This weekend is the third annual Rooster Teeth Expo featuring many different internet personalities, many of them Halo related. GrifballHub is there hosting a Grifball booth along with a Grifball tournament and 343 Industries is kicking off their Halo 4 Global Championship here in Austin. More details about this event are in this week’s Halo Bulletin including info on the online portion of this tournament. Enjoy
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343 Industries and Virgin Gaming reunite to launch the biggest ‘Halo 4’ tournament ever
with $500,000 in prizes
343 Industries, Xbox 360 and Virgin Gaming are teaming up again to launch the “Halo 4” Global Championship, a summer-long tournament that will give gamers around the world a chance to battle* for glory and win $500,000 in prizes, including a grand prize of $200,000.
Spanning multiple live events and five weeks of online competition on Xbox Live, the tournament is the biggest “Halo 4” competition yet, and will kick off at the Rooster Teeth Expo on July 5 and on Xbox Live on July 15. Competitors will test their skill and fortitude against one another in intense free-for-all matches over a series of qualifying rounds (based on average scores and elimination matches) for a chance to rise through the global leaderboards and win coveted prizes.
The tournament will culminate with a two-day Finals competition in Seattle, WA from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, where players will battle to become the ultimate Spartan, with the top players receiving cash prizes.
Beginning today, players can register for the “Halo 4” Global Championship by visiting www.halo4globalchampionship.com and will be able to participate in two ways:
· Online Competition on Xbox Live. By registering through Virgin Gaming at www.halo4globalchampionship.com and selecting the custom tournament playlist in “Halo 4,” players will be able to join the competition for free on Xbox Live. Each week there will be a different free-for-all mode for players to enjoy.
To qualify for a chance to compete in the Finals, players will need to complete a minimum of 20 matches in the tournament playlist per week. At the end of each week the players with the top four average scores will be deemed winners and be eligible to compete in the Finals. Additionally, each week qualifying players will have a chance to randomly win** special prizes.
· Live Events. Players will also be able to join the tournament by participating in live competitions at the Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin, TX from July 5 to 7 and Gamescom in Cologne, Germany from Aug. 21 to 25. Six finalists from each of the live events and 20 from the online qualifiers will receive an expenses paid trip to participate in the Finals in Seattle, Washington.
For additional information, including the registration process, rules, prizing and a full list of qualifying countries, please visit: www.halo4globalchampionship.com and select the registration link.
Back on top of the latest news, we cover the latest Halo Bulletin answering questions about Spartan Ops and the latest on this week’s matchmaking update from Bravo where Big Team Skirmish makes it debut. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is also up to receive several Emmy awards being nominated in several categories. There are a few updates about the Halo 4 Tournament qualifiers at RTX released today and Xbox President, Don Mattrick, leaves Xbox. To help us cover tonight’s topics, we have HaloFanForLife (HFFL). Enjoy
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Podtacular is playing catchup for the next couple of weeks as Dust Storm as commitments on Thursdays, so for now, we cover the June 19th bulletin. Spartan Ops was shown off at E3 showing how the Halo universe can expand past the Xbox platform onto your mobile device in Spartan Ops. You’ll get to play as Spartan Davis and Palmer as you go through their Spartan IV careers from the start. There’s also a newly announced Halo 4 tournament with up to $500,000 worth of prizes up for grabs. Pre-registration and first round of qualifiers will be hosted at RTX this year. Big item on the matchmaking front this week was mini-Spartan slayer. We’re hoping to see some new maps get integrated with this gametype. Enjoy
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Today we are making our official announcement for joining the Podkast Network. We are honored to join the ranks of KritzKast: The Team Fortress 2 Podcast and ReachCast: A Planetside 2 Podcast, which also shares the title of the number one podcasts for their own games. I had the privilege of joining Tempest and Agro on KritzKast for their 225th episode to explain what Podtacular is and who we are as the premiere Halo podcast. Needless to day, we have a lot in common and we are very excited and happy to join the network. We will have the privilege of having them on next month and ReachCast in the future.
On Sunday, July 7th at 16:00, Dust Storm will be hosting a panel on podcasting at RTX. It will cover topics such as how to make your podcast sound like a quality show while maintaining and entertaining an audience. See the following snippet from the panel description.
Podcasting is one of the easiest ways to spread your brands, communities, and ideas; yet many podcasts miss basic principles that lead to a better listening experience for subscribers and attracting new audiences. While some of these are related to content within a show, a majority are technical and don’t require too much effort. Do you run a podcast where you are looking to increase your audience or take the next step in advancing your podcast? Are you interested in starting a podcast and want to know where to start? We’ll cover technical tips to bring new quality to your podcasts and how to talk about what you want to share on your show while maintaining your own style.
Panelists will also include Goosechecka from Grifballhub, Road Block from Glib Shark, and Lindsay from Rooster Teeth.
Austin, TX— Wednesday, June 19, 2013— RTX 2013, the three-day event where gaming meets the Internet, is pleased to announce the first wave of confirmed programming, exhibitors and special guests including the premiere of Rooster Teeth’s highly anticipated new anime series, RWBY, and the first live event for Halo 4®‘s biggest tournament to date. RTX 2013 will take place July 5th – 7th at the Austin Convention Center.
RTX is the brainchild of the great minds at Rooster Teeth, the team behind the longest running web series of all time, Red vs. Blue. Rooster Teeth created RTX to bring the Rooster Teeth community, game companies, gamers, online content creators and online video lovers from around the world together for one great weekend in Austin, TX. RTX is excited to return to the Austin Convention Center for the third annual convention where attendees will have the opportunity to play games, interact with one another and sit in on panels led by industry experts including the Rooster Teeth team.
RTX is thrilled to announce that attendees will have the first and only opportunity to view the premiere episode of Rooster Teeth’s new anime series, RWBY, ahead of its July 18th online premiere. From Rooster Teeth’s Director of Animation Monty Oum, RWBY is a show that brings four very different girls together for one legendary purpose. These four fighters will come face-to-face with menacing creatures, devious villains, and an incredible cast of characters. The first episode of the series will be shown each day at RTX.
In other programming news, Freddie Wong, Matt Arnold and Desmond Dolly, co-founders of RocketJump, the creators of the web series Video Game High School, will be on hand at a panel on Friday at RTX to provide their personal insight on what goes into producing an award-winning series. They will also unveil the official season 2 trailer before opening the floor to questions.
Additionally, Spill Dot Con is holding its convention within RTX with programming that includes a film festival, talent show, costume contest, and more.
RTX evening events include a Geeks Who Drink trivia night and an attendee mixer.
Please see below for additional confirmed exhibitors and special guests at RTX. A full schedule of events and panels is available at RTXevent.com/schedule.
Confirmed Exhibitors:
Confirmed Special Guests:
To see the full list of special guests, Red vs. Blue voice talent, and Rooster Teeth staff attending RTX, please visit the Guests page on RTXevent.com.
In addition to the events and attendees listed above, RTX is pleased to work with a great group of sponsors including Smith Micro, Nerdist, Razer,
Behemoth, NextGenReality, Cadenza Interactive, Geeks Who Drink, Cinedigm, Insert Coin Clothing, RedLynx, and ShootMania Storm (Ubisoft).
3-day Passes for RTX are available for purchase online for $50 plus tax and fees. Single day passes are $30 plus taxes and fees. Children ages 6 and under get free admittance with a paying adult. Get yours now!
RTX is now accepting press credential applications. To register for press credentials for RTX 2013 please send your name, title, and outlet as well as links to two recent articles or a business card to mediareg@rtxevent.com for consideration. The deadline to apply for press credentials is Friday, June 28th. Please note all applications are subject to approval.
For the latest developments and updates, visit the RTX website, Facebook & Twitter.
About Rooster Teeth
Rooster Teeth is a creative production studio responsible for award-winning online videos such as Red vs. Blue, the longest running web series in history; the reality gamer series The Gauntlet; comedy series Rooster Teeth Shorts; the upcoming animated series RWBY; and Immersion, a show that tests video game concepts in the real world. Rooster Teeth founded and operates the gaming website AchievementHunter.com and produces the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast, voted Best Gaming Podcast at the 2012 Podcast Awards. With a dedicated worldwide fan community, Rooster Teeth created RTX (Rooster Teeth Expo), an annual gaming and Internet convention held in Austin, TX which attracts thousands of gamers, online video fans, and Rooster Teeth community members from around the world. The Rooster Teeth YouTube channel became the 8th most viewed YouTube channel in the world (non-music) in 2012, now with over 5 million YouTube subscribers and 2.2 billion views, and the Rooster Teeth website has 5 million unique monthly visitors with 1.4 million registered community members. Rooster Teeth has won multiple awards, including 2011 and 2012 Best Animated Series (Red vs. Blue) from the IAWTV, and has been featured by hundreds of major publications and networks including MTV, G4, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone Magazine, Wired Magazine, and many more.
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