From AU$12 / hour
Competition Rig Hire
RTX 4080 rigs, 240Hz monitors, and swappable tournament peripherals. Hourly, day-pass (AU$65), or monthly Empire membership (AU$149). BYO login—we wipe every session.
Fitzroy · Melbourne · Open 7 Days
Where Gertrude Street Goes to Game
A cherry-red, chrome-trimmed esports arena stacked with RTX 4080 rigs, a 40-seat tournament floor, and a soda-fountain bar. Warm up, queue up, and climb the ladder—milkshake in hand.
+61 3 9419 123475 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Our Mission
Serving competitive gaming with a side of nostalgia
HyperWild Empire opened its chrome doors on Gertrude Street to give Melbourne a proper home for grassroots esports—part booth-lined diner, part high-performance arena. We keep the drivers updated, the peripherals tournament-grade, and the fries hot, so every player from ranked grinders to Friday-night five-stacks gets a fair shot at glory.
40
Tournament seats
240Hz
Competition monitors
7 days
Open every week
18k+
Matches played here
Inside the Arena
A floor built for clutch moments
What We Offer
Everything your squad needs to compete
Thursdays & Sundays · from AU$20 entry
Tournaments & Leagues
Weekly Valorant and Rocket League brackets on the main stage, plus a six-week seasonal ladder with cash prize pools. Casters, overlays, and a bracket screen included.
90-min sessions · AU$80
Coaching & Team Rooms
Book a private team room with a whiteboard, VOD-review station, and an accredited coach across Valorant, CS2, and League of Legends. Ideal for scrims and structured practice.
Player Reviews
What the Fitzroy faithful say
Ran our uni Valorant team’s bootcamp here for a weekend. The 240Hz setups and private team room got us from Silver scramble to a clean bracket run.
The Sunday Rocket League bracket is the highlight of my week. Proper casting, a real stage, and the salted-caramel shake is dangerously good.
Booked a streamer pod for a 6-hour charity stream. Sound isolation was spot on and the staff swapped my keyboard the second a switch died. Faultless.
Coaching sessions with the CS2 crew actually stuck. We reviewed VODs, drilled utility, and placed top-4 in the seasonal ladder a month later.
Visit / Book
Drop by, or lock in your session
Find us mid-block on Gertrude Street, a two-minute walk from the Smith Street trams. Send a message and our floor crew will confirm your rig, team room, or bracket spot.
Phone
+61 3 9419 1234
Address
75 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Email
[email protected]
Opening Hours
Mon–Sun · 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM