Roster Update #2

We already confirmed the new tD and Instinct rosters.   I just wanted to shed some light on the turnabout for tD.  tD initially was going to drop both Karma and Fearitself, an interesting move anyway, and were trying to replace them with Roy and Neighbor.   Read more

And here we go…

The changes start already.  The most current information so far is that Triggers Down is now comprised of Sk, Hysteria, Fearitself and Pistola.   It is true that Ambush is no more.   Currently it is also rumored that Heinz, Victory X and Mackeo are looking for a fourth. Instinct is also Roy, Lunchbox, Walshy and Neighbor.We will update as we get more information about the roster changes.

MLG Announces the 1st event in 2009

The first event in 2009 will be heald at the Meadowlands in NY.  Sundance DiGiovanni, MLG Co-Founder, made the announcement shortly before the Championship Match in Vegas Sunday night.  It will run April 3-5 in the Meadowlands, NY.  Mark it on your calendar because next year we do it all over again.

Str8 Rippin is 2008 National Champions

 Tom “Tsquared” Taylor and company finally did it.  Str8 Rippin won the 2008 MLG Vegas Halo 3 National Championship.  They are the best Halo 3 players in the world.  We want to offer congratulations to Tom Taylor, Bryan Rizzo, Kyle Elam and Eric Wrona. Read more

Str8 Rippin to Championship match

Str8 Rippin advances to the Halo 3 National Championship Match.  Really solid play thoughout the match by all members of the team pulled them though this battle with Carbon.  They will know await the winner of the Carbon and Instinct Loser’s Bracket Finals.  

Tune in to www.mlgpro.com to see the last two matches live from Vegas Championships.

Final Boss Eliminated

Final Boss was eliminated by Instinct in their LBRD3 matchup.   Read more

Halo 3 MLG Vegas – Day 2 Results – Upsets Abound

This will go down as the Championship of Upsets in MLG history.  Dallas Champions in Halo 3 and number 2 seed, Triggers Down, was upset by the number 7 seed Carbon.  Carbon is a team many over looked in fact it was said in the pre-game commentary that there were six teams that could win this tournament and Carbon was not one of those six.   Read more

Allstar Classic Results

The 2008 All-Star Classic has come to an end here in Vegas, and for the third consecutive year, the East Coast has come out on top. Taking the overall series 12-9, this was the closest All-Star Classic in its three year history. Congratulations to all of the Eastern All-Stars, as well as the MVP’s of each game. Based on their individual performances, Pistola (Halo 3), JWHOJCA5H (RSV2), and Co-MVP’s, KILLA and PREDATOR (GoW). Read more

Championships start today, watch for continual updates.

The 2008 National Championships get underway today in Las Vegas, Nevada at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel.  The Allstar Classic will kick off the weekend  tonight at 6pm PST.  It should be great to watch the world’s best gamers go at it. With coaches matching up Read more

Vegas Preview – Final Boss Champs Again??

Going into Vegas there are many questions and subplots.  Can tD be the first team to win back-to-back events?  Can Str8 Regain the title?  Are FB and Instinct even considered contenders?  Or is it just a two team race?  Our answers may surprise you.  Read more

Lan update

The results are in from the Final Boss and Instinct pre-Vegas Lan.  It was very competitive and our source tell us that the “bad blood” wasn’t really too bad.  The final score was 44 - 42 in favor of Instinct.  There were six full series and two mini series.  Read more

Allstar Classic Rules and Gametypes

These are the rules and gametypes that will be played in the Allstar Classic in Vegas.  Check it out so you know what to expect.  Historically, I beleive the East has won all of the events,  so we’ll see if the West, who will most likely be favored, can break that streak. Read more

Allstar Rosters are Official

The official rosters for the Allstar Classic have been released by MLG.  Three game titles will be played Halo 3, Gears of War and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.  These are the rosters for each game titles.  Read more

DP Unveils New Bottle featuring T2 and Str8 Rippin

DP officially released their new bottle featuring Tsquared and Str8 Rippin.  The bottle was completed just before the Dallas event, but MLG and Dr. Pepper wanted to wait for the appropriate time to release the announcement.  The perfect timing being right before the biggest National Championship  event in history.  Dr. Pepper announced that is will be releasing 175 million bottles for sale in stores and vending machines.  Read more

Interview w/Mazsik – Coach of tD

We took some time with Mazsik, the coach of Triggers Down, to see his thoughts on Dallas and the upcoming Vegas.  Here’s what he had to say:

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Lan Results Rd1

This is the first round of LAN results before the Vegas National Championships.  Here are the scores and brief summaries.

Str8 Rippin Vs Carbon – Sources tell me that they played approx. 100 games and Str8 won by roughly 25-30 games.  However, I was told that most of the games were very competitive.  Str8 just seemed to pull more of them out.  Read more

Community Poll Update

Str8 Rippin advanced as expected over Instinct, but many in the community were surprised by Final Boss advancing over Triggers Down.  In the Loser Bracket round 1 Legend wins the upset over Classic and Ambush advances over Carbon.  So for this next round of voting you have WB Finals Str8 Rippin Vs Final Boss.  In the Losers Bracket round 2 you have Instinct taking on the young guns, Ambush.  Due to the upset you have Triggers Down already starting to battle their way out of the Losers Bracket against Legends.  What will the community decide next?  Go vote and be heard at: http://www.mlgpro.com/Community_Bracket .

Crysis of MoB Rage on Vegas 2008

From Gamebattles.com :    Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 will be one of four games taking center stage at the MLG National Championships later this month. No doubt, players, teams, and even spectators, are doing everything possible to prepare. The winners of the Rainbow Six National Championship will receive $20,000 in cash. As if that’s not enough incentive, consider this: the MLG Dallas winners, Iconz, will be present and hoping to take their success to the next level. They will also be wearing bright, red targets — at least to everyone else. R6V2 player Crysis, who will be competing in the Championships, sat down to discuss the upcoming event.

GameBattles: First off, what is your gamertag, and what team do you compete with?

Crysis: My Gamertag is Crysis, and I play with the team MoB Rage.

GB: Describe your team’s MLG experience.

Crysis: We all have a good amount experience. CoMPacT KiLLeR, BlOoD n GlOrY, and I attended all of the MLG events last season, and JwHoJcAsH attended four of the events last year. Jwho took home the National Championship last year, Glory has won three events over two years, and CoMPacT KiLLeR and I have each won two events.

GB: Rank yourselves among the other teams competing. Who do you think is the favorite to win, and where do you stand in relation to them and the rest of the competition?

Crysis: I would have to say Iconz is the favorite. After their victory in Dallas, it really put them on the map as a top team and a big threat. However, with that being said I feel very confident in our abilities as a team. We were less than 7 seconds away from beating them, and being in the finals. If we execute our strategies and play to the best of our abilites, we will win.

GB: In a best-case-scenario, where teamwork is clicking and luck is on your side, what teams do you think might still pose a challenge, and why?

Crysis: Honestly, if that were to happen I don’t think many teams at all would pose a challenge. However, Iconz would most likely be the biggest threat, because of their style of play and good team work.

GB: What are you and your teammates doing to prepare for the competition? Any practice sessions or strategies?

Crysis: We practice just about everyday for as long as possible. As far as strategies, we have changed every single one of our Dallas strats in order to compensate for our weaknesses, allowing us to play to our strengths.

GB: Do you and your team compete on other online games, such as Halo or Gears of War, or have you considered doing so?

Crysis: As a team, we really don’t play any other games. We used to get on Saints Row 2 and mess around a little bit, but nothing too serious. We plan on sticking to Rainbow for now.

GB: Do you have plans to compete with the same team in future MLG events, perhaps even the finals again next year?

Crysis: We have actually discussed this, and we plan to stick together next season as long we continue to have success. We all have a great time playing with each other, and get along really well. As long we continue to have success and get along there is no reason to stop it.

Best of luck to all who are competing, and special thanks to Crysis for giving us a little bit of insight as to how things are shaping up. It will surely be an event to remember! Hope to see you all in Vegas!

Genetix sits down with GameBattles

Voting for WB Rd2 and LB Rd1 for Vegas

MLGPRo.com is holding a vote for each round of the projected brackets in Vegas. The results for the first vote have Str8 facing Instinct and tD facing FB in the Winners Bracket round 2; also Classic faces Legends Ambush faces Carbon in Loser’s brecket round 1.  Be a part of the voting for which teams you think will make it to the next round.  Vote here: http://www.mlgpro.com/Community_Bracket.

MAJOR LEAGUE GAMING & DR PEPPER – $10,000 Tutition Prize

From mlgpro.com 

 Major League Gaming, the professional video game league, today announced the details of the Dr Pepper Collegiate Challenge, an innovative program launched in conjunction with Dr Pepper to give $10,000 for tuition to the nation’s top collegiate video gamer at www.mlgpro.com/tuition.

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Final Boss Analysis Series – Ogre 2

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New Gears or War 2 Ladder on Gamebattles

2008 Allstar Voting Update

Although voting is still not complete, we wanted to give you and update as to how the teams would look for each game if the voting stopped right now.  So here we go: Read more

Massive VOD Update

MLGPRO.com released a massive update the the VOD’s available from MLG Dallas.   Make sure to get to MLGPRO.com and check them out.

Vegas National Championships – Rounds and Gametypes

The 2008 National Championships are fast approaching. MLG’s commissioner, John Nelson, has released the round by round gametype list for Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Gears of War, and Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Read more