbourne-based.
Seat 2B
In the room, every event
We buy our own passes and photograph the local circuit ourselves, so the coverage is first-hand, not a press-release rewrite.
Seat 3C
Measured, not guessed
Every hardware verdict is backed by our own click-latency and input-lag readings, listed in full so you can check the maths.
Baggage claim · From the field
Snapshots from the circuit
Passenger reviews
What readers keep saying
"The monitor guide actually listed measured input lag instead of marketing numbers. Saved me from a $700 mistake before EB Games could sell me the wrong panel."
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Jordan T.
Carlton, VIC · March 2025
"Their recap of the Melbourne Major was better than the official broadcast VOD — clear round timelines and no hype filler. I read it on the tram every Monday."
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Priya R.
Footscray, VIC · Jan 2025
"As a grassroots organiser, having Lunar cover our Fitzroy LAN got us three new sponsors. They show up, they photograph, they get the details right."
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Marcus C.
Fitzroy, VIC · Dec 2024
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