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Bungie Goes HardcoreFollowing several months of talk, forum posting and polling, Bungie has finally officially announced its “pro playlist” for Matchmaking. Tentatively being called “Team Hardcore,” the playlist is a drastic departure from previous Matchmaking settings, focusing much more squarely on the preferences ... |
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Storm Ventures ProfileAs the MLG Halo 2 season has progressed, we have seen a number of players and teams emerge from the masses to earn accolades from the community and be recognized among the best in the game. Following continual improvement over the course of several tournaments and a striking second place finish at ... |
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Chillin Like a Fox: MLG Interviews ChillinAfter almost three years of being considered one of the best Smashers in the country, Chillin emerged from a mob of great competition at MLG Philly with his first major win. Over those years Chillin’s name has become synonymous with the character Fox. He was only 14 years-old when he beat Ken ... |
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Xbox 360: Preemptive Strike, or Misfire?With the November 22 launch of the Xbox 360 rapidly approaching, I am really starting to wonder if Microsoft has jumped the gun in choosing to launch the 360 so early. It’s kind of startling to look at how close to launch we are and how much more uncertainty there is than fact still. Microsoft is ... |
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MLG Regular Season Photo EssayWith the nine stops on our Regular-Season Tour all wrapped up, this pause before the Conference and National Championships seemed like a perfect time to look back and reflect on all of the madness that has already occurred this season. Since the Kickoff Classic in D.C. in January, we’ve come a ... |
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Halo 2 Rule ChangesThe following rules have been changed for the Halo 2 Conference Championships: 1. Throwing the flag through a window on Beaver Creek will now result in an automatic disqualification. 2. Hiding the flag inside a wall will result in an automatic disqualification. 3. Absolutely no communication ... |
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MLG SOCAL / LA – Important Booking and Travel InfoThe venue/hotel is located in Costa Mesa, which is roughly 30-40 minutes south of downtown LA (just outside LA County) and is extremely close to the John Wayne-Orange County Airport. Players from all over SoCal hoping to come out to the Western Conference Last Chance Qualifier and/or the ... |
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MLG Seattle ReviewMLG Seattle marked the last of our qualifying “Major” events before we hit our high-rolling, ultra-competitive Championship Series, and after two full-days of Halo 2 action, it proved to be a worthy successor to the fantastic tournaments we’ve been holding all season around the country. Just like ... |
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Finding the Right Tool to Smash With: A Smash Character GuideNot all Smashers are created equal, and the same goes for the characters in SSBM. When the game is taken beyond casual play into the competitive tournament realm, character choice becomes one of the most vital factors in deciding the fate of a match. However, no character will win a match for you ... |
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MLG LA Review Part 1: The 10 Round Prize FightBy: Joe Renaud (Dyslexia) With so much build-up throughout the regular season, expectations were running high for MLG LA, the first of our highly competitive and exclusive Conference Championships. Over the course of our Major qualifying events, top talent from all over the globe gathered in nine ... |
