The Foreigners!

It’s really amusing to see that MLG can be so oblivious outside of their own little bubble.  When you read back over their open bracket breakdown you see that they barely even mention Fnatic MSI and Frenetic Array.  They take no time to do roster update or even talk about their histories.

Anyway, it’s very exciting to see these two teams making waves in the event.  It really is time begin seeing a more consistent international showing.  Power has fairly well, but we have really no other international showing in the Halo 3 scene.  These two teams look as if they will continue to make waves for some time.

Quick Day 2 update:

Frenetic Array was beat 3-0 by Warriors in the first round of the Championship winners bracket.

FnaticMSI had Ambush down 2-0, but Ambush rallied back and won three straight games to take the match 3-2.

With Frenetic Arrays experience, with 9 first place finishes in Australia, should help them as they battle through the losers bracket.  Regardless, neither of these teams should be over looked.

MLG C-Bus 2010 AM Halo Bracket Update

Frenetic Array, the number 1 team in Australia, has shown up to prove they can compete against MLG’s top teams at MLG Columbus 2010. Winning their first match of the day against Scratch & Sniff because they did not show up, Frenetic Array moved on to winners bracket round 2. During round 2, Frenetic Array had to face off against number 1 seeded AM team, 49 Yellow Dragons. They had won over 49 Yellow Dragons to move on once again to winners bracket round 3. Look for more updates coming soon!

Major Changes in MLG

Well today brought in some major changes for Major League Gaming.

First off. Major League Gaming has hired Level Studios(http://level-studios.com) to create a new website and user interface for the community. Judging by their site and some of their previous work, they are a great choice for this. The MLG site is sort of plain and could use some work and this is large step in the right direction for MLG as a whole.

Now the second even larger news is that Matt Bromberg Resigns As CEO of Major League Gaming, Sundance DiGiovanni Steps in as CEO of MLG

This is a great step in league growth. Sundance has been a competitor in MLG in the past and knows what we deal with. He is also a very respected man that actually cares a bit about the community. This is a brand new day for MLG as a whole. Hopefully it was not to soon after acquiring a few of their newest sponsors and picking up some new games.

We will continue to keep you guys updated as we look into the first announcement as well as the rumors of Sundance and Bromberg! Keep checking back for info!

Orlando Point Breakdown

Well, after MLG released the top 32 results from the opener i expected this to be out. But i haven’t seen it so i figured i would do it myself. Points are per player

1st Instinct Cloud Lunchbox Roy elamitewarrior -1200
2nd UoR Classic Soldi3r187 TiZoXiC Chig GH057ayame -1000
3rd Final Boss Victory X Totz FearItSelf OGRE2 -900
4th Status Quo FlamesworD Asssault eNabLe lx Ace xl -800
5th Believe The Hype MaNiiaC Destin D3M0N-D a Pure Gangster -700
6th Triggers Down SK iGotUrPisto1a Hysteria Neighbor -650
7th Darkest Hour TwYLighT AnT LeGeNd Cpt Anarchy -600
8th Str8 Rippin Tsquared Snipedown .Heinz. Legit -550
9th Heaven and Earth KillerDrewDS Clutch Naded Karma -490
10th Active Rush IceVayne Aries I FrOsty I Mimic -460
11th Carbon Walshy Defy StrongSide BesT MaN -430
12th Warriors Kevori Sypher. -Goofy- zNightMarE. -400
13th Category 5 Thrust Robbie.B ZooWuu Arkanum. -340
14th Adrenaline rush arealygoodnoob 7sblaze JeRawockee Dubay -310
15th Ambush l BaTMaYnE l SeVeRiNcE GuN_ShoT Eli -280
16th Chilled Reality Gilkey Elumnite ThuggishKlLLA I CallMeGod I -250
17th The Yellow Dragons owilly PlGGY Wiise Ashes -210
18th Victorious Secret Fugo xWatch l SwiftKil l lAdr3naLin3l -200
19th Crowd Pleasers -PrettyBoy- SneakEBeaver SuperStr8SicK Monix -190
20th Relapse Fearris -DeRsKy- NocturnalKernal MaZeMeNt -180
21st Power BUK_20 Reaction. EU-MVP BUK57 -140
22nd North of 49 G-SpOt importedd Moniz DARKscorpion -130
23rd Young Money zGheTTo Xinitty HoMiCiDe1 LuckSide -120
24th Paranoia Sargoth KNB_KatyPerry Magnezium SLaYzIZLiKeWoW -110
25th Southern Smoke Havok BeAsTx. XAMBL3R SyNoX -90
26th New Era xxzerus FainTTTT .TweaK. PhainT. -80
27th Satin Sheets Masssta _randa itzblizz xWHODiNix -70
28th The Fun Police Blocker -Duval- ProjectPatty jspgameboy -60
29th Dignitas Adi GriPzz Vardd iFuZioN -40
30th Dark Matter MinorityMan -RowaN- -SheeK- PiTBuLL. -30
31st Fire Breathin Franks VictuMM InSaiyan BuLLeTz .KillZoNe. -20
32nd Legacy AiR_Frag PRoTo_TyPe wtfadvent HaloKnight_tR -10

33-40th 6 points each
41-48th 4 points each

Orlando Final Placings

Here are the final placings of MLG Orlando

1st Instinct
2nd Classic
3rd Final Boss
4th – Status Quo
5th – Believe The Hype
6th – Triggers Down
7th – Darkest Hour
8th – Str8 Rippin

Tekken:
1v1:
1st GMMA KOR
2nd Holeman
3v3:
Brpmspmtran and His Children: Bronsontran, Rain, Holeman

SSB:
1st Mew2King

2010 Details Breakdown

So, today MLG announced the first details of the 2010 season. I’m going to break it down so you don’t have to run and read word by word.

-Two events so far Orlando April 16-18, Columbus June 4-6….Only going to be four(4) events in the regular season, and the National Championship.
-First Online Qualifier will be for Columbus
-New Games Alright…So am i the only one pumped for this? For once MLG is doing something diffrent. Thats right Folks, Tekken 6 for the PS3…You read it right. The PS3. This will be the first PS3 Game ever on the curcuit. Also Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii will be joining the curcuit. We’ve seen SSBB before on side events, but nothing on the main circuit. Details have yet to be announced about number of players that can register for both, but yeah, we’ll see. Also this leads to a good questions of, how many people will attend for Tekken, i was checking out the gamebattles ladder and there are very few teams there. This leads to the problem that MLG will be stealing fans away from World Cyber Games(WCG) which has tekken on its circuit.
- MLG announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be the flagship Online Circuit game because “game’s lack of LAN lobby proved an insurmountable obstacle to our running a large-scale live competition that meets our standards” Hmm….Wonder when they decided this?
-They also hint at a “PC Revolution” that is happening in Columbus. My predictions: World of Warcraft, maybe StarCraft II? There are about 100 different options for this?
-Also, Where’s the Gears gone? With GoW gone, there will be less people there, but there could be potential for more Halo teams. I’m sorry to see this game go.

So yeah, MLG gave out a lot of information, but nothing that we really couldn’t figure out for ourselves, they just are confirming what Insider here told you during the last Orlando event. So for once, i’m going to end like them. More Info to come!

The reality behind MLG’s Combine

Well recently Major League Gaming announced their first Doritos combine, a lot of people have been looking forward to these combines and more information on what these Combines are going to be about. Well now we know a good majority of information. The real question is, what is this going to mean for you? The players that wish to compete view this as their “big chance” to go pro. They announced this with only a month and 22 days away, think that is enough time? Well i am not to sure.

Now we get to the real meat of the situation, what these combines mean to you. First lets start off with what we do know.

DATE: March 26-28, 2010

What it means- Like i said before They announced this with only a month and 22 days away, teams with sponsors are rushing to get their sponsors the information so they can get to the events. Which means sponsors are scrambling to get funds together in a time where our economy is struggling as it is.

VENUE: The Gaylord Opryland Resort
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN, 37214

What it means to you -Nice venue, so at least it is going to be a nice.

WHO CAN COMPETE: The Combine is an amateur-only competition that is all about putting the spotlight on upcoming talent. No pro players are eligible to compete in the Combine.

What it means to you–Now this is the most interesting part of the whole thing. MLG has stated that “The Combine offers what so many of you have been asking for: a clear way for amateur players to shine and prove that they have what it takes to make it to the MLG Main Stage. ” Therefore, who can compete is a contradictory statement. They want amateur players, which means non-professional players. Yes any teams outside the top 16 are considered amateur. But what about those teams that have placed top 16 before, or those teams that place consistently top 20 or even 32. Which makes teams like, Ambush, Take Respect, North of 49 able to compete in the Combine who are not at an amateur level. Which pretty much means that they will start with the amateur players with no points, and with no one to stop them, will run the bracket and take home an easy spot. Which will be the complete opposite about what they are trying to accomplish with them.

COMPETITION FORMAT: Halo 3 4v4 (256 team bracket) and Halo 3 FFA (1,280 player bracket). 4v4 Team Passes include automatic entry to the FFA.

What it means to you – Yeah, same deal as the normal events, but the FFA will be interesting. With every player of the 256 teams able to enter, it will allow players from top teams as i stated before to run the events.

HOW IT WORKS: Fight your way to the top of the heap in an all-amateur tournament. Winners will get awesome prizes, including some cash, free travel and accommodations, as well as a reserved Team Pass for the following Pro Circuit Live Competition. Any competitor that stands out has the chance to be personally evaluated by an MLG Pro.

What it means to you — Perhaps MLG forgets that we have teams like Ambush, North of 49 and Take Respect who are and have teams that are top 16 caliber but lack the points that it takes to be considered a “pro team” therefore, this will not be an amateur tournament.

REGISTRATION DATES: February 23 for Halo 3 4v4; February 24 for Halo 3 FFA.

What it means to you– Registration is closing in and hardly gives teams enough time to scramble for money to get to the events.

Well, MLG says they will have more information coming so we’ll have to see what they will do with the combine.

Orlando ’10….Again?

Sources over here at MLGinsider are telling us that the first even in the 2010-2011 Major League Gaming will be back to Orlando as the opener around April 16-18.  It’s pretty interesting that MLG is coming back to Orlando.  Stay tuned to Insider for more information on this year’s Pro Circuit.

Good? Bad? Stupid? Good idea? Let us know what you think!

2010 Orlando Halo Breakdown

Like me many of you are looking at the results of the Halo 3 National Championships and sitting there rather perplexed as to how this all happened.  Well, you’re definitely not alone.  It’s been a long time since we had a finals that didn’t have Str8 Rippin, Triggers Down or Final Boss in it. If my memory serves me right it hasn’t happened since  Halo 1, but yet here we are staring at the 2010 Halo 3 national Champions, Believe the Hype and the runner-up Classic.

Some people will say Str8 and Instinct and TD all had bad tournaments.  Well, you might be able to make a case for it. Some will say that the brackets had something to do with it.  That BtH and Classic were able to continue to play warmed up were as the higher seeds all had a bye.  That’s not really a great argument since it’s really a detriment that BtH and Classic had to play two more rounds to get there.

In my opinion, it’s really just that it was their tournament.  It’s hard to look back at BtH’s play and find flaws in their play.  They played consistent and were actually very dominant at times. Clutch was steady unlike his streaky play in Anaheim and Demon D and Cloud were men on a mission.  Maniiac played great even though he’s relatively new to the big stage.

You look at Classic things went in their favor as well.  This is evident in their CTF match with TD.  Just as Heinz is about to cap the final flag and beat classic in the series 3-1, Hysteria’s xbox got the dreaded “Red Ring of Death” and the match had to be replayed.  Classic came back to win the series 3-2. Like I said it was just their tournament.

As for the Top Teams in Carbon, Instinct, Triggers Down and Str8 Rippin.  I wish they would all stay together, however, the only one of those four I don’t see making changes is Carbon.  I think you will see someone on tD and Str8 both either leave or get dropped.  I also think that instinct with make 1 if not more changes.

Let me know why you think things worked out this way.

Congratulations to BtH our National Champs!

MLGinsider would like to congratulate Demon D, Clutch, Cloud, Maniac, and Mazsik for their first place finish at MLG Orlando and their big check of $100,000 dollars!

We would also like to congratulate Classic for their second place finish and Carbon for their third place finish

MLG Orlando Day 3 – What to expect

Coming into day 3, you probably know by now that Classic and Believe the Hype are playing in the winners bracket finals to see who will advance to the championsip match.  Classic did it beating SQ (3-0), Carbon (3-0) and Triggers Down (3-2).  BtH did it beating FB (3-2), Instinct (3-2) amd Str8 (3-2).

The keys for this match up.

Classic

1. Continue with their incredible teamwork
2. Don’t get overconfident

BtH

1. They need to team shoot more and be less individual
2. Don’t get over emotional

Lets see if any of the AM teams can get into the top 8.

The laundry list of teams that need to do a gut check is as follows: Instinct (L 3-2 BtH), Carbon (L 3-0 Classic), Triggers Down (L 3-2 Classic) and the defending National Champions Str8 Rippin (L 3-2 BtH).

Side Note:  Ghost’s performance thus far on Classic makes me wonder about what went wrong on Instinct in Dallas.  Like Walshy, he left Instinct and has had back to back solid tournaments.  Interesting huh?

Day 2 MLG Orlando – Wow Seriously??

I never knew that Cinderella had a successful sister, I thought they were just wicked.  Well, no matter which team is your Cinderella, she definitely has a successful sister in MLG Orlando this year.  Classic and Believe the Hype are the Dual Cinderella stories of the 2010 Orlando National Championships in Halo 3.

7th Seed Believe the Hype’s Improbable Day 2 Run:

• Opened with a 3-2 win over 6th seed Final Boss
• They followed that with an impressive 3-2 upset of # 3 seed Instinct
• They topped that off with an upset of the #2 seed and defending National Champions Str8 Rippin 3-2

5th Seed Classic’s Improbable Day 2 Run:

• They opened strong with a 3-0 win over a still under-performing Status Quo
• They followed that with 3-0 rout of #4 seed Carbon
• Finally, they did what few teams have been able to do this year, they beat #1 seed Triggers Down 3-2

So into the losers bracket for all of our top 4 seeds.

Note:

Heaven and Earth was knocked out by Active Rush for top 16.

Orlando Winners Bracket Updates

While the pros duke it out on Main Stage, the winners bracket is heating up. I’m going to update this as the rounds go until championship bracket

Let start out with what could be the biggest news of the day. Europe is taking Orlando by storm, with all 3 team completely destroying the Winners Bracket. These teams are only 2 matches away from breaking out of AM into the championship bracket and they way the brackets are set. The 3 European teams will not have to face each other until the Championship bracket. Will these 3 teams be the start of a European revolution?

Congrats to the teams that have gotten out of AM. And those are:

Take Respect
Perfect Evolution
Power
Four of a Kind
Chief Bugs
Hakuna Matata
North of 49
Apocalypse
Soarin and Fourin
Suprise
UoR Gimme my money
Victorious Secret

Now that you know what teams are closing in on breaking out. Let us know what you think. Will this be the event where a European team places pro? Will a European team place top 4? Top 1? Let us

Orlando Off With A Bang

The Major League Gaming 2010 championships are off and running. With the biggest crowd ever at a National Championship Event it should be a great weekend.

The first order of business was to announce the Stride Championship Player of the Year.   This year’s player is one of the most exciting players in MLG history.  Congratulations to Naded for a great season.  He has really found his stride(no pun intended) with Carbon.  As the number 4 seed they are gonna try an turn some heads in Orlando.

Also congratulations are in order for Tizoxic and Skyllus as they are they 2009 Old Spice Rising Star award winners for Halo 3 and Gears of War.

Allstar Classic wrap-up:

In Halo 3, the West Finally won their first Allstar Classic lead by strong performances all around. The Overall series in 6-1 in favor of the East.  In Gears of War they made it a clean sweep of the Allstar Classic with the West winning in a strong fashion.
A few side notes:

Players to watch for on Saturday-

1. Neighbor – He is playing better than I seen before and seems to have finally developed the chemistry with the twins that they have been lacking.
2. Elamite Warrior – Kyle is playing like the Elamite that helped lead Str8 to last years title.
3. Hysteria – Is playing very consistent and at a very high level
4. Walshy – Dave seems to have found his groove in Halo 3.  He is playing at a very elite level and if he gets hot might be able to carry Carbon to the finals

Studs flying below the Radar:

1. Defy – Looks great and is very underrated
2. SK – Is on the top ranked team but consistently gets over looked
3. Cloud/Demon D – These guys still get no respect

Need to know

1. Final Boss’s replacement of Sypher last week will be a huge questions mark.  If Sypher meshes quickly they can be great.  Let’s not forget Sypher was an anchor of consistency for that BtH team that finished third in Meadowlands.
2. Status Quo – Has reportedly looked very good in their LANs and they have something to prove.
3. Only three teams have beaten every other team this season and they are Str8 Rippin, Triggers Down and Believe the Hype.

Well, enjoy the weekend and be sure to check back for more analysis of the weekend.

Dr Pepper Ultimate Winter Break Update

With MLG Orlando 2009 fast approaching, things are beginning to fall into place. On December 16^th, the Dr Pepper Ultimate Winter Break came down to the semi-finals. The match ups were Effin Ninja (1) VS. Perplexion! (28) and u knw ron rig (19) VS. CAMO n GTFO (2). The favor of the ladder, Effin Ninja, came out of his match victorious and beat 28^th seeded Perplexion! 2-1. In the 2^nd match of the semi-finals the underdog, 19^th seeded, u knw ron rig, pulled the upset over CAMO n GTFO 2-1. Each of these series was hard fought and both players deserve to be in the finals come Orlando. I got a chance to sit down with both players with a little interview.

Congratulations on earning your spot in the Dr Pepper 1v1 finals in MLG Orlando! Why don’t we start off with telling me a little about how you got into the game and 1v1s.

Effin Ninja: It started off with halo 2, I was 13 and I was visiting family in Arizona and my brothers were playing Halo 2 on XBL and I never heard about it. I asked to play and they said, “No, you’re to young and you will suck.” I got XBL and Halo 2 when I got home and ended up surpassing my brothers in skill 10 fold. So then GameBattles halo 3 1v1s came out and I was bored and realized I was the best.

Gjjonii: First of one of my friends named Richie Kumar or as we call him “Kumz”, I was over his house one day and he was playing Halo 2 and I had no idea how to play or what to do. But I was having so much fun so when I left his house I went out and bought me a copy. So time went on and I was pretty bad at Halo 2 but then when halo 3 came out I saw it as a chance to be the best at something!

Effin Ninja, since you came into the playoffs as the number 1 seed you must have been confident. On the other hand gjjonii, you came into the finals as the 19^th seed! It is pretty impressive that you took down the number 2 player on the ladder. How did you guys feel coming into the playoffs?

Effin Ninja: To be honest I knew that I would win. The only competition I had was on the other side of the bracket, Chaos, but somehow Gjjonii beat him. I can guarantee victory on LAN.

Gjjonii: I felt confident that I could beat anyone since before the playoffs began I beat Effin Ninja.

Seems like you are both very confident in your game. That should make a good performance for us watching at Orlando. How will you guys prepare for the finals in less than a month?

Effin Ninja: My teammate Aye Rab is the SMARTEST 1v1 player on guardian, HANDS DOWN! He is going to be scrimming me everyday until the event.

Gjjonii: Personally for me I will just practice a lot probably against a lot of people I know that are good that didn’t make it to the finals. Like, I will try different playing styles against different people and see which one works best.

Do you guys have Event or LAN experience and do you think it will change the way you take your 1v1 at the Orlando finals?

Effin Ninja: I have been to 2 events so far, 5th round event 1 but Aye Rab and I carried. Second event I placed 26^th and went +27 in pro bracket. The only thing that will change from XBL to LAN is the shots that my opponent won’t eat.

Gjjonii: I have a lot of LAN experience at like local tournaments like NJhalo and other places, but Ninja has more experience at events and has points.

That crowd can be pretty daunting. This being the first Halo 3 1v1 on the main stage, how do you guys plan to win them over? Anything special?

Effin Ninja: I know that I have a lot of people who have already been messaging me saying they will be there cheering me on. I would say that I play on having a fan club there, but I will win the crowd over with my gameplay.

Gjjonii: I guess to tell you the truth I will be very nervous in front of all those people, but I know Ninja really well so this is gunna be fun.

Now I’m no Chris Pucket, but I think its time for a Zaleium speed round. You guys ready?

Effin Ninja: Bring it!

Gjjonii: IM READY TO DESTROY!

1v1s or 4v4s?

Effin Ninja: 4v4s.

Gjjonii: Both.

Camo or Sniper?

Effin Ninja: Sniper.

Gjjonii: Sniper.

Sneakers or Sandals?

Effin Ninja: Sandals.

Gjjonii: Sneakers.

Slippery Pickle or Naughty Armadillo?

Effin Ninja: Naughty Armadillo.

Gjjonii: Naughty Armadillo.

TD or STR8?

Effin Ninja: Neither, my team.

Gjjonii: TD.

MLG Insider or MLG Insider?

Effin Ninja: MLG Insider? LoL!

Gjjonii: IDK, that’s a tough one…

Good luck in Orlando guys. I know I will be there cheering you both on. Be sure to hit me up! Before I wrap this up, any shout outs?

Effin Ninja: Shout out to my boy Aye Rab, Nate, and Motas who started my competitive gaming career.

Gjjonii: Hell ya to Nick Gjoni, Nate, Richie Kumar, Bee Shey, Zember, CrickCity, Ninja’s brother Jon, and to my last opponent Chaos aka Scottie! They’re many more but not enough space.

Gjjonii wanted me to spread the word that he is going by the name Mac Baby at the event. Orlando is sure to be an exciting event for both 4v4 Halo teams and our 1v1 finalists. These two finalists have already won themselves a all expense paid trip to the Orlando National Championships. Be sure to tune in for them battling for $2,000 prize and the Dr Pepper Ultimate Winter Break crown on January 8^th-10^th at the MLG 2009 Orlando National Championships!

MLG Pro Circuit 2010

2010 Pro Circuit Event Schedule

*will be updates on a regular basis as we receive more news.

3/10 – Nashville, Tennessee – Amatuer Combine        Location – Unkown

4/16/2010 – 1st pro event of the year comes back to Orlando, Florida        Location – Unkown

Orlando Qualifier Update

With the Championships coming in just a few weeks, teams are fighting to the very end in the play-off bracket of the Orlando Qualifier, and feel its time we start to keep everyone uptodate on possibly some of the next pro teams.

The bracket is in its 4th round of play and we have some serious teams facing off here.

In the first match of round 4 we have Riot Gear!(32) facing off against Online Points(20).

Rosters:

Riot Gear: Quinnzy tHE G, Supportal, Susco, z k1ng

Online Points: Calm Mentality, Composure brahh, D34M0N, KonshiMentality

In the second match of round 4 we have You like this(3) against Home Lan Security(7)

Rosters:

You Like This: a Kim Possible,  iFulfill, schnykeees, Senor Sno

Home Lan Security: P0cketz HLS,  Gremlinnnnnnnnn, Chuck Wolfman, BB xMeRcE

In the losers bracket:

In the first match of round 4 of the losers bracket we have Warm Fuzzy Sweaters(25) against OmniSlayer(1)

In the second match we have Get the Four(12) against Pardon our Gangsta(29)

In the third match we have Teh Second Coming(11) against Alabama Mantees(4)

In the fourth match we have x The Hollow x(15) against PlaynTradeWGV(9)

Halo 3 Anaheim Qualifier Champs

We here at MLGInsider would like to congratulate Clean Rich Adolescents,  the Halo 3 Anaheim online qualifier champions!  Keep your eyes here on MLGInsider for an interview with them.

And then there were three.

With little over 2 weeks till Anahiem, the qualifier is wrapping up quickly. There are only three teams left; one team has already won the winners bracket and the other two duke it out for the losers bracket championship.

The winner of the Winners Bracket are Clean Rich Adolecents(9th), their roster is MeThudZ, Blakeumz, VictuMM, and xCAK69x.

The final match of the loser bracket is between Nothing Personal(10th)and Violent Theory(4th).

The roster of Nothing Personal is  AC C0 UN TA NT, AngeLs Router, Ashes on T3, and conpiex.

The roster of Violent Theory is Airtom, ganjiii, haunted cn, mr blakerz.

Anaheim Qualifier Update

With Anaheim less than a month away teams are fighting hard to claim the number one spot in the qualifier.  Six teams remain, two in the winners bracket and four in the losers. The winners bracket finals are Clean Rich Adolecents(9th), their roster is MeThudZ, Blakeumz, VictuMM, and xCAK69x.  Against Nothing Personal(10th) and their roster is AC C0 UN TA NT, AngeLs Router, Ashes on T3, and conpiex.

In the losers bracket Sector 7(12th) plays against Goon Squad(27th), and OMG GMMM(20th) against Violent Theory(5th).

Gamebattles Qualifier Update

With Anaheim closing in the Halo 3 Gamebattles qualifier ladder is coming to a close.  With only a few more matches to be played the teams are hard at work in preparation.

In the winners bracket Clean Rich Ad(3rd) and OMG…GMm!(20th) are preparing to face off.  Also Sector 7(27th) and Nothing Personal(10th) are getting ready to play.

In the losers bracket Electromovimineto(1st) plays Catch the Fourrrr(26th).  Grimy Halo Playerzzz(21st) plays against Goon Squad(12th).  We are Figure Skating(19th) plays Violent Theory(5th).  Look Dad No Snipers(31st) plays against Intensity Rising(8th).

With the next round being played this Thursday, these teams are hard at work preparing for their chance to claim the number 1 spot.

Pro Scrim Updates

Relapse, Carbon, and Instinct have been hard at work scrimaging other teams and putting alot of hours in.  These are a few of the larger scrims they have done.  First Triggers Down faced off against Relapse.  Then Instinct faced off against Believe the Hype.   Instinct then played Carbon.  Then Carbon played Relapse.  There were alot of close games and alot of amazing plays.  This could be predictions on how Anaheim will work out.
Triggers Down vs Relapse (Relapse 3 – tD 2)

Triggers Down- SK, Hysteria, Heinz, Pistola
Relapse- Fearris, Loki, Dersky, SnakeBite

Game 1
CTF on The Pit
tD 3 – Relapse 2
Heinz +13

Game 2
Slayer on Narrrows
Relapse 50 – tD 46
All of Relapse went positive except fearris

Game 3
King on Construct
Relapse 250 – tD 216
Max went huge going +15 with 35 kills.

Game 4
Onslaught CTF
Relapse 5 – tD 2
Snakebite went +9

Game 5
Slayer on The Pit
tD 50 – Relapse 42
Hysteria went +8 with 16 kills.

Instinct vs Believe the Hype (Bth 5 – Instinct 4)

Instinct – Neighbor, Lunchbox, Roy, FearItself
Believe the Hype – Cloud, Demon D, Maniac, Clutch

Game 1
Amp. TS
Instinct 50 – BtH 44
All of Instinct went positive.

Game 2
King on Construct
BtH 230 – Instinct 208
Lunchbox went -16. Maniac went +8.

Game 3
Slayers on Narrows
BtH 50 – Instinct 38
Demon D went huge with 20 kills and a +12.

Game 4
Onslaught CTF
BtH 3 – Instinct 2
Maniac wa s +9 with a flag cap.

Game 5
CTF on Narrows
Instinct 3 – BtH 0
Neighbor was +6 with a flag capture.

Game 6
Oddball on Heretic
BtH 250 – Instinct 122
Maniac slayed well again going +7.

Game 7
CTF on Heretic
Instinct 5 – BtH 3
Fearitself went huge going +18 with two flag captures.

Game 8
Slayer on Heretic
BtH 50 – Instinct 48
Maniac slayed well again with 17 kills.

Game 9
Slayer on Construct
Instinct 50 – BtH 41
Roy had 21 kills with a +16 KD. Neighbor only had 7 kills.

Instinct vs Carbon (Carbon 6 – Instinct 0)

Instinct – Neighbor, Lunchbox, Roy, FearItself
Carbon – Walshy, Shockwave, Defy, Naded

Game 1
Slayer on Narrows
Carbon 50 – Instinct 40
Naded went +6 with 15 kills.

Game 2
Slayer on Heretic
Carbon 50 – Instinct 49
Defy had 15 kills with a +3 KD. Neighbor had 17 kills but a +1 KD.

Game 3
Amp. TS
Carbon 50 – Instinct 49
Defy had 16 kills with a +4 KD. Walshy had 14 kills with a +4 KD.

Game 4
CTF on The Pit
Carbon 3 – Instinct 0
Shockwave was +6 with 13 kills.

Game 5
Slayer on Construct
Carbon 50 – Instinct 37
Naded was +8 with 15 kills.

Game 6
Onslaught CTF
Carbon 5 – Instinct 2
Naded was +7 with 21 kills. Both Naded and Shockwave had overkill
exterminations.

Carbon vs Relapse (Carbon 3 – Relapse 3)

Carbon – Walshy, Shockwave, Defy, Naded
Relapse – Fearris, Loki, Dersky, SnakeBite

Game 1
Onslaught CTF
Relapse 5 – Carbon 2
Snakebite was +10 with 37 kills.

Game 2
Slayer on the Pit
Relapse 50 – Carbon 45
Snakebite was +8 with 18 kills.

Game 3
Carbon 3 – Relapse 0
Shockwave was +8 with 13 Kills.

Game 4
Slayer on Construct
Carbon 50 – Relapse 44
Naded was +6 with 13 kills.

Game 5
Oddball on Heretic
Carbon 207 – Relapse 170
Shockwave was +14 with 32 kills and 123 seconds of balltime. Naded was +14
with 37 kills.

Game 6
Relapse 3 – Carbon 1
Loki went +10 with 33 kills.

Halo 3 Gamebattles update

With  Anaheim coming up in just over a month to the date away, Gamebattles teams are in full swing working towards the goal of the number 1 spot.  Round 2 was played on October 1st.  Round 3 is scheduled to be played on Thursday October 8^th.

The match ups for round 3 are:

Match 1: Electromovimiento(1^st) against Clean Rich Ad(9^th)

Match 2: Grimey Halo Playerz(21^st) against OMG…GMM!!(20^th)

Match 3: We ARE figure skating (19^th) against Sector 7 Anaheim(27^th)

Match 4: Nothing Personal  (10^th against Look Dad No Snipers(31^st)

And in the losers bracket round 2 Is played on the 6th

Match 1:  GreatnesS(18^th) against XX The Lost Boys XX

Match 2: Catch the Fourrrr(26^th)against I The Hollow I(25^th)

Match 3: Lullaby(11^th) against the winner of Counteraction(28^th) and Goon Squad(12^th)

Match 4: Play for Points(3^rd) against Carrying Private Brian(13^th)

Match 5: Rise Again???st(4^th) against TripleDW(30^th)

Match 6 Violent Theory(5^th) against the winner of your friendly pastries (23^rd) and WTF Prokemon[Anahiem]

Match 7: The System(16^th) against the winner of Bullet Symphony(15^th) and NewKind(2^nd)

R6V2 and CoD Finals

MLG just announced that the Call of Duty 4 and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 Finals are going to be in Anaheim, on November 7th. Instead of being in Orlando, for the championship

This is a really odd move on MLG’s part.  Even odder is that the championship will be played in 1 day on the 7th.  In my opinion, this is a rather bad move on their part.  MLG prides itself in having the best gamers in the respective games in there league.  One would think they want them all in the same place at the same time for championships.  It would draw a larger crowd, open it up to people who are new to the league and allow the top pros to mingle and make connections with players from different games.    It seems like a last minute decision to me.  This announcement comes with little over a month for players of CoD, and R6V2 to clear their schedule’s, schedule flights, book hotels, and let their family’s know.  If they were planning this it should have been announced a few weeks if not a few months ago.

MLG Acquires Agora Games

Original post from MLGpro.com

Major League Gaming today announced that it has acquired Troy, NY-based Agora Games. Known for both its technical expertise and elegant product development.  Agora has built some of the leading video game community applications in the industry. Together, Agora and MLG will work both to enhance MLG’s online offerings, as well as to expand the services that both companies currently offer to the game publishing community.

“Cross-platform video game competition is what MLG is all about,” said Matthew Bromberg, president and CEO of Major League Gaming. “We already operate the largest online competitive gaming property in the world. Agora is the leading developer of multi-player communities in the world. Coming together with Agora allows us to double-down on our biggest strength.”

Over the last four years, Agora has developed some of gaming’s highest profile, most ambitious community websites for titles including Guitar Hero, Transformers, Call of Duty World at War, and Dance Dance Revolution. Their technology currently tracks game play statistics for over 25 million players around the world. Founder Michael DelPrete will remain as president of the wholly-owned subsidiary. Agora will continue to operate out of its Troy, NY office. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“MLG has shown the world that competitive video gaming is both a great live sports experience and can be the basis for a thriving online business,” said Michael DelPrete, founder of Agora Games. “We share a vision of the marketplace, and we’re confident the combination will better serve our existing customers and open up new opportunities to expand our offerings.”

The acquisition presents significant opportunities for game publishers. Agora has become the go-to technology developer for handheld and web-based extensions of video game experiences. Major League Gaming has proven its ability to build massive audiences around exciting new competitive social experiences. Together, Agora and MLG will partner more deeply with publishers and developers looking for deeper engagement, more ever-green experiences, and greater unit volume.

Dallas Qualifier Update 3

With Dallas only a few weeks away, the Qualifier is slowly winding down.  Round 4 was played just a few days ago.

Halo 3:

In round four 1^st place Perfect Evolution defeated 12^th place Limelight and now moves on to play in round 5.

Also in Round 4, 3^rd place H! Voltage played against 18^th VzR and came out the victor and moves to play Perfect Evolution in the finals of the Winners Bracket for a chance to move into the Champions bracket.

In the losers bracket 23^rd place Divine Wind defeated 11^th place Autolaim and moves on to play 18^th place VzR in round 6.

Also 5^th place o0 Paradox 0o  defeated 7^th place OpTima and moves on to play 12^th place LimeLight in round 6.

Gears of War 2

In Round 4, 16^th place Crossfire 09 played 5^th e2k Composure, there is no score reported on this game yet.

Also 19^th place Delirium lost to 10^th place Annoy, Annoy now moves on to play the winner of the Crossfire and Composure game.

In Round 6 of the losers bracket Delirium will play either 29^th place FeaR or 26^th place Next Level.

Magnitude MgN will either place Crossfire 09 or e2K Composure.

GoW2 guys are slacking a bit…I’ve had a heathy respect for them when in the Columbus qualifier the top teams knocked out like 100 games a piece.  Slacking guys step it up.

MLG Announces MLG Anaheim

MLG finally has announced the 4th landing spot on the pro circuit.  It is officially Anaheim, California (which we reported in early July after some thorough investigating)

Taken directly from MLGpro:
Major League Gaming is proud to announce that the fourth stop of the 2009 Pro Circuit will take place in Anaheim, CA on November 6-8. The MLG Pro Circuit will feature top notch competition in Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and World of Warcraft, while the EA SPORTS Challenge will see top players duke it out in Madden 10, NBA Live 10, and Fight Night Round 4. There will also be a slew of spectator activities and events for fans of all ages.

MLG Anaheim
November 6-8
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Anaheim, CA 92802

MLG Anaheim is sure to be another exciting event, and passes will go fast. The only way to guarantee your spot at a pass for the Pro Circuit Competition at MLG Anaheim is to compete in the Online Qualifiers. The larger benefit of these qualifiers is that teams finishing in the Top 64 spots will earn ranking points which will help to improve their seeding at the Live Competitions.  As stated above, qualifiers serve as an opportunity to purchase a reserved Competition Pass for Anaheim (which as we all know…sell out in minutes). Registration for the Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 Online Qualifiers begins August 17th.

The MLG Pro Circuit is a spectacle that every fan should have a chance to witness.  Be sure to travel out to to Anaheim Live Competition and be a part of the madness and excitement which includes meeting the top Pro’s in the world. There are plenty of awesome spectator activities driven by the great sponsors with gameplay and activities for all (including prizes and opportunities to play the Pro’s).  Finally, the addition of the new competitions bring in more games in multiple platforms.  Learn more about being a Spectator.

MLG Anaheim will play host to the second event of the EA SPORTS Challenge. Top players in Madden 2010, NBA Live 2010, and Fight Night Round 4 will show off their skills as they play for huge prizes. Don’t miss out on all of the exciting action!

Dallas Qualifier Update 2

We are back with another Dallas Qualifier Update for Halo and Gears of War 2.

1st-Perfect_Evolution-  They are 14 and 2 on the ladder and are on a 9 match winning streak.

Their roster consists of: DuaIDEADZOMBIE, I LionH3art I, kpii, and o afyk o.

2nd-Amateur Hour-  They are 10 and 2 on the gamebattles ladder and are on a 10 game winning streak.  With their only 2 losses being to Global Popularity and -Rise Above.

Their roster consists of: AnnoyedCustomer, icemayyyne, stigmative rawr and The uUnforgiven.

3rd-H! Voltage- In second we have H! Voltage, they are 12 and 3 in the qualifier, with their only two losses being to Above the Law and Catching Fire at Dallas.

Their roster consists of: hV GlocKomA, hV Golden, hV HooZ and, hv lemonade.

4th-Above the Law-In third we have Above the Law, they hold a perfect record of 7 and 0.  Therefore they are on a 7 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: EEOR, MLG Mailbox, My Cure, and VyRiZz.

5th-o0ParadoX 0o-In fifth we have ParadoX, they are 9 and 2 on the ladder.

Their roster consists of: IDirr T, Krakiin,  NtG is InSane,  and zParanoia.

Gears of War 2:

1st-bT Retribution-In first we have Retribution, they are 16 and 1 with their only loss being to Volatile DL.  They are on a 13 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: LiiTeMaRe, Serphew, vXc ChuBZeRo, and XternaI.

2nd-[SPiRiT] F3-Gameaccess.ca- In 3rd we have GameAccess, they are 16 and 4 on the qualifier.

Their roster consists of: B 1 R DxM A N, F3 Will Care, MortaL Is F3, and SupRstaR o9.

3rd- TsC UpRise- In second we have TsC UpRise, they are 15 and 2 on the qualifier with their only loss being to e2K Composure.  They are on a 12 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: SkinZMercs, TriviuhM, WhiiTeKnighT and YounG Tack.

4th-Reality-In 4th we have Reality,  they are 14 and 3 on the ladder.

Their roster consists of: CarSoNz,  MJMeRCs, OveRate,  and Ruhverse.

5th-[e2k] Composure- In 4th we have e2k Composure, they are 11 and 2 in the qualifier.

Their roster consists of: Decryptic, iPabIo, SuPeR Ma77o, and WyIder.

MLG on PS3?

To Major League Gaming and EA Sports announced that in Dallas Texas, they will be brining a ESPN Challange Series to the event to be played on the 29th and 30th.  The challange series will be play 2009 EA Sports games on the Playstation 3.

The online qualifier begins on August 17th.

We will let you know more as we get the information.

You can read more on the Challange Series on www.easportschallengeseries.com.

Could this be the birth of a multi-system MLG Pro Circuit in the near future?  Only time will tell

Dallas Qualifier Update 1

With Dallas just over a month away, teams are working hard to get into the top spot on the gamebattles ladder.

Lets start off with the H3 ladder

1st-Perfect_Evolution-They are 11-2 in the qualifier, with their only two losses being to Catching Fire at Dallas and OpTima.  They are also on a 6 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: DuaIDEADZOMBIE, I LionH3art I, kpii, and o afyk o.

2nd-H! Voltage- In second we have H! Voltage, they are 10 and 2 in the qualifier, with their only two losses being to Above the Law and Catching Fire at Dallas.  They are also on a 5 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: hV GlocKomA, hV Golden, hV HooZ and, hv lemonade.

3rd-Above the Law-In third we have Above the Law, they hold a perfect record of 7 and 0.  Therefore they are on a 7 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: EEOR, MLG Mailbox, My Cure, and VyRiZz.

4th-OpTima- In fourth we have OpTima.  They are 5 and 2 in the qualifier, with their loses being to Underated 09, and Nothing Personal.

Their roster consists of: CHA0t1C AzN, Humanoidd, IInSaYnE and jokers w1ld.

5th-Catching fire at Dallas-In fifth we have Catching fire at Dallas.  They are 4 and 1 in the qualifier, they only have 2 people on their roster and seem to be looking for two.

Their roster consists of: assassin is cF and Pappacat is cF.

With only 1 game seperating the first 2 spots, who will be on top?  Its going to be interesting.

Now for some Gears of War 2

1st-bT Retribution-In first we have Retribution, they are 16 and 1 with their only loss being to Volatile DL.  They are on a 13 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: LiiTeMaRe, Serphew, vXc ChuBZeRo, and XternaI.

2nd-TsC UpRise- In second we have TsC UpRise, they are 15 and 1 on the qualifier with their only loss being to e2K Composure.  They are on a 12 game winning streak.

Their roster consists of: SkinZMercs, TriviuhM, WhiiTeKnighT and YounG Tack.

3rd-[SPiRiT] F3-Gameaccess.ca- In 3rd we have GameAccess, they are 16 and 4 on the qualifier.

Their roster consists of: B 1 R DxM A N, F3 Will Care, MortaL Is F3, and SupRstaR o9.

4th-[e2k] Composure- In 4th we have e2k Composure, they are 11 and 2 in the qualifier.

Their roster consists of: Decryptic, iPabIo, SuPeR Ma77o, and WyIder.

5th-Introductions- In fifth we have Introductions.  They are 6 and 2 in the qualifer.

Their roster consists of: CarSoNz, MJMeRCs, OveRate and Ruhverse.

With the play off starting on the 19th the ladder is starting to heat up in a frenzy to grab a play off spot, who will come out on top?

MLG Columbus 2010?

Sundance DiGiovanni recently posted a very interesteing comment on his Twitter account

Cbus is win and go for next year (assuming the venue is available)

Could this mean we will be seeing another MLG event back in Columbus? Only time will tell

Source: http://twitter.com/MLG_Sundance

Note: This is pure speculation based on the Twitter of Sundance DiGiovanni.  This is no where near official.  The 2010 events will be announced sometime after Christmas.  We are not saying there will be a MLG Columbus event next year.

Qualifier Finals

With Rapid Pulse owning the Winners Bracket title, Clutch Club and MeeP is Bad dualed it out for the Losers Bracket Title. CLutch came out clutch and 3-0ed Meep is bad!

Congratulations to both teams who will face off on Thursday!

Columbus Qualifier Update

The final round of the winners bracket qualifier was played on Thursday!

The winners bracket final match up was Rapid Pulse against Clutch Club. Rapid Pulse took the Winners Bracket with a 3 games to 1 Win.

The losers bracket is in its final match which will be played on May 28th.

Round 7 was Meep is Bad against Unleashed Gaming. Both teams fought their way through the losers bracket. But Meep proved to be the better team winning it 3 games to 0.

Stay tuned for some more awsome stuff coming up this week!

Columbus Qualifer Update

Round 4 of the Columbus qualifier was played on Thursday May 14th.

Winners Bracket

In the first match Hydra(1) played Rapid Pulse(28). Though in 1st place Hydra couldn’t hold it together and lost the match 3 games to 2.

In the second match Clutch Club(15) played against No Respect(14). Clutch Club came out clutch again and won the series 3-0

Losers Bracket

In the losers bracket The Fatal Rush(8) was paired against Meep is Bad(29). Meep once again proved they are not bad and moves to plays No Respect in Round 6 of the losers bracket.

In the second match Unleashed Gaming(27) played against Four-shadowed(7). Unleashed Gaming came out big and defeated Four-Shadowed. They move on to play Hydra in round 6 of the Losers Bracket Finals.

Top 16 teams are Set

These are the Official Top 16 teams for C-Bus.  The Dynasty will not have Pro Status, but is the number 16 team.

 

Halo 3
Rank	Team	Captain	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Points
1st	Triggers Down	SK	Hysteria	.Heinz.	iGotUrPisto1a	10150
2nd	Str8 Rippin	elamitewarrior	Legit	Tsquared	Snipedown	9700
3rd	Instinct	Neighbor	Lunchbox	Roy	Walshy	9200
4th	Final Boss	FearItSelf	OGRE2	Victory X	Mackeo	7850
5th	Carbon	ShocKWav3	GH057ayame	Cpt Anarchy	Defy	5515
6th	Believe The Hype	-Cloud-	-CIuTch-	D3M0N-D	KGB Soviet	6127.5
7th	Ambush	NtG NeXuS	TiZoXiC	GuN_ShoT	Gilkey	4505.5
8th	Status Quo	StrongSide	lx Ace xl	FlamesworD25	.Totz.	5007.5
9th	Classic	Soldi3r187	[AsK]LeGeNd	BesT MaN	Chig	4742.5
10th	Heaven and Earth	KillerDrewDS	PoWeeZy	Perplexity	HokuM	3555
11th	Check Your Pulse	Eli	Lilseb	Ol_Man_Makowski	NocturnalKernal	1773
12th	XiT WoundZ	Itwasluck	Bonfire	MLGxFrisKy	Sasquatch_Snipa	1529.5
13th	Darkest Hour	TwYLighT	I FrOsty I	GregoR	Frywod	2035
14th	pT End Result	TalenT	Moniz	Madmax_eh	ThuggishKlLLA	2437.5
15th	Apocalypse	WooooLy	MaNiiaC	MudVayne	TheAr7oFWaR	2802.5
16th	The Dynasty	Asssault	eNabLe	TricKsDaSaMuRiE	Max/Pro	1430

Columbus Qualifier update 2

During the last week the columbus qualifier moved into the 3rd round of the playoffs

In game 1 Hydra(1) faced off against The Fatal Rush(8). Though Fatal Rush was proving fatal, they could not upset the number one team Hydra.

Game 2 was Rapid Pulse(28) against MEEP is Bad(29). Though this two teams are only 1 seed apart Rapid Pulse won 3 of 5 games. Pulse now goes on to play Hydra in round 4 on Thursday

In game 3 we had No Respect(14) against the Elite Four(8). No Respect showed the elite for little respect and defeated them with relative ease
Game 4 was Echelon(23) and Clutch Club(15). In the final game Clutch Club is still proving to be clutch and knocking Echelon down into the losers bracket. Clutch Club now moves on to play No Respect in round 4 on Thursday

Sundance on Twitter by KillerOrange

First Ever User Article by KillerOrange

Thursday morning MLG co-founder Sundance Giovanni sent and received several Twitter
messages hinting at possible Pro Circuit additions. Although nothing was confirmed,
Sundance asked the community if they would like to see Street Fighter IV added as an
official competition title on the Pro Circuit. Sundance apparently received many
replies, including one from ViggoTheCarp, a known personality in the eSports community,
who asked about possibly seeing some Quake Live on the Circuit. This prompted
Sundance’s next ‘tweet’: “For the folks who have been asking for Quake Live action
within MLG — please stay tuned. I’m on it.”
But the possibility of new Pro Circuit titles wasn’t all Sundance had to say.
ViggoTheCarp also added, perhaps jokingly, that djWheat commentate for MLG. Sundance
replied that Wheat, who was the lead producer and head commentator of the Championship
Gaming Series, was on the short list for the position (which he added was a very short
list). Wheat replied to Sundance, stating simply “consider me interested.”
After the chatter subsided, Nexy, another MLG staffer and sideline reporter for Pro
Circuit events, replied to Sundance, poking fun about how he was “stirring some hype
about SF4 and QuakeLive w/ MLG via twitter.” Although nothing has been confirmed, the
additions of SF4, Quake Live, and djWheat as a commentator are all very realistic
possibilities. djWheat will be hosting his live, weekly podcast tonight, and may be
able to share some insight about the events earlier today. You can watch his show, Live
on Three, at 7PM EST over at http://www.djwheat.tv.

Golden Ticket & New XiT Wounds

Thats right people! VG announced their full roster. After a roster dispute with Soviet leaving the team,  VG decided to pick up 2, Tensor and Tetra Shot.  The new VG roster now consists of Karma, Naded, Tensor, and Tetra Shot.  I think the entire community is anxious to see what they can do with this new roster (considering the unprecedented “Golden Ticket” opportunity).

Also, XiT Wounds has finally announced their new roster. This recent roster change has gotten mixed feelings from the community. Their new roster consists of ItwasLuck, BonFire, Sasquatch, and Mr. Frisky….They take 13th Seed for Columbus

My personal opinion (not reflected on the site at all) is that this will benefit the team if they put in the work.  I know Sasquatch and have played with Frisky before and they are definitely some of the most unknown talents out there…If your looking for an upset team, this is it.

MLG Insider would like to congratulate Tensor and Tetra Shot and wish them the best of luck!!!

Columbus Rules, settings & rounds

Taken from MLGpro.com
Here is an overview of the Rules that have been added/changed for this Competition:

1. MLG Guard v6.1 will be used in the Halo 3 Columbus Event and can be downloaded here: MLG Gametypes File Share. No Guardian weapon placements have changed, however, for v6.1 all of the spawn points are the same as they were for v5.

2. There is a new illegal spot on Guardian. “No going onto the ledges around the outside of bottom middle on Guardian.” You can find a picture of the new illegal spot here

3. As stated previously, the Lancer is now the Starting Weapon for GoW2. Also, the Map Avalanche has been added to the list and the Maps Stasis and Ruins have been removed. Please review the GoW2 Columbus Rules to see all of the new Weapon Swaps.

4. The GoW2 Title Update 3 will be used in Columbus, so a rule has been added prohibiting the Double Ammo Glitch. The rule is as follows, “Players may not attempt to cause the Double Ammo Glitch. Attempting to cause the Double Ammo Glitch includes, but is not limited to, repeatedly dropping and picking up the same weapon.”

5. All GoW2 Games now have a 5 Round limit in the Open Bracket and a 7 Round limit in the Championship Bracket. The Open Bracket rule reads as follows, Each Game must be played as a Best of 5 Rounds. If a Team reaches 3 Round wins, the Game is over. If neither Team has reached 3 Round wins after 5 Rounds have been played, the Team with the most Round wins will win the Game. If neither Team has reached 3 Round wins after 5 Rounds have been played and both Teams have won the same number of Rounds, the Game must continue and the next Team to win a Round will win the Game.”

The Championship Bracket rule reads as follows, “Each Game must be played as a Best of 7 Rounds. If a Team reaches 4 Round wins, the Game is over. If neither Team has reached 4 Round wins after 7 Rounds have been played, the Team with the most Round wins will win the Game. If neither Team has reached 4 Round wins after 7 Rounds have been played and both Teams have won the same number of Rounds, the Game must continue and the next Team to win a Round will win the Game.”

6. Players may not use a Memory Card at any time.

7. There are now official Rules regarding playing shorthanded. For Halo 3, “Teams are permitted to start Multi Flag, Team King, and Team Oddball Games with three Players. However, Teams with fewer than four Players are not permitted to start a Team Slayer Game and Teams with fewer than three Players are not permitted to start any Games. If a Team doesn’t have the required minimum number of Players to start the first Game, five minutes after the announcement, that Team must Forfeit the Game. If a Team doesn’t have the required minimum number of Players to start the next Game, after the previous Game has ended, that Team must Forfeit the Game. Players are not permitted to join Games that are in progress. Players are not permitted to add a Character to a Game for a Player who is absent.”

For GoW2, “Teams are permitted to start Games with three Players. However, Teams with fewer than three Players are not permitted to start Games. If a Team doesn’t have at least three Players, five minutes after the announcement, that Team must Forfeit the first Game. If a Team doesn’t have at least three Players, after the previous Game has ended, that Team must Forfeit the next Game. Players are not permitted to join Games that are in progress. Players are not permitted to add a Character to a Game for a Player who is absent.”

C-Bus GoW 2 Rd by Rd Gametypes

 

Open Bracket Game Types

Winners Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 2 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 3 – Execution – Security

Round 2
Game 1 – Execution – River
Game 2 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 3 – Execution – Pavilion

Round 3
Game 1 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 2 – Execution – Security
Game 3 – Execution – Avalanche

Round 4
Game 1 – Execution – Security
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – River

Round 5
Game 1 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 2 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 3 – Execution – Jacinto

Losers Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Execution – River
Game 2 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 3 – Execution – Pavilion

Round 2
Game 1 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – Security

Round 3
Game 1 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 2 – Execution – Security
Game 3 – Execution – Avalanche

Round 4
Game 1 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 2 – Execution – River
Game 3 – Execution – Blood Drive

Round 5
Game 1 – Execution – Security
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – River

Round 6
Game 1 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 2 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 3 – Execution – Jacinto

Best of 7
Game 7 – Execution – Pavilion

Championship Bracket Game Types

Winners Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 2 – Execution – River
Game 3 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 4 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 5 – Execution – Pavilion

Round 2
Game 1 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 2 – Execution – Security
Game 3 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 4 – Execution – River
Game 5 – Execution – Avalanche

Round 3
Game 1 – Execution – River
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 4 – Execution – Security
Game 5 – Execution – Blood Drive

Round 4-Winners Bracket Finals
Game 1 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 2 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 3 – Execution – Security
Game 4 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 5 – Execution – River

Round 5-Finals
Game 1 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 2 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 3 – Execution – River
Game 4 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 5 – Execution – Security

Losers Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 2 – Execution – River
Game 3 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 4 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 5 – Execution – Pavilion

Round 2
Game 1 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 2 – Execution – Security
Game 3 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 4 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 5 – Execution – River

Round 3
Game 1 – Execution – River
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 4 – Execution – Security
Game 5 – Execution – Blood Drive

Round 4
Game 1 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 2 – Execution – Security
Game 3 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 4 – Execution – River
Game 5 – Execution – Avalanche

Round 5
Game 1 – Execution – Security
Game 2 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 3 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 4 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 5 – Execution – Jacinto

Round 6
Game 1 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 2 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 3 – Execution – River
Game 4 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 5 – Execution – Security

Round 7
Game 1 – Execution – River
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 4 – Execution – Security
Game 5 – Execution – Blood Drive

Round 8
Game 1 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 2 – Execution – River
Game 3 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 4 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 5 – Execution – Pavilion

Round 9
Game 1 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 2 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 3 – Execution – Security
Game 4 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 5 – Execution – River

Round 10-Losers Bracket Finals
Game 1 – Execution – Security
Game 2 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 3 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 4 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 5 – Execution – Jacinto

Best of 11
Game 7 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 8 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 9 – Execution – Security
Game 10 – Execution – River
Game 11 – Execution – Blood Drive

Placement Rounds
Round 1
Game 1 – Execution – Avalanche
Game 2 – Execution – Security
Game 3 – Execution – Blood Drive
Game 4 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 5 – Execution – River

Round 2
Game 1 – Execution – River
Game 2 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 3 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 4 – Execution – Security
Game 5 – Execution – Blood Drive

Round 3
Game 1 – Execution – Pavilion
Game 2 – Execution – Jacinto
Game 3 – Execution – Security
Game 4 – Execution – River
Game 5 – Execution – Avalanche

C-Bus Halo 3 Rd by Rd

Open Bracket Game Types

Winners Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 2 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Slayer – The Pit

Round 2
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 3
Game 1 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 2 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Construct

Round 4
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Narrows
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Round 5
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 2 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Slayer – The Pit

Round 6
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Losers Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 2
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Narrows
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Round 3
Game 1 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 2 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Construct

Round 4
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 5
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Narrows
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Round 6
Game 1 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 2 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Construct

Round 7
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 2 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Slayer – The Pit

Round 8
Game 1 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 2 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Championship Bracket Game Types

Winners Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Amplified
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Round 2
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Team King – Construct
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 3
Game 1 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Amplified

Round 4-Winners Bracket Finals
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Amplified
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Team King – Construct
Game 5 – Team Slayer – The Pit

Round 5-Finals
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Narrows
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Construct

Tiebreaker Game
Game 11 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Losers Bracket
Round 1
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Amplified
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Round 2
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 2 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Team King – Construct
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 3
Game 1 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Amplified
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Construct

Round 4
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Team King – Construct
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 5
Game 1 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Narrows
Game 3 – Team King – Construct
Game 4 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Amplified

Round 6
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 2 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Construct

Round 7
Game 1 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Amplified

Round 8
Game 1 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Construct
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Guardian

Round 9
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Amplified
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Team King – Construct
Game 5 – Team Slayer – The Pit

Round 10-Losers Bracket Finals
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 3 – Team King – Construct
Game 4 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Tiebreaker Game
Game 11 – Team Slayer – The Pit

Placement Rounds
Round 1
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Onslaught
Game 2 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 4 – Team King – Construct
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Narrows

Round 2
Game 1 – Multi Flag – The Pit
Game 2 – Team Slayer – Guardian
Game 3 – Team Oddball – Lockdown
Game 4 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Construct

Round 3
Game 1 – Multi Flag – Narrows
Game 2 – Team Slayer – The Pit
Game 3 – Team King – Construct
Game 4 – Team Oddball – Guardian
Game 5 – Team Slayer – Amplified

Columbus Qualifier update 2

With Columbus a month away the Qualifier moved into the Play-Off bracket on April 28th.

In round 1 there were a few upsets and a lot of games played.

The first match was HYDRA(1st) against With Easeeee(32). But Hydra defeated With Easee with…..well…..ease. They won 3 games to 0.

The second match is Fallout(17) against Vicious and Delicious(16) Vicious and Delicious was the victor and is moving on to play Hydra in round 2.

The third match was Zoo Pals 09 (9th) and Recipe for Rape(24). Here we see the first upset. Recipe for Rape defeated Zoo pals 3 games to 0.

The fourth match was EverybodyKiller (25th) against The Fatal Rush (8th) The Fatal Rush defeated EverybodyKiller and moves on to play Recipe for Rape in Round 2.

The fifth match was Clown Shoes(5th) against Rapid Pulse(28th). Here is our second upset. Rapid Pulse defeated Clow Shoes 3 games to 0.

The sixth match was MLG Visionaries(21) against New Dawn(12). New Dawn defeated the Visionaries 3 games to 2. New Dawn moves on to play Clown Shoes in round 2.

The seventh match was Americas Knightmares(13) against Next Gen(20). Here is our third upset. Next Gen defeated Americas Nightmares 3 games to 0.

The eighth match is Meep is Bad(29th) against Kasper n Friends(4th). This is our fourth upset, with Meep defeating kasper n friends 3 games to 1, and moving on to play Next Gen in round 2.

The ninth match is 4 Deep (3rd) against Fight Fair(30th). 4 Deep defeated Fight Fair 3 games to 0.

The tenth match is The Inspiration(19th) against No Respect(14th) With only 1 game being played No Respect defeated The Inspiration and moves on to play 4 Deep in round 2.

The eleventh match is 2nd Nature(11th) against ReMoRsE(22) With 2nd Nature being the #1 team on the Gamebattles team ladder it is no surprise they defeated Remorse 3 games to 0.

The twelfth match is Unleashed Gaming (27) against the Elite Four (6). The Elite Four sent out their legendary pokemon and defeated Unleashed Gaming 3 games to 0. They now move on to play 2nd Nature in round 2.

The thirteenth game is For-Shadowed(7th) against Innate(26th). Innate shut For-Shadowed out 3 games to 0.

The fourteenth game is Echelon(23rd) against WG Stacked(10th). Though they put up a good fight Echelon defeated WG Stacked 3 games to 0. Echelon now moves on to play Innate in round 2.

The fifteenth game is Clutch Club(15th) against Team TKS(18th). The Clutch Club proved they could be clutch and defeated TKS 3 games to 0.

The sixteenth and final match of round 1 is Virtual Philosophy(31st) and .XseSive(2nd). XseSiVe proved to be to much for virtual Philosophy and will be playing Clutch Club in round 2.

Round 2 was also played over the past week..Lets check this out

In the first match we have Hydra(1st) against Vicious and Delicious(16th). This first place team just seems to be on a rampage. They have gone undefeated in the season and have knocked Vicious and Delicious to the loser’s bracket.

In the second match we have Recipe for Rape(24th) against the Fatal Rush(8th). Fatal Rush proved to be a rush for Recipe for Rape and sent them to into the losers bracket.

Hydra and Fatal Rush will move onto round 3 to play on Thursday May 7th

In the third match we had Rapid Pulse(28th) against New Dawn(12th). Rapid Pulse worked hard and defeated the New Dawn 3 games to 0.

In the fourth match Next Gen(20th) squared off against Meep Is Bad(29th). After 4 games Meep proved they are not bad and defeated Next Gen 3 games to 1.

Rapid Pulse and Meep is bad will move onto round 3 to play on Thursday May 7th

In the fifth match 4 Deep(3rd) played against No Respect(14th). How ever, they have not reported the match so we do not know the winner.

In the sixth match 2nd Nature(11th) played against the Elite Four(6th). Once again, the Elite Four were victorious.

In the seventh match Innate(26th) played against Echelon(23rd). Echelon defeated Innate with relative ease winning 3 games to 1.

In eighth and final match in round two was Clutch Club(15th) against XseSive(2nd). Clutch once again proved they are infact clutch defeating the 2nd ranked team on the qualifier XseSiVe.

Echelon and Clutch Clubwill move onto round 3 to play on Thursday May 7th

1 thru 8 Seeds

Here is the final run through for the top 8 seeds

1. Str8 Rippin -Once again led by T2, these guys are the reigning champs for a reason. They will still be tough.  And they have to be the team to beat.  Nobody could take their National Championship away.  Now everybody starts over and these will have targets in their back.

2. Instinct – They finished last season as the runners-up to Str8.  The addition of Neighbor replacing Soviet should bolster their slaying power which has at times been their weakness.  I see these guys as a one or the other team.   They will either catch fire or have a bad tournament.

3. Final Boss – With the Ogre 2 as the only remaining member of the Original FB team.  He will have to step up and be big this year.  With FearitSelf, one of the most versatile players in the game and the duo of Mackeo and Victory X.  These guys could be a force to be reckoned with.

4. Triggers Down - Most of the top team will tell you that on paper this is one of the most talented teams assembled.  Their problems is getting too critical of each other.  They some time disrupt their own chemistry at events.  If they stay on they same page there is no question they could take this first event 0f the season.

5. Classic -The original members of team classic have been reassembled.  This could be a good thing.  Maybe they can spark the magic that got them a second place finish in Meadowlands last year. It will be tough though because I think at times they will be out matched.

6. Carbon – This is a tough one for me.  I thought Naded was a big reason they did so well in Vegas.  They replaced him with Soviet who has one of the best BR’s on the circuit.  If they can melt Soviet’s play style into their effectively they could be extremely dangerous again.

7. Ambush – A young team with tons of talent.  Chig is emerging as one of the better snipers in the game. Tizoxic and Gunshot  are to very dynamic slayers and Nexus is one of the best team players you will find.

8. VG The New Order – This is a little old school style, in a good way.  I think that Karma and Naded are still at the top of their games, but I’m not sure that Defy and Best Man are ready to play at the truly elite level.

My predictions Top 8:

1. Instinct
2. Status Quo
3. Str8 Rippin
4. Triggers Down
5. Carbon
6. Final Boss
7. Ambush
8. VG The New Order

Classic out of the Top 8.