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CGH xSGT Panda | Posted: March 13, 2008 9:58pm
We
have recieved great news from the MLG co-founder Sundance
DiGiovanni. In just a few weeks, Bungie will be launching
a new MLG Playlist in Halo 3, replacing the existing Team
Hardcore Playlist. Now players around the world will be able
to play like the pro's, following MLG rules and regulations
and maps. The full statement is below:
"Ever since the release of
Halo 2, it’s been a dream of ours to have MLG settings
incorporated into Matchmaking. There just isn’t anyone
out there who loves to play Halo as much as the MLG staff
and our community, and seeing MLG inside the game has always
been one of the things we hoped for most.
So you can understand how excited
we are to see that dream come true: In just a few weeks, Bungie
will be launching a new MLG Playlist in Halo 3, replacing
the existing Team Hardcore Playlist.
This is a great testament to the
growing importance of competitive gaming. Now, millions of
Halo 3 players worldwide will be able to play like the pros--using
the same maps and settings that we use on the MLG Pro Circuit.
This means competitive gaming standards will reach a much
broader audience than ever before.
It’s also a huge and humbling
honor for us at MLG. We’ve worked hard to develop game
types and settings that ensure fair competition and emphasize
skill, and these settings have been adopted by competitors
all over the world. To be recognized now as the standard for
competitive play by Bungie is, well, pretty sick to say the
least. We thank the millions of MLG competitors from all over
the world for adopting these gametypes to begin with. None
of this could have happened without you.
I wanted to get the word out to
the MLG community right away, but there will be a formal press
release with more details to follow—and more surprises
to coincide with our season opener at the Meadowlands in April,
so stay tuned!
And for folks who aren’t
accustomed to competitive play, MLG will be producing a series
of “Get Better Fast” content to familiarize players
of all skill levels with the strategies and tactics used by
MLG’s pro players. So keep your eyes peeled for more
details in the coming weeks and once the playlist goes live
you'll know where to find me--online dominating Sepso in the
MLG playlist.
Go crazy.
Sundance"
Not only is this an amazing move for
the competitive gaming era, but it is also fantastic for Bungie.
Halo 3 will be taken as a more serious multiplayer online
FPS , and bring more traffic from other FPS games. I will
see you, on the battle field!
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