Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell won his defamation lawsuit against speedrunning YouTuber Karl Jobst in Australia on Monday, over claims published in videos that blamed Mitchell for the ...

YouTube creator Karl Jobst has been ordered to pay up to AU$390,447 (or roughly $244,858 US dollars) to notable arcade gamer Billy Mitchell, following defamatory comments made against Mitchell in 2021 ...

Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell won his defamation lawsuit against speedrunning YouTuber Karl Jobst in Australia on Monday, over claims published in videos that blamed Mitchell for the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. For several years, former Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion Billy Mitchell's biggest battles shifted from arcade expos to courtrooms over ...

Mitchell found fame in the 1980s and 1990s by claiming high scores on such games as Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. He got another spell in the spotlight when he was portrayed as the antagonist in ...

Last year, Billy Mitchell, star of The King of Kong and proven video game cheater, sued me for defamation claiming damages of $450,000. In the past year alone, this lawsuit has cost almost $ ...

Mitchell's record-holding Donkey Kong scores were called into question in 2017 ... Jobst posted on X in the wake of the ruling. "I lost. The judge found Billy to be a credible witness and believed his ...

Retro gaming legend Billy Mitchell wins a defamation lawsuit against a Youtuber who falsely accused him of being involved in a suicide.

Billy Mitchell just won a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst—and the internet is stunned. Known for his sketchy Donkey Kong high scores, Billy’s reputation as a notorious arcade cheater ...

Mitchell has appeared in several documentaries related to his achievements in Donkey Kong and Pac-Man, including King of Kong ...

Billy Mitchell, the Donkey Kong champion had filed a defamation lawsuit against Karl Jobst, the Australian YouTuber. The legal battle began in 2020, and the verdict was delivered on April 1, 2025.