Xbox Wire: Halo World Championship 2018 finals will take place at CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, WA.
Halo World Championship is the crown jewel of Halo eSports, with 16 qualifying teams from around the world competing for their share of $1 million. It will be going down from April 13 - 15 (2018).
Today also marks the start of the Halo World Championship circuit with the HaloWC 2018 Orlando Open.
This is the first open Halo tournament run by newly signed partner MLG in five years, with more than 100 teams registered to compete. There is $50,000 on the line along with qualification points, as well as $5,000 for the Free-For-All tournament.
New Champion & an event announcement? Yep... the developer is going in for the audience!
NEW CHAMPION & ESPORT EVENT ANNOUNCED!
Wednesday (Feb. 15th, 2017)... Stunlock Studios releases a new champion into the arena. What's his name? Raigon "The Exiled Prince"... a flexible melee swordsman skilled in martial arts. He came to be exiled from his kingdom due to the manipulations of another champion, Pestilus. So the character has a target in this game adding to the depth beyond the arena. I don't see many players really caring about that... because the focus is using the right strategies in the arena to get the victory. That said... a little backstory for the characters doesn't hurt, or they would simply just be characters added in with no sort of origin. The cool thing though is that there are gamers out here who appreciate a characters backstory and connects a bit more with them because of it.
Enjoy this champion announcement trailer along with the tournament info:
ENTER THE ARENA
Stunlock Studios partners up with major organizations Beyond The Summit and Twitch for “Enter The Arena”, the biggest Battlerite Tournament held so far. The event has a total prize pool of $10,000 and will be running simultaneously in Europe and North America.
“Enter The Arena is the perfect event for kicking off the competitive scene and showing off the game's potential in Esports. We’re hoping to not only offer an entertaining broadcast, but to also introduce the game’s intricacies to fresh audiences, newer players as well as esports fans." says Alexander Hermansson, Head of Esports at Stunlock Studios.
Onslaught eSports recently announced the signing of a currently top-ranked Battlerite squad who will compete in “Enter The Arena” under the Onslaught banner. The team members Connor "Averse" Shacklady, Alvin "Ninjas" Xu and Dominic "Arakune" Valentino are all on the global top-10 ranking, with Averse set as the best individual Battlerite player in the world. Here is an overview of all the invited teams:
ENTER THE ARENA - EU Tournament
TelroskMi (Teldo, Verosk, Mini)
MyCon - Prepare to Die (LittleMaster, GodOf, K3B4B1)
Intolerant (Joltz, Iska, Nyy)
Project Horizon (HotBiscuit, Blankzz, Wuzac)
ENTER THE ARENA - US Tournament
Onslaught Esports (Averse, Arakune, Ninjas)
Identity Crisis (InTheFlesh, Vorime, Emperor)
Scylla (Maelstrom, Jeter, rarepeep)
Excel Wizards (Neewha, Skywind, Finlev)
The event will be broadcasted live in on Twitch and kicking off with qualifiers held 19th of February followed up with the grand tournament 25th & 26th of February.
If you're in LA on March 30th... lucky you, do NOT miss out on this Square-Enix event! For the rest of you... no worries, it will be streamed live!
(Details below... so mark your calendars)
WHAT: UNCOVERED: FINAL FANTASY® XV
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30th at 7:00pm (PDT)
WHERE: Shrine Auditorium (665 W Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles, 90007)
ABOUT: An event no FINAL FANTASY fan should miss, UNCOVERED: FINAL FANTASY XV will set the stage for the highly anticipated blockbuster launch later this year. Hosted by KindaFunny.com’s Greg Miller and Tim Gettys, this event uncovers everything FINAL FANTASY XV, with major announcements and surprises including the official release date for the game.
Fans can RSVP* for the event at www.finalfantasyxv.com/uncovered, where they can find detailed information beginning Friday, February 5th at 4:00pm (PST). For those unable to attend, Square Enix® plans to livestream the program via YouTube and Twitch.
*RSVP /tickets for US residents only. Square Enix apologizes to anyone that wishes to attend that is not a US resident. If you cannot attend in person, please join us via the live stream and enjoy the show. Also, look forward to future regional activities and events that will be happening in the lead-up to the release of FINAL FANTASY XV, details of these will be revealed at the appropriate time.
