HCS Pro Talk

Episode 459 - We’ll Have to Wait and Consistensee

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:11:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 459 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, FaZe is on the hot seat.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:38 - Competitive Halo News
0:03:33 - Rostermania
0:10:07 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:57:33 - Halo News
0:58:01 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rZVI1xlQGngnjEFVASCmwZsT0eOhGcRo8AATtTPniHM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 458 - Yakzn Jackson

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:42:38 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 458 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Incognito silences the doubters as we look towards the midway point in the Pro League schedule.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:36 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:07:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:49:47 - Halo News
0:52:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:55:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1od6E0UbXg7gF0UWuy1rNAW0Lv9Roy9wgjm-1zFlwcjs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 457 - It’s Always About the Points

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:47:05 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 457 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Shopify continues to dominate as usual, and FaZe might be starting to hit their stride.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:25 - Competitive Halo News
0:13:38 - Rostermania
0:18:21 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:34:02 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:51:33 - Halo News
0:51:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k4caP8A03jVgEb6u7tLc7n4RPlpeHm5apcBO84dUZkk/edit?usp=sharing\

Episode 456 - Expected Results

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:07:46 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 456 of HCS Pro Talk! The second week of Pro League matches brought expected results.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:12:05 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:50 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:40 - Halo News
0:46:33 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oMHsGofM_RREG34sVIPkFat_D3Jt1vAs6Ja1uoMIWbQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 455 - FaZe Fizzled

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:18:47 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 455 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, THE PRO LEAGUE HAS RETURNED FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF MATCHES!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:19:05 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:26 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:39:59 - Halo News
0:49:43 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KAr5s23Wvx0uvfmdihWLRgpIwJr6O8x3F-JAkHiwKNQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 454 - SSG + OpTic = FaZe?

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:56:05 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 454 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we now know the 8 teams that have qualified for the LVT Pro League.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:32 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:03 - Rostermania
0:20:51 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:06 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:18:48 - Halo News
1:19:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:21:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YWv6m4vsv_BRQCE5zcyU0E3wnHAIguRKELPXNHk-Ujs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 453 - Qualifying for Pro League

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:40:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 453 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, open competition information for Halo Fest has been announced and the first four teams have qualified for the LVT Pro League!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:43 - Competitive Halo News
0:30:09 - Rostermania
0:39:57 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:03 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:17:37 - Halo News
1:18:23 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s1_TBUWPjxPFKt-CsVwjITT--wZ-p4d77_nPHbXLGGk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 452 - Halo: Campaign Devolved

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:25:55 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 452 of HCS Pro Talk! The Pro League returns this week!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:53 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:14 - Rostermania
0:28:44 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:34:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:35:05 - Topic - Thoughts on Halo: Campaign Evolved
0:56:05 - Halo News
1:02:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cLDZUHUvo1MuXjHIXNT5LI4p3eoMioMYr_eWPYhHhIA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 451 - The Release of a “New” Halo Game

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:56:32 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 451 of HCS Pro Talk! Believe it or not, a “new” Halo game is releasing this week.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:17 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:23 - Rostermania
0:07:22 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:11:39 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:13:39 - Halo News
0:18:50 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:42:36 - Shoutouts/Community Creations
0:44:02 - Halo: Campaign Evolved Unboxing and Discussion
1:16:16 - Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rByuAM00IfL4_dHB19eJazm3mwCiW8vs6GTbnocFU-o/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 450 - The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:06:05 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 450 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, THE PRO LEAGUE DETAILS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:21 - Competitive Halo News
0:32:55 - Halo News
0:39:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:41:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pR4noGq4XKQ2l6bqDEio10xoeelFTOf1UZn-RtoOVXU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 449 - Bound Takes a Break

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:41:37 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 449 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a ton of community announcements along with a little rostermania.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:18:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:35:24 - Rostermania
0:56:16 - Halo News
1:31:35 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aLYy6B_axxmQk9MuKqB_hVdZZkp9XVxrx-F-BlcA41E/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 448 - In Cryo

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:07:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 448 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the community continues to carry the scene.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:55 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:41 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:17:18 - Halo News
0:29:39 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:48:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1coKt9R15j1BbqfZnSpOW78yZc9eCT9oYlCvdEq4nRU8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 447 - Well, You Asked… And They Answered…

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:03:10 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 447 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Halo Studios answered your Halo: Campaign Evolved questions.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:42 - Competitive Halo News
0:21:58 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:25:39 - Halo News
1:23:01 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:23:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgkjmOQi0mGoOhzLsjfbMFOh3mfGTFuV86UJZFjFNm0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 446 - Yup, That Campaign Really has Evolved

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:28:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 446 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the campaign has, in-fact, evolved.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:54 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:07 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:27:27 - Halo News
0:40:11 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17oIW6B3c__Glsre9pFIIQCaryGq_Sl0fOlv8P4xtQOg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 445 - Doubles in Dallas Post-Show

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:42:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 445 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, you get a game 5, you get a game 5, EVERYONE GETS A GAME 5 IN DALLAS!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:01 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:44 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:20 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:43 - Halo News
0:43:12 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:44:17 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_Z6CO9aIMmjxIaZYQOrzSpjZf3b0fR5RshjlTfOmAY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 444 - Doubles in Dallas Preview

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:28:25 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 444 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, duos prepare to compete in Dallas.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:39 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:57 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:18:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:20:43 - Topic - Doubles in Dallas Preview
0:34:33 - Halo News
0:36:51 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4urGUfJEpgc5O-y-t9p7cZ2RkBEUYcfoANjDNXADvI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 443 - The Return of Lqgend and Renegod

Mon, 25 May 2026 23:46:45 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 443 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, MVP’s make their return for some 2v2 action.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:53 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:36 - Rostermania
0:06:24 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:07:37 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:48:08 - Halo News
0:49:35 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tf23dgcT1I4Ixsg-qE3w2RumiZvZoQP56Iw2Ccq6068/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 442 - BELIEVE IN THE BEPS - DreamHack Atlanta Post-Show

Mon, 18 May 2026 21:37:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 442 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the DreamHack Atlanta Post-Show! Believe in the BEPS!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:06 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:50 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:08:18 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:08:50 - Topic - DreamHack Atlanta Post-Show
1:16:48 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:18:07 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbU3QW0HAqA41jSvkQcIrTGy0zLA7EQRiHN-CIx-WnE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 441 - DreamHack Atlanta Preview

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:50:16 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 441 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the DreamHack Atlanta Preview! Prepare yourself for all the predictions...

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:23 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:23 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:47 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:22:42 - Topic - DreamHack Atlanta Preview
0:57:31 - Halo News
1:02:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BeX-bu0xV9vIDyBc1yUxJ6sKBsR0lJBeFj4I4n1MvWk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 440 - 2 LANs, 2 Formats

Mon, 04 May 2026 21:27:31 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 440 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got multiple LAN announcements.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:05 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:48 - Rostermania
0:25:45 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:26:24 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:53 - Halo News
0:32:37 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:09:17 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OdL5fEpoRz7OHSdCD6mMM-UOWB7jfz--zklZ7-bCniM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 439 - You Gotta Be Quicker Than That

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:17:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 439 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, so... about those DreamHack Atlanta Team Passes…

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:56 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:36 - Rostermania
0:35:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:35:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:36:52 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:37:39 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HbrtRv2Y5TFeuVvoBS4l5ZYXDzoUGbCq8d6NgkC4f-w/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 438 - Qualifying for DreamHack Atlanta

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:07:17 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 438 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, teams have qualified for DreamHack Atlanta.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:47 - Rostermania
0:06:14 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:07:11 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:59:30 - Topic - Thoughts on Co-Streaming in 2026
1:31:11 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:33:10 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x4SeCXXjBBywnYWk5NaZsixQT4PamyQuS8bPxvS3HxU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 437 - Close, But Not Close Enough

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:29:08 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 437 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, rosters continue to take shape ahead of the DreamHack Atlanta Qualifier and the DreamHack Atlanta Open Series concludes.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:09 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:18 - Rostermania
0:39:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:43:29 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:16:52 - Halo News
1:17:46 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1khM2AZIOqEI0hIfIxaeTcyFVbSWpApZiKPbMVTpG6WU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 436 - The Road to DreamHack Atlanta Begins!

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:46:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 436 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Rostermania returns once again and the road to DreamHack Atlanta begins.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:47 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:02 - Rostermania
0:39:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:28 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:17 - Halo News
0:52:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B3vowQuuQ7zSBXtG3uTTpjyXAzABHUhbB7gvP4LcYhM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 435 - Never a Doubt - DreamHack Birmingham Post-Show

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:29:16 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 435 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the DreamHack Birmingham Post-Show! Let's recap the EU event!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:44 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:38 - Rostermania
0:17:38 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:28 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:20:10 - Topic - DreamHack Birmingham Post-Show
0:55:25 - Halo News
0:56:48 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:00:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1955UHKuxvSVz2cxm-K6sxzsZyHECJRwdL83CwIg8JeQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 434 - DreamHack Birmingham Preview

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:14:22 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 434 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the DreamHack Birmingham Preview! Let's run through what to expect for the event as well as provide (always wrong) predictions!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:20 - Rostermania
0:12:02 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:12:28 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:14:26 - Topic - DreamHack Birmingham Preview
1:00:00 - Halo News
1:04:14 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:05:26 - Shoutouts & Community Creations
1:08:24 - Video Games
1:34:30 - Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1txIW6uHgbtibpUygCBlu-fvPBiQ6wc-NkZw-2roifSM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 433 - Standing Room Only

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:41:40 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 433 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, DreamHack Atlanta details have been announced (FaZe should have a team!) and DSA put on their first tournament.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:15 - Competitive Halo News
0:22:31 - Rostermania
0:27:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:33:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:57 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:47:10 - Shoutouts & Community Creations
0:52:54 - Anime & Video Games
1:06:47 - Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10PECWcb0bhJ29lqTgLYju_Rxb4PMyy_AZaEBOJ0717A/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 432 - Springing Forward to Birmingham

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:22:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 432 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, updates have been made to the Ranked Arena playlist, it looks like YBR won't be competing in Birmingham, and Lucid's settings continue to evolve.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:44 - Competitive Halo News
0:21:22 - Rostermania
0:28:59 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:33:14 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:37:19 - Halo News
0:54:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending
1:06:58 - Anime & Video Games

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M1O_E5QplVxSAdqayBljw1naSPrHeNstSph9xWy7HhQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 431 - Qualifying for DreamHack Birmingham

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:04:41 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 431 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Halo Fest adds two incredible community activations and the top seeds have been determined and travel coverage has been awarded for DreamHack Birmingham.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:01 - Competitive Halo News
0:14:18 - Rostermania
0:18:58 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:20:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:39:32 - Halo News
0:48:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXr45B2IAp43ARC5ikaa2T0p_xr6IdhMVWO6t8YykOo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 430 - The Return of the Passion - LVT LAN Post-Show

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:37:58 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 430 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the LVT LAN Post-Show, breaking down all of the action from the return of the true, Grassroots LAN.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:32:39 - Rostermania
0:39:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:40:12 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:52:26 - Topic - LVT LAN Post-Show
1:44:34 - Halo News
1:45:41 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_vuHzG75pBbGxIqjRgqIlnhSvsVx0HGC45ACyGozjJ8/edit?usp=sharing

Championship Sunday - The After Party - LVT LAN

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:51:41 -0600

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the LVT LAN, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from Championship Sunday of the LVT LAN.

Day 2 - The After Party - LVT LAN

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:17:04 -0600

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the LVT LAN, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the second day of the LVT LAN, including the Swiss bracket.

Episode 429 - Halo Infinite “Evolved”

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:18:58 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 429 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Lucid’s “Evolved” sandbox takes center stage and the Decepticons show promise.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:46 - Competitive Halo News
0:14:01 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:31 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:22:56 - Halo News
1:23:58 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/120Y0m-ceIb9pznEfNBKttBIZ8MquOFWaASYKG-yld34/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 428 - The Road to DreamHack Birmingham Has Begun!

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:28:19 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 428 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Infinite “Evolves” thanks to Lucid, the FaZe roster announcement is right around the corner, and the road to DreamHack Birmingham has officially begun.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:23 - Competitive Halo News
0:38:02 - Rostermania
0:40:37 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:28 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:50:27 - Halo News
0:50:42 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:52:47 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Re0WwBP32BWePqp6dtYxAtiYnaWy5zzl0q4kspggAhM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 427 - Can You Smell What The Community Is Cooking

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:37:41 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 427 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the 2026 “Off-Season” is about to begin which means we’ve got community tournament announcements and rostermania in full force.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:18 - Competitive Halo News
0:33:17 - Rostermania
0:49:51 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:50:33 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:58:46 - Halo News
1:12:34 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:39:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1er8r3Tw4MMwgBoRKX1aabP3VlQTry2R2cvRdvEfhUgw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 426 - DreamHack Birmingham Details Have Arrived

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:21:39 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 426 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, a new community league has entered the scene, DreamHack Birmingham details have finally arrived, and Halo Studios preps for the big 25th anniversary of the franchise.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:29 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:51 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:31:01 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:32:54 - Halo News
0:46:44 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:47:55 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z_zSl7M25OWKJqJanhk0iua-B9ljz6ZH2iaI0fH-9fk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 425 - Supporting from the Shadows

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:28:09 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 425 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS continues to support the grassroots scene, Season 18 of the Halo Rec League has been announced, and the College Halo 2026 Spring season has been announced with an update to the format.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:26 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:25 - Rostermania
0:15:47 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:19:13 - Halo News
0:28:52 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:30:43 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending
0:34:19 - Rants & Things

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ij0SLrKuStNxFsMEShunNx5IqaCsAXak95zjmAGf10E/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 424 - Patiently Waiting

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:20:13 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 424 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, plans for Str8 Rippin continue to come together and there's an update on the upcoming Play Grifball season.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:43 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:12 - Rostermania
0:26:02 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:27:13 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:16 - Halo News
0:30:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:31:42 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17BoFBT_HKbS1cJlL-syqFu579Ewzj5PhDv0OouBn6oI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 423 - BackStr8’s Back, Alright?

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:21:41 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 423 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the 8th anniversary of the show, Str8 Rippin plans to make a return (again), and rostermania always seems to find a way.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:49 - Competitive Halo News
0:41:00 - Rostermania
1:22:06 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:23:04 - Tournament/League Recaps
1:24:13 - Halo News
1:26:42 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gj3VGwGuNQjpSCwEZMflPonkuwtjheQZ6YoV4U99nVQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 422 - FaZe’ing Back In?

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:15:03 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 422 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's that time of the year for a little reflection on the past and a look into the unexpected future.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:45 - Competitive Halo News
0:55:55 - Rostermania
1:05:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:08:54 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16OexVFj-e8C8mu38315N_3BfHuet8M6HPjIBk5vJixU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 421 - Favorite Infinite HCS Moments

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:19:55 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 421 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, let's reminisce and recap some of our favorite Halo Infinite HCS moments over the last four years.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:49 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:37 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:06:11 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:09:20 - Topic - Favorite Infinite HCS Moments
1:15:40 - Halo News
1:18:33 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:26:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vxqsvnseLHqa9azZmUyjAA_B6AfoJOKZ9Z2N-Vf-FlU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 420 - The Halo Fest Ticketing Finale

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:59:44 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 420 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's all about those Halo Fest tickets...

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:51 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:47 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:07:30 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:11:08 - Halo News
0:51:18 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:02:24 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u0EKTh-SF487K6kbjD1NUSeLjtqy_wHe978StBXRIFU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 419 - The Dichotomy of Esports Organizations

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:20:06 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 419 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the good and the bad of Halo esports organizations.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:05 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:46 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:14 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:18:16 - Topic - The Dichotomy of Esports Organizations
1:22:39 - Halo News
1:48:47 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:50:37 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zPj3nB8-lA1GxEMEGRoBQWFI1NK1HQV1eXp0UYYhW4g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 418 - Boundless

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:54:43 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 418 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Bound details his future and we finally got Halo Fest ticket information and yes, that includes pricing!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:57 - Competitive Halo News
0:11:18 - Rostermania
0:16:37 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:20:07 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:21:42 - Topic - Infinite Multiplayer Free-to-Play Retrospective
0:50:03 - Halo News
1:01:39 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:04:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y0FmWInJJq8mlCvJaCTUGx-hSsbnLTHC_Kj8BwxlCbw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 417 - Navigating Through Uncertainty

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:53:46 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 417 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, even more Halo pros are looking to test the waters in CoD Challengers.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:56 - Rostermania
0:23:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:02 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:40 - Halo News
0:43:49 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:48:23 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13sHKtCM82cC_q5q2hkQgZxMXxhtqO18kQ6ECSQVLf8M/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 416 - Actions Have Consequences

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:53:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 416 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, everyone learns that actions have consequences.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:56 - Competitive Halo News
0:22:09 - Rostermania
0:29:14 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:52 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:30:51 - Halo News
1:00:51 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:15:57 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VboqhG9055WUGivPAXsbhaG1_CljXma934VmIZ5Gp10/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 415 - Part 2 - Maintenance Mode

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:30:25 -0600

Hello and welcome to Part 2 of episode 415 of HCS Pro Talk! In this second part of the episode, Halo Infinite is going into maintenance mode.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:38 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:06:41 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:15:39 - Halo News
0:43:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vr2DJ3stkZDvNde6X_eCgWNyX4prAeKlpUlo2sxQ3nY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 415 - Part 1 - Bestman's Having the Best Year

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:13:23 -0600

Hello and welcome to Part 1 of episode 415 of HCS Pro Talk! In this first part of the episode, Bestman joins the show to discuss the unbelievable year of Shopify Rebellion, winning a Halo World Championship, and providing an insight into 2026 plans.

Episode 414 - Let The Good Times Roll

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:27:27 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 414 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, let's reminisce about Worlds.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:34 - Competitive Halo News
0:24:21 - Rostermania
0:29:08 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:30:32 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:34:40 - Topic - Reminiscing About Worlds
2:41:23 - Halo News
2:44:19 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:55:19 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z4yzMkr6rRbG8xE06orFZNHRXlfABygjR8wQz1PXGDc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 413 - The Last Dance - Worlds 2025 Post-Show

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:08:15 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 413 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our Worlds 2025 Post-Show. Join us as we break down the final historic event of the Infinite HCS era.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:24 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:38 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:05 - Topic - Worlds 2025 Post-Show
2:04:58 - Halo News
2:18:31 - Will’s Adventures
2:33:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15D5W4mix3yz28Xhizjm1K-Z7KiNAJssu6Hvgn_7DsGw/edit?usp=sharing

Bonus Episode - "Live" from the 2025 Worlds Community Corner!

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 01:50:48 -0500

Hello and welcome to a very special bonus audio episode of HCS Pro Talk! For this bonus episode, we are coming to you "live" from the Community Corner of the 2025 Halo World Championship!

Join us as we take some time to talk with some wonderful community members!

Episode 412 - Worlds 2025 Preview

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:17:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 412 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's finally time for our Worlds 2025 Preview. Join us as we discuss the upcoming final event of the Infinite HCS era!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:06 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:44 - Rostermania
0:10:08 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:10:32 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:14:32 - Topic - Worlds 2025 Preview
1:42:57 - Will’s Adventures
1:44:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1beiLpImCam9r_tM2YfgrNavOX2orbHS93YUfFnlEkdc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 411 - Working Towards Worlds

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:02:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 411 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got some announcements as we prepare for Worlds!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:19:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:40 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:19 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:42:55 - Halo News
0:49:54 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:50:49 - Will’s Adventures
0:56:54 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J7IFKZ3sDh3BXkHt9Vt_18SK1nymH1xh04e3QA006wQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 410 - The Rise of the Rebellion - HCS Charlotte Post-Show

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:24:26 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 410 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS Charlotte Post-Show! Join us as we breakdown the historic final Major of the Infinite era!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:51 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:31 - Rostermania
0:29:08 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:31:29 - Topic - HCS Charlotte Post-Show
2:46:27 - Halo News
2:49:25 - Will’s Adventures
2:54:42 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14rBiHbOjQOd5yfH0hp_pnqvdPikMRhXaefFd3Y-6uK4/edit?usp=sharing

Championship Sunday - The After Party - HCS Charlotte Major

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:33:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the HCS Charlotte Major, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from Championship Sunday of the HCS Charlotte Major, including the final matches of the Championship Bracket.

Day 2 - The After Party - HCS Charlotte Major

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:10:57 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the HCS Charlotte Major, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the second day of the HCS Charlotte Major, including the final Pool Play matches, the beginning of Champ Bracket, and the Last Chance Qualifier.

Day 1 - The After Party - HCS Charlotte Major

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:14:56 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the HCS Charlotte Major, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the first day of the HCS Charlotte Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Episode 409 - HCS Charlotte Preview

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:43:32 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 409 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS Charlotte Preview! Join us as we discuss the upcoming final Major of the Infinite era!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:26 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:56 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:13:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:15:15 - Topic - HCS Charlotte Preview
1:16:49 - Halo News
1:17:03 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:19:09 - Will’s Adventures
1:24:58 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YFAX8ocwvml_fZyf3BbNrN_2pyxbi1tSlzpNyAHzuWI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 408 - Making Bread

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:13:19 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 408 of HCS Pro Talk! We're less than two weeks away from HCS Charlotte and the final stretch of official Infinite LAN competition.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:56 - Competitive Halo News
0:11:12 - Rostermania
0:23:16 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:24:09 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:46:46 - Halo News
0:55:06 - Will’s Adventures
1:15:34 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rLbsA-eKXUPCzVFgvcj8MwQAiY2usVF-VuPhBbFNyzM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 407 - Best. Of. Seven. - LVT Pro League LAN Post-Show

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:32:44 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 407 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our LVT Pro League LAN Post-Show! Let's discuss some of the best Halo we’ve ever seen during the Infinite era.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:10:54 - Rostermania
0:13:08 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:14:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:17:04 - Topic - LVT Pro League LAN Post-Show
1:30:38 - Halo News
1:38:28 - Will’s Adventures
1:46:57 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17WyKDwxkU7OhCLv4MwaeFTq_wNwdULz_qEwwsCnKBNY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 406 - LVT Pro League LAN Preview

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:06:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 406 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the final official HCS online competition for Infinite has concluded which means the Charlotte pools are set!

It's also our LVT Pro League LAN Preview, so let's break down our (always wrong) predictions!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:14:31 - Competitive Halo News
0:32:09 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:34:31 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:55:15 - Topic - LVT Pro League LAN Preview
1:16:35 - Halo News
1:16:53 - Will’s Adventures
1:24:18 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zrCzihx_x2jPd8K2dDpZTxgjjw4F_RyH4YFfPkMWykw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 405 - The Final Infinite Open Series

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:08:46 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 405 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, there's never a dull moment within the HCS...

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:48:50 - Rostermania
1:14:03 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:15:47 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:26:26 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:32:14 - Will’s Adventures
1:46:32 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ESch5RwYjrpSwWS0Qn61g9itYDK3LNPzR3K11RysM4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 404 - Page Not Found

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:10:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 404 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the LVT Pro League LAN teams have been confirmed and the LCQ for Worlds officially makes its return!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:28 - Competitive Halo News
0:26:59 - Rostermania
0:31:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:32:49 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:40:00 - Halo News
0:42:32 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:59:55 - Will’s Adventures
1:10:34 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHxGgdV-OJhSfLjBlcpShSRn0BphVgscDsvyGfaYmq4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 403 - On The Road to Charlotte

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:52:01 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 403 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap the first week of Open Series on the Road to Charlotte!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:14:20 - Rostermania
0:27:52 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:38:35 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:11:04 - Will’s Adventures
1:26:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1edifrtlLVT66sgOfGXFNpsotV_37iReo531HvBUYqHU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 402 - Back to the Grind

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:11:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 402 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's all eyes forward to Charlotte.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:45 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:25 - Rostermania
0:12:08 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:23 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:42:28 - Halo News
0:42:42 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:44:45 - Will’s Adventures
1:02:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGapbBBMohC5i55eeFbW4YKMSKOOvRYPT24FR9uYIsI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 401 - Slayers Win Championships - HCS SLC 2025 Post-Show

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:57:43 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 401 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS SLC 2025 Post-Show! Join us as we break down the entire historic event in this near 4 hour long monstrosity of an episode.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:38:37 - Rostermania
0:46:29 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:49:18 - Topic - SLC 2025 Post-Show
3:38:46 - Halo News
3:45:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch
3:45:35 - Will’s Adventures
3:48:13 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1endDHbZ2qBrxcqOhCHqD0pYEBGNVJacte9LeFfVZqz0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 400 - SLC 2025 Preview

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:26:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 400 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time for our HCS SLC 2025 Preview! Join us as we break down everything to expect for the event as well as our (always wrong) predictions!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:22 - Competitive Halo News
0:56:45 - Roster Mania!
0:57:56 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:58:24 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:13:05 - Topic - SLC 2025 Preview
2:15:32 - Halo News
2:17:01 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:22:06 - Will’s Adventures
2:31:57 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zsPCm3DDx6C-ajhk5rs9V9j5MDCnD3yCifaSyRL5k14/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 399 - All Eyes on SLC

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:54:13 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 399 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down the best Pro League match thus far and we've got a pretty damn cool announcement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:30 - Competitive Halo News
0:20:51 - Rostermania
0:28:12 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:31:48 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:58:12 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:58:53 - Will’s Adventures
1:11:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WLFvB6vfnbXIJZ3qFtBdXE7IeR5Q1mUhfS7NU5VHGx4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 398 - FaZe Out

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:30:57 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 398 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the SLC Qualifier has concluded which means Pools have been set. Let's Discuss.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:29 - Rostermania
0:18:16 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:42 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:12:49 - Halo News
1:14:27 - Will’s Adventures
1:30:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nFaVj0oqNqVS-G1xRo8oH7d-AH6I3EY_BSjfbwiQoJA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 397 - On the Eve of the SLC Qualifier

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:47:52 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 397 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, FaZe looked goooooooooooooooood (online).

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:25 - Rostermania
0:10:03 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:51:30 - Halo News
0:52:54 - Will’s Adventures
0:59:08 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kyMojaTdEY_bCheMeVj3QgyWjk9NcE-7BDc4uGiJpI4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 396 - The Return of the Pro League

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:46:29 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 396 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the competitive Halo news is flowing and the LVT Pro League has officially begun!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:53:34 - Rostermania
0:56:44 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:58:52 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:27:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:32:57 - Will’s Adventures
1:38:20 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0X3jZk3qHkv-zzNIPwq7Q3xb9cIwQDJ1oj6nuLC6_k/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 395 - Online Entertainment

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:21:48 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 395 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, online competition sure is entertaining.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:24 - Rostermania
0:18:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:41 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:27:08 - Halo News
0:28:54 - Will’s Adventures
0:40:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ToqfvM4Flc7dIyv6x-KMbHv4FNmbZMtNVpefkhCSI5k/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 394 - Officially Official

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:26:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 394 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, rosters are finally official.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:08 - Competitive Halo News
0:27:13 - Rostermania
0:28:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:32 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:56:10 - Halo News
1:04:52 - Will’s Adventures
1:18:10 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S1yd_gHIjZrms58utzipzEktuAlgGXNCe1GrgDG0i9M/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 393 - The Matchup (Online)

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:36:30 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 393 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss "The Match".

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:26 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:35 - Rostermania
0:11:54 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:14:32 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:52:29 - Halo News
0:56:47 - Will’s Adventures
1:02:32 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/105OHkVlN6-ikr3ia0zL2JlSWTAabsspgwMyHNbp5-2w/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 392 - Fighting for 2nd

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:52:05 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 392 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap some potential rostermania.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:08 - Competitive Halo News
1:15:08 - Rostermania
1:19:43 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:21:17 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:25:46 - Topic - Discussing Rostermania
1:56:00 - Halo News
1:57:54 - Will’s Adventures
2:02:46 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2YztUp2C5Y084RSmTZoryzzszt8NP1IPF5eruE8mAA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 391 - Context Matters - DreamHack Dallas Post-Show

Mon, 26 May 2025 22:36:13 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 391 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap the DreamHack Dallas Open!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:15 - Competitive Halo News
0:29:57 - Rostermania
0:32:50 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:34:00 - Topic - DreamHack Dallas Post-Show
2:44:35 - Halo News
2:46:22 - CoD and Other Games Watch
3:01:08 - Will’s Adventures
3:02:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kAcb1vsmlU3zoh069AH4P97PrlEF6YZK66eNzNavfKQ/edit?usp=sharing

Championship Sunday - The After Party - DreamHack Dallas Open

Mon, 26 May 2025 10:27:53 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the DreamHack Dallas 2025 Open, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the third and final day of the DreamHack Dallas Open, including the conclusion of the tournament.

Day 2 - The After Party - DreamHack Dallas Open

Mon, 26 May 2025 10:26:27 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the DreamHack Dallas 2025 Open, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the second day of the DreamHack Dallas Open, including the conclusion of Pool Play and the start of the Championship Bracket.

Day 1 - The After Party - DreamHack Dallas Open

Mon, 26 May 2025 10:24:48 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the DreamHack Dallas 2025 Open, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the first day of the DreamHack Dallas Open, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Episode 390 - DreamHack Dallas Preview

Mon, 19 May 2025 22:50:14 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 390 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our DreamHack Dallas Preview! Let's break down what to expect for the event and provide our (always wrong) predictions!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:12:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:26:33 - Rostermania
0:29:58 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:32:20 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:39:47 - Topic - DreamHack Dallas Preview
2:00:07 - Halo News
2:01:43 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:02:30 - Will’s Adventures
2:16:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wfr4HPW86SXYwZ3uGDqz1BQsEu9I9bryNOWTi4WekH8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 389 - Country Roads, Take Me Home

Mon, 12 May 2025 22:36:11 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 389 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's Will's last in-studio show which means it's time to get sappy.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:17 - Announcement
0:24:23 - Competitive Halo News
0:32:48 - Rostermania
0:42:54 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:45:09 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:51:52 - Halo News
0:55:42 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:56:51 - Will’s Adventures
1:25:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NUqP8o0Dpmh9pD6MQTLKy9775brTWwf5MOOVzA54_Xo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 388 - Qualifying for DreamHack

Tue, 06 May 2025 22:39:03 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 388 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got plenty to discuss including Women of Halo announcements, the Halo Summer Update, DreamHack Qualifier results, and more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:48 - Competitive Halo News
0:43:32 - Rostermania
0:54:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:56:12 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:06:22 - Halo News
1:27:12 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:28:06 - Will’s Adventures
1:38:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13S-cNEjsHG6DrKXtCvZjewxlq3OxRq0I1SLTFe0Ue-Q/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 387 - Dallas Daydreams

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:04:40 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 387 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got new DreamHack Dallas details to discuss.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:26:15 - Rostermania
0:28:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:08 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:03:52 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:05:31 - Will’s Adventures
1:20:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hbn4dKMGwTFHQdZFTsH8LJp0ssYKlY-7mxCWOk3AJug/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 386 - HCS Arlington 2025 Post-Show

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:47:39 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 386 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap what was one of the greatest Halo tournaments of all time, it's our Arlington 2025 Post-Show.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:10 - Competitive Halo News
0:11:25 - Rostermania
0:15:56 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:19 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2025 Post-Show
2:51:08 - Halo News
2:51:51 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:52:22 - Will’s Adventures
2:54:42 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Awu-lNmK9J-A_Z536cOyKRvbULSLVD56-bVkJm9CXqA/edit?usp=sharing

Championship Sunday - The After Party - HCS Arlington 2025

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:29:23 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2025 Major, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from Championship Sunday of the Arlington Major along with discussing the tournament as a whole.

Day 2 - The After Party - HCS Arlington 2025

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:27:43 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2025 Major, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the second day of the Arlington Major, including the final moments of the Open Bracket and Pool Play along with the start of the Championship Bracket.

Day 1 - The After Party - HCS Arlington 2025

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:26:23 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2025 Major, night by night.

For this episode, we break down the action from the first day of the Arlington Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Episode 385 - HCS Arlington 2025 Preview

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:18:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 385 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got announcements to share, the DreamHack format has actually been updated, and we have the topic of our Arlington Preview!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:48 - Announcements
0:13:11 - Competitive Halo News
0:41:35 - Rostermania
0:43:49 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:44:42 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:56:29 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2025 Preview
2:13:04 - Halo News
2:17:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:19:18 - Will’s Adventures
2:29:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-oFRQcyPJI90KqBhf3naRWKGPg5XyxBzbGMeHBz8Wo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 384 - It’s Time for LAN Season

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:46:20 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 384 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we're just excited for Arlington.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:26 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:09 - Rostermania
0:14:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:18:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:23:44 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:33:54 - Will’s Adventures
0:44:18 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_niD33I_MriPczISYlByj-hptbIkqxl7XYaNmf42uQ0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 383 - FaZe Kaysan Showdown Post-Show

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:30:20 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 383 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the DreamHack Open format along with the results of the FaZe Kaysan Showdown Invitational!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:57 - Competitive Halo News
0:39:05 - Rostermania
0:41:53 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:43:12 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:43:56 - Topic - FaZe Kaysan’s Showdown Post-Show
1:54:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:02:31 - Will’s Adventures
2:04:57 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aRLqQuEdSF87dL41JlJgXH8XOs6SUOP4awTcM59p2O4/edit?usp=sharing

Bonus Episode - Are You Ready?

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Yeah, it's an April Fools episode.

The ACTUAL Episode 383 live show is still happening TONIGHT at 7PM CT where we will break down the Kaysan event as we look towards Arlington.

Huge shoutout to All-in-Juan for the video, and Poncho for unintentionally providing the idea for this nightmare.

Episode 382 - The Big Four

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:53:20 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 382 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we're back and we've got a lot to discuss from over the past couple weeks including the results of the Arlington Qualifiers!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:51 - Competitive Halo News
0:35:12 - Rostermania
0:40:46 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:44:21 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:19:33 - Topic - FaZe Kaysan’s Showdown Preview
1:30:42 - Halo News
1:40:36 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:45:06 - Will’s Adventures
1:54:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BrnL5PFXqxSoQrSxorlDvdTNkbk3lBZHDQdTxVWb2HA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 381 - Luminosity Returns Once Again

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:26:54 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 381 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Rostermania isn’t quite over yet and we recap recent scrims and tournaments.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:29 - Competitive Halo News
0:14:47 - Rostermania
0:20:16 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:22:46 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:01:00 - Halo News
1:04:23 - Will’s Adventures
1:10:17 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MKra74E1JYGEamfBI7e_fgG-P3F5Lf4mkTX54XR3MtM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 380 - The 2025 HCS Season Has Begun

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:57:47 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 380 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the 2025 HCS season has officially begun which means we have tournaments to recap.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:45 - Competitive Halo News
1:05:16 - Rostermania
1:08:07 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:10:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:33:58 - Halo News
1:46:50 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:49:13 - Will’s Adventures
1:53:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FGV_nUq7HcBGYpPYZIBfug7M0ZX6d_DrgxSd0qA6Juo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 379 - Not Very Clutch of the Academy

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:25:03 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 379 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got the return of Tashi's Tantalizing Tidbits along with a discussion around the recent Galentine's competitive ruling.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:06 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:24 - Rostermania
0:19:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:24:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:35:57 - Topic - The Clutch Academy Galentines Ruling
1:56:44 - Halo News
2:00:24 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:01:44 - Will’s Adventures
2:12:49 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kS9UMBKezWnIlUwwcCrLrxNlUJQ0j358xjWFOb9aZRI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 378 - Love Is In The Air

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:01:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 378 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got an announcement that is filled with passion.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:48 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:05 - Rostermania
0:14:03 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:20 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:21:44 - Halo News
1:22:21 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:27:56 - Will’s Adventures
1:32:58 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N9rdcD1zEd-9laBoFQCilvNshFwhZwzabVt0A5Q7M7Q/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 377 - 2025 “Too Early To Tell” Predictions

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:40:33 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 377 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we provide our "always wrong" predictions for the entire season, far too early.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:54 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:45 - Rostermania
0:14:21 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:18:04 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:33 - Topic - 2025 “Too Early To Tell” Predictions
1:03:57 - Halo News
1:05:46 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:11:49 - Will’s Adventures
1:22:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZN7euaNnd9LFf992ZATcvN4H95aICxdOrLcPyUvgj5c/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 376 - Setting Sights on the Season

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:56:38 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 376 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the 2025 HCS Roadmap is finally here along with major sandbox updates to the game. Let's discuss.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:48 - Competitive Halo News
0:57:42 - Rostermania
1:01:46 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:03:02 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:20:40 - Topic
1:55:14 - Halo News
2:04:59 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:06:57 - Will’s Adventures
2:13:16 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mF6ndqjpkfPwq2cD7UkR44DoeYpSciMeKKxogTlqr1s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 375 - Into The Breached

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:27:42 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 375 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss ITB.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:59 - Competitive Halo News
0:11:09 - Rostermania
0:46:22 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:52:03 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:18:55 - Halo News
1:19:07 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:20:27 - Will’s Adventures
1:29:38 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q6_AqdXFQX21tteRo3MFX7AQfgfyJ0_0BklyRsove_s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 374 - A Mental Complex

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:34:32 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 374 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, rostermania never ends.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:23 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:58 - Rostermania
0:26:13 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:28:58 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:41:42 - Halo News
0:43:41 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:45:12 - Will’s Adventures
0:57:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jufCwvJfbASfW1qbvRJMKZDsgy6wzVNlIkHgN8OAgP0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 373 - Formal’s Endgame

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:52:51 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 373 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Formal got the roster he wanted, Spartan has been signed back to Complexity, and Monster has officially been banned. Let's discuss.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:43 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:45 - Rostermania
0:41:14 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:42:30 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:02:50 - Halo News
1:05:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:09:07 - Will’s Adventures
1:17:42 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/149-mp1t9ka-UBc-ZL-YLH51XisdPPtXoiGf6oq50CKg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 372 - Celebrating 7 Years of HCS Pro Talk

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:12:42 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 372 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we celebrate 7 years of podcasting while also discussing the recent ongoings within the HCS.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:46 - Competitive Halo News
0:11:20 - Rostermania
0:19:14 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:20:20 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:20:05 - Topic - Celebrating 7 Years of HCS Pro Talk
2:41:35 - Will’s Adventures
2:49:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TvGiB8VxBzJrcOX_pfn7vuOmEjphbWHYJosROb1rqmQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 371 - HCS 2024 Year in Review

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:39:48 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 371 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap the 2024 HCS season.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:16 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:55 - Rostermania
0:12:05 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:55 - Topic - 2024 Year in Review
1:52:14 - Will’s Adventures
2:03:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rggp_vnka3QXB0J8jAEucvk1UOT1qbMdeslUaS-p7hw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 370 - No Place Like Home for the Halodays

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:00:07 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 370 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we spread some holiday cheer.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:21 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:46 - Rostermania
0:23:44 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:24:23 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:35:53 - Halo News
0:38:29 - Will’s Adventures
0:52:33 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oY0qBGIr8DZt05ScNovnAR5kG2PaNwJcbFyIv7OGenI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 369 - Bestman Leading the Rebellion

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:36:53 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 369 (nice) of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the coach of Shopify Rebellion, Bestman, joins us for an interview along with a discussion around the new Shopify roster going into the 2025 HCS season.

0:00:00 - Interview - Bestman Leading the Rebellion
1:26:23 - Competitive Halo News
1:27:23 - Rostermania
1:41:42 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:46:40 - Halo News
1:46:48 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:47:42 - Will’s Adventures
1:53:10 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19X5G6MHf9QlZbpwbHZ9yMSedbP7dgexKBFDdtOUnU64/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 368 - Snowbound Showdown

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:24:56 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 368 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we descend into madness.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:25 - Competitive Halo News
0:19:17 - Rostermania
0:21:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:54 - Halo News
0:32:46 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:33:11 - Will’s Adventures
0:35:05 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mywNzBuFFK65T4rbzb1-YzuWe3z4jUyHIM7atUbmnes/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 367 - Into The Breach Plans For Into The Future

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:22:14 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 367 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, ITB has solidified their roster heading into the 2025 HCS season and we discuss the potential for Oddball map additions.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:46 - Rostermania
0:07:44 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:36:34 - Halo News
0:37:00 - Will’s Adventures
0:43:33 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wx_jcogeXVTzxCo5OOhcvtfGaWvLpEFwI7Z07tocvwI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 366 - The First Domino Has Fallen

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:03:27 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 366 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's all about the PASSION!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:41 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:34 - Rostermania
0:29:05 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:37 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:44:06 - Will’s Adventures
0:57:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lVvaQXbNovB_KJ-19PawLpuVcFttWOhhxSO3N258Y2U/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 365 - Squashing Bugs

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:02:31 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 365 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss Halo Studios addressing feedback and continued rostermania!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:33 - Competitive Halo News
0:20:05 - Rostermania
0:26:41 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:30 - Halo News
0:32:02 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:36:36 - Will’s Adventures
0:53:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLCiQksbsT2AW2T_5eS1vsiuaoswNFnGCqZESc6eFUc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 364 - Grassroots LVL’ing Up

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:44:01 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 364 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap the LVL50 Halo 2 Anniversary LAN!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:39 - Competitive Halo News
0:18:29 - Rostermania
0:21:30 - Topic - LVL50 HALO 2 LAS VEGAS Results
1:01:16 - Halo News
1:05:04 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:06:15 - Will’s Adventures
1:17:39 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mg1ceN3E673X31KG8JCCr6y4RwCLKfDPgEa5V6rlOmo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 363 - The Great Journey to LVL50

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:35:21 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 363 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we celebrate the anniversary of Halo 2 with information around the LVL50 LAN and the upcoming update to Halo Infinite.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:59 - Rostermania
0:24:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:23 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:01 - Halo News
0:37:51 - Will’s Adventures
0:48:28 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jyjD9JXkSjLrMkrpn_vE3w4bOjP9Tf6zhz_IWwkgAig/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 362 - The Haunting of Haloween

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:30:13 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 362 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss what we'd like to see in Year 4 for Infinite HCS!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:46 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:29 - Rostermania
0:08:48 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:10:19 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:44:55 - Halo News
0:48:07 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:49:05 - Will’s Adventures
0:53:40 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IKHm7JNVo3u-z9AQCU0NGcL7a7PcMhRkMo0R2RYOLzA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 361 - Pen To Paper

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:49:02 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 361 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss rostermania in Halo esports (sorry, no leaks)!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:51 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:22 - Rostermania
1:41:24 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:42:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:44:44 - Halo News
1:45:14 - Will’s Adventures
1:46:58 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15yWHXYmIt_V-1oGFLs6KZja8z-evPJ9wh3SWl9gEojI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 360 - Out of this Galaxy Greatness - 2024 Worlds Post-Show

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:51:48 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 360 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our 2024 Halo World Championship Post-Show! Join us as we break down the entire event!

Please consider donating to the Teacher Molly GoFundMe

0:00:00 - Announcement
0:09:00 - Topic - 2024 Worlds Post-Show
2:12:55 - Competitive Halo News
2:23:12 - Rostermania
3:02:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
3:06:20 - Halo News
3:38:53 - Will’s Adventures
3:41:39 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RIKQ6flKiLYaPBsbtWiTQg-4_18n3a9WQJtMPAzeQGU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 359 - 2024 Worlds Preview

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:51:57 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 359 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our 2024 Halo World Championship preview! Join us as we break down what to expect for the event, talk about community giveaways, and provide our (always wrong) predictions!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:12 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:48 - Rostermania
0:14:04 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:21:33 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:24:43 - Topic - 2024 Worlds Preview
2:22:27 - Halo News
2:24:01 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:36:38 - Will’s Adventures
2:46:24 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pESgDcohSKYXjfmq4XU4x_ZzXOPuRywJwILmUaTnj94/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 358 - Follow-Up and Follow-Through

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:35:32 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 358 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we provide a little follow-up as we look ahead to Worlds.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:38 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:31 - Rostermania
0:08:42 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:09:24 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:17:21 - Topic - A Follow-Up From Last Week
0:36:42 - Halo News
0:38:22 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:43:30 - Will’s Adventures
0:55:40 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S0m7N__yWu135n5U4Q4k8M96NbYfZCAEh98G0VjleUo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 357 - Asking for Permission

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:19:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 357 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the rants return...

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:28 - Competitive Halo News
0:44:16 - Rostermania
0:47:07 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:48:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:55:45 - Topic - HaloHQ, AI Art, and Asking for Permission
1:19:39 - Will’s Adventures
1:34:23 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FyHJymiTq9md1YAimdnTGMqqd40x9FnnyfID_toCQNI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 356 - "S-L-C It’s Easy As S-S-G" - HCS Salt Lake City Post-Show

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:21:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 356 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our SLC Post-Show! It's time to break down what was the greatest Halo esports event of all time, including the making of Halo esports history.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:42 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:02 - Rostermania
0:08:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:10:26 - Topic - HCS Salt Lake City Post-Show
2:05:56 - Halo News
2:08:13 - Will’s Adventures
2:18:32 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

Episode 355 - HCS Salt Lake City Preview

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:58:25 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 355 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time for our SLC Preview! We break down everything to expect for the event along with our (always wrong) predictions!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:54 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:28 - Rostermania
0:07:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:07:37 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:11:04 - Topic - HCS Salt Lake City Preview
1:23:55 - Halo News
1:25:47 - Will’s Adventures
1:34:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3KoCK3lEWeMl380iLMCFvtni0E1E6BOeicon_IQpKI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 354 - The End of the Online Shenanigans

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:32:16 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 354 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the end of official HCS online competition for the year as we now know the qualified teams for SLC Pool Play.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:17 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:44 - Rostermania
0:30:08 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:32:37 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:43:17 - Halo News
0:46:56 - Will’s Adventures
0:56:37 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXyf3CaNej_MySLOfIScwt0zGS29hFCaTgmnb6pT860/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 353 - Online Entertainment

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:11:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 353 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the HCS Open Series.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:09 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:59 - Rostermania
0:15:52 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:37 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:51:00 - Halo News
0:59:55 - Will’s Adventures
1:15:58 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q8HYOvkeEjFP5xjw4KmCQ4RAD92CavK85hUVwjvc8nM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 352 - Return of the GA

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:17:48 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 352 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss GA's.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:45 - Competitive Halo News
0:33:08 - Rostermania
0:34:22 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:35:49 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:43:40 - Topic - Return of the GA
1:15:50 - Will’s Adventures
1:39:41 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rrkjvqm8GG3LlCCFPSlBa1Gn5YBYyLa8f8-foZ1DpY4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 351 - There Was a Problem With the Dedicated Server

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:44:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 351 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are all reeling from Infinite's server issues.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:44 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:45 - Rostermania
0:31:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:32:16 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:33:01 - Halo News
1:02:09 - Will’s Adventures
1:25:51 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qIY_C4fiFyTYQFdtXN6KvyN-Q0QkCV6idwhY-Atg2sE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 350 - Upset City - HCS Atlanta Post-Show

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:53:14 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 350 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time for our HCS Atlanta Post-Show! Let's break down the entire event from the venue to the insane upsets and everything in-between.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:37:42 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:12 - Topic - HCS Atlanta Post-Show
3:51:03 - Halo News
4:02:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
4:02:43 - Will’s Adventures
4:09:43 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oVYn5b3T2adE-uJutEj4nqcaWa5TTZm9Wp60RIpzj8k/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 349 - HCS Atlanta Preview

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:58:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 349 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, IT'S FINALLY TIME FOR OUR HCS ATLANTA MAJOR PREVIEW! We break down the upcoming Major including updated rulings, side tournaments, predictions (always wrong), and so much more!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:18 - Competitive Halo News
0:14:42 - Rostermania
0:15:39 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:24:16 - Topic - HCS Atlanta Preview w/Onset
2:56:20 - Halo News
3:05:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch
3:13:15 - Will’s Adventures
3:16:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZkdKzF2-2zFlyx1gKjvaCV6UAbtsdkiMz_2_WcoSeoU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 348 - Practice For Atlanta

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:15:31 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 348 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss announcements leading up to the Atlanta Major, SLC Major ticket and event information, and we round things out with debates around food.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:44 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:34 - Rostermania
0:16:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:07 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:08:35 - Will’s Adventures
1:32:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OtAQPu7Bq8iK1-BJLrA4hWeKi7sFgf4ys7oacKVwG4g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 347 - Updating Competitive Rules

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:14:41 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 347 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss recent competitive rulings, grassroots tournaments, and we have an aneurysm.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:31:31 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:39:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:57:18 - Halo News
1:05:13 - Will’s Adventures
1:21:08 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4NVExkg_cbM13unjW3iCi21uUBXvavWV1Cl9WzXEDw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 346 - The Road to Atlanta is Complete

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:59:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 346 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, teams have qualified for Atlanta which means we have tournament results to discuss and expectations to set.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:46 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:10 - Rostermania
0:15:45 - Upcoming Tournaments
0:17:02 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:48:00 - Halo News
1:10:03 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:18:24 - Will’s Adventures
1:25:08 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QSCnq70pOhPgSThU0WPm3shCasMpM0jyCyGmQ4rqrq4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 345 - HCS Atlanta Tickets When?

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:58:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 345 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the HCS Open Series results as we look towards the Atlanta Qualifiers this weekend!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:14 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:43 - Rostermania
0:14:56 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:50 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:39:29 - Halo News
0:41:25 - Will’s Adventures
0:55:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TBn62lezoFlnNMYJ6pzR5gfh5clobTNI1e2lcEDua5U/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 344 - The Banhammer

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:20:02 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 344 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the HCS Open Series schedule, the conclusion to the Spartan ban, and we go through the results of a ton of tournaments!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:43 - Competitive Halo News
0:45:59 - Rostermania
1:00:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:01:42 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:13:23 - Halo News
1:15:13 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:16:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:40:35 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13nqnlFhsDIQerIJkOFp74neqX9v45RIIwl5HCgoGXNE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 343 - The State of the HCS with Tashi

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:45:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 343 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we sit down with Tashi, the Halo Esports and Viewership Lead at Microsoft/343 Industries for a discussion around the State of the HCS as of June 2024.

During this interview, Tashi provides insights around topics that include the roadmap, events, HCS Grassroots, the feedback loop between players and the HCS, the rulebook (including the Spartan situation among others), the business side of the HCS, the Ranked matchmaking experience, and more.

Please note that as of the time of recording, Tashi was unable to answer questions related to the future of the HCS, as those details are still in the planning phases for the company.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:32 - Roadmap and Dates
0:08:07 - Events & Majors
0:24:18 - HCS Grassroots Program
0:30:27 - Player & HCS Feedback Loop
0:44:30 - Rulebook
1:00:02 - Business Side of the HCS
1:15:38 - Ranked Matchmaking Experience
1:23:56 - Halo & Occupation
1:38:44 - Personal

Episode 342 - Back in Championship Form - HCS London 2024 Post-Show

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:10:11 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 342 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, HCS London is complete which means it's time for us to break down the entire tournament from pools to championship bracket and everything in-between!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:35 - Rostermania
0:16:44 - Topic - HCS London 2024 Post-Show
2:22:52 - Halo News
2:31:23 - Will’s Adventures
2:37:01 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12YeReoe3xXU8f_O0AMJrrdLB92ze3gtJQ7NZv39dfVs/edit?usp=sharing

Championship Sunday - The After Party - HCS London 2024

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:29:53 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the London 2024 Major, night by night.

For this third and final episode, we break down all the action from Championship Sunday of the London Major.

Day 2 - The After Party - HCS London 2024

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:55:30 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the London 2024 Major, night by night.

For this second episode, we begin with the Complexity statement around the Spartan situation and then we break down the action from the second day of the London Major, including the last Pool Play matches and the start of the Championship Bracket.

Complexity's statement: https://complexity.gg/complexity-halo-statement/

Day 1 - The After Party - HCS London 2024

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 03:13:38 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the London 2024 Major, night by night.

For this episode, we begin with a discussion around the Spartan situation and then we break down the action from the first day of the London Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Episode 341 - HCS London Preview

Mon, 27 May 2024 22:08:23 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 341 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's finally time for our HCS London Preview, breaking down what to expect at the tournament, providing predictions, and making an announcement.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:46 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:20 - Rostermania
0:09:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:11:52 - Topic - HCS London Preview
1:28:33 - Halo News
1:31:20 - Will’s Adventures
1:59:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x_FgRMTusiGlSkMsZfzpuYZr2sF12gI7exV_PjHxpZ0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 340 - Getting Reps Before London

Mon, 20 May 2024 22:22:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 340 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS Atlanta dates have finally been announced! We also discuss the LVT x 2050 Esports Orlando LAN event.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:55 - Competitive Halo News
0:21:00 - Rostermania
0:23:19 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:24:22 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:51:53 - Halo News
0:52:06 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:57:56 - Will’s Adventures
1:10:12 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Q7M7pRa3g9oFy4puY2O_JTCoCOAMUsJOFLnSsTCguM/edit?usp=sharing

The Dan Gaskin Interview

Thu, 16 May 2024 23:57:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to a very special bonus episode of HCS Pro Talk! For this episode that was over three years in the making, we finally interview esports colour caster for the HCS, Apex, and EAFC, Dan Gaskin!

During this interview, we discuss a little bit of everything. From Dan's early days with theater and playing Halo professionally, to becoming the 2023 Esports Awards Colour Caster of the Year, and everything in-between.

We hope you enjoy this deep dive into one of the most genuine people and one of the best casters we have.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:12:18 - Personal Life
0:46:26 - Analysis/Casting/Content Creation
1:57:18 - Halo
2:54:50 - Rapid Fire

Song mentioned from Five - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUn-KtTNmA

Make sure to follow Gaskin on all the socials!

Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanGaskin
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielgaskin/
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/Gaskin
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/GaskinDan

Episode 339 - Stamping Tickets to London

Mon, 13 May 2024 22:19:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 339 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are joined by Mikwen of Native Gaming for the beginning of the show to discuss player/HCS communications, the competitive sandbox, and team expectations for London. We also discuss the qualifier results as we keep our eyes forward to the London Major.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro with Mikwen
1:05:34 - Competitive Halo News
1:17:27 - Rostermania
1:26:50 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:29:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:34:29 - Topic - HCS London Major Qualifier/Open Championship Results
1:43:16 - Halo News
1:45:17 - Will’s Adventures
1:56:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JjZpJ-dA_KSy_s7PxuxIMbyzEPmz10Bpb__f7GS_XQU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 338 - Just Another Manic Monday

Mon, 06 May 2024 21:37:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 338 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the competitive sandbox and the recent results of the HCS Open Series.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:07 - Competitive Halo News
0:54:18 - Rostermania
1:07:28 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:08:53 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:19:29 - Topic - HCS Open Series Results
1:31:40 - Halo News
1:33:52 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:40:32 - Will’s Adventures
1:56:13 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O0wIN2zwZS3bYVl1JKqbU_57XMu4FsFz9GXBtQQe8ms/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 337 - What’s Our Age Again?

Wed, 01 May 2024 22:26:27 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 337 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss CU32 (still an awful name) along with the recent results of the HCS Open Series as we get closer and closer to London.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:48 - Competitive Halo News
1:05:52 - Rostermania
1:09:36 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:10:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:14:58 - Topic - HCS Open Series Results
1:35:24 - Halo News
1:43:27 - Will’s Adventures
1:48:40 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7Z5lusweElexLptCyU0VgCbK7L7SAeI76bZjPJFXhM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 336 - The Road to London Begins

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:50:30 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 336 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got tournament announcements, Interference (The Rig) is added to Ranked/HCS, information on the next Infinite update, and the road to London has officially begun!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:38 - Competitive Halo News
0:44:33 - Rostermania
0:48:09 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:51:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:08:34 - Halo News
1:27:58 - Will’s Adventures
1:31:31 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TZlogiH75EPD_I-6UU7g_69uMXihIpbfWHaHIzki2jI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 335 - When It Rains, It Pours

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:01:53 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 335 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, rostermania returns.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:30 - Competitive Halo News
0:10:13 - Rostermania
0:39:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:43:20 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:31 - Halo News
0:49:13 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:02:54 - Will’s Adventures
1:14:27 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hc2ypDuCZmzp9fTt3VtC2eTmCaLn12XOrg-RCV8E9ts/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 334 - Spacestation Domination

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:28:37 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 334 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, discuss unnecessary Infinite bans, Quadrant Major tickets, and the results of the Cloud9 SHOWDOWN!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:07 - Competitive Halo News
0:29:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:30:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:36:36 - Topic - Cloud9 $5K Showdown Results
1:14:54 - Halo News
1:18:10 - Will’s Adventures
1:36:55 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hjJNubjDCZzSgxaT4QqlUKo4d_HxtMf3yMtgvvWYGnc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 333 - You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:34:48 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 333 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the experiences players have been having since the network update has released in Infinite. Josh also rants about the store prices.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:55 - Competitive Halo News
0:51:20 - Rostermania
0:51:51 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:57:43 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:59:11 - Topic - Discussing the Network Update
1:20:10 - Halo News
1:43:19 - Will’s Adventures
1:49:22 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18IdbutnZUhvQgqW639nk473oQa6Z1-ZY1yxAF58t40M/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 332 - A Delightful Insight Into Arlington

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:28:30 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 332 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are joined by Pure Delight to discuss Strongholds on Solitude being removed from competitive play, the Hydra Gaming Ladies tournament, and his experience at the Arlington Major including Passion United, casting, and overall event thoughts.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:45 - Competitive Halo News
0:36:22 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:36:43 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:07 - Topic - PD Discusses Arlington
1:04:40 - Halo News
1:07:31 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:10:33 - Will’s Adventures
1:30:13 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wY3vtrDpoS5uaMJelKuLOeMXL8o8NM_eQ9IabRPy7qc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 331 - A Lqgend-ary Performance - HCS Arlington 2024 Post-Show

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:59:14 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 331 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS Arlington 2024 post-show, where we break down the entire event including the series, storylines, and whether it was better than last year's event.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:15 - Competitive Halo News
0:37:57 - Rostermania
0:38:38 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:40:55 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2024 Post-Show
2:59:07 - Halo News
3:01:48 - CoD and Other Games Watch
3:07:51 - Will’s Adventures
3:10:36 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRrdiBXzgeZc-KW0GPiymPlnH12iOzq75u9WPNkp1H0/edit?usp=sharing

Day 3 - The After Party - HCS Arlington 2024

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:16:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night.

For this "episode", we break down the action from Championship Sunday of the Arlington Major, including the final matches of the tournament.

Day 2 - The After Party - HCS Arlington 2024

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:15:42 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night.

For this "episode", we break down the action from the second day of the Arlington Major, including the remaining Pool Play matches and the start of Championship Bracket.

Day 1 - The After Party - HCS Arlington 2024

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:14:22 -0500

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night.

For this "episode", we break down the action from the first day of the Arlington Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Episode 330 - HCS Arlington 2024 Preview

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:36:45 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 330 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down what to expect at the event, provide our predictions, and also share a very special announcement.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:17 - Rostermania
0:18:33 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:16 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:26:44 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2024 Preview
2:04:55 - Halo News
2:07:47 - Will’s Adventures
2:11:17 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XXVnxhNPYPhfjTlmcae8yo5u9ASNW6AioV1QyBzqDeA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 329 - 2024 “Too Early To Tell” Predictions

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:55:12 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 329 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we predict the entire 2024 HCS season far too early. Yes, we will be wrong. Also yes, this is going to be a lot of fun.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:27 - Competitive Halo News
0:38:38 - Rostermania
0:44:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:45:54 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:48:29 - Topic - 2024 “Too Early To Tell” Predictions
1:45:29 - Halo News
1:54:18 - Will’s Adventures
2:01:22- Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dzfSGDjMWYREFWO7mrGxNzBQRsHhSfJ9PhGx1KJo6P0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 328 - Swimming in the Arlington Pools

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:56:26 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 328 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the qualifiers are complete which means the Arlington pools are set. Let's discuss.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:50 - Competitive Halo News
0:15:51 - Rostermania
0:21:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:22:23 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:22:50 - Topic - HCS Arlington Qualifier & Open Championship Results
1:59:38 - Halo News
2:03:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:09:27 - Will’s Adventures
2:22:05 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13G5vTbwtBuml8gxzViWKTqJntooSrxJQ7OeYqv9mYyk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 327 - Welcome to the HCS. Where the points, in fact, do matter.

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:14:02 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 327 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got lots of tournament announcements, lots of rostermania, and lots of HCS points.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:40 - Competitive Halo News
0:30:23 - Rostermania
0:52:31 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:52:56 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:00:00 - Topic - HCS Open Series Week 3 Results
1:50:00 - Halo News
1:53:39 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:53:52 - Will’s Adventures
2:22:22 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16DUQSMGANcmGUX6IV5QZpEof-IIC0Wfogk39R2BqY3g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 326 - Rosters are changing, that’s always true. It’s Valentine’s Day, can I team with you?

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:00:02 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 326 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, love is in the air and rostermania never ends.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:30:05 - Rostermania
1:31:41 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:32:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:34:33 - Topic - HCS Open Series Week 2 Results
2:21:08 - Halo News
2:25:15 - Will’s Adventures
2:27:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kvo97xHm9kuO761oqeA5lw1wkD4ZbqqJ5AxyGKSeJo4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 325 - Let The 2024 HCS Season Begin!

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:35:32 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 325 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the 2024 HCS season has officially begun and rostermania continues to not skip a beat.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:18:35 - Rostermania
1:05:54 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:09:03 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:13:20 - Topic - HCS Open Series Week 1 Results
1:53:55 - Halo News
1:59:07 - Will’s Adventures
2:15:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jghkXVr08fG5vh9fUtGrxebzIqPRXi5-YMp8MhUV7Fk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 324 - CU29? More Like CU When Ranked is Fixed

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:58:27 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 324 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, CU29 (yes, that's the actual name of the latest update to Halo Infinite, because, you know, the end of "Seasonality" and all that) has officially released and has subsequently broken the Ranked Arena matchmaking experience.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:21 - Competitive Halo News
0:31:53 - Rostermania
0:34:45 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:36:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:52:48 - Topic - Ranked is Broken
1:26:19 - Halo News
1:52:29 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:22:22 - Will’s Adventures
2:26:05 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mE2PdDSSqkoNfRavaG5Kjv154qQ1tUIcRLi94hIBI5I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 323 - Extracting Seasonality

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:16:09 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 323 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's finally time to discuss the 2024 HCS Roadmap along with an end to Infinite's "Seasonality"!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:08 - Competitive Halo News
0:18:54 - Rostermania
0:21:18 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:21:49 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:26:54 - Topic - HCS 2024 Roadmap
1:34:30 - Halo News
2:02:24 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:05:12 - Will’s Adventures
2:18:20 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yg-Ly0vkIhCctrcrv9a_Ul3rtw0PXNs5LITsGAp9-Qg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 322 - A Pure Delight of an Announcement

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:47:06 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 322 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are joined by the always wonderful Pure Delight as he announces his brand new roster heading into the 2024 HCS season!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:16 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:12 - Rostermania
0:23:26 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:46:44 - Halo News
0:55:09 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:23:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:39:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WhCyKjvq9WQZ9-MdLcXXxNWxUnYbFYOpwaEOuPfYy90/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 321 - Massive Meta Map and Mode Modifications

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:37:53 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 321 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we celebrate our 6th anniversary by breaking down and discussing the recent meta changes in Ranked/Competitive.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:18:20 - Competitive Halo News
0:34:00 - Rostermania
0:35:40 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:36:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:50:00 - Topic - Meta Changes for 2024
2:22:30 - Halo News
2:27:15 - Will’s Adventures
2:35:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PHZEg70_ZLdwL6GUssQlGxJ45ByTQw53L0hVclof3Ps/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 320 - A Look Back at the Greatest Year of Competitive Halo

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 21:36:40 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 320 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we ring in the new year with a look back at the greatest year of competitive Halo we've ever seen.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:20 - Rostermania
0:07:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:10:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:18:00 - Topic - Favorite Moments from 2023
1:28:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:57:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EJAHajGUtLhWy-isPHnyVrHUVjk5Ha7McrnX1AVrN3c/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 319 - Would You Pay to Watch Halo Esports?

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 23:02:20 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 319 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the recent roster updates along with financial stability in esports.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:00 - Rostermania
0:12:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:17:00 - Topic - Financial Stability in Esports
2:41:45 - Halo News
2:55:00 - Will’s Adventures
3:07:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h7oUJBzgCJj_cxaTlIDMdZIZff6mx1w8mtwhvUsV_LQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 318 - Home for the Halodays

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:41:33 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 318 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a nice, cozy show leading into the holiday weekend.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:50 - Rostermania
0:13:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:24:00 - Halo News
0:33:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:40:00 - Will’s Adventures
0:46:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JQmwCIB3JpHOz2Ws-AVk74p7PLUvsYv0Bb9EalqfKe4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 317 - The Renegades Have Returned

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:25:54 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 317 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we open the show with a very special conversation with Bryon "Frantic" Cobb, the VP of Esports for Native Gaming! We discuss the latest rostermania with Native Gaming along with some of the behind the scenes insight within an esports organization. Once the interview is complete, we have plenty more to discuss within the Halo scene.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:30 Bryon Interview
1:31:20 - Rostermania
1:40:50 - Competitive Halo News
1:51:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:51:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:56:35 - Halo News
2:04:55 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:17:30 - Will’s Adventures
2:23:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15FN_iOugBt2YA2PYBKU-eMdGFhs3xZHU6lH7M2D6d0I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 316 - Ranked Renaissance

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:11:45 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 316 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the upcoming changes to the Ranked experience in Infinite.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:33:30 - Rostermania
0:35:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:36:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:39:00 - Halo News
0:52:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:01:30 - Will’s Adventures
1:11:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dzQIsjW0QTmfyXd5POTZrC9NueCjZzBOqFTfvzQ0DMY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 315 - Native Releases the Red Roster

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:54:37 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 315 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the recent rostermania news with Native Gaming releasing their "Red" roster and the players no longer staying together.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:30 - Rostermania
0:16:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:18:30 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:25:50 - Halo News
0:45:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:02:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_vCsqTwo9iAi1Qv1DR_DcY8JAticTXdxfBlWA4hVXc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 314 - Sounds Like a Skill Issue

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:01:32 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 314 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about rostermania, the Ghost in a $25,000 tournament, and SBMM.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:20 - Rostermania
0:28:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:35:56 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:55:55 - Topic - A Discussion Around SBMM
1:39:23 - Halo News
1:47:30 - COD and Other Games Watch
1:48:30 - Will’s Adventures
2:05:11 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1euRWDq4qaw0iEPs_pygssbub-eP8h_MZZ2DtT7KgVmY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 313 - A Beacon of Light for EU Halo

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 01:27:09 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 313 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the Europa Halo Blackpool LAN.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:12 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:15 - Rostermania
0:16:26 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:21:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:24:08 - Topic - Europa Halo Blackpool Results
0:49:02 - Halo News
0:57:49 - CoD and other Games Watch
1:06:40 - Will’s Adventures
1:11:16 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kvejPLSHWm8CV9z_U-bm062WwrO-4-6FUdRv_AjngXo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 312 - Refueled Rostermania

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 22:37:31 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 312 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Papa Lucid spills the beans that Penguin is heading to OpTic Gaming.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:00 - Topic - Discussing Rostermania
1:02:00 - Competitive Halo News
1:17:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:18:15 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:22:30 - Halo News
1:50:25 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:58:25 - Will’s Adventures
2:22:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p7aCRPy2qprEeRfKBfQ7CWwLHVeoS8gKlKpAz1w6Gbg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 311 - The Off-Season Evo-lution

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:33:27 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 311 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss how Extraction is simply not ready for competitive prime time.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:13:32 - Competitive Halo News
1:03:30 - Rostermania
1:04:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:05:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:13:16 - Halo News
1:16:50 - Will’s Adventures
1:23:23 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13nX-BGCIp123eFl2sFvV0wC-vLq71TMH2DcB6PnFK8s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 310 - Extracting the Meta

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:20:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 310 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Bandit Evo and Extraction now that we have some Season 5 games under our belts.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:25 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:40 - Rostermania
0:18:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:39:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:43:00 - Topic - Discussing the Bandit Evo and Extraction
1:31:00 - Halo News
1:31:15 - Will’s Adventures
1:33:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQZ5UqgRO8a6WvrvJwsH2u9bpMZv_4LDliAVB3K0yhE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 309 - FaZe Hit Final Form - History Has Been Made - Worlds 2023 Post-Show

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:25:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 309 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down and discuss the greatest Halo event we have ever witnessed, the 2023 Halo World Championship. We also take some time to discuss everything that Season 5 of Halo Infinite has to offer. Strap in, this is going to be a long one.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:30 - Competitive Halo News
0:11:50 - Rostermania
0:13:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:14:00 - Topic - 2023 Halo World Championship Post-Show
2:42:30 - Halo News
3:09:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
3:11:40 - Will’s Adventures
3:14:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16blwqySUdDqb_4Hccxc7Y6TJs9OMAMFWSndZzf6wuX8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 308 - Worlds 2023 Preview

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:24:15 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 308 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we preview the biggest event of the year, the 2023 Halo World Championship. We dive into what to expect for the entire event including event activities, tournament format, and most important (and wrong) of all, predictions.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:50 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:12:45 - Topic - Worlds 2023 Preview
1:40:40 - Halo News
2:16:00 - Will’s Adventures
2:26:20 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZxzhE5hLnHU-IxEimPBuu0qQCTsSrgfAzvqM1TMGik/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 307 - Warming Up for Worlds

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 22:57:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 307 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the HWC Warm Up tournament presented by Complexity.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:31 - Announcement
0:11:47 - Competitive Halo News
0:21:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:22:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:34:20 - Topic - Halo World Championship Warm Up - Hosted by Complexity - Results
1:08:00 - Halo News
1:09:50 - Will’s Adventures
1:20:37 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RIfDn8tdF0pd4YAC85BoHS1_xaJA86fErZ_k3GRswe8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 306 - Gaps in Communication

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:57:17 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 306 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss how the format for Worlds isn't changing and the continued lack of communication as to "why".

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:44 - Competitive Halo News
0:31:49 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:32:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:38:26 - Halo News
0:46:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:06:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGSundEesMY74m4FQ4LLU9q-HWoEhP93_lamyuuE364/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 305 - Halo is for Everyone

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:27:13 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 305 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Magick situation.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:47 - Competitive Halo News
0:21:07 - Rostermania
0:23:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:36 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:32:51 - Topic - Halo is for Everyone
1:18:00 - Halo News
1:18:33 - Will’s Adventures
1:37:09 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/104oxMjp9svBM6Z8HvkfQPAX7oaCBnPIHrPk4slbLIK8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 304 - Power to the Players

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:30:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 304 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, The Halo World Championship format discussion continues, the Onyx Ranked Fireteam update is live in Infinite, and Europa Halo gets backing by Quadrant for the Blackpool LAN.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:44 - Competitive Halo News
0:34:54 - Rostermania
0:37:43 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:30 - Will’s Adventures
0:51:40 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ybI2XWKnWTRYzvHd9tBzT5tv5DEorfnrtirlZcGAg-U/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 303 - The Craziest Tournament Ever - HCS Fort Worth Major Post-Show

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 21:22:37 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 303 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down what was the craziest Halo Infinite tournament we have ever had. It's time for our HCS Fort Worth Major Post-Show.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:38 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:05 - Rostermania
0:07:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:09:38 - Topic - HCS Fort Worth Major Post-Show
1:46:45 - Halo News
1:48:38 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:49:55 - Will’s Adventures
1:53:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q2LDOdgtfO6EHrCkLcBlTLgmclYU4M5pSTkhE3DR4hY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 302 - HCS Fort Worth Major Preview

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:17:13 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 302 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the final Major of the year is right around the corner so let's break down the event including predictions, teams to watch, and more!

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:15 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:10 - Rostermania
0:12:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:12:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:17:00 - Topic - HCS Fort Worth Major Preview
1:23:25 - Halo News
1:23:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:24:42 - Will’s Adventures
1:30:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16-i-OVZsYa9sYw5dJ4bqY-7nPOXFMQAJq9Zl39SGZgw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 301 - G1 & Done

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:55:49 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 301 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about the entire G1 situation. This is the story of the unfathomable amount of finger pointing, blame deflecting, and lack of leadership and accountability which lead to an absorbent amount of money being wasted, resulting in a lack of staff/players/content creators being paid with no clear cut path to redemption. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:13:32 - Competitive Halo News
0:58:00 - Rostermania
1:02:50 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:03:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:11:15 - Topic - G1 & Done
3:37:00 - Halo News
3:38:43 - CoD and Other Games Watch
3:40:55 - Will’s Adventures
3:50:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o9F1hvBXzky3aDuLLfEIkNGNCl7cGMcToGjKVNURzU8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 300 - Parker Winchester aka Pookie Interview - Creative Director for Spacestation Gaming

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:32:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 300 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, for our 300th episode celebration, we have a live interview with the Creative Director for Spacestation Gaming, Parker Winchester aka Pookie!

During this interview, we deep dive into Pookie as a person as well as the origins of Spacestation, getting into the esports side of business, merch, and so much more!

Make sure to follow Pookie over at Twitter and Instagram:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SSG_POOKIE
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ssgpookie

Episode 299 - Spacestation Is Out Of This World - HCS SLC Post-Show

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:04:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 299 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS SLC Post-Show featuring a breakdown of the entire event from the venues, to the series, and everything in-between! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:04:10 - Topic - HCS SLC Post-Show
1:53:41 - Halo News
1:59:20 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:59:25 - Will’s Adventures
2:05:41 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1swM4KuDvVPvby306g42ldXQGa1PFxhbt5thX_MwCjlQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 298 - Salt Lake City Global Invitational Preview

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:24:26 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 298 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time for our Global Invitational Presented by Spacestation Preview including an event breakdown, predictions, and so much more! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:13:26 - Rostermania
0:14:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:14:49 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:20:10 - Topic - Salt Lake City Global Invitational Preview
1:21:33 - Halo News
1:21:57 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:31:03 - Will’s Adventures
1:36:55 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GywB0mvuGY0mx5CcyycWDJqrqWCZUfm67TSNory29dI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 297 - Stamping Tickets to Salt Lake City

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:18:27 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 297 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the SSG Global Invitational Qualifiers which determined the teams that guaranteed Pool Play spots for the event, along with plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:31:00 - Rostermania
0:32:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:34:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:37:15 - Topic - HCS SSG Global Invitational Qualifier Results
1:02:20 - Halo News
1:05:20 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:07:03 - Will’s Adventures
1:14:20 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kMhHNkgXgLzjBRw8hEYabjdGoA6sK4nyCZL3lFPVAX4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 296 - Pre-Qualifying for the Qualifier

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:42:59 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 296 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the qualified teams from the SSG pre-qualifier into the actual qualifier, the Ranked experience in Infinite. and the unbelievable importance of casters & analysts in esports. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:15 - Competitive Halo News
0:51:17 - Rostermania
1:04:45 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:05:30 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:16:00 - Topic - The Importance of Esports Casters & Analysts
1:36:24 - Halo News
1:44:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:48:40 - Will’s Adventures
1:52:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FOs0K6KU03sGTNTVvHSVokpI17KPjySuH0fK29jM-is/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 295 - Gameplay Reigns Supreme - HCS Arlington Major Post-Show (Part 2)

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:55:13 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 295 of HCS Pro Talk, Part 2 of our HCS Arlington Major Post-Show! This week, we focus on the incredible gameplay on display at the Arlington Major. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:20 - Topic - HCS Arlington Major Post-Show (Part 2)
1:16:05 - Competitive Halo News
1:33:55 - Rostermania
1:53:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:55:08 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:59:52 - Halo News
2:02:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:02:50 - Will’s Adventures
2:06:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18dNRK2NE7gYnTtAt-hGelaz9DEmkA9SWdft4DqynI-w/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 294 - Making History - HCS Arlington Major Post-Show (Part 1)

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 23:27:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 294 of HCS Pro Talk, our HCS Arlington Major Post-Show (Part 1)! This week, we focus on the abysmal in-person spectator experience of the Arlington Major. Prepare yourself, this one has a major rant, no pun intended. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:10 - Topic - HCS Arlington Major Post-Show
2:04:00 - Competitive Halo News
2:28:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
2:29:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
2:30:25 - Halo News
2:31:30 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:35:00 - Will’s Adventures
2:46:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11U-_2bdQLzFVaFoGt4GNGrNdJYJlGD3IJ6i4gtMx2Wg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 293 - HCS Arlington Major Preview

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:54:30 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 293 of HCS Pro Talk, our HCS Arlington Major Preview! This week, it's finally time to talk about this weekend's Major including event information, rosters, predictions, and more! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:13:15 - Competitive Halo News
0:27:15 - Rostermania
0:30:14 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:30:45 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:31:45 - Topic - HCS Arlington Major Preview
1:20:45 - Halo News
1:33:20 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:35:05 - Will’s Adventures
1:50:20 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GhzuO4mg4dV76H-LddOyV_MnZCZKaGmWfU-5dCqHN7U/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 292 - The Season 4 Continuum Transfunctioner

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:15:37 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 292 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down all that Season 4 of Halo Infinite has to offer. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:20 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:47 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:17:43 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:19:50 - Topic - Halo Infinite Season 4 Deep Dive
1:26:17 - Halo News
1:27:32 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:37:57 - Will’s Adventures
1:43:40 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZCV6QtkVB8tui4KkA9b2bSzuWyziZjQZsIdb76bWg_E/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 291 - Rostermania for Arlington

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:00:47 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 291 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down and discuss the results of rostermania leading up to Arlington. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:05 - Rostermania
0:34:23 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:35:07 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:36:15 - Topic - Rostermania Results
1:03:36 - Halo News
1:04:50 - Will’s Adventures
1:24:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGzEd_O47GS5nmo_cBK3FjSxJbIzpjzaExPZEQY4WY8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 290 - Shake Ups in the Standings - Dallas Global Invitational Post-Show

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:51:32 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 290 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down the entire Dallas Global Invitational, the return of LAN season! From series, upsets, predictions, and everything in-between, it's all here and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:21 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:05 - Rostermania
0:18:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:20 - Topic - Dallas Global Invitational Post-Show
2:04:25 - Halo News
2:12:24 - Will’s Adventures
2:13:23 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MNNio3GuBGZcsW-mrpVHN9_fYKLc67bMv0kRIcfIHbI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 289 - DreamHack Dallas Global Invitational Preview

Mon, 29 May 2023 21:56:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 289 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, LAN season is finally about to begin again and that means it's time for our HCS Global Invitational at DreamHack Dallas Preview! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:05 - Competitive Halo News
0:34:42 - Rostermania
0:35:40 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:36:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:40:48 - Topic - DreamHack Dallas Global Invitational Preview
1:40:40 - Halo News
1:41:26 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:51:00 - Will’s Adventures
2:01:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sGniZMG-Dp4OeSUmmG6TaJ9dEWObnVlvcG7yW322cXk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 288 - Prepping for LAN Season

Mon, 22 May 2023 21:03:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 288 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the upcoming features of Season 4 for Infinite as we look towards the return of LAN competition. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:36 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:41 - Rostermania
0:13:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:17 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:20:40 - Halo News
0:33:30 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:42:47 - Will’s Adventures
0:59:56 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xu9Y3GKVkmShjxK87W3xj-AWDohDCM2rOMi4shigv8I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 287 - So, The Points Don’t Matter Again?

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:06:25 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 287 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the last HCS 4K's which just so happen to also be the DreamHack Dallas Qualifiers for their respective regions, basically making the HCS Points not matter again. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:15 - Rostermania
0:20:55 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:22:12 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:25:06 - Topic - HCS 4K Open Series (DreamHack Qualifier) Results
1:24:20 - Halo News
1:32:49 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:41:10 - Will’s Adventures
1:45:29 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GPDzn58P3akvrqvDzwUN9-O4RDNQf0XtjRjymARK5zU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 286 - FaZe’ing Into the 4K

Mon, 08 May 2023 21:34:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 286 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the latest 2K and provide predictions for the upcoming FaZe 4K as we look ahead to the first Global Invitational at DreamHack Dallas. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:30 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:20 - Rostermania
0:36:37 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:39:27 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:51:40 - Topic - HCS Open Series - NA Finals Results
1:07:28 - Halo News
1:17:08 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:18:04 - Will’s Adventures
1:31:00 - Topic 2 - HCS 4K Dreamhack Qualifier Predictions
1:40:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D2Eci6_QZNT3PiOryFwuwXr7wUSv_69gUrzSoXNTDgc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 285 - The “Monstcr” Mash

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:39:02 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 285 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the overwhelming waste of time that has been the Monstcr allegations. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:47 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:20 - Rostermania
0:10:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:13:13 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:14:24 - Topic - The Monstcr Allegations
0:51:00 - Halo News
0:56:25 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:57:07 - Will’s Adventures
1:02:07 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vj6iwu7a-lEb7Fbi1wAFufokUVJMy81uA4pOb5KJKpU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 284 - The Comple-X-ity Factor

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:36:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 284 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the crazy results of the HCS 4K's over the last weekend along with a deeper discussion around how having the right teammates can create a winning environment. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:45 - Competitive Halo News
0:10:05 - Rostermania
0:15:21 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:21 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:22:30 - Topic - HCS 4K Open Series - NA Results
1:24:24 - Halo News
1:26:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:29:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:37:05 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ghsXerKZlcCU7U4WKDQWIqr2sSlyy7Fj6QjNfNBEXJI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 283 - The DreamHack Qualifier Conundrum

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:18:47 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 283 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss all the rostermania shenanigans that have happened over the last few weeks along with the nightmare that continues to be HCS communication. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:08 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:24 - Rostermania
0:21:26 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:42 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:39:00 - Topic #1 HCS 4K Predictions
0:54:55 - Topic #2 The DreamHack Qualifier Conundrum
1:20:21 - Halo News
1:25:34 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:30:30 - Will’s Adventures
1:34:26 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzLqe2NUGtzgbbSyeB5hGPCgsk1cq_VyBapDZKVWLBw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 282 - The Old Heads Move On

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:42:11 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 282 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss Str8 Sick retiring from competing, Joe Staten leaving Microsoft, and go on a rant about the Halo TV show (yup, bringing that back up). Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:22 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:18 - Rostermania
0:22:18 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:27:30 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:37:05 - Halo News
0:43:16 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:02:08 - Will’s Adventures
1:11:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yAU-n2K7_phvO-c0U-u6pAgzCfw7qfGAEiHo4S6CI3s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 281 - Don’t Call it a Dynasty... Yet

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:44:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 281 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the HCS Open Series 4K tournaments from every region. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:20 - Competitive Halo News
0:09:05 - Rostermania
0:11:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:45 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:16:39 - Topic - HCS 4k Open Series Results
1:34:00 - Halo News
1:35:19 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:35:30 - Will’s Adventures
1:46:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_VkNaw8zdglcKLhQefcrTHqqAMt_iDANeaslWE2pdXM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 280 - 4K Resolution

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:48:30 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 280 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss last weeks HCS NA Open Series results along with providing predictions for the upcoming HCS NA 4K. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:45 - Competitive Halo News
0:08:29 - Rostermania
0:14:50 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:50:00 - Topic - HCS 4K NA Predictions
1:17:07 - Halo News
1:27:08 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:33:25 - Will’s Adventures
1:40:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xZCPaKrQqAMejlbChvM3kGW9_kwJxYmQY4XzfFNpkcI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 279 - Back On Track

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:54:43 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 279 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a shorter show and focus on the results of the HCS Open Series while looking ahead to Thursday's NA matches. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:24 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:33 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:09:45 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:23:50 - Halo News
32:30 - Will’s Adventures
0:46:20 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/109enxNU3q2yIZQKm7ozNxuTzHO4Sdgjo9LCNT7Y5q20/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 278 - The Bandit’s Competitive Viability

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:32:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 278 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down the Bandit rifle and how it would not be viable as the competitive starting weapon. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:50 - Competitive Halo News
0:57:05 - Rostermania
0:59:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:00:18 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:07:00 - Topic - The Bandit’s Competitive Viability
1:43:45 - Halo News
1:47:19 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:58:44 - Will’s Adventures
2:08:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GdFoNiXzOwZbSDh---CsvlgtzVogYhDOYRyHaSDTiUk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 277 - The “Real” Launch of Halo Infinite?

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:11:01 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 277 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, It's time to break down the upcoming Halo Infinite update and the Ranked experience. This update has an absolute shit ton packed into it and hopefully means the beginning of what to expect for the future of the game. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:40 - Competitive Halo News
0:36:05 - Rostermania
0:46:23 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:47:16 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:50:04 - Halo News
1:02:46 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:06:22 - Will’s Adventures
1:18:16 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7NGZunADDzWh9N13tivl7s0PmS4noAvr0VRqTBWWoA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 276 - HCS Charlotte Post-Show - The Beginning of a Beautiful Rivalry

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:10:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 276 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the first Major event of the year has concluded and we have a ton to discuss. From rostermania in Pool Play, to a Cinderella story in Native White, and everything in-between. It's time to break down the entire event! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:12 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:54 - Rostermania
0:07:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:08:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:09:21 - Topic
2:37:45 - Halo News
2:38:18 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:38:52 - Will’s Adventures
2:50:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C5eHlN-2IpTw5nvVaN5TMShkR6H8-43PBY0umTBqouY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 275 - HCS Charlotte Preview

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:52:46 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 275 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Halo on LAN finally returns. We discuss the upcoming Charlotte Major along with predicting results of every event for the entire rest of the year! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:12 - Competitive Halo News
0:39:07 - Rostermania
0:53:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:53:53 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:54:39 - Topic #1 - HCS Charlotte Preview
1:25:40 - Topic #2 - “Too Early To Tell” Preseason Predictions
1:55:01 - Halo News
1:55:15 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:56:29 - Will’s Adventures
2:01:28 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fB_wIL7gs9Id-Dgr3lTxmugn5y-8evFdX_86n9gKINo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 274 - Duel of the FaZe

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:13:46 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 274 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap the HCS Charlotte Qualifiers along with plenty more that happened around Halo esports. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:02 - Competitive Halo News
0:59:33 - Rostermania
1:03:32 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:04:56 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:07:18 - Topic #1 - HCS Charlotte Qualifiers Recap
1:45:35 - Halo News
1:52:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:53:38 - Will’s Adventures
1:56:39 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sepTK1nfpBRpCrTIiGjs5rtwF1T51L-jSrHO2Pj8BDU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 273 - The HCS Texas Roadmap

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:13:25 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 273 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Charlotte Qualifiers have been postponed, the HCS Year 2 Roadmap has been released, and we cover a full recap of the LVT x Tashi interview. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:01 - Competitive Halo News
0:40:54 - Rostermania
0:46:32 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:48:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:52:12 - Topic - LVT x Tashi Interview Recap
2:01:52 - Halo News
2:12:34 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:22:41 - Will’s Adventures
2:24:38 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iv48dypVZtAStSyEkCmNxyT-NWUzobmEpQ0r9lPEclM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 272 - The Austin ”Mikwen” McCleary Interview

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:48:07 -0600

Hello and welcome to a very special interview episode of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we take some time to sit down Austin "Mikwen" McCleary, a professional Halo player who has done and seen it all. From competing at a young age, to winning events, to joining 343 during the development of Halo Infinite, we go through it all.

Thank you for listening and make sure to check out Mikwen on all the platforms!

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mikwen
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/mikwen

Episode 271 - Charlotte Questions & Concerns

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:56:56 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 271 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while we wait for the 2023 HCS Roadmap, we take some time to discuss the questions and concerns surrounding the HCS Charlotte Major and Qualifiers. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:26 - Competitive Halo News
0:25:53 - Rostermania
0:38:52 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
0:50:16 - Topic - Tashi’s Tantalizing Tidbits
1:18:35 - Halo News
1:23:42 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:26:04 - Will’s Adventures
1:41:48 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rzj7UZNnIKqfzpKV2awz-AIJ_MLlIUnAmuUKd8_Zh2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 270 - Halo is Here to Stay

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:02:14 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 270 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we listen to Snakebite's side of the SEN/FaZe rostermania story and have a discussion around the recent MS/343 layoffs and why you shouldn't believe every rumor you see online. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:46 - Competitive Halo News
0:26:51 - Rostermania
1:20:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:22:38 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:23:59 - Topic - The Microsoft Layoffs and the 343 Rumor Mill
1:55:13 - Halo News
1:56:43 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:06:25 - Will’s Adventures
2:10:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YZldaLUgt4wTvG7Sw2PzcHFIBypapHZHaJn28RcFEC4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 269 - FaZe Up in the Snowdown - The End of a Dynasty

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:14:13 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 269 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss all the recent rostermania updates, the end of a dynasty, and the results of the Spacestation Spartan Snowdown. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:13 - Competitive Halo News
0:18:28 - Rostermania
1:12:02 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:15:48 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:17:58 - Topic - Spacestation Gaming Spartan Snowdown Results
2:06:45 - Halo News
2:09:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:13:10 - Will’s Adventures
2:19:33 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fk24ay1x1l7Jf0l0cYoEHXjXkpWaXEJjB4GTTVhDnvA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 268 - Streaming Scrims and the Age Old Debate

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:21:25 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 268 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS gods have graced us with the HCS Season 2 Maps, Modes, and Settings blog post so of course we discuss all of the juicy morsels within. We also take some time to discuss our topics of scrim streaming and the age old debate around burst vs precision competitive starting weapons. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:27:13 - Rostermania
0:45:44 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:49:35 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps
1:20:53 - Topic #1 - Streaming Scrims
1:36:10 - Topic #2 - Burst vs Precision Competitive Starting Weapon
1:54:19 - Halo News
1:59:31 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:00:58 - Will’s Adventures
2:10:54 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XvQwP5OWkZnCS1LPsEhuVUMti8VfKJIJTkUbJHB5jI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 267 - The 5 Year Anniversary and the Future of HCS Pro Talk

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 22:07:12 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 267 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are back and that means it is time to celebrate our 5 year anniversary and the launch of something we've been working on for quite some time (Patreon!). Of course we dive into everything we missed from the competitive Halo scene over the past few weeks and we also take some time to hand out the HCS Pro Talk Awards for 2022 (with live chat polling). Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:47 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:44 - Rostermania
0:44:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:48:02 - Scrim/Tournament/League Recaps
0:54:10 - Topic
1:12:53 - Halo News
1:14:47 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:16:27 - Will’s Adventures
1:23:03 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zN-vtGS56Qp4ZMlBR7VlGGDhdMlbv7oo2pMF5mseoNk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 266 - The Richie ”Sherzy” Sheridan Interview

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to a very special bonus episode of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we finally interview an HCS caster that has been in the planning stages for literal months (Josh's fault). It's time for the Richie "Sherzy" Sheridan interview. We discuss Richie's upbringing with a gaming family, his launch into the HCS from his humble beginnings with Europa Halo, and of course we had to ask about the infamous "Sizzle Sticks".

Thank you for listening and make sure to check out Sherzy on all the platforms!

Find Sherzy:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SherzyOne
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UvXQvNWtCRzIrAkFUhjUw

Episode 265 - Competitive Limbo

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:19:01 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 265 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we take a deeper dive into what the latest Infinite update means for the competitive landscape as we look towards the new year and a new season. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:40 - Competitive Halo News
0:29:13 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:30:44 - Rostermania
0:54:28 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:56:10 - Topic #1 - Mouse Friction
1:05:45 - Topic #2 - What Will They GA Next?!
1:46:23 - Halo News
2:03:09 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:04:27 - Will’s Adventures
2:15:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZB7oy14Q5UQMiWQtUC-ahDgoJpPDemBwqyANfk4xXUg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 264 - The Optic Invitational Postponement

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:02:40 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 264 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the postponement of the Optic Invitational. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:18 - Competitive Halo News
0:13:56 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:05 - Rostermania
0:19:00 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:39 - Topic - The Optic Invitational Postponement
0:57:12 - Halo News
1:05:27 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:07:20 - Will’s Adventures
1:14:04 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zgIwVZb_mrRAWdcurgKtIk0Z1I9KJc-XFXrwzuqqk0I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 263 - Cloudy with a Chance of Space Travel

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:39:12 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 263 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest rostermania insanity with Cloud9, Spacestation Gaming, and other potential partnered organizations. We also take some time to discuss the topic of the Casual vs Competitive communities. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:17:07 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:48 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:18:50 - Rostermania
0:39:30 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:42:56- Topic - Ranked vs Casual Discussion
1:21:14 - Halo News
1:22:44 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:24:44 - Will’s Adventures
1:34:35 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c3UitGlr-UuXUsAbVCxIKoVLcOKZgG68tCGHisMS8UM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 262 - Argyle? More Like Versatile Trash Pile

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:55:40 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 262 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss Argyle and all the potential BS that it may bring to the competitive landscape. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:49:53 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:52:13 - Rostermania
0:53:14 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:55:11 - Halo News
0:57:23 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:02:21 - Will’s Adventures
1:06:27 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V3codXu9csDAKfZWR9gv0FvvJLOkUJK4pQX--BJ_KUU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 261 - Sandbox Complexity

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:34:48 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 261 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss orgs dropping their rosters, the addition of another organization into the HCS Partnership Program, and recent sandbox updates with their potential impact on the competitive landscape. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:12 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:16:51 - Rostermania
0:36:23 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:40:39 - Topic - Competitive Woes Over Sandbox Updates
1:18:17 - Halo News
1:21:30 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:21:48 - Will’s Adventures
1:28:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12h-A6aATn7B-n0iKGBuEa7mQPYIUrNSp_X_mEylHOj4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 260 - Winter is Coming

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:08:29 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 260 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss everything that's coming with the Halo Infinite Winter Update along with the recent rostermania insanity. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:36 - Competitive Halo News
0:10:40 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:11:28 - Rostermania
0:32:50 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:35:50 - Topic - Winter Update Information Overload
1:29:01 - Halo News
1:32:50 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:36:09 - Will’s Adventures
1:46:55 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LYG9lrvP5u3W1gPltTqMpDQJ2IYKtz_GS1-z0aypQM8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 259 - Looking Back to Look Forward - An Infinite HCS Year 1 Retrospective

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:42:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 259 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, with the off-season in full swing, we thought it would be a good idea to take a trip down memory lane as we recap the entire first year of Infinite esports. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:52 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:08:37 - Rostermania
0:11:42 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:19:24 - Topic - Infinite HCS Year 1 Retrospective
1:42:45 - Halo News
1:43:43 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:44:50 - Will’s Adventures
1:55:27 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fN8lJno6j3JfJsMa_DLpwoNKgkwSoejy1dBeDCQVZwg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 258 - Optic Enters Final Form - Halo World Championship 2022 Post-Show

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:33:27 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 258 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time to break down the entire Halo World Championship event including notable series, predictions, the good, the "needs improvement", and the ugly. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:12 - Topic - Halo World Championship Post-Show
1:56:37 - Competitive Halo News
2:00:01 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
2:01:48 - Rostermania
2:07:04 - Tournament & League Recaps
2:08:43 - Halo News
2:17:31 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:18:11 - Will’s Adventures
2:19:07 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xd1DKgZ2erXDFRrdJr0l9vONS4Ho-1AB87Zh30T_VAk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 257 - The Halo World Championship 2022 Preview

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:08:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 257 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's finally time. It's our 2022 Halo World Championship Preview where we begin by breaking down the entire event, leading into predictions for everything from the Play-In Bracket, Pool Play, and the Championship Bracket. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:37 - Topic - Halo World Championship 2022 Preview
1:21:10 - Competitive Halo News
1:22:21 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:23:32 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:27:21 - Halo News
1:36:13 - Will’s Adventures
1:46:13 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17qvyUtG7v8VU4A0NK3u0f0l1rr5mJAW4qr9AlF8nOp0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 256 - The Worlds Format Debacle

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:23:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 256 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Halo World Championship format debacle that happened over the weekend, the HCS Season 2 Wishlist from Spartan, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:09 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:18 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:13:56 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:22:12 - Topic #1 - The Worlds Format Debacle
0:54:01 - Topic #2 - HCS Season 2 Wishlist - by Spartan
1:22:17 - Halo News
1:32:17 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:33:33 - Will’s Adventures
1:41:29 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Il3qSIK_cvgcpSkpaYAHRCEIIdgZS0SJ5S2WNAz_awQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 255 - Quadrant Becomes Partnered

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:42:24 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 255 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss information around the Halo World Championship and the addition of Quadrant to the HCS Partnership Program. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:10 - Competitive Halo News
0:20:12 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:21:17 - Rostermania
0:21:59 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:28:00 - Halo News
0:35:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch
0:37:38 - Will’s Adventures
0:51:05 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xrYNUiZ8QdVUjKa9-ctsTa1MPIu3WVf8GiMP-8_iJUk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 254 - The LAN Curse is Broken - The Green Wall Stands Tall - HCS Orlando Post-Show

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 23:02:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 254 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we kickoff the show with our HCS Orlando Post-Show including tournament and prediction results, stories, and more. We then take some time to share thoughts on the Shyway situation. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:33 - Topic - HCS Orlando Post-Show
1:44:30 - Competitive Halo News
2:37:42 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
2:44:30 - Rostermania
2:54:58 - Halo News
2:55:14 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:58:26 - Will’s Adventures
3:07:19 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/181UKeKtB6F2Mu4246ZiwKMUOMxAUhpn_j3IQXDIr6Ro/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 253 - Championship Mentality - HCS Orlando Preview

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:43:41 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 253 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the eUnited Grunt Classic and dive right into our HCS Orlando Preview. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:43 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:42 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:06:18 - Rostermania
0:09:47 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:13:44 - Topic #1 - eUnited Grunt Classic Results
0:51:16 - Topic #2 - HCS Orlando Preview
1:48:53 - Halo News
1:54:01 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:56:58 - Will’s Adventures
1:58:52 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dRNzRzQ43o0nAgxH_Kgn8zgVxJ-8LEdeO5FPxL8b-Ac/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 252 - Practice Makes Perfect

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 22:24:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 252 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the JJ Events 4v4 and the departure of Bonnie Ross from 343. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:34 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:03 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:10:05 - Rostermania
0:16:34 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:18:00 - Topic
0:46:26 - Halo News
1:09:37 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:11:11 - Will’s Adventures
1:14:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yq8KjzrmPRqwxYDv3v4BJf5VnEvhAUvtkgUQgEiDKcE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 251 - Infinite Disappointment

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:23:38 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 251 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of HCS Melbourne 2022, the latest updates to the Infinite roadmap, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:22 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:18:10 - Rostermania
0:19:33 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:34:26 - Topic - Halo Infinite Roadmap Update
1:32:30 - Halo News
1:35:15 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:38:20 - Will’s Adventures
1:48:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1424xlqVFXl5afG5SPpOShp3OVwOjb8yWn8ztkyJA2zE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 250 - FaZe Down

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:39:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 250 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we continue to discuss the rostermania madness, this time with SSG, Knights, FaZe, and more. We also talk about Forge and what it could mean for Halo and the HCS as a whole. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

250 episodes. What a crazy number to think about. We just want to extend a thank you to anyone and everyone that has taken the time to listen/watch and interact with the show in any way. We simply cannot thank you enough and it truly means the world to us. Here's to the next 250.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:02 - Competitive Halo News
0:22:12 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:30 - Rostermania
0:45:12 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:07:52 - Halo News
1:22:12 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:26:48 - Will’s Adventures
1:33:21 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12BzLoMk3xw7MvEBZlUhtjsUhxrKqAThtUK1_sW3WMP4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 249 - The Gentlemen’s Agreement

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:49:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 249 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Josh brings back the rants, this time against (you guessed it) Spacestation Gaming! We also have a discussion around the topic of Gentlemen Agreements (GA's) that are taking place within the competitive Halo scene. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:59 - Competitive Halo News
0:04:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:08:48 - Rostermania
0:13:05 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:42:42 - Topic - The Gentlemen's Agreement
1:25:22 - Halo News
1:31:09 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:40:02 - Will’s Adventures
1:41:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pBgZvAHn5qFOdhVvhy1X8OoNrTPbc9ROAfJVYyM2RPY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 248 - Pioneers Leaves HCS... Eventually

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:13:25 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 248 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Kansas City Pioneers eventually leaving the HCS, rostermania, tournaments, HaloDotAPI updates, and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:47 - Competitive Halo News
0:36:19 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:39:39 - Rostermania
0:47:40 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:53:59 - Topic #1 - Pioneers Leaves Halo
1:18:32 - Topic #2 - The Forge Debate
1:36:38 - Halo News
1:42:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:54:09 - Will’s Adventures
1:55:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEdM0SZBFkBX8Efx-c1WyxL02UKCBBj0qummT2nYw-M/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 247 - G1 Attempts to Break Down the Greenwall - HCS NA Super Post-Show

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:58:25 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 247 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we immediately kick off the show with our HCS NA Super Post-Show. We break down the entire tournament, from Pool to Bracket Play, upsets, reverse sweeps, individual plays, and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:25 - Topic - HCS NA Super Post-Show
1:05:02 - Competitive Halo News
1:08:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
1:10:17 - Rostermania
1:14:52 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:16:03 - Halo News
1:20:37 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:22:13 - Will’s Adventures
1:23:17 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BuQeiJg1w9QViHKYBPpPCuCcKEBvc0xTBwwfKTyKq48/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 246 - The ”Super” Team

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 22:26:44 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 246 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS NA Super tournament is right around the corner and now we know all the teams competing. We discuss predictions, rosters, and more. We also go over the recent Spartan/Ryanoob drama and the updated FaZe roster. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:38 - Competitive Halo News
0:10:09 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:12:13 - Rostermania
0:30:12 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:52:40 - Topic #1 - Spartan/Ryanoob Rivalry
1:09:46 - Topic #2 - Learnings from FaZe
1:23:10 - Topic #3 - HCS NA Super Preview
1:43:20 - Halo News
1:45:28 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:47:03 - Will’s Adventures
1:50:38 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qRW-E7zo2ey1i52cupsImBIfXfMT8a0iDtVxiU7hu9g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 245 - Knights Become Kings

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:15:46 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 245 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest around the HCS Partnership Program, the results of the HCS Mexico Regional and NA Super Qualifier, and much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:42 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:10:04 - Rostermania
0:36:17 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:40:17 - Topic
0:52:50 - Halo News
0:57:21 - Will’s Adventures
1:06:11 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xvpMmyl3mlrALyrsegPsA9YmbS9J7yrMevaYzEslH0A/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 244 - A Discussion Around Gaming Negativity and Harassment

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:28:34 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 244 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest updates around HaloDotAPI, tournament results, and our topic of negativity and harassment within gaming. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:53 - Competitive Halo News
0:40:34 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:41:38 - Rostermania
0:53:40 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:12:41 - Topic
1:54:53 - Halo News
2:02:36 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:13:37 - Will’s Adventures
2:29:26 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P-bMbGOv6_gvG1gJIGhelsXf8jtRr8bteYJqpqxuw8Q/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 243 - HCS Partnership Program Uproar - LVT Interviews Tashi

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:36:42 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 243 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a ton to discuss including details around the HCS Partnership Program, the Tashi interview by LVT Productions, and plenty more around the competitive Halo scene. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:53 - Competitive Halo News
0:20:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:35 - Rostermania
0:30:18 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:47:04 - Topic #1 - HCS Partnership Program Controversy
1:14:42 - Topic #2 - LVT x Tashi Interview
2:26:30 - Map Legends - Bazaar
2:32:00 - Halo News
2:41:27 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:42:46 - Will’s Adventures
2:52:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z6PpdnnzBf8R9G8i4NiFwM1Ysfdi_KkFg-Zv1cQdUo4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 242 - HaloDotAPI Shuts Down & Acend Become Champions

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 22:27:38 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 242 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the shutting down of HaloDotAPI services and what it means for the greater Halo community, HCS Valencia 2022 results, whether individual stats matter, and a lot more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:18 - Competitive Halo News
0:37:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:38:21 - Rostermania
0:39:42 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:57:52 - Topic #1 - HCS Valencia Recap
1:15:02 - Topic #2 - Do Stats Matter?
1:32:06 - Halo News
2:20:49 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:21:08 - Will’s Adventures
2:32:24 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtpkDz5ObH30CM-oj7RjzQXGkk7_zH20Ci1GlqdYD8o/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 241 - Envore Enters Free Agency & Open Series Overreactions

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:50:26 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 241 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Envore free agency announcement, the recent HCS Open Series results and overreactions, and giving Halo Infinite a ranking 6 months into the release. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:05 - Competitive Halo News
0:18:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:21:17 - Rostermania
0:33:53 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:04:30 - Topic
1:18:40 - Halo News
1:35:07 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:52:17 - Will’s Adventures
2:08:16 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EF8E2X8H7N2pYjYnXR06ew1fnlZc-AuFIk0_BW5uPPk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 240 - SpaceStation Steps Up - Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:06:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 240 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Bubu Dubu free agency announcement, Spacestation Gaming's performance in the recent HCS Pro Series, competitive ruling issues, and organization relationships with players. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:30 - Competitive Halo News
0:13:03 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:14:22 - Rostermania
0:21:21 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:59:12 - Topic
1:12:37 - Halo News
1:12:43 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:41:10 - Will’s Adventures
1:45:24 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xrqP_3XqfkvrJJgmbdxEm9hnxG7WOVX8aXaGjO9F9pc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 239 - Snip3down Brings the Passion

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:26:19 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 239 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Snip3down is back with the passion, roster mania rumors are back in full swing, and the first Halo Infinite "Drop Pod" update has been released. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:09:00 - Competitive Halo News
0:31:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:38:16 - Rostermania
0:48:40 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:08:25 - Halo News
1:21:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:31:22 - Will’s Adventures
1:36:10 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xFz7jXMuykEN5YfgPg7Lqx_8y6pXQ1OsHRAjUTtPrWQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 238 - Sentinels Eyeing Renegade for Lethul - Doing Whatever It Takes To Win

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:42:35 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 238 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we dive deep into the recent Rostermania news and rumors around the competitive Halo landscape. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:30 - Competitive Halo News
0:12:09 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:06 - Topic / Rostermania
1:20:33 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:28:28 - Halo News
1:32:31 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:38:50 - Will’s Adventures
1:44:59 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSROT_MbHB4YC3BTHE8-TCTc4gHNUSAQdD-rLpeD8JU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 237 - Causing Confusion

Mon, 30 May 2022 21:58:47 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 237 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS drama is on a hiatus but we've still got plenty to discuss around the HCS Split #2 format and Halo Rec League rosters. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:12 - Competitive Halo News
0:29:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:30:30 - Rostermania
1:00:16 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:07:18 - Halo News
1:08:26 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:18:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:30:12 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14FpkB7EIbOE07HnvexnQAW32kyrWASdI0VTTQJQJpXc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 236 - RyaNoob Speaks Up & Renegade Wants Out?

Wed, 25 May 2022 21:58:42 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 236 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, RyaNoob has finally provided his side of the Spartan/eUnited/Formal story and Renegade might want out of Cloud9. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:40 - Competitive Halo News
0:18:36 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:20:04 - Rostermania
0:59:25 - Tournament & League Recaps
1:04:30 - Topic #1
1:11:34 - Topic #2
1:27:45 - Halo News
1:35:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:38:55 - Will’s Adventures
1:47:54 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j5o3dAUw60-f1PfX3Yf_RHVcSuXOKWiJtk0smtiC19g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 235 - The Spartan Saga

Mon, 16 May 2022 22:54:43 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 235 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Spartan situation including updates on the fines along with the self-benching. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:31 - Competitive Halo News
0:35:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:37:20 - Rostermania
0:38:27 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:41:30 - Topic
1:43:00 - Halo News
1:46:03 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:47:38 - Will’s Adventures
1:58:08 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ggyP2lxWTKBPIoUUtwMLDfWa9zgryw3It0ZErorbVO0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 234 - Speaking Your Mind

Mon, 09 May 2022 20:54:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 234 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest around Snip3down competing in both Apex and Halo, Spartan getting fined for speaking his mind, and the recent Season 2 woes. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:42 - Competitive Halo News
0:43:37 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:47:57 - Rostermania
0:48:38 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:50:20 - Topic
1:06:57 - Halo News
1:17:20 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:19:30 - Will’s Adventures
1:36:34 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AlxkqRmJlHXrkarKCRNLXwFqCrLnLE8bh9L0q9565Hg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 233 - Sentinels Back On Top, The Green Wall Collapses - HCS Kansas City Post-Show

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:00:03 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 233 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap the entire HCS Kansas City event including gameplay, results, overall thoughts/feedback, and some fun stories. We also discuss the latest Halo Infinite patch notes for Season 2. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:40 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:31 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:09:08 - Rostermania
0:10:20 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:13:22 - Topic
2:18:09 - Halo News
2:44:11 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:45:41 - Will’s Adventures
2:47:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NuCd4eFFaEw99GnsK7D75ZOKwEWOeAnqY5CZOALt-7E/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 232 - HCS Kansas City Preview

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:46:53 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 232 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS Kansas City Preview! We discuss the upcoming event, predictions, potential upsets, players/rosters to look out for, and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:39 - Competitive Halo News
0:14:42 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:51 - Rostermania
0:33:33 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:04 - Topic
1:55:30 - Halo News
2:13:26 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:14:20 - Will’s Adventures
2:26:09 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U3ghn-W6YLoSj2tMqiw1vsRy_Gqf4hDs1UrbEw-RkDo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 231 - The Green Wall

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:15:51 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 231 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the new Optic roster have won their first tournament. We discuss the FaZe Halo Infinite Invitational results and how the results may help in shaping Kansas City predictions. We also discuss the feedback given to Tashi regarding year 2 of the HCS, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:37 - Competitive Halo News
0:28:23 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:32 - Rostermania
0:32:49 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:42:20 - Topic #1: FaZe Halo Infinite Invitational Results
1:21:42 - Topic #2: Halo Infinite Round Based Mode Discussion
1:28:00 - Topic #3: HCS Year 2 Feedback
1:42:00 - Halo News
1:54:20 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:55:07 - Will’s Adventures
2:04:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PDzVdRX06bjLlg3AYVNy0aoAr3tsymb3XAojB0Lf7qg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 230 - Prepping for Kansas City

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:25:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 230 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest HCS Kansas City information, Snip3down's response to the communities worries, the recent MCC and Infinite blog posts, and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:28 - Competitive Halo News
0:25:53 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:29:06 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:48:50 - Halo News
1:12:46 - Will’s Adventures
1:22:56 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1niOyzWWjFhXB4t2HJq5maqmkNm0bztBScy_mcCPeFlg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 229 - Nerfing the ”Mangly Dangly”

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:05:44 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 229 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Halo Infinite Season One Outcomes blog from a competitive perspective, along with plenty of tournament recaps and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:36 - Competitive Halo News
0:10:55 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:15:22 - Rostermania
0:16:28 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:23:07 - Topic: Season 1 Outcomes - The Competitive Perspective
0:48:50 - Map Legends: Live Fire
0:55:16 - Halo News
1:14:35 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:29:57 - Will’s Adventures
1:51:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L3TX8lEVpqmDNSK0igLM6E-88ZtFASZtNTmL9Z19wkk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 228 - Breaking the Rules

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:11:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 228 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down one of the greatest game comebacks in competitive Halo history, FACEIT breaking their own rule in the HCS EU Super, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:36 - Competitive Halo News
0:05:09 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:08:36 - Rostermania
0:09:48 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:34:05 - Topic
1:04:41 - Map Legends: Recharge
1:11:37 - Halo News
1:35:35 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:40:23 - Will’s Adventures
1:58:00 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_75MJ4quCg9_DSciq2A4K9TYAJPfyQWMirvMdhgfons/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 227 - Cheaters, No Cheating!

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:04:42 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 227 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's all about that anti-cheat, which has been in the game since launch! Who knew?!. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:55 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:09:07 - Rostermania
0:09:53 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:47:19 - Topic
1:30:51 - Halo News
1:32:43 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:35:37 - Will’s Adventures
1:42:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rzT_g7VYSx1EPYvAbDzl3WVul7AvzmYaFajYU-x4Eko/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 226 - Rage Against the Ranking

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:48:33 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 226 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we dive deep into the ranking system that has been developed and implemented within Halo Infinite. Yeah, it's not good. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:05 - Competitive Halo News
0:20:41 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:23:26 - Rostermania
0:25:07 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:38:14 - Topic - Halo Infinite Ranking System
1:53:05 - Halo News
1:55:54 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:00:19 - Will’s Adventures
2:08:06 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vTVtaT0m8Dg4NAWcgx_Fybd-BCc7HsZhL1beoYl080/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 225 - Seasonal Slump

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:50:13 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 225 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the new Optic roster dominating in scrims, loads of tournament recaps, and that Halo Infinite update with a look into Season 2. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:35 - Competitive Halo News
0:07:59 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:09:35 - Rostermania
0:11:01 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:48:59 - Halo News
1:41:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:54:56 - Will’s Adventures
2:23:21 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9_y0O8v-s0a8LDnutljksXVvDox04kVeUaSaUGy1-w/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 224 - Infinitely Bare

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:55:07 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 224 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss why Halo Infinite does not feel like a "Live Service" game and what we would like to see to fix this issue. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:38 Competitive Halo News
0:10:17 Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:12:20 Rostermania
0:16:18 Tournament & League Recaps
0:32:54 Topic
1:01:50 Halo News
1:18:06 Will’s Adventures
1:25:09 Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uuJtTEKpxgG2qRxa68CtbUcehQAhRXWPFMVmZ5ovPYA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 223 - Benching Pistola

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:38:37 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 223 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, rostermania is in full swing and we discuss an unforeseen move within one of the top 4 teams in the league, Optic Gaming. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:16 - Competitive Halo News
0:23:21 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:30 - Rostermania
0:29:53 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:45:35 - Topic - Ola Off Optic
1:26:20 - Halo News
1:39:59 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:41:56 - Will’s Adventures
1:54:25 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z4vQLnyQAy8O-WaKuF2-lr5NmlKPtcevgnVpC5utgYY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 222 - HCS Anaheim Post-Show

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 22:24:43 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 222 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we recap HCS Anaheim, the second Halo Infinite LAN event. From series breakdowns to team and player awards, we discuss it all. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:03 - Competitive Halo News
0:06:28 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:07:55 - Rostermania
0:09:44 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:16:11 - Topic - HCS Anaheim Post-Show
1:31:50 - Halo News
2:14:03 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:15:00 - Will’s Adventures
2:14:46 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MFe3feADAT-fYOfsarT8m9Era20-JAROLNOTFkmgeGQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 221 - HCS Anaheim Preview

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:28:06 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 221 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time for the HCS Anaheim Preview. Event information, Twitch Drops, teams, pools, and predictions. We also discuss the latest around the Status Quo roster shakeups, more cheating allegations, the FormaL on eUnited update, and more in the competitive Halo scene. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:53 Competitive Halo News
0:19:33 Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:21:10 Rostermania
0:26:09 Tournament & League Recaps
0:59:29Topic - HCS Anaheim Preview
1:46:51 Halo News
1:56:17 CoD and Other Games Watch
2:02:11 Will’s Adventures
2:04:04 Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eVkXz5gxQaaWNjzEguQ099ZDMkb30yA1vXHigfCFKRU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 220 - Setting the Anaheim Stage

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:40:36 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 220 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, $2'sDay returns, we discuss the results of the HCS Anaheim Qualifier, potential landing spots for Formal, a couple Josh Rants, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:07 - Competitive Halo News
0:17:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:19:22- Rostermania
0:19:55 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:33:00 - Topic #1 - HCS Anaheim NA Qualifier Results
0:37:45 - Topic #2 - Where Will Formal Go?
0:48:55- Halo News
1:11:30 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:26:00 - Will’s Adventures
1:34:49 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17swcgnbz2g8kpRuCSqh42nF6IcL6Ak1_NSnFmRRNAkc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 219 - Making Money Moves

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:52:35 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 219 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest around the HCS FFA, Open, and Pro Series, business acquisitions, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:19 - Competitive Halo News
0:16:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:25:52 - Rostermania
0:27:00 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:37:23 - Topic #1 - HCS Open/Pro Series Results
1:01:52 - Halo News
1:47:20 - CoD and Other Games Watch
2:03:12 - Will’s Adventures
2:16:45 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Xv5P0m0YRquvkyuo3iDoaz0CAqM9qu-Y7zy0_pymRU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 218 - Being Professional

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 21:42:44 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 218 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest around the HCS Pro and Open Series, player fines, and being professional in any scenario. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:52 - Competitive Halo News
0:31:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week
0:33:00 - Rostermania
0:34:08 - Tournament & League Recaps
0:38:28 - Topic #1 - HCS Open/Pro Series Results
0:49:13 - Topic #2 - Player Fines
1:27:44 - Halo News
1:33:53 - CoD and Other Games Watch
1:41:20 - Will’s Adventures
1:56:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vaXl7eT2kWKSfxx-mcP7j25d7bqnu0ghk2orWg_AMvw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 217 - The Faults of Free to Play

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:56:45 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 217 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest around the HCS Pro and Open Series, cheating, and the Mangler in Halo Infinite. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:27
Tournaments 18:13
Rostermania 20:29
Tournament/league Recap 22:40
Topic 34:34
News 1:15:46
COD 1:53:17
Will’s Adventures 2:02:34

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqkrat0kE6l868Ww1hSxnrFMP_ifWdlvpx4UheCiE3s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 216 - Back to Business

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 23:39:09 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 216 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS 2022 season has officially begun. We discuss the results (and drama) for the recent HCS Open Series events along with the recent CDL crisis. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:20
Tournaments 13:12
Rostermania 16:35
Tournament/league Recap 27:15
Topic 33:30
Map Legends 53:14
News 1:02:47
COD 1:06:37
Will’s Adventures 1:18:58

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12fXj632YKes89HnxuFqR9wpCAGdJxz1wTMhWdHCuMig/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 215 - Infinite Spoilers

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:44:39 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 215 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we ring in the new year with a special episode dedicated to the our Halo Infinite campaign impressions. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:27
Tournaments 23:35
Rostermania 24:50
Tournament/league Recap 26:47
Topic 29:45
News 2:42:01
COD 2:48:00
Will’s Adventures 2:50:50

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cLnPaj-8dyOVmmwpHuD2OMKKm75oXTTDUFLDVhlM-ZE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 214 - HCS Raleigh Post-Show

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:58:46 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 214 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time to recap HCS Raleigh. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 7:17
Tournaments 27:49
Rostermania 31:23
Tournament/league Recap 38:30
Topic 40:36
News 2:45:06
COD 2:46:19
Will’s Adventures 3:02:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GS8649tN5cd-gK74eUvOjhKg1vnVjmskX0CI9O-ed1k/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 213 - HCS Raleigh Preview

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:52:05 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 213 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's all about Raleigh, the first Halo Infinite HCS LAN event. Everything from recent Sentinels drama to predictions and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 10:14
Tournaments 17:19
Rostermania 19:09
Tournament/league Recap 1:05:44
Topic 1:20:24
News 1:56:33
COD 2:09:39
Will’s Adventures 2:11:04

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c2N1lcZ97tsFdrjHEvGPyhy-u3l3SZVuBffMMjM0WFs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 212 - Ready For Launch

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:33:51 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 212 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the hype intensifies around HCS Raleigh and the upcoming release of the Halo Infinite Campaign. We've got a lot to discuss including our thoughts on the recent 343 communications around progression, playlists, and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:33
Tournaments 18:46
Rostermania 22:05
Tournament/league Recap 27:20
Topic 36:50
News 1:39:20
Will’s Adventures 1:45:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FXKjnLgTDLZpDM1mw1EpGZG184R4lwDCf0igHpnyQL4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 211 - Record Breaking

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:08:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 211 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS news continues to flow along with the results of the second Raleigh qualifier. We also discuss our further thoughts on the Halo Infinite multiplayer experience. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:40
Tournaments 25:56
Rostermania 31:20
Scrim Recap 39:28
Tournament/league Recap 51:25
Topic 1:10:00
News 2:16:58
Will’s Adventures 2:20:43

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kwzlfe7V_4aWYPzVJ5zIRiBC9O32HZCZbYisOPfoZ7o/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 210 - Halo is Back

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:01:31 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 210 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's officially our longest episode ever. We discuss what was the greatest competitive Halo weekend in a very long time, impressions of Halo Infinite's multiplayer, and plenty of rants. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:11
Tournaments 1:00:50
Rostermania 1:06:07
HCS Quali Recap 1:18:33
Topic 2 1:53:19
News 3:32:49
COD 3:37:58
Will’s Adventures 3:39:21

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo1-RzVMta89Z3r4mfn1RhqC1tEBZ4Ej0R2KRDzFYmo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 209 - Infinite Emotions

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:48:14 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 209 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, well, they actually did it. 343 released the Halo Infinite Multiplayer early. So yeah, we are going to be talking about that. A lot. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:31
Tournaments 43:30
Rostermania 45:33
News 59:22
COD 1:12:18
Will’s Adventures 1:14:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0nSmfWB2E-9rIl_pXUTACIPqH8_j-F1ilqhtRHerag/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 208 - Heroes of Reach

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:19:32 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 208 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got so much Halo Infinite information to discuss including details on the first Battle Pass, one of the "Spartan Killers", feedback from the previous flight weekends, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:13
Tournaments 11:49
Rostermania 13:42
News 18:31
COD 1:29:50
Will’s Adventures 1:39:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NBuHt-ksPYDEa7MpUECbHml-AJNuXnh2jn4ZNQb9ZxE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 207 - In The Streets

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:52:14 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 207 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we may be running a little late but that just means we have that much more to talk about! We discuss the new Streets multiplayer map, the topic of multiplayer modes in Infinite, the latest Inside Infinite blog post, and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:14
Tournaments 18:54
Rostermania 20:50
Topic 33:16
News 46:51
COD 1:27:58
Will’s Adventures 1:38:57

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WmKTGp4YLaHMo0rLxk5XBJhNXN5lZtxBXD2VBOSAw0s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 206 - Infinite Campaign Glow Up

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:00:16 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 206 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we finally got a detailed look at the updates to the Halo Infinite campaign. It's time for a deep dive on that and the recent Infinite on PC information. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:00
Tournaments 11:16
Rostermania 12:08
Topic 18:02
News 1:32:40
COD 1:37:12
Will’s Adventures 1:39:31

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yi0Xv-C4NrMjuKhbbygSs1oF-FkOtL1FGNXPwdczAMs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 205 - Setting the Scene

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:22:52 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 205 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time to dive into the Halo Infinite ranked and competitive settings. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:04
Tournaments 10:35
Topic 15:16
News 1:11:22
COD 1:13:24
Will’s Adventures 1:19:34

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Tpo1rWyc1FfS2XwObFtZaPoZzf5Cl-DzdiCwVSIq8I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 204 - Settings on the Infinite Horizon

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:58:03 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 204 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we take some time to discuss and speculate around competitive Infinite settings along with an apparent new game mode coming to Infinite, called Attrition. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:59
Tournaments 36:04
Rostermania 36:53
Topic 46:56
News 1:01:26
COD 1:11:22
Will’s Adventures 1:14:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BHkm-suZ3uLYE5cY3JAzq39rKXF7BmPhlV4vZzb7gMg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 203 - Once More Unto The Flight

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:30:39 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 203 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the second Halo Infinite flight has officially come to a close and it is time for some more discussion around what we liked, didn't like, along with a heated Josh rant. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

2:51 Competitive News
6:19 Tournaments
8:06 Rostermania
8:44 Tournament and League Recaps
10:09 Halo News
26:27 Topic - Halo Infinite Flight Impressions
1:26:40 Will’s Adventures
1:38:00 Shoutouts
1:38:45 Community Creations
1:41:40 Plugs

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ks5BAYZKFmZrU4Ty658TKVa86hXfEXFELYz3ydUW2MU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 202 - Flights to Raleigh

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:39:37 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 202 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a STACKED show with Halo Infinite flight impressions and details around the very first Infinite HCS event in Raleigh, NC. Let's have some fun. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:53
Tournaments 31:40
Rostermania 34:00
News 44:30
Topic 55:44
Will’s Adventures 2:26:20

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S4hUt53p2n0R--vHUbOop8n6aP_BFLYISiyufpG6UuQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 201 - Back in the Saddle

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 21:16:01 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 201 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are back to doing what we do best by going off the rails. And hey! The Inside Infinite blog post dropped early so we fumble around that for a while, discussing the upcoming Halo Infinite flight. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:17
Tournaments 44:11
Rostermania 46:37
News 54:10
COD and Other Games Watch 1:42:11
Will’s Adventures 1:45:20

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1USYwUxIpK-_eyT_Y4M-T20v5axXYQWEqazscg6-Kozg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 200 - The Tashi Interview

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:45:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to an incredibly special 200th episode of HCS Pro Talk! To celebrate this unbelievable milestone, we had the honor of sitting down to interview the Halo Esports Lead of Microsoft & 343 Industries, Tashi.

We hope you enjoy this nearly three hour long journey through Tashi's past, present, and future.

And to everyone who has taken the time to listen to and/or watch this show over the years, thank you. 200 episodes is a major milestone that we never thought we would get to. We couldn't be happier with how this show has continued to grow and evolve along with the community surrounding it. Let's keep this train rolling for many years to come.

Tashi Plugs:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tashi343i
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tashihcs/?hl=en
Personal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbagl0gplg4vrY1vIodqxw
HCS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRlMArGqt607LYdhlrrYVA

Episode 199 - Endless Debate

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:56:26 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 199 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the discussions flow, the shenanigans continue, the past is reminisced, and a major announcement is made. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 8:37
Tournaments 30:17
Rostermania 31:08
News 38:21
COD and Other Games Watch 2:23:40
Will’s Adventures 2:29:59

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oKuknbsgF_KxSMgT48RcHX2qbVBvdOAjjldAG2XcY9E/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 198 - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:30:24 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 198 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, holy moly do we have a lot of news to discuss. From the HCS organizations announcement, Halo Infinite release date announcement, Halo Infinite XP shenanigans, and Call of Duty League roster mania. Strap in, things are going to get 'nutty'. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:03
Tournaments 30:50
Rostermania 32:00
News 42:00
Topic 1:27:55
COD and Other Games Watch 1:44:25
Will’s Adventures 2:06:07

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AjZ6TWtmlHTtfRxTuiePZZ0obshxO14oF2YmYyP332I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 197 - Expectations VS Reality

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:34:42 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 197 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a long and hard conversation around the recent Halo Infinite news. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:50
Tournaments 10:14
Topic 20:39
News 1:06:50
COD and Other Games Watch 1:11:05
Will’s Adventures 1:56:00

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcmsoyLoRJDLLyhvQLteyFKZq4gF6ggj7JrJq84kXxU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 196 - Bringing it Back Old School

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:44:06 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 196 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we're on time, in studio, and talking about competitive Halo (among other things). Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:37
Tournaments 10:53
Rostermania! 12:11
COD and Other Games Watch 44:14
Will’s Adventures 48:43

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mroH8GweRaKn1kQTKSZmg5hlGPvVvDTleWduW-85dwk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 195 - Returning to Solid Ground

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:06:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 195 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we're late... again. But hey, we also discuss whether or not the BR should be the starting weapon in competitive Halo Infinite. So there is that. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:04
Tournaments 15:04
Rostermania! 16:14
Topic 18:30
COD and Other Games Watch 44:22
Will’s Adventures 46:14

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_IKckAoc0VmwjmonRbjHvkfWMaugUkifT2h7EonafQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 194 - Taking Flight

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:45:26 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 194 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we finally get to talk about our hands-on impressions of the first Halo Infinite Multiplayer Technical Preview (Flight). Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:13
Tournaments 28:32
Topic 40:35
COD and Other Games Watch 2:18:00
Will’s Adventures 2:48:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DbWwxu8LwW5PmXvdId-JTwDy55npRnLTR0yZP2Jwjqs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 193 - Flight Inbound

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:29:18 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 193 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest Inside Infinite post around Flighting. We also provide predictions for the upcoming Xbox FanFest Series Finale tournament along with the CDL Major V. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:30
Tournaments 12:44
Topic 29:04
Halo News 40:00
COD and Other Games Watch 1:20:45
Will’s Adventures 1:30:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e573ktj5MIG3jBF1VoUfD5wjBPMLmqKRcbRSXBxj2c4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 192 - Infinite Patience

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 21:27:58 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 192 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we patiently wait for more Infinite Flighting news. In the meantime, we continue to go off the rails. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:22
Tournaments 10:30
Halo News 18:36
COD and Other Games Watch 27:00
Will’s Adventures 43:50

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ykUmhGIKPebngOM1d7boagnxznaQ28XYL9i_sq3Y-9Y/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 191 - Have You Heard About the Halo Insider Program?

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:18:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 191 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we speculate even more about Halo Infinite's Multiplayer offerings. Also, have you heard about the Halo Insider Program? No? Well, let us inform you. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:50
Tournaments 21:25
RosterMania 23:12
Topic 32:16
Halo News 42:59
COD and Other Games Watch 55:05
Will’s Adventures 56:56

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EdyiUBKV3hR_D_bOYi1N1dnQpO4rFrByDuP_Rxgq03s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 190 - Talking Teams

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 22:02:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 190 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about teams. We also have a larger discussion around the flighting format and the implementation with Infinite. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 16:11
Tournaments 39:40
RosterMania 42:36
Halo News 49:01
COD and Other Games Watch 1:04:45
Will’s Adventures 1:06:35

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yg7jSniwLVRleQvVIQzxn5xjMlRs5X4CYrYV3ZOhGIo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 189 - Brick by Brick

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:49:22 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 189 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have even more discussions around the scrubbed through Halo Infinite multiplayer footage, the latest Inside Infinite blog post, and plenty of tournament recaps. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 7:10
Tournaments 12:30
RosterMania 14:05
Tournaments 15:49
Topic 29:15
Halo News 41:08
COD and Other Games Watch 1:03:37
Will’s Adventures 1:15:04

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9pOfJ0gwfoUtWYAfy0Bmbptz1_UETevykt9XYRLd8g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 188 - The Return of the Grassroots Cup!

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:56:10 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 188 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we dive even DEEPER into the Halo Infinite Multiplayer trailer, ViDoc, and interviews. We also discuss movies that Josh has not seen. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:56
Tournaments 10:28
Topic 22:20
Halo News 1:16:45
COD and Other Games Watch 1:24:00
Will’s Adventures 1:33:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H5cRrrB-ka9rYoUknPrkDd88Glk_RVli_yw424VwgGU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 187 - Halo Infinite Multiplayer Deep Dive

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:05:32 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 187 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we just get right into it. It's time to break down everything shown for the reveal of Halo Infinite's multiplayer. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:57
Tournaments 6:27
Topic 10:59
Halo News 2:04:00
COD and Other Games Watch 2:18:01
Will’s Adventures 2:24:09

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eluKjxcJIYgKkbBWW1_hbNw_AlwuDQqYbtnNMZe1Dtk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 186 - Halo 5 SEN/T Off Into the Sunset & Microsoft Showcase Predictions

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:46:01 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 186 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we SEN/D Halo 5 off with an incredible tournament recap and discuss predictions for the upcoming Microsoft & Bethesda E3 Showcase. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 8:55
Upcoming Tournaments 9:37
RosterMania 10:33
Tournament/league recap 15:18
Topic 36:10
Halo News 1:27:22
COD and Other Games Watch 1:30:10
Will’s Adventures 1:37:49

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AgXaI0av5aFkhXpQvWgH5a3vyF4nB7XLLhxqDO04RvM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 185 - The Halo 5 SEN/D Off & Infinite Hype Intensifies

Mon, 31 May 2021 21:55:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 185 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we begin by talking about segments that happen later on in the show and then talk about them in further detail when they typically happen in the show. We also have an announcement with Podcast Evolved, discuss the latest tournament announcements/recaps, and end the show with some classic memes and YouTube talk. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 29:39
Tournaments 43:14
Halo News 50:00
COD and Other Games Watch 58:25
Will’s Adventures 1:19:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1neM7xX3-dUXNbbndB-FPV8Lwh7bS8pxiSjeDFXZggiQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 184 - The Many Faces of Halo: CE

Tue, 25 May 2021 21:08:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 184 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, a spotlight is given to Halo: CE and the multiplayer issues still plaguing the title in MCC. We also get to share the latest episode of the Map Legends segment, produced by Podcast Evolved! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:00
Tournaments 20:20
Map Legends 36:15
Halo News 48:15
COD and Other Games Watch 53:00
Will’s Adventures 54:37

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wguw90N7rgHukv_mZbjHvotaKPEdyXzIryirNMpVTJs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 183 - The Champion of FFA... Wait, No. The Champion of the 1v1 Is?!

Mon, 17 May 2021 21:16:28 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 183 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the community comes together, we discuss the results of the latest $2'sDay and Kellogg's events, and we take a trip down memory lane. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:29
Tournaments 14:06
Halo News 42:41
COD and Other Games Watch 1:07:32
Will’s Adventures 1:34:28

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zTXob25kY9IoYe4MgTUD0a07dBD1CcOiqNKTHlpcN54/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 182 - Looking Forward to LAN

Mon, 10 May 2021 20:05:47 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 182 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a short week but still plenty to talk about regarding community tournaments that are taking place in the scene. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:20
Tournaments 16:05
Halo News 24:02
COD and Other Games Watch 29:02
Will’s Adventures 33:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SVCnSqpb9vVw-cy8QMFkF__ShmnUlUYlS080qkMVXXE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 181 - All Are Welcome

Wed, 05 May 2021 22:56:07 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 181 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we get back to late night. It's time to discuss the latest Waypoint blog posts including the HCS and Inside Infinite for PC. We also discuss the latest tournament announcements and recaps, including GTHalo, EuropaHalo, and LVT Productions. The show is rounded out with a little CDL talk with the Huke move, along with one of the funniest games of Valorant we have ever experienced. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:55
Upcoming Tournaments 10:52
Rostermania 16:27
Tournament/League Recap 18:29
Halo News 32:24
COD and Other Games Watch 39:34
Will’s Adventures 1:03:14

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10qj3IRQ1ug0WCByBO2Q0dwa51pNOPcB2HjQGegDw2ng/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 180 - Competitive Halo 4

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:58:43 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 180 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got announcements, tournament recaps, CDL, OWL, Valorant, and plenty more to satisfy those esports needs. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:50
Upcoming Tournaments 10:52
Rostermania 16:27
Tournament/League Recap 18:29
Halo News 32:24
COD and Other Games Watch 39:34
Will’s Adventures 1:03:14

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WMiIVcxNaIaugTnm3M44peyhUVGPU4NY4Ua1LFTdzf4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 179 - Introducing, Map Legends

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 20:14:44 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 179 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are everywhere. From The Fast and the Furious, to singing songs, all with some Halo and CDL sprinkled in throughout. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:21
Upcoming Tournaments 3:05
Rostermania 8:58
Tournament/League Recap 14:47
Map Legends 22:58
Halo News 35:27
COD and Other Games Watch 46:39
Will’s Adventures 58:28

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SaMgbnUD5a5WeVd_sgL4MPNoYVk5vFS8MRw_-lpFCIo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 178 - The Community Takeover

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:26:58 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 178 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Halo 5 Pro Series may have come to a definitive close and we have a results of the latest Championship. We also discuss the latest in the CDL, including a nice chat about organization drama. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:37
Upcoming Tournaments 13:28
Tournament/League Recap 18:45
Halo News 29:43
COD and Other Games Watch 34:14
Will’s Adventures 1:18:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19RjQ4_o6gD7rHr1XQBSoloqrszf7brvItk2Kov2p-DU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 177 - The LouisVTitan Interview

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 177 of HCS Pro Talk and the final episode of March Interview Madness! This episode, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the man behind LVT Productions, Brandon Perez aka LouisVTitan.

If you haven't watched a $2'sDay or The Watch Party stream, you are missing out on some of the best production that the competitive Halo scene has to offer. LouisVTitan is the man behind all the madness so sit back, relax, and join us on this journey through Brandon's life.

We hope you enjoy.

LouisVTitan Plugs:

Episode 176 - The First Infinite HCS Event Tease!

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 20:51:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 176 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, $2'sDay makes its return, we discuss the latest HCS blog post, the first potential HCS Infinite event has been teased, there is continuous drama within the HCS scene, and we have a lengthy discussion around Valorant. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:40
Upcoming Tournaments 21:50
Rostermania 25:29
Tournament/League Recap 27:03
Halo News 34:00
COD and Other Games Watch 38:40
Will’s Adventures 48:07

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/186uQM9UUZoXdSDgVCVc2uxh-Xkrd3DN5Gtx4EpBKtiY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 175 - The Return of European Halo

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:54:58 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 175 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Europa Halo makes their major announcement, we announce our first collaboration projects with the Podcast Evolved crew, there are tournament announcements and recaps, and we end with some CDL among other video games. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:30
Upcoming Tournaments 9:00
Tournament/League Recap 12:40
Halo News 34:29
COD and Other Games Watch 47:59
Will’s Adventures 1:02:34

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fbXM7Dx4srmnijj7alA29mTR4r9B_UOnER-o1tcwas8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 173 - For the Kids

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:56:04 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 173 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we tease our interview with ShyWay, tease an upcoming Europa Halo announcement, recap the previous weeks tournaments, and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:17
Upcoming Tournaments 9:56
Tournament/League Recap 12:32
Topic 34:02
Halo News 38:11
COD and Other Games Watch 48:26
Will’s Adventures 1:03:15

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hiZY5zn1qtNIP9kmwYTA9Jr3dUrfnP0tFZYCWMFg8rQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 172 - The YNOT B RECKLESS Interview

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:30:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 172 of HCS Pro Talk and the second episode of March Interview Madness! This episode, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with up and coming Halo caster, analyst, and content creator YNOT B RECKLESS aka YNOT B CASTING aka... well... we will let Tony provide the rest of the intro.

Tony has been on the grind when it comes to everything competitive Halo. From casting an amount of events that are too many to count, to kickstarting his journey into full-time content creation, and everything in-between. Tony's infectious personality is something truly to behold so sit back, relax, and bask in the laughs with us.

We hope you enjoy.

YNOT B RECKLESS Plugs:

Episode 171 - FFA is FFA

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:21:03 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 171 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we tease our interview with YNOT B RECKLESS, explain the details around Project Rainbow Road which is now officially named the Road to Infinite FFA Series, and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:49
Upcoming Tournaments 28:33
RosterMania 35:38
Tournament/League Recap 39:37
Topic 49:19
Halo News 55:19
COD and Other Games Watch 1:05:10
Will’s Adventures 1:17:33

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1swnqsCWhlg6WDK5hNEmGCdAFGlmUoNDUM4IcbfKmsYg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 170 - The Martin Omes Interview

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 170 of HCS Pro Talk and the first episode of March Interview Madness! To kick this initiative off, we had the honor of interviewing Martin Omes of GTHalo, Gamers Outreach, and so much more.

Martin is a man of many talents, and wearer of many hats, within multiple industries. This whopping two and a half hour show contains plenty of laughs, stories, and insight into the world of one of the greatest people on this planet.

We hope you enjoy.

Martin Omes Plugs:

Episode 169 - What Doesn't Martin Do?

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 14:51:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 169 (nice) of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we tease our interview with Martin Omes, provide some tournament announcements, recaps, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:43
Upcoming Tournaments 12:16 2
Tournament/League Recap 14:02
Topic 21:39
Halo News 27:11
COD and Other Games Watch 31:20
Will’s Adventures 49:32

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gEiPsEnXQ4J8PcvF9EJTWRs74slUlc7jzw5r-L7YnlQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 168 - Bridging the Gap

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:25:42 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 168 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got some major announcements to make. We also discuss the latest tournament announcements and recaps, along with the recent blogs for Infinite and the HCS. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 16:51
Upcoming Tournaments 41:15
Roster Mania 43:32
Tournament/League Recap 44:05
Topic 57:05
Halo News 59:35
COD and Other Games Watch 1:16:41
Will’s Adventures 1:45:34

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u_q98FU6GtsWodZlj7Rwd-_gUOQK8TxSdm2HLcTzITk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 167 - Hard Work and Determination

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:18:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 167 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the latest Halo 5 Pro Series tournaments, the CDL Super Week announcement, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:06
Upcoming Tournaments 15:26
Roster Mania 18:15
Tournament/League Recap 18:32
Topic 38:44
Halo News 54:18
COD and Other Games Watch 56:18
Will’s Adventures 1:08:03

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HKrrGSG2xPAmKQMmibfaJs5XIu1f_IHI3Vf_q0cJ1j0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 166 - There's Nothing Really Quite Like HCS Drama

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:47:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 166 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's all about the HCS drama. We also have discussions around Halo Infinite, among other games. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 7:43
Upcoming Tournaments 9:50
Roster Mania 12:48
Tournament/League Recap 14:05
Halo News 45:10
COD and Other Games Watch 1:03:48
Will’s Adventures 1:13:03

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ARdl_E7r4rQgtdnjO_FgTHIB7Tu45NZpcS72LzP3VMw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 165 - We're Back! Back in the Tournament Groove.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:54:57 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 165 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about the results of the first tournaments for the HCS Halo 5 Pro Series season! We also go on a few tangents. You know, typical stuff. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 8:36
Upcoming Tournaments 11:10
Roster Mania 14:41
Tournament/League Recap 17:51
Halo News 29:52
COD and Other Games Watch 36:59
Will’s Adventures 1:10:21

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fdJnqBIgDRYy8qQkbCgLqwh2gOeyZCmPzY_s3G7U1Mk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 164 - Holy Halo News Batman!

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:32:55 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 164 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a LOT to talk about regarding the HCS and Halo Infinite in general. So grab your drink of choice, a snack if you want, and get comfortable. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:53
Upcoming Tournaments 39:24
Roster Mania 41:43
Tournament/League Recap 42:48
Halo News 49:33
COD and Other Games Watch 1:22:49
Will’s Adventures 1:26:02

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11FtQvMCXq7CG1tD-aKPuZ18-fQ84SFRZjK9Z62iZfJc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 163 - The HCS Pro Series Returns

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:40:43 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 163 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got information on the next round of the HCS Pro Series for both Halo 3 (MCC) and Halo 5. We also discuss the latest community tournament announcements, recaps, and news. The show comes to an end with the first round of CDL 2021 information. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:56
Upcoming Tournaments 15:42
Roster Mania 19:14
Tournament/League Recap 19:43
Halo News 22:07
COD and Other Games Watch 25:13
Will’s Adventures 48:12

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CKSfClgb2pFh54LHxlXVDBj2oyiKOKOcCeJRP_KJgdI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 162 - Potatoes are Back!

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 23:05:15 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 162 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, late night has returned and so have potatoes. Just listen, all will be understood in due time. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:07
Upcoming Tournaments 8:56
Roster Mania 10:44
Tournament/League Recap 11:22
Halo News 14:38
COD and Other Games Watch 22:42
Will’s Adventures 27:23

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PtfoSo_Aqen3UR2tyKNRphVOyoLBWJuSv009twjYKjw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 161 - A Resurgence... of Halo 4?!

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:05:29 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 161 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have some actual Halo news to discuss including an announcement from Europa Halo and a look into the next season of the AGLA. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:00
Upcoming Tournaments 18:33
Roster Mania 22:02
Tournament/League Recap 22:31
Halo News 27:22
COD and Other Games Watch 30:42
Will’s Adventures 37:43

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B47hg2ld3sa_EWvUvOd59SGdMrwHo7X7KbSdwiQgdFA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 160 - Halo Infinite Releases This Year

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:52:34 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 160 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is officially 2021 and what better way to ring in the new year than a look back at our favorite moments of 2020 (yeah, remember THAT year?). Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:00
Upcoming Tournaments 4:56
Roster Mania 7:08
Tournament/League Recap 8:40
Topic 11:00
Will’s Adventures 30:27

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rkedKTim9whcYYLRp6Vg7HT5xGMWmcQIIyEQ4o75iYQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 159 - Here's to an Infinitely Better New Year

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 15:42:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 159 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have an announcement! We also don't have a ton to talk about within the Halo space due to the holidays so sit back, relax, and go off the rails with us. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:50
Upcoming Tournaments 4:36
Tournament/League Recap 7:58
Xbox/Halo News 13:15
ANNOUNCEMENT 18:14
Will’s Adventures 21:49

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sEOlWcJpysKtIQnbH51NY4Ebx7B4feuUdYv5AYJm5XM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 158 - Happy Halodays!

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:19:23 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 158 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have the actual HCS update from Tashi himself. We also discuss the latest drama in the Halo scene, Cyberpunk woes, and NOOOOOOOOOOOOB COMBO DOT COOOOOOOOOOM! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_H2-wVJxcBKEDTT2GyRDoCXwffxST4z0PtXNA8RUr-Y/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 157 - Calming the Waters

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:37:46 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 157 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have the results of the HCS Halo 5 Pro Series Season 2 Championship (along with some added drama), a little peek into some more Infinite news, Star Wars, Cyberpunk, other video games, and... and... Holy shit, this is a long one. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:28
Upcoming Tournaments 6:39
Roster Mania 9:00
Tournament/League Recap 9:20
Xbox/Halo News 32:56
COD/other games watch 1:17:13
Will’s Adventures 1:41:49

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_NhV0uqD_uWXRw8y84awf0DCFCQrXkP9zFEXgjrXAIY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 156 - Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 19:11:39 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 156 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got statements, the return of the HDL, rosters, tournaments, predictions, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:04
Upcoming Tournaments 10:58
Roster Mania 13:18
Tournament/League Recap 25:43
Topic 40:46
Xbox/Halo News -
COD/other games watch 34:49
Will’s Adventures 35:17

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cP7XDQiQKnMBdeYFO-h3T9qNSk9kccN1jWYHYMlKR00/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 155 - Turkey Coma

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:37:20 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 155 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while light on Halo news, we are HEAVY on Halo tournaments. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jUUYL-lEnQgk8HG14-8WTsxrF5ScGyDGswDVu278OU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 154 - Stuck in an Infinite Limbo

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:22:13 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 154 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about old Halo while not talking about new Halo. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 1:45
Upcoming Tournaments 5:00
Roster Mania 6:53
Tournament/League Recap 7:44
Xbox/Halo News 22:03
COD/other games watch 28:10
Will’s Adventures 31:35

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zZ9P_HjRjepwIH_PyeCEHyF1eh3OYGVjJCMNf5ACj08/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 153 - Coming Home

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:42:23 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 153 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Halo 4 MCC PC has a release date! We also discuss the latest tournament results, the return of Optic Gaming, and of course, Destiny. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:03
Upcoming Tournaments 6:51
Roster Mania(kind of) 11:10
Tournament/League Recap 11:40
Xbox/Halo News 21:14
COD/other games watch 29:09
Will’s Adventures 38:50

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_AqsMo6OpvSxyXfAQa-uL_fJAi-s9BPkqT_804fkZ1A/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 152 - Right Back At It Again

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:23:39 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 152 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about new tournaments, new games, and new consoles. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:20
Upcoming Tournaments 5:32
Roster Mania(kind of) 8:15
Tournament/League Recap 11:33
Xbox/Halo News 39:00
COD/other games watch 42:20
Will’s Adventures 58:27

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UYX_BLma1oy7jjO2-OlGiSENgIQVGihM7zl1cpZ_76Q/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 151 - Seasons Change

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:45:14 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 151 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, late night returns with the shenanigans. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:49
Upcoming Tournaments 23:04
Roster Mania 24:30
Tournament/League Recap 26:11
Topic 39:25
Xbox/Halo News 57:32
COD/other games watch 1:32:49
Will’s Adventures 1:53:22

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-xND2VRk6DwPekDF9scb-e0SMIf7-_Gwac0W_9t0NIQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 150 - Show Me Your True Colors

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:13:38 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 150 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about colors. Yes, colors. What the fuck is even going on anymore?! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:06
Upcoming Tournaments 4:21
Roster Mania 10:18
Tournament/League Recap 23:03
Xbox/Halo News 32:31
COD/other games watch 57:08
Will’s Adventures 58:34

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/142ZL4rr-GmS49ujFAP-FzKO2xVHWT5VXCeVPYzfhgGM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 149 - Pure Roster Mania

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:05:49 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 149 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we get a deeper dive into the makings of roster mania, courtesy of aPG and the On My X hosts. We also discuss the latest tournament announcements, recaps, and news. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:00
Upcoming Tournaments 8:20
Roster Mania 11:38
Tournament/League Recap 21:12
Xbox/Halo News 29:54
COD/other games watch 38:25
Will’s Adventures 53:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u3GZem6W4H71hnnscfox_0abuIPVAgRevfTIAviC_hc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 148 - Déjà Vu

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:53:52 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 148 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, orgs make their return and debut to competitive Halo. We also discuss potential the potential meta when it comes to the competitive scene of Infinite. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:23
Upcoming Tournaments 8:10
Roster Mania 15:30
Tournament/League Recap 42:00
Xbox/Halo News 54:55
COD/other games watch 1:02:05
Will’s Adventures 1:14:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LH6jD8Tp--Na0-qbpVsfuhfiYLurUhKKldxM9SWW1wU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 147 - The Champ is Back

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:09:31 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 147 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we go off the rails. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News: 6:45
Upcoming Tournaments: 13:30
Roster Mania: 17:07
Tournament/League Recap: 20:35
Xbox/Halo News: 43:30
COD/other games watch: 48:59
Will’s Adventures: 56:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BF4Q6W95P27qMuuZ5wlSmnXqQibcChiECJGIhlt_Eao/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 146 - Is SBMM Really THAT Bad?

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:17:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 146 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, with the recent resurgence of the skill-based matchmaking debate, it is time to have the discussion on the show. We also talk about the latest tournament results including GTHalo and the HCS Pro Series, along with CDL troubles, Microsoft buying ZeniMax, and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:56
Upcoming Tournaments 11:54
Roster Mania 15:27
Tournament/League Recap 15:57
Topic 31:20
Xbox/Halo News 56:25
COD/other games watch 1:05:11
Will’s Adventures 1:32:57

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wBitzazxINdgSE7fDks2zzQ-n2gnoYhLqgtPdTtyUx4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 145 - Halo for All

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 20:07:12 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 145 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the future of the HCS has been announced, details on the CDL 2021 season have been revealed, and online pre-ordering is still far behind where it should be. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:23
Upcoming Tournaments 117:20
Roster Mania 20:28
Tournament/League Recap 28:30
Topic 34:30
Xbox/Halo News 1:06:54
COD/other games watch 1:09:15
Will’s Adventures 1:48:16

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SjeTyiVU446kBtClms-XAG1qveO40w9zdFc1kCJ1vdk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 144 - So What Happens Now?

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:37:09 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 144 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the MCC Pro Series has come to an end with Halo 3 and we are, yet again, left waiting to find out what is coming next. Luckily, the community is keeping the competition running strong. We also have football, so there is that. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 14:48
Upcoming Tournaments 16:04
Roster Mania 17:33
Tournament/League Recap 18:04
Topic 31:10
Xbox/Halo News 41:45
COD/other games watch 49:25
Will’s Adventures 1:10:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13z-TY74qebCdCwGed4ZkND-NcSZs53ScwcvO1zwYd5I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 143 - HCS Crawls, CDL Falls, Xbox and NVIDIA Enthralls

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:02:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 143 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the amount of news to discuss is staggering. HCS, CDL, NVIDIA, AMD, Xbox, and so much more. Welcome back to Late Night with HCS Pro Talk. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 9:35
Upcoming Tournaments 31:51
Roster Mania 33:25
Tournament/League Recap 43:15
Xbox/Halo News 58:23
COD/other games watch 1:14:19
Will’s Adventures 2:01:20

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PGgqGZBiDVg_WJ-r3iD-sicreCM8XqeT6qy-rqLJeDk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 142 - Rose Tinted Glasses

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 142 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we take off the rose tinted glasses and talk about what the recent Infinite news means to us. We also discuss the results of the MCC Pro Series thus far, along with some predictions for the CDL finals. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Upcoming Tournaments 5:35
Roster Mania 14:50
Tournament/League Recap 22:11
Topic 31:50
Xbox/Halo News 1:07:00
COD/other games watch 1:11:27
Will’s Adventures 1:43:20

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYFud2sxwvs62rMEVDZJT_3r59oq-g7scELCx0rsIK0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 141 - Patching Leaks

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 141 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is time to address some of the Halo Infinite leaks that have cropped up. We also discuss the addition of new Halo leagues, plenty of tournaments, the CDL standings, and so much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:15
Upcoming Tournaments 20:01
Roster Mania 23:19
Tournament/League Recap 30:10
Topic 45:11
Xbox/Halo News 1:47:34
COD/other games watch 1:50:45
Will’s Adventures 2:09:23

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lnv_ZxYOA4e9gtNr1VJye6P3wxeUIfWjpxJNP1weBEs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 140 - It Actually Happened

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 140 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we never thought the day would happen but it has. We also never thought 2020 would be the year it has turned out to be. Let's talk about that Halo Infinite delay. Also in this episode we discuss the MCC Pro Series, the Xbox Series X release date, and the battle of the giants between Epic Games and Apple/Google. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:25
Upcoming Tournaments 7:08
Roster Mania 16:18
Tournament/League Recap 22:56
Xbox/Halo News 33:53
Topic 1:19:08
COD/other games watch 1:39:17
Will’s Adventures 2:19:26

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12StOLC_3AvzOcBtuBx_4llUCjb9_xwnxISJzPguRlbE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 139 - Pro 'Talk' to Pro 'Play'

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:47:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 139 of HCS Pro Talk! This week marks the return of the AGLA, results of the GTHalo HCS Grassroots Cup, further discussion around Infinite, and so much more. Like, a whole lot more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 9:04
Upcoming Tournaments 17:14
Roster Mania 20:35
Tournament/League Recap 27:00
Xbox/Halo News 1:07:56
COD/other games watch 1:18:50
Will’s Adventures 2:07:52

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YsjdBmdFv-UV02jnK08_ESIFKPrzCwKZxavXXwCUq1s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 138 - Halo Infinite Multiplayer Free For All

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 138 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, when it rains, it pours. Halo news that is. MCC Pro Series, the next MCC season and ODST, a crazy roster shakeup, and Halo Infinite multiplayer announced as being free-to-play. We have a crazy amount to talk about. Grab your drink of choice and get comfy. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:22
Upcoming Tournaments 18:16
Roster Mania 21:04
Tournament/League Recap 26:50
Xbox/Halo News 34:10
Topic 1:24:49
COD/other games watch 1:54:47
Will’s Adventures 2:06:54

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lemhnjt3PwgLf39RldjoYd3hTvl4F84zcwyMry9wvGg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 137 - Sprint Confirmed!

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 137 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have finally seen Halo Infinite campaign gameplay. Let's talk even more about what we saw and what we have read/watched about the games confirmed details. We also have a major tournament announcement, some real roster mania, and even more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:53
Upcoming Tournaments 12:18
Roster Mania 15:10
Tournament/League Recap 20:46
Xbox/Halo News 31:35
Topic 39:16
COD/other games watch 1:14:55
Will’s Adventures 1:22:23

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ameXa2x-c4QqyR_nhWWGk_TaQDYDsWpLpJvzgSNMPX4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 136 - Halo Infinite Gameplay Predictions

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 136 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about predictions for the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase and specifically, Halo Infinite. We also discuss the latest tournament announcements, recaps, and rosters. To round things out, we have a callback to our Taco Bell episode. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:18
Upcoming Tournaments 12:37
Roster Mania 15:58
Tournament/League Recap 33:15
Topics 40:41
Xbox/Halo News 1:12:44
COD/other games watch 1:16:30
Will’s Adventures 1:22:31

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-sQKMfJn69NlGe4f7CUX4jfz3zKOqw6VbsXjajWfOw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 135 - The Competitive PC Struggle

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 135 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got a little bit of everything. News, tournaments, rosters, topics, Star Wars, etc. Should Luke have been named Starkiller instead of Skywalker? Should we have HCS Halo 5 PC tournaments? How long until we have Infinite LAN events? How big of a deal is the release of Infinite? All of these questions and more are discussed in this episode. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:00
Upcoming Tournaments 10:24
Roster Mania 14:45
Tournament/League Recap 21:15
Topics 26:15
Xbox/Halo News 1:29:50
COD/other games watch 1:37:54
Will’s Adventures 1:40:27

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ycBqEZIB8p7cYBceQsY9J7dEsq1GngBlffUlOSrygAI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 134 - Infinite Hype Intensifies

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 134 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it wouldn't be an episode of this show without some more tournament announcements. We also have the GTHalo vs Halo Colombia rosters, the potential date for the July Xbox event, a look into the next season of MCC, and a discussion around the potential increase in video game prices with the next generation of consoles. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 7:20
Upcoming Tournaments 17:34
Roster Mania 22:10
Tournament/League Recap 25:30
Xbox/Halo News 29:29
COD/other games watch 55:45
Will’s Adventures 1:34:33

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZPlBjHTqx_e39fCRyvUO4Xzz-3CB635RGZznw8CT3UQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 133 - A Familiar Foe

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 133 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we get to announce the next GTHalo event, there are plenty more tournament announcements and recaps, some real roster mania within the scene, the return of The Reflection Corner, and a tease into the future of MCC and Infinite. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:16
Upcoming Tournaments 14:09
Roster Mania 18:50
Tournament/League Recap 25:36
Reflection Corner 50:15
Xbox/Halo News 56:10
Will’s Adventures 1:07:32

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hA-EZOyHc9D7R7cPPrCjo4aNGqoksqzmVsOLfPXzw-s/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 132 - RIP Mixer

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:11:02 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 132 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, PlayGrifball jumps into tournaments, the NAHL season has officially begun, the Halo 3 PC flight has been extended, and Mixer is shutting down. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:30
Upcoming Tournaments 9:44
Roster Mania 16:33
Tournament/League Recap 18:08
Xbox/Halo News 40:02
COD Watch 43:15
Will’s Adventures 1:23:05

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trq36S605nSccgUa7fO5lOK9x2KnKo2IqKWx1ulVs7c/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 131 - Competitive Integrity

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 131 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, shit has gone down yet again in the competitive Halo space. Time to talk about it. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:42
Upcoming Tournaments 5:21
Roster Mania 8:52
Tournament/League Recap 10:56
Topic of the Week 21:45
Xbox/Halo News 1:11:00
COD Watch 1:17:39
Will’s Adventures 1:52:19

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B3db2BMv9ZejT7PULRXslBynwV_VOKvhwtVU_juidb4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 130 - Black Lives Matter

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:36:58 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 130 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while there is Halo to talk about, there are more important things happening in the world. We all need to do our part in shining a brighter light on the Black Lives Matter movement. There is so much more that everyone can be doing to fight for racial equality. Continue the good fight. Racism can end. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:23
Upcoming Tournaments 15:35
Roster Mania 17:28
Tournament/League Recap 29:25
Topic of the Week 34:22
COD Watch 58:42
Will’s Adventures 1:03:25

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1maYItyBRRHD4oX2yzL6gktHBTeoZ2qib_SbrQxy_dgk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 129 - Quarantine Edition

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:19:33 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 129 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Will and Josh are separated from one another due to COVID-19 quarantine. This means a few things. One, the show must go on! Two, the audio quality will not be the absolute best this episode. Three, things are going to be a little 'all over the place' during this one. Regardless, we have the NAHL rosters, community tournament announcements and recaps, and much more news to discuss in this episode. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 6:30
Upcoming Tournaments 14:50
Roster Mania 16:47
Tournament/League Recap 22:22
News 29:47
COD Watch 46:00
Will’s Adventures 56:20

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IZrg5vnC06mZYuoaZJHdhFSxMktADbJ9KabWdGHPOgY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 128 - The MCC Pro Series Has Begun!

Mon, 25 May 2020 06:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 128 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it wouldn't an HCS sponsored tournament without a little controversy would it? That's right, the MCC Pro Series has officially kicked off and we have some results along with some hiccups. Also in this episode are discussions around the latest MCC patch, and many more community tournaments. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 8:18
Upcoming Tournaments 12:10
Roster Mania 18:28
Tournament/League Recap 24:00
News 40:04
COD Watch 1:04:30
Will’s Adventures 1:22:40

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18N6mypXtEOH_5k29yEI5lzAkLeKejZ-E9VG-Wo3VdxA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 127 - Not My Precious Halo 2!

Sun, 17 May 2020 18:53:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 127 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, you thought Roster Mania was a thing last week, but THIS week is the REAL deal. In other words, Will has some fun with a lot of names. We also dive deep in the recent issues with Halo 2 releasing on MCC PC along with the recent update to MCC as a whole. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 3:16
Upcoming Tournaments 8:47
Roster Mania 11:08
Tournament/League Recap 24:28
Topic 34:25
News 1:15:45
COD Watch 1:20:09
Will’s Adventures 1:28:00

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vhuWHABvY0oUqdMPkLXbGrLJfnm1GyAFdP1Uce76DsE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 126 - 2 Halo, 2 Furious

Tue, 12 May 2020 22:31:10 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 126 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are all over the place. A lot of Halo here, a little Fast and the Furious there. Main topics include the announcement of the MCC Pro Series, MCC Halo 2 coming to PC, and plenty more. This week also shows the return of both Roster Mania and "Ranty Josh". Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 4:34
Upcoming Tournaments 23:34
Roster Mania 25:30
Tournament/League Recap 39:08
Topic 55:40
News 1:22:03
COD Watch 1:41:55
Will’s Adventures 2:04:00

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_O0Y1CB1QYihjQy75CgBv-FXfP6sWUGOiIP5ytQwrc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 125 - Summer Game Fest: E3 Evolved

Sun, 03 May 2020 16:00:47 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 125 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a staggering amount of upcoming tournaments along with tournament recaps, a look into MCC’s future, even more on Valorants anti-cheat, some overall Xbox news, and the announcement of Summer Game Fest. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:40
Upcoming Tournaments 9:40
Roster Mania 12:30
Tournament/League Recap 12:53
News 26:20
COD Watch 41:10
Will’s Adventures 59:20
Shoutouts 1:20:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hNAE64-zZL0VbuL2yhex5a7fjZLmIEs29MLoQ9YgjjU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 124 - Community Tournaments Everywhere!

Sun, 26 Apr 2020 16:31:37 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 124 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the community tournament announcements and recaps keep growing, the Halo 2 MCC PC Flight gets an update, Valorant lays down the groundwork for competitive settings, and more video games are discussed. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:45
Upcoming Tournaments 10:20
Roster Mania 15:41
Tournament/League Recap 16:13
News 22:20
COD Watch 27:43
Will’s Adventures 1:01:00
Shoutouts 1:17:56

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A4pQm42nj5x55c1LoG1xrM8sVkCR6xMNcMqajVCkHnk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 123 - Halo 2 Takes Flight

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 15:05:40 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 123 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Halo 2 MCC PC flight has taken off. There are also some brand new community tournament announcements, another look at COVID-19 affecting the video game industry, and a deeper dive into Valorant and privacy. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 2:30
Upcoming Tournaments 8:48
Roster Mania 10:05
Tournament/League Recap 11:00
News 13:26
COD Watch 36:36
Will’s Adventures 1:11:17
Shoutouts 1:32:36

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dx1f3iH2bQqZS4kmvNzVWXLYynLMKYr0mbyxeY4WJts/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 122 - Infinite Possibilities

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:53:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 122 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a lot to talk about including a Halo org announcement, loads of tournament/league recaps, our weekly topic, The Reflection Corner, MCC Halo 2 flight information, the CDL, and Valorant. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:50
Competitive News 5:19
Upcoming Tournaments 8:33
Roster Mania 10:10
Tournament/League Recap 14:40
Topic 22:54
News 1:15:51
Will’s Adventures 1:40:52
Shoutouts 1:51:16

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16FBeN7Rzu4pzhGx4eeDOgoA8_CS1rLsFMHl6EmB7eU4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 121 - Tournaments. Tournaments everywhere.

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:32:31 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 121 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, man oh man do we have a lot of community tournaments to talk about. We also discuss our topic of the week which is all about the 343i Pro Team and what it could mean for Infinite. Of course we have plenty of news along with more discussion around COVID-19 and what it means within the gaming industry. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:50
Competitive News 5:19
Upcoming Tournaments 8:33
Roster Mania 10:10
Tournament/League Recap 14:40
Topic 22:54
News 1:15:51
Will’s Adventures 1:40:52
Shoutouts 1:51:16

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16FBeN7Rzu4pzhGx4eeDOgoA8_CS1rLsFMHl6EmB7eU4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 120 - A Halo Retrospective

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:38:14 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 120 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a little bit of all video game news to discuss along with the return of The Reflection Corner. Topics include whether or not competitive Halo 5 should have stuck around, the impact of COVID-19 on the gaming industry, and simply being nice to one another. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:55
Competitive News 6:26
Upcoming Tournaments 8:50
Roster Mania 10:20
Tournament/League Recap 11:00
Topic 12:00
News 32:27
Will’s Adventures 36:26
Shoutouts 56:55

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JQgvHP9KL9t_EPGwCjBIhskR7gkD_h_xLMY2VhaVQP4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 119 - Did Somebody Say, Halo Tournaments?

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:02:36 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 119 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about the community tournaments taking place in the scene. Everything from announcements, to recaps, to personal experiences, there are tournaments galore. We also discuss the latest news on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, some overall Halo news, and some other video games. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:05
Competitive News 31:30
Upcoming Tournaments 33:15
Roster Mania 34:40
Tournament/League Recap 38:12
Topic 54:40
News 1:12:00
Will’s Adventures 1:16:28
Shoutouts 1:33:00

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12mLbGrc90j7t6hSH1w3AMNfzYHUkhJ231alIx78Hguk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 118 - The World is Changing

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 18:32:50 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 118 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while there is a little Halo news, we will be focusing some time on the recent announcements of major cancellations for events due to the Coronavirus. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:01
Competitive News 10:23
Upcoming Tournaments 12:20
Tournament/League Recap 15:08
Roster Mania 18:53
Topic 25:47
News 42:49
Will’s Adventures 48:10
Shoutouts 1:10:24

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hv3Nq1Ls9n9tZEWPtt8umwUtemx5Tbn1jRRxow-jlzk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 117 - Competitive Halo & Content Creation

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:40:32 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 117 of HCS Pro Talk! This weeks main topic is what would your ultimate competitive Halo multiplayer be? We also discuss the latest in Halo esports trends and that is, you know, controversy. Of course we also have plenty of news, tournament announcements, and more to talk about. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 4:09
Competitive News 31:26
Upcoming Tournaments 48:10
Roster Mania N/A
Tournament/League Recap 50:57
Topic 52:06
News
Will’s Adventures 1:18:49
Shoutouts 1:33:15

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K5HJWFQ5ZBmEZ6HXEAlV0FoMFQ8W0WxEDCLr9m9FEQ4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 116 - Should Team Slayer Stay in Competitive Halo?

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 15:54:52 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 116 of HCS Pro Talk! This week we have a lot to talk about. Big moves are happening within the competitive shooter space. Halo Draft League makes some announcements. A new Halo tournament organization enters the fold. The AGLA champions are crowned along with more tournament recaps. The Reflection Corner returns. An unlikely partnership is announced. And MCC development updates round out the news. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:56
Competitive News 12:01
Upcoming Tournaments 31:25
Roster Mania 37:14
Tournament/League Recap 43:34
The Reflection Corner 48:44
News 1:34:31
Will’s Adventures 1:52:36
Shoutouts 2:09:12

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TesD-BmjnVzrzCBmsEdSRBgr3hBGSVdLvr2ON9DNK_I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 115 - DreamHack Anaheim Post-Show

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:59:18 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 115 of HCS Pro Talk! This week includes our Dreamhack Anaheim post-show, HCS announcements, Halo Infinite toys, and much, much more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:14
Competitive News 22:32
Upcoming Tournaments 49:08
Roster Mania 50:03
Tournament/League Recap 54:46
Dreamhack Post-Show 1:00:10
News 1:55:00
Will’s Adventures 2:26:22
Shoutouts 2:33:32

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1406g3OSSTGrk9jb-B9nvdNTP8gPgQJc6G9kJkDZE5W0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 114 - Dreamhack Anaheim Preview

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:22:34 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 114 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, our Dreamhack Anaheim preview, the finale of the HPTCASB, and plenty of The Reflection Corner conversation. Did we mention that it is Will's birthday? BECAUSE IT IS! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 10:22
Competitive News 25:00
Upcoming Tournaments 36:54
Roster Mania 38:58
Tournament/League Recap 43:02
HPTCASB/Reflection Corner 44:48
News 1:42:42
Will’s Adventures 1:48:52
Shoutouts 2:01:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A5mBQtFaGLX4ISiskRPssW-eaUwNE0AGfkU-CyGz-kE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 113 - Live From Pro Talk Studios

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 15:00:49 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 113 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we had our first live show! This episode also marks the return of 'Ranty Josh' and of course, some of the new Reflection Corner segment. This episode also includes some Super Bowl/XFL, Gears, CDL, and our weekly results and discussion on the next match-up of the HPTCASB. Next week, we crown the champion. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 6:18
Competitive News 17:02
Upcoming Tournaments 22:51
Roster Mania 24:05
Tournament/League Recap 30:45
HPTCASB/Reflection Corner 34:50
News 1:04:26
Will’s Adventures 1:18:12
Shoutouts 1:32:25

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hnTc0wU9yapvJqYAMPERi10gU8atOnAYG3IgfLtrJTk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 112 - The Reflection Corner Returns, Halo Playlists/Settings

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 112 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is time to have a little conversation about casual vs competitive settings. That's right, The Reflection Corner makes a return for the second week in a row! We also discuss some football, because, you know, the Super Bowl and all that. We also have our weekly results and discussion on the next match-up of the HPTCASB. Next week, we have our grand finals. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:50
Competitive News 6:55
Upcoming Tournaments 13:47
Roster Mania 15:12
Tournament/League Recap 18:17
HPTCASB/Reflection Corner 21:37
News 51:11
Will’s Adventures 1:18:05
Shoutouts 1:22:21

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQiKArexVUefv0uXRm5jQ3qrywF3SnwTPE2L48oHAS0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 111 - CDL and The Future of Competitive Halo

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 111 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the CDL Launch Weekend has come to a close and we have some thoughts on the event and what it could potentially mean for the future of competitive Halo. We also have plenty of news to discuss, the next rounds of the HPTCASB, 'Josh Rants' everywhere, and a little football talk to round out the show. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 4:24
Competitive News 59:04
Upcoming Tournaments 1:03:28
Roster Mania 1:05:00
Tournament/League Recap 1:13:55
HPTCASB 1:18:21
News 2:11:04
Will’s Adventures 2:15:45
Shoutouts 2:27:49

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/184vS728ewHcgq04V19pLzhmZvZeLo8V0be3hItM8SV0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 110 - The HPTCASB - Pistola vs Lethul

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 110 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Halo news is in full force and rosters are being formed for Dreamhack Anaheim. Josh and Will also discuss the divisional championship football games and the upcoming CDL launch weekend. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:12
Competitive News 11:10
Upcoming Tournaments 15:22
Roster Mania 17:26
Tournament/League Recap 22:43
HPTCASB 26:06
News 32:46
Will’s Adventures 50:48
Shoutouts 1:03:03

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z7ChomHuZRDSTkGYaFNLVrMMg-9BAh4zmzPBnDitmBM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 109 - Dreamhack on the Horizon

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 109 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we finally have some Halo news! Tournaments are announced and recapped, free agents and rosters are added for Anaheim, and the HPTCASB continues. We also discuss the latest CDL and football news. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 17:23
Competitive News 23:38
Upcoming Tournaments 43:17
Roster Mania 44:40
Tournament/League Recap 54:11
HPTCASB 1:01:11
News 1:11:36
Will’s Adventures 1:19:17
Shoutouts 1:33:24

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1epIPXIZyuIJbu4U1fhDFX_cajptHmtaKMh5tXgkMbGY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 108 - Stay Frosty My Friends

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 108 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Europa Halo makes a big return for the new year, tournaments are announced and recapped, free agents are added for Anaheim, and we have some HPTCASB discussion. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:10
Competitive News 3:16
Upcoming Tournaments 6:40
Roster Mania 9:24
Tournament/League Recap 13:30
HPTCASB 17:32
Will’s Adventures 34:37
Shoutouts 1:06:27

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iGp0W0EUFRsxkLdlp1SB_yh8uIOEbay78KuqUVtYrAE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 107 - 2020 Here We Come!

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 107 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, with the holidays, there is a light sprinkling of news. We also discuss the announcement of the first Halo event of 2020, even more tournament announcements and recaps, the HPTCASB match-ups, and more. Have a happy New Year everyone. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:17
Competitive News 6:03
Upcoming Tournaments 9:06
Roster Mania 11:25
Tournament/League Recap 14:35
HPTCASB 16:02
Halo News 31:27
Will’s Adventures 32:40
Shoutouts 53:52

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rhORSjBLkHskl0bknCR51kcONpG8SFJwgAP9S11kkXo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 106 - Who Needs KB&M Anyway?

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 106 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Halo Throwback Throwdown has been announced and we have the first tournament results to discuss. We also talk about the ongoing debate of controller VS M&KB, the next match-up of the HPTCASB, a ton of overall Halo news, and a special treat (literally) later on in the episode. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:30
Competitive News 6:45
Upcoming Tournaments 20:22
Roster Mania 20:44
Tournament/League Recap 22:22
HPTCASB/Gift Opening 26:15
Halo News 55:30
Will’s Adventures 1:27:48
Shoutouts 1:44:19

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YQbub2K-ET89PFD1SLjl1WEpopbEBjK_zYqGbhwZYLY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 105 - ROSTERMANIA Returns & Project Scarlett Gets a Name

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 105 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about organizations making big announcements and the actual reveal of the next Xbox. We also discuss tournament announcements including the roster reveals of the AGLA WL20 Xbox season, the 2020 roadmap for SWAT Nation, and plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:09
Competitive News 4:10
Upcoming Tournaments 10:45
Roster Mania 11:47
Tournament/League Recap 20:25
HPTCASB 26:13
Halo News 42:45
Will’s Adventures 1:06:32
Shoutouts 1:21:01

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1re495p2iM8tdzVQyU0f32pduCn81XivnCETZVxEBTbs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 104 - Reach Finally Releases!

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 104 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Halo Reach has officially launched on MCC and PC and we have a lot to talk about. But that is not all in the land of Halo. We also have a new addition to Halo 5, tournament announcements/recaps, and the next match-up of the HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (or HPTCASB for short). Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:44
Competitive News 5:00
Upcoming Tournaments 29:54
Roster Mania 30:21
Tournament/League Recap 33:40
HPTCASB 37:45
Halo News 1:30:33
Will’s Adventures 1:33:57
Shoutouts 1:43:59

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cvuru2VJIbyCUr6WC9vdINmInYU9hFcrqeGj9HEzuLE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 103 - Reaching Release Date

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 103 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the release of Reach to PC and MCC is right around the corner which means we have a little to discuss. We also talk about the upcoming AGLA Winter League season, the CDL, the HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (or HPTCASB for short), and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 2:33
Competitive News 4:16
Upcoming Tournaments 15:20
Roster Mania 17:33
Tournament/League Recap 18:04
HPTCASB 20:43
Halo News 35:25
Will’s Adventures 44:26
Shoutouts 57:23

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1udNltVRluAzZzbXGVGGHd1y4Kj5Ljhoo2-CSSlA8bOY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 102 - HPTCASB & Reach on MCC/PC Clarifications

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 102 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about tournament announcements, recaps, the HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (or HPTCASB for short), and clarifications on Reach for MCC & PC information. Ranty Josh is reigned in a little bit for this one. Also, stay tuned until the end of the episode. Brownie points are up for grabs to the person who is able to solve the mystery. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Competitive News 5:42
Upcoming Tournaments 9:48
Roster Mania 10:04
Tournament/League Recap 11:35
HPTCASB 17:27
Halo News 34:00
Will’s Adventures 1:12:02
Shoutouts 1:26:25

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nxtN_qG5OwYcnnMcFdMlzmYwwG196AFJxFqjial2Dmo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 101 - DreamHack Pros & Reach Woes

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:35:05 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 101 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are loaded. DreamHack Atlanta Post-Show, Reach on MCC/PC release date, Josh rants, all of that and more is included in this massive episode. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 1:24
Competitive News 4:26
Upcoming Tournaments 11:33
Roster Mania 12:03
Tournament/League Recap 12:29
Dreamhack/HPTCASB 15:38
Roster Recap 33:16
Halo News 1:32:27
Will’s Adventures 1:55:57
Shoutouts 2:20:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O9Qw4JF25kNrLwHhfOw-dbCT7fmHw9mpPrJDT6FQm1A/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 100 - Dreamhack Atlanta Preview

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 100 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about the lead up to Dreamhack Atlanta along with our first match-up results and second match-up discussion for the HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (or HPTCASB for short). We also discuss the reveal of the full CDL 2020 season of events, the HCS Twitch Rivals announcement, Halo Draft League match results, Reach on PC flight updates, and more! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 4:30
Competitive News 7:30
Upcoming Tournaments 15:13
Roster Mania 15:40
Tournament/League Recap 17:17
Dreamhack Atlanta Preview/HPTCASB 20:20
Halo News 54:40
Will’s Adventures 1:02:00
Shoutouts 1:15:00

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1euIh4bomSiDm9ySKvyxKbxUh98uXEuY90zDXsbpNKWA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 99 - The Future of Halo Esports

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:44:48 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 99 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have waited, patiently, for a while. It is finally time. We now have the foundation for the future of Halo esports. We break down the massive blog post, bit by bit, and discuss our thoughts on the matter. Also in this episode, our discussion of the first HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (or HPTCASB for short) match-up of Stellur and Royal 2. Also, don't be alarmed while listening to the show. The format has been updated, segments have been moved around, the flow is much better as a result. So please, sit back and relax. This episode is a long one. We have a lot to discuss. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

COD Watch 3:54
Competitive News 21:05
Upcoming Tournaments 1:30:48
Roster Mania 1:31:30
Tournament/League Recap 1:37:51
HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (HPTCASB for Short) 1:42:55
Halo News 2:06:48
Will’s Adventures 2:14:40
Shoutouts 2:19:51

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1myPxoZocRKyqenIeKxq4NKEkwByi-z2eTeA9_TeoCIM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 98 - HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (HPTCASB) Announced!

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 98 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, more CDL rosters are official and they are looking nasty. There is a little bit of news and updates to go over, along with recaps of the plethora of tournaments that took place over the week. Finally, we have our official HCS Pro Talk Community All-Star Bracket (or HPTCASB for 'short') reveal. Next week we go over our first match-up! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Rostermania 4:28
Will’s Adventures 15:58
News 27:27
Tournaments 48:33
HCS Bracket 53:53
Shoutouts 1:01:37

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IwWxgD4qfCf09BWUxAGl8JILj8J7L5Ib05tpQsHLBDM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 97 - Insider Info, All-Stars, & Uncontrollable Laughter

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 97 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Roster Mania is in full swing, even more CDL information has been released, the next Insider flight is expanded upon, and there are a LOT of laughs. Most of which are uncontrolled. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Rostermania 4:12
Will’s Adventures 24:50
News 42:51
Tournaments 57:29
HCS Bracket 1:02:20
Shoutouts 1:08:57

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AUHPi6peZcNkC78eEa8IrnT2GlRoAiBzVpMt2EVtTLw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 96 - Halo Roads, Take Me Home

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 96 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Roster Mania makes its return, Call of Duty League information has been released, the HCS All Star bracket has been created, tournaments are recapped, and we talk about future content on the show. Stay tuned until the end of the episode for a musical 'treat'. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:02
Will’s Adventures 16:13
News 32:21
Tournaments 56:20
Bracket discussion 59:36
Shoutouts 1:06:27

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om5XK0aP2zmZa8xYviQZOtPXr4YRnayQ2wuxWUSVf1U/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 95 - Favorite Halo Montages

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 95 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a couple larger news stories to talk about including what's next for PlayGrifball and the development update for MCC. The topic of this week is all about favorite Halo montages. Make sure to check out the shownotes link for an included list of all montages mentioned within this episode. Oh yeah, and Josh hates bloom. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:01
Will’s Adventures 4:24
News 14:13
Tournaments 44:12
Topic 47:05
Shoutouts 59:25

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QzZ68AGgbNJN4Jk8aPYmd6t1JhrxRf60s7u2hJTT84c/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 94 - The Halo Draft League Season Begins!

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 94 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the new season of the Halo Draft League has begun which means we have official team names and weekly match results! We also have plenty of news to discuss, other tournament announcements and recaps, and finally our topic of the week which is gaming rituals. Thank you to Visqis for this weeks topic suggestion! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 5:49
Will’s Adventures 19:12
News 26:14
Tournaments 48:53
Topic 55:19
Shoutouts 1:03:39

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bnY3Ne6NgP3cLskdDqm0NJNNONtkp_7KlNoB4idIeYY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 93 - Esports Franchising

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 93 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Roster Mania makes its return! We also have some news to discuss along with tournament announcements and recaps including two SWAT Nation events. Finally, we have our topic encompassing the last two weeks and that is Esports Franchising. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it too early? What about Halo? All of that and more are discussed in this episode. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 7:21
Will’s Adventures 28:20
News 44:07
Tournaments 57:13
Topic 1:03:10
Shoutouts 2:26:36

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dgw1VMjE3J1xzzXdAbrd3ew_zE7FzYOSXbU-MaeN48g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 92 - News from the Esports World

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 92 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the rants take a backseat as we have a lot of news to talk about within the competitive scene. This time, it is not just Halo related. The topic of Esports Franchising is postponed to next week so more information can be gathered. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 4:59
Will’s Adventures 19:53
News 37:40
Tournaments 54:02
Shoutouts 58:08

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-2an0cazrRowCyya0Rjz9cQ8-AHTNFiCDnnPq-yrDWs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 91 - UGC's The Halo Classic: Atlantic City Post Show

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 91 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the UGC's Halo Classic: Atlantic City has concluded and we have a lot to talk about. Results, upsets, expectations, the good, the bad, everything. We also have some light news and Josh goes on more than one rant. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 1:32
Will’s Adventures 2:15
News 38:25
Tournaments 52:42
Atlantic City Post Show 1:14:17
Shoutouts 1:49:42

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10em18FU2Myd7wgs8O9kOZnxPbHUA-hCe9SLjbiWAnOw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 90 - UGC's The Halo Classic: Atlantic City Preview

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 90 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the UGC's Halo Classic: Atlantic City is on the horizon and we have a lot to talk about. Predictions, broadcasts, talent, etc. We also have an abundance of news, tournament announcements/recaps, and a little discussion around the latest Sprint debate. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:19
Will’s Adventures 11:06
News 22:08
Tournaments 1:10:35
Atlantic City Preview 1:17:17
Shoutouts 1:49:42

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zeRS6e9yr52F_nRsXAwUiBMkUxXFD7a4wEg9XsyyFQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 89 - The Tommy "Saiyan" Wilson Interview

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 89 of HCS Pro Talk! Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. This is a second episode in one week. This is also a very special episode as we have, for the first time in HCS Pro Talk history, a current professional Halo player on the show! Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, the Saiyan interview.

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Episode 88 - Your Competitive Halo Wishlist

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 88 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss your wants and desires for competitive Halo. Everything from being a spectator online or in-person at event, to the tournament organizers, stream break times, and everything in-between. We also talk about the latest rosters, news, and tournaments that happened all around the competitive Halo scene. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania: 3:48
Will’s Adventures: 9:05
News: 13:27
Tournaments: 26:10
Competitive Wishlist: 37:33
Shoutouts: 55:05

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cAbq2kHE39Q_5IcRAeUi3HhEdDttw1lCR-KQ-rcSXxU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 87 - FACEIT Ignite Post-Show

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 87 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about the ups and downs of what can happen when being a fan of this wonderful franchise we call Halo. We have some happy news stories and we have some not so happy news stories. We also discuss the latest Halo Draft League announcement, the results of BeachLAN 8, and finally our FACEIT Ignite Post-Show. Be prepared, there happen to be some rants within this episode. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 4:07
Will’s Adventures 9:49
News 35:26
Tournaments 1:37:30
FACEIT 1:46:26
Shoutouts 2:08:42

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlkUZP9-sh09xnhn8Zc4f3Fpf3RJ2sr3bGY1Qj86xdA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 86 - FACEIT Ignite Preview

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 86 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a ton to talk about. Everything from flighting updates and tournament/contest announcements, all the way to our weekly topic and FACEIT Ignite preview. This weekend is going to be insane. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Maina 3:58
Will’s Adventures 9:15
News 15:50
Tournaments 48:39
H3 V H5 Spectating 54:00
FACEIT Ignite 1:08:44
Shoutouts 1:19:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tTp8IQGbahT2iuXqxqkRKNjZlfVr8llxvhq3D8HI2WQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 85 - Live From Chicago With HeavyRainfall

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 85 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, things get funky. We have our very first full show guest in David aka HeavyRainfall, member of Midwest Esports and lover of all things spaghetti, burritos, and Halo 2. Dave joins us on this episode to talk about all things Halo: Outpost Discovery in Chicago as we recorded this episode in our hotel room, in Chicago. We also discuss all of the roster changes, tournament announcements/results, and more. Prepare yourself, this is a long one. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 4:50
Will’s Adventures 21:14
News 28:27
Tournaments 52:15
HeavyRainfall 1:02:56
Outpost Thoughts 1:40:00
Shoutouts 2:11:23

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ep_S3dRiwzeXRGqOeEb-uFWKRhod9cGgZ6o2qUuf-Jw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 84 - BlackBeard Speaks, Tashi Tweets

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 84 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, more Denial information comes to light, the winners of the FACEIT qualifiers have been crowned, and Tashi asks the competitive community for some questions. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 1:50
Will’s Adventures 9:45
News 21:45
Tournaments 49:50
Topic 58:00
Shoutouts 1:25:55

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/176Y9Bl1t5WHkqUrg1Fh8UW1rLyDMz7pw34QKu3tAQLM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 83 - Favorite Competitive Halo Game Types

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:29:42 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 83 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Halo Draft League Spring Season has completed and we have your champions! We also discuss your favorite and least favorite competitive Halo game types, Josh speaks even more about Halo 4, and there are some great news stories to discuss. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:05
Will’s Adventures 9:00
News 21:45
Tournaments 36:50
Topic 1:00:30
Shoutouts 1:25:56

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qn6SP4s6MW0kMetAJBLETR_M5Neaz6S7Gootoq16h8c/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 82 - The Gears Are Turning

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 82 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Gears 5 gets some love in the spotlight but don't worry, there is still a ton to talk about for Halo. The AGLA playoff picture is looking more and more complete, the Halo Draft League playoffs are set, and you best believe Will has plenty of rosters to cover. We also recap the Red Bull Rise Till Dawn event. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:40
Will’s Adventures 22:32
News 35:29
Tournaments 44:22
RedBull Rise Until Dawn 55:13
Shoutouts 1:11:56

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12JM134zUpoSNpKpnwvvOipkaI9rT4oV4qb00SOr6SM4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 81 - Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 81 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we reminisce. We read through your favorite Halo memories from missions, to LAN's, and everything in-between. We also take a little time to look back at last weeks topic as more submissions were had. Of course we have rosters to talk about, news to discuss, and tournaments/leagues to recap. Grab that cup of coffee, hot chocolate, G-Fuel, or whatever you are deciding to drink (you better be drinking it responsibly); sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:21
Will’s Adventures 8:42
News 19:25
Tournaments 34:00
Topics 46:26
Shoutouts 1:31:44

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yT2A6SrkvGHhSGRmBbbtqVIsm-0_yZnASiP4UV_52og/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 80 - What Toys are in Your Sandbox?

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 80 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the discussion is all about Halo weapons and what the best sandbox for Halo Infinite could be. We also have rosters, news, and tournaments (and leagues) to discuss. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 4:22
Will’s Adventures 11:42
News 27:08
Tournaments 1:12:00
Weapon Sandbox 1:20:38
Shoutouts 2:03:18

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15wwzLxGO5ntrV8E8H3QAu6op6WYOU5WB_IH1itRIXHk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 79 - Your Infinite Wishes

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 79 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is time for YOUR Halo Infinite wishlists! That's right. This week it is your turn to put the tin foil hats on. We discuss everything that you want in Halo Infinite and provide a little of our follow up as well. We also have rosters, news, and tournaments (and leagues) to discuss. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:54
Will’s Adventures 9:00
News 24:45
Tournaments 48:55
Topic 1:03:55
Shoutouts 1:33:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oZcv53s4_7npr-nCWVZZJyKe3drdjpDXgAnx7d5Ewq4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 78 - Discovering Our Infinite Hopes

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 78 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we put our tin foil hats on and bring our speculations to the table for Halo Infinite now that we have the Discover Hope trailer. We also have rosters, news, and tournaments (and leagues) to discuss. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 12:20
Will’s Adventures 19:07
News 30:30
Tournaments 45:10
Discover Hope Topic 52:50
Shoutouts 1:58:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODXpOU6kVoZqfFRkmOW2SFTR6N4dSE7vbySiHOj7WoQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 77 - E3 2019 Post-Show

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 77 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is our E3 2019 Post-Show! Were Josh's dreams crushed? Probably. What did we think of E3 as a whole thus far? Tune in to find out that and much more including the introduction of the newest HCS Grassroots members and events. We also go over the many leagues and tournaments within the Halo scene. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:25
Will’s Adventures 7:28
News 19:13
Tournaments 34:20
Topic 40:30
Shoutouts 1:40:55

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RpuMpjj9XsKHw2wGkaK-tALY0RPTyUYuUVSgZ5b_nJ0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 76 - DreamHack Dallas Post-Show & E3 Hopes and Dreams

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 76 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is our Dreamhack Dallas Post-Show and E3 2019 Preview! We also have plenty more to discuss including Europa Halo rosters, Reach MCC news, and other tournament recaps. We also want to take this opportunity to say that there are some more difficult topics discussed within this episode. We need to do better as a community to be more welcoming and helpful towards one another. Be better. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 5:10
Will’s Adventures 13:32
News 20:20
Tournament 40:15
Dreamhack Dallas 43:45
E3 1:47:15
Shoutouts 2:06:12

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xoeYkev50YX3Mfc2RpU0Xne2V69SNqTEPVP8gbRxMfc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 75 - Dreamhack Dallas Preview

Tue, 28 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 75 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is our Dreamhack Dallas Preview show! We also talk about plenty of roster shenanigans, an update on the FaZe/TFue situation, a look back on HBO, and tournament recaps galore. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:45
Wills Adventures 25:55
News 43:50
Tournaments 1:01:25
Dreamhack Preview 1:07:20
Shoutouts 1:34:05

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9mnUoAKeXzT6tDl-1t2412urYoWY5RpzrCECuUUnzA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 74 - Game of Disappointments

Tue, 21 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 74 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is all about disappointments. Don't you worry though, there is still some good to talk about and it is ALL Halo related. Rosters, news, and tournaments. As for disappointments? Organizations and Game of Thrones. That's right, this weeks episode includes a deep dive into Game of Thrones spoiler territory. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:58
Will’s Adventures 48:14
News 57:42
Tournaments 1:06:49
GOT SPOILERS 1:11:00 - 1:55:10
Shoutouts 1:55:40

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y2DEp6iNtKfVWon9s7GQpf97Uh4wWU2ziIIR3EB91Z4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 73 - Positively Positive

Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 73 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we keep things positive. Along with the roster updates, we also talk about the refreshed Halo 5 BTB experience, tournament troubles, and our topic of the week. The topic of this week is courtesy of Shayne and he asks, what is your list of the top 10 pro Halo players of all time? Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:43
Will’s Adventures 11:39
News 20:14
Tournaments 42:20
Topic 1:07:08
Shoutouts 1:26:33

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12lVPAzbgPwJa2Qx6d3UyeUNSOKQz6ItHRuaw-kmtdoM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 72 - Tell Us How You Really Feel

Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 72 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we got some more MCC on PC news so we take a deep dive to it. We also go over the most recent tournament results and everything culminates in the weekly topic provided by Duststorm of Podtacular: Unpopular Opinions - Competitive Halo Edition. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 4:38
Will’s Adventures 17:10
News 27:30
Tournaments 1:03:45
Topic 1:09:15
Shoutouts 2:00:35

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15hS9ZhFhk9C3ipaA1TqbekD82FuR-ERE3LPHsq1HWZ0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 71 - Will MCC On PC Make A Splash?

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 71 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about anything and everything Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones! HA! JUST KIDDING! We are not terrible people. Instead, we are going to talk about Halo. A LOT of Halo. Will has plenty of rosters to go over. There is also a good amount of news to talk about including a new Halo AM league making its debut. Tournaments are recapped including the grand finals of the AGLA WL19 and FPL. Finally, we have our topic of the week courtesy of Heavy Rainfall. How will MCC shake up the industry? Let's talk about it. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster mania 2:11
Will’s Adventures 13:50
News 23:30
Tournaments 53:12
Topic 1:03:00
Shoutouts 1:44:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W153X-TEHyr8_epoR19ApknVj8AUXAAQND0VcuhFLE0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 69 - Why You Gotta Be So Rude?

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 69 (yes, THAT episode) of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while not a lot happened in the realm of all things that are Halo, that does not mean we don't have something important to talk about. Quiet the opposite. This week, we discuss why the Halo community is so fragmented. What led to this? How can we, as a community, make it better? Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 5:11
Will’s Adventures 17:30
News 26:40
Tournaments 42:40
Topic 47:00
Shoutouts 1:46:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gEZYajL9mcgj_1bDUqxM9c2FNKtDNWuGrBEPWG9Wa7g/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 68 - Rosters, Pros Speak Up, & Our First Tournament

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 68 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the UGC Dreamhack Qualifiers have begun which means it is time for a chunky Roster Mania segment. We also talk about the newest MCC update, a couple pro players voice their opinions, tournaments are announced and recapped, and more! Of course, we need to talk about the results of our very own, first ever tournament. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:23
Will’s Adventures 31:28
News 40:27
Tournaments 1:30:20
Shoutouts 1:45:25

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/108O0FrDSSxvVMIuuVjDmmTjcdbhhYuV7zpNFPyOmlD8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 67 - This is No Joking Matter!

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 67 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, The Halo Draft League Challenger Draft has concluded which means we have plenty of rosters to talk about but don't worry, a rant filled Josh also makes an appearance! Also in this episode... more information on the Halo Outpost Discovery VIP experience, Halo 5 servers are still on fire, and the Microsoft Stores figured out how to create brackets. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:51
Wills Adventures 31:13
News 41:05
Tournaments 1:16:00
Shoutouts 1:23:36

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Shi7EVoEijuMMn0nfs9pMRQRhs5wrQSmTOSwY0X84Mg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 66 - Gamers for Giving 2019 Post-Show

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 66 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, The Halo Draft League Champion Draft has concluded which means we have some rosters to talk about! Also in this episode, the Division 2 is actually good, Josh is actually going to play Sea of Thieves again, and Halo was played. ElDewrito team provides answers, there are tons of new tournaments announced, and finally our Gamers for Giving 2019 post show. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 4:32
Wills Adventures 19:43
News 33:19
Tournaments 1:07:25
Gamers for Giving 1:10:00
Shoutouts 1:27:12

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PYXbpVSsW1extLAZvipU70__lxUDAVf9qZOZNeJJdEA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 65 - HCS Invitational Post-Show

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:35:21 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 65 (finally) of HCS Pro Talk! Although we had to re-record this episode, the energy is still through the roof as we get to recap the HCS Invitational! Oh yeah, there was another bombshell of an announcement that took place earlier last week, MCC IS COMING TO PC AND REACH IS COMING TO MCC! We talk about that and a LOT more in this episode. Sit back, relax, and enjoy some competitive Halo talk. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:05
Wills Adventures 6:15
News 8:32
Tournaments 53:50
SXSW 58:10
G4G 1:57:00
Shoutouts 2:01:16

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U6-IszzANV4JpAWAOHa32vXss-EKwxUF9tl7Q7wp4y0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 63 - The HCS Invitational Preview

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 63 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, with competitive Halo comes more controversy so of course we are going to talk about it. The main star of the show this week though is we finally have the first major HCS event of 2019 with the HCS Invitational at SXSW! Time to break down the event and provide some predictions of our own. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:48
Wills Adventures 7:55
News 20:13
Tournaments 1:05:53
Preview 1:27:14
Shoutouts 1:45:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vnxr9IjcJcl8MeWXE7-My6D50Y9NIsLNUxNxv_vRMIs/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 62 - And Your Halo Draft League Champions Are?

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 62 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the inaugural season of the Halo Draft League has concluded and therefore we have a champion! Also in this episode, we talk about some updates to the show, there is plenty of news to cover, and tournaments get recapped. Finally, we re-address the topic from last week after reading through the essay submitted by Silos. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 6:05
Wills Adventures 10:40
News 21:08
Tournaments 41:30
Topic 54:17
Shoutouts 1:07:40

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G6fs-N-he8jWL8EZP0q-qJEA8CmBpGgS1imy4ylsp8U/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 61 - Competitive Merit in Video Games

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 61 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the big topic of discussion is what constitutes competitive merit within video games. Also in this episode; Josh is now a father, tournament recaps from all realms of competitive Halo, and plenty of news. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 12:15
Wills Adventures 15:45
News 27:00
Tournaments 51:05
Topic 1:02:15
Shoutouts 1:51:55

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jyI0r5dSCmManOQAvVEMHP7yqfQy-Z21ifvSvYiCawI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 60 - Did Someone Say Tournaments?!

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 60 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a ton of tournaments to cover along with some competitive controversy regarding the UGC Winter Series and the competitive Halo 3 settings changes that are being tested. We also talk about some other games including Anthem, Smash, and more! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:40
Wills Adventures 8:05
News 20:55
Tournaments 48:00
Shoutouts 1:06:15

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hRWvmbVSSy-HZ5JSaLQV7avdZfQpkSAL_NyAbNC9wKg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 59 - Apex Thrills, Outpost Fulfills, & Winter Series Gives Us Chills

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 05:41:24 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 59 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Halo Outpost Discovery has officially been announced so of course we are going to talk about it! We also talk a good amount about Apex Legends because yes, Josh has found a BR he actually enjoys. For tournaments this week, The Halo Draft League playoff picture has been finalized, the AGLA matches continue, and the UGC Winter Series began with a couple slippery spots. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 8:30
Wills Adventures 22:00
News 53:55
Tournaments 1:10:50
Shoutouts 1:41:15

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wV_TDz85YbLZu0cXXDpfo5UMigwVqEr5PDo_fYAaGoo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 58 - Halo Hot Takes

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 58 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is your turn to tell us what your hot takes of Halo are. We also go over plenty of rosters, news, and tournaments. Oh yeah, stay until the end of the show for a special announcement of something awesome coming soon! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:40
Willllllllllls Advennnnnnntures 20:08
News 1:00:00
Tournaments 1:18:00
Hot Takes 1:32:00
Shoutouts 2:19:25

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KwbZEU45HogiVn9k3Ht74TrM89OwTgiSkA0z2uXSssM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 57 - Toot Toot Goes The Elephant

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 57 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while we do not have a normal topic of discussion, we do have so many tournaments pouring out that you would think the competitive Halo faucet is broken. We also have plenty of news to talk about along with some other fun to be discussed. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 3:08
Wills Adventures 12:00
News 48:15
Tournaments 1:22:40
Shoutouts 1:35:50

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S8AZ1435oq1GhBaLLl3bxoqgK_BEm9W6JGYYZv6gMIo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 56 - The PaulShi Interview

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 56 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is time for another interview but not just any old interview. This time it is with a longtime community member, professional competitor, military veteran, and all around class act, PaulShi. We also have plenty of news to discuss along with a massive amount of tournaments that were announced. Finally? Some NFL talk. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 1:53
Wills Adventures 8:23
News 21:10
Tournaments 51:10
PaulShi Interview 56:00
Shoutouts 2:04:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iZb6gQRn2ATllTpLiaDq5r6d_MQSM3gSkkAdxeWO7wo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 55 - The UGC Halo Classic Post-Show

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 55 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's the big one. The return of classic Halo has begun with our UGC Halo Classic Post-Show. It is time to go over the event from beginning to end, for better or worse. Prepare for hot takes because they are a plenty. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 2:22
Wills Adventures 5:09
News 20:35
Tournaments 35:18
The Halo Classic Post Show 37:45
Shoutouts 1:51:52

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nE5e8ahWTn4VPeW8gFfYiIGQraQYea-mGFI3TPMA_3I/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 54 - UGC's The Halo Classic Pre-Show

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 54 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is time for our UGC's The Halo Classic Pre-Show. Confirmed rosters, event information, and predictions galore. Of course we have plenty more to talk about within the episode including news stories, tournaments, and other games. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 5:23
Wills Adventures 6:38
News 22:55
Tournaments 1:02:00
Pre-Show 1:05:00
Shoutouts 1:47:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y-_JakwetDN36dfKW5wxvlb_tkecSAmG0NCaoo5MWrg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 53 - New Goals for the New Year

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 53 of HCS Pro Talk, and HAPPY NEW YEAR! This week... MORE rosters, who would have thought. We also have some news to cover (including that hot #RoadTo152 information) along with a few great tournaments. The topic for this week? With 2018 having come to a close, we thought it would be nice to go over some new years resolutions. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Roster Mania 5:18
Wills Adventures 21:00
News 39:00
Tournaments 56:00
New Year Resolutions 1:01:30
Shoutouts 1:19:15

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ypv-YoF_O7fEugpbVU0bxN4XIM_RiBfx13Pn7t_IV8Y/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 52 - One Year Anniversary Holiday Show

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 52 of HCS Pro Talk, our one year anniversary and our holiday show! This week, it is time for even MORE rosters. Of course there is plenty of news to cover along with tournament results galore. For the main topic of the show, we look back on the year of 2018 and how far this podcast has come. We also look toward the future and what is in store for all of you wonderful listeners. Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 7:25
Wills Adventures* 26:30
News 48:45
Tournaments 1:37:20
Year in Review 1:44:00
Shoutouts 2:14:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxJmSR9eyEx4xLFOYEBiLyct_jhYar6mFfhWm5L8r2w/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 51 - Your Halo Bowl 2.5 Champions Are?!

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 51 of HCS Pro Talk, only one week until our big one year anniversary! This week, there are rosters. Rosters on rosters on rosters. We also have plenty of news to talk about including an update to the Pro Battle League situation. Getting back to the positives, we have tons of tournaments to cover including the introduction of a brand new league, the Halo Draft League! Finally, we discuss the results of the Halo Bowl 2.5. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMainia 4:50
Wills Adventures 32:40
News 41:20
Tournaments 1:08:00
Shoutouts 1:42:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zkwQtC88ctsKoprY8MkRx4OG2XLBgVOPftCWp31Qipo/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 50 - UGC Qualifiers Begin & Taco Bell!

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:26:56 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 50 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the UGC qualifiers for The Halo Classic have begun. This means ROSTERS! We also have plenty of tournaments to recap along with our main topic of the show and this one may surprise you. It is time to have a talk about Taco Bell. Oh yeah, this is one of those episodes. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

TimeStamps

RosterMania 6:00
Wills Adventures 24:37
News 49:00
Scrims/Tournaments 56:30
T-Bell 1:07:30
Shoutouts 1:35:45

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5Aj-Bq_nQtzo1lBZv2QYuKF1TrKEG-g7SD63t6GxaI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 49 - MCC Grows and MCC Woes

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 49 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, even though the MCC resurgence has been incredible, there have been some underlying issues we finally have some information on. Time to see what is going on with the DDoS attacks and excessive bans. We also dive deep into the upcoming UGC Halo Classic along with other tournaments! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 9:08
Wills Adventures 11:20
News 27:00
Tournaments 59:00
Shoutouts 1:14:40

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vTtFN17skIRawbtPtOMGSw86vbb-4mXeprCSka6hpFE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 48 - UGC and the Resurgence of Classic Halo

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 48 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, when one door closes, another opens. Halo 5's book is finished while new life is given to Halo 3 with the announcement of the UGC Halo Classic. The level of excitement cannot be contained so we dive deep into everything that has happened since the announcement of the HCS Grassroots program. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMainia 5:24
Wills Adventures 8:43
News & Discussion 36:40
Tournaments 1:45:00
Shoutouts! 1:48:52

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f9gtKz-OC3VK0s35bp7jeMdNWM6kBYy1LTwUaq0s4mg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 47 - The End of an Era - HCS Atlanta Post-Show

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 47 of HCS Pro Talk! This week marks an end of an era. We go over the results of HCS Atlanta, the final HCS Halo 5 event. We also look toward new beginnings. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Wills Adventures - 5:00
News - 14:10
Scrims/Tournaments - 35:54
ATL Post Show - 39:57
Roster Recap - 1:06:11
Shoutouts - 1:55:00

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dGw5894J_P5OenlaYzUqphx1RtYKtJ_YiCYjsPMUVo8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 46 - HCS Dreamhack Atlanta Pre-Show

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 46 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we go in depth on the upcoming final Halo 5 tournament of the HCS season, Dreamhack Atlanta. Predictions, rants, expectations, upsets, we talk about it all along with your discussion. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 5:07
Will Adventures 9:42
News 14:53
Scrims/Tournaments 27:52
Atlanta Pre Show 41:29
Shoutouts 2:05:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BTKrUra6riS2klqKgMJCN1WpOylF9T21ttqAe-Lg6pY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 45 - The Past, Present, and Future of HCS Pro Talk

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 23:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 45 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, things get personal. We talk about how this show came to be, reflecting on where we are almost a year in, and what the future looks like for the podcast and this incredible community. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 6:20
Wills Adventures 18:11
News 18:11
Scrims/Tournaments 26:13
Hot Topic 49:04
Shoutouts 1:30:10

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/118g4G2N-XlBwNQpfWDmlXyJRrf-ZspfGKKG78JyZ3wM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 44 - Happy Halo-ween!

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 44 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the community discussion is in and we go over your thoughts on the recent announcement in regards to the future of the HCS after Atlanta. We also have a couple of pretty cool announcements near the end of the show so make sure to stay tuned for that! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania - 2:44
Wills Adventures - 10:51
News - 20:36
Scrims/Tournaments - 29:10
Topic Discussion - 46:04
Shoutouts - 1:05:30

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ndv4xGYlhfEEU8TerSv8TLJmqS3P4BjZkM7r0rbufWM/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 43 - The Wes "Clutch" Price Interview

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 43 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we finally have the information we have all been waiting for... What does the future look like for the HCS? We briefly discuss that (due to it being the main topic of next weeks show) and more. We also go over the community discussion in whether or not Halo should have a Battle Royale mode. Finally, we have our hotly anticipated interview with "The Man Who Has Done It All" Wes "Clutch" Price. We cannot wait for you to hear it. Strap in, because this is going to be a long one. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania - 2:30
Wills Adventures - 16:34
News - 25:03
Scrims/Tournaments - 48:39
Topic - 1:00:56
Clutch Interview - 1:39:13
Shoutouts/Community Creations/Plugs - 3:34:54

Shownotes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rS-zTW5iWnM3hn5lcCywGyDllERQ3xnmENHrrGrTCn0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 42 - Does Halo Need Battle Royale? (We Don't Know)

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 42 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Will and Josh go on even more rants! Also, while we originally did not have a topic for the show, we decided to have an impromptu topic. Due to the success of basically all others within the genre, we have to revisit this discussion... Should Halo have a BR mode? Does Halo need one? All of that and more on this weeks episode! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 2:15
Wills Adventures 27:36
News 52:55
Competitive news 1:00:21
Scrims/Tournaments 1:01:46
Topic 1:13:18
Shoutouts 1:56:13

Shownotes - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JVDj2GztiMki2Sl3YoaxjsqALiO2YUu2GHQ5SDS0gtI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 41 - How Does Halo Esports Resurge?

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 41 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, tournaments, on tournaments, on tournaments! Seriously though, we have tournaments to talk about. We also have more pro Halo players thinking of moving on to other games. Finally, we have out main topic for the show this week. What does Halo esports need to do to get back on top? We go over your thoughts and provide our own for good measure. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. OH! In a first this week, ALL of the show notes are within the Google Doc link below. This will hopefully make it so all notes are able to be seen regardless of the platform that you are listening.

Timestamps

RosterMania 5:08
WAWTHV 20:29
News 33:42
Competitive 40:55
Scrims 43:00
Tournaments 44:43
Main Topic 1:04:11
Shoutouts 2:25:45

Show Notes - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L359ydP_v53ZzbLcU6894io5Jnhe1_j3LGHQNmNoHYk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 40 - FrostyBB = Frosty Bye Bye?

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 40 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the rants are back in full form! We really don't have a lot of information for the upcoming seasons of the HCS and on top of that, more and more professional Halo players are in talks about moving on to other competitive shooters. Therefore, we start to talk about what Halo needs to do to step their game up. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Housekeeping 1:48
RosterMania 3:52
Gaming Adventures 7:24
News: 17:07
Competitive News 21:50
Tournaments 26:11
Topic discussion 28:54
Shoutouts 1:12:10

Housekeeping

Community Playdate

Saturday, October 13th
4PM - 8PM CT

Roster Mania!

North America

ACE Gets Dropped From Excellerate Gaming

News

Happy Birthday to Halo 3 - September 25th - 11 Years Old

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1044617998923816960

Huge Congratulations to Lalo (Muggsy) on the New Job - Social Media/Content Producer for HCS

https://twitter.com/MuggsyLT/status/1044662870502400001

Installation 01 Weekly Update

https://installation01.org/updates/weekly/9-30-2018

Official Spartan Field Manual Available Now

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1044655514229981185

Warzone Turbo and Rock ‘N’ Rail Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1045428511924580352

Halo: MCC Xbox Game Pass Quest Officially Over

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1045715764374716416

Halo Community Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/situational-awareness

Submission Deadline for Forgehub 4v4 Slayer Map Contest Has Passed

https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/1046161111207350272

News (Competitive)

Registration Open for Microsoft Store Halo 3 2v2 Tournament - October 7th

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1045059481921409025

2k Tournaments Resume This Weekend - Finals Streamed on Tuesday, October 9th

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1045357651289243648

The official Smug Mug Photo Gallery of the Halo Championship Series is Now Live! Relive Moments From 2018's HaloWC and HCS Seasons

https://haloesports.smugmug.com/

Team Passes for HCS Dreamhack Atlanta Available Now

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1045433148073340929

https://twitter.com/UGCevents/status/1045357401363247105

Halo 3 2v2 Showdown Playlist Now Within Halo: MCC

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1045852999384424448

Beyond Astro Spartans October Halo 5 Tournaments Announced

https://twitter.com/TeamBeyondnet/status/1045750466947223553

$500 ASTRO Spartans Halo 5: Guardians 1v1

Free Registration: Sign Up - https://bit.ly/2xMdUgY

$500 ASTRO Spartans Halo 5: Guardians FFA

Free Registration: Sign Up - https://bit.ly/2Oo5967

Tournament Recap

September 1v1 (With an AI Teammate) Random All Tournament

This tournament is a 2v2 tournament with a twist, every game you go the random leader option and each team has a legendary AI (also using the leader random all) on their team instead of the usual second human player (Because who trusts them). THIS MEANS YOU DO NOT NEED A PARTNER AND CAN SIGN UP BY YOURSELF.
1st Place

LikelySquidward

Only lost one game during the entire tournament

2nd Place

Basegraph7022

3rd Place

BloodRush4201

Bracket

https://teamrespawn.challonge.com/septemberRandomAllAI

Greater Toronto Halo - Halo 3 2v2 Tournament Results

1st Place

Snow Mexicans

Transfeared
Lunar Fi

Didn’t drop a single game during the tournament

2nd Place

Elder Respect

Moniz
Mad Max

Bracket

https://challonge.com/GTHaloh3

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/316725454

Refresh Media Halo 5 2v2 Tournament Results

1st Place

Dark Buttons

DarkMatter XV
Tapping Buttons

Did not drop a single game during the tournament

2nd Place

2 Young Blains

Gold Start BR
Totally

Bracket

https://challonge.com/vojdss90

Europa Halo - No Team Needed (With a Twist) Halo 5 Tournament Results

1st Place

The Wonderboys

Wonderboy
Censure
Lundy
Crossman

2nd Place

Legends

Legend
Zeny
Sir CheekyLemon
Strally

Bracket

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1046495285126582272

Pros Making The Switch - Halo to CoD

Frosty

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/315465673 - Starts at 1:28:36
Story

https://www.dexerto.com/call-of-duty/halo-legend-frosty-confirms-he-is-switching-to-competitive-cod-for-black-ops-4-175921

Twitter

https://twitter.com/FrostyBB/status/1045920872098418688?s=19

Shoutouts

Congratulations to Optic Gaming for winning the Gears Pro Circuit San Diego Open 2018
Congratulations to Shy Way on becoming the host of HCS Weekly by UGC

Community Creations

Meme Monday

https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

The Rise and Fall of Halo Esports by TheScore Esports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtly012oC10

This War is Ours - Scudpuddle's Halo 5 Montage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwyW2vGHykw&t=68s

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Episode 39 - The Onset Interview

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 39 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, after a couple weeks of teasing, we finally bring to you the Onset interview! We also go over all of the rosters going into the Europa Halo tournament this weekend and the AGLA rosters. Along with the news, we also cover all of the tournaments that took place over the week including the start of the AGLA season! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

Housekeeping 1:39
Roster Mania 4:10
Wills Adventures 13:14
News 18:43
Competitive News 46:53
Europa Halo News 48:42
AGLA 51:44
Tournaments 54:47
Onset Interview 57:46
Shoutouts 2:12:46

Housekeeping

Community Playdate Announced For October 13th

When?

On Wednesday, September 26th, a poll will be put on Twitter containing potential time slots. Make sure to get your vote in and we will then announce the official scheduled time once the poll has concluded.

Games?

Halo 5
Halo: MCC

How to Join?

Join the Xbox Club (search for HCS Pro Talk) as this is where the invites will be coming from to be included within the playdate.

Party Chat?

It will either be Discord or Xbox Live. We will decide when it gets closer to the event. As stated previously, any racism, bigotry, and/or just being plain disrespectful will not be tolerated. Also, if you mic quality is not up to par (fan noise, breathing, etc), you will more than likely be muted.

News

Installation 01 Weekly Update

https://installation01.org/updates/weekly/9-23-2018

343 Industries Job Openings

https://www.343industries.com/

Bid on Custom Xbox One X Consoles from Top Celebrities to Support Make-A-Wish

https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/halo-autographed-customized-xbox-one-x-console-1607803

Halo Community Spotlight For September 20th - By Grimbrother One

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/spotlight-september-20-2018

Halo Loot Crate October Theme Announced

https://twitter.com/LootGamingHQ/status/1043303889242664960

Halo 3: ODST Birthday on September 22nd

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1043591253047169024

Earn New Magnum Skins in Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1042849531895795712

MCC September Update - By 343 Industries

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-september-update

News (Competitive)

Jimbo, SoSnakey, Suspector, and Cratos, Moving on From Halo for the Time Being and Going to CoD

Europa Halo News

No Team Needed (With a Twist) Tournament Information

4v4 Halo 5 tournament
Sunday, September 30th
Bracket - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1828394664810086400/information
Rules

WB Rounds 1,2,3 = Bo3
LB Rounds 1,2,3,4 = Bo3
WB Final = Bo5
LB Final = Bo5
Grand Final = Bo7

The European Halo Championship Tournament Announcement

Open to all European Nations and Players
Countries can have A/B/C squads
Player/Pro limit restrictions in place

One ‘Pro’ player per country team

October/November 2018
Sign-Ups

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjn7MJNDE_UnqxUldhv9poePpzWImPjIz9cg7ViaqrABK6Eg/viewform

Scrim Recap

No reported scrims took place over the week

AGLA Fall League 2018 Week 1 Results

Bomb Squad VS Legacy

Game 1

5-4 - Bomb Squad

https://bit.ly/2IaZ6wq

Game 2

5-3 - Bomb Squad

https://bit.ly/2O3ww5z

Series Score

2-0 - Bomb Squad

No Cap VS Nobility

Game 1

5-1 - No Cap

https://bit.ly/2Dot1m1

Game 2

5-4 - No Cap

https://bit.ly/2pwLanR

Series Score

2-0 - No Cap

One Hit Wonders VS Notorious

Game 1

5-0 - One Hit Wonders

https://bit.ly/2DpmSWE

Game 2

5-3 - One Hit Wonders

https://bit.ly/2IaamsQ

Series Score

2-0 - One Hit Wonders

One Hit Wonders VS Orphanage of Troubled Teens

Game 1

5-1 - Orphanage of Troubled Teens

https://bit.ly/2zr3mVy

Game 2

5-1 - One Hit Wonders

https://bit.ly/2xzKVwG

Game 3

5-0 - One Hit Wonders

https://bit.ly/2xCfKRt

Series Score

2-1 - One Hit Wonders

No Cap VS Corrupt

Game 1

5-2 - No Cap

https://bit.ly/2QPXg7Y

Game 2

5-2 - No Cap

https://bit.ly/2zqi8fi

Series Score

2-0 - No Cap

Legacy VS Orphanage of Troubled Teens

Game 1

5-0 - Legacy

https://bit.ly/2OIOrLD

Game 2

5-1 - Legacy

https://bit.ly/2px0IYP

Series Score

2-0 - Legacy

VODs

https://www.youtube.com/user/AGLAGrifball/featured

Upcoming Matches

Monday, September 24th

Legacy VS Vanguard
Corrupt VS Notorious

Tuesday, September 25th

Bomb Squad VS One-Hit Wonders
Notorious VS No Cap

Wednesday, September 26th

Bomb Squad VS Corrupt
One-Hit Wonders VS Legacy
NSFW VS Nobility

Thursday, September 27th

NSFW VS Legacy
Notorious VS Orphanage of Troubled Teens

Friday, September 28th

Corrupt VS Legacy

Tournament Recap

Esports Bar KC Halo 3 2v2 Tournament Recap

1st Place

Team2x

Nick Gast
Jake Middleton

2nd Place

Team OG

Jon Daters
AJ Juarez

3rd Place

Team Doots

Matt Gillespie
Jacob Murdock

Beyond Astro Spartans September Halo 5 FFA Tournament Recap

1st Place

Tapping Buttons

$500

Bracket

http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/149-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-919-800pm-est/round1/

Team Respawn September 1v1 Halo Wars Champions League Tournament Results - September 9th

1st Place

Almirante99

2nd Place

Deluxeswing2374

3rd Place

Carsandcameras

Bracket

https://teamrespawn.challonge.com/September1v1HWCL

The Banished Halo Wars Champions League Season 2 Tournament #2 Results - September 22nd

1st Place

Almirante99

2nd Place

DeluxeSwing2374

3rd Place

Mike BEASTon

Bracket

https://the-banished.challonge.com/Banished_HWCL_S2_Tournament_02

Shoutouts

Thank you to everyone who provided questions for the interview and a special thank you to Onset himself for taking the time out of his busy schedule for us to conduct the interview.

Happy birthday Bubu Dubu!

Community Creations

HCS London 2018 Greatest Plays, Moments, Chokes & Highlights Collection - By DeviousGruntAlliance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_OeqyQTMc

Check out ShyWay on YouTube!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

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Episode 38 - The Dethroning of a Champion

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 38 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it is none other than our HCS London post-show! We go over all of the rosters we could find, all of the upsets, all of the results, all of the fun! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Time Stamps

Wills Adventures 4:40
News 13:44
Competitive 26:35
Scrims 53:59
Tournaments 55:42
HCS London 56:35
Shoutouts 2:02:24

News

MCC Matchmaking Update 9/11 By Postums

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/84ad72a8b51847978545f685f651fc15/topics/mcc-playlist-update-9-12-2018/675a6ad2-a316-498f-bbd9-bb48a4b7e76e/posts

Roaming King Game Mode Within Halo 5

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/roaming-king

Halo Community Update - 9/13 - By Grimbrother One

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/showcase-showdown

Halo Reach’s 8th Birthday On 9/14

News (Competitive)

Beyond Astro Spartans September FFA Registration Live

https://twitter.com/TeamBeyondnet/status/1040995677029974021

Halo 3 2v2 Showdown Official Announcement

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/2v2-showdown-and-more

Team and Spectator Passes for HCS Dreamhack Atlanta On Sale Now

https://dreamhack.com/halo/

Special shoutout to Brian AKA BrianMakesGames for providing us with this news story - Life After HCS Atlanta?

https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/1041712599723913216

Scrim Recap

Monday, September 10th

TOX VS Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12968

Elevate VS Excelerate Gaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12969

Tuesday, September 11th

Mentality VS Chosen Legacy

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12970

Mock-It VS OutCold

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12971

Lucid VS Radiant

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12972

OutCold VS Downrush

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12973

Tournament Recap

KMaddify Halo 3 2v2 Tournament Recap

1st Place

NYSea
Fires

$200

2nd Place

Saint Boswell
Little Kountry

$100

Bracket

https://challonge.com/maddness2v2

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/310879048

HCS London Recap

Groups/Roster Recap

Couldn’t Find

Gabs and the Lads
RTown
Les Touristes
KenDog’s Number 1 Fan
The Rage Cage
100% Real Plum Daddy
London Born
Need New Batteries
Maine
Blitz Gaming
Revive Nation
Kryptek Squad Gaming

Open Bracket

Horus Esports

Alexeer
Rudimentary
Ninzur
TheWarrorONiel

Fuego

Zoack
Speed
Arby
aGSpaaw

All Stars

Ego
Pro2g
ShadowInDaHood
Savieeer

Phelan Gaming

Zocke
Faber
Superior
Schillaa

Downrush

Batchford
Morguh
Sicalkpote
Simplay

Cerberus Gaming

APMH
InReality
MitchSlinky
Stress

Valor Uprise

Cerberus
2MKZ
The Druwaka
WeRiK

Cosconia

Manatee
Jambo
Shook
Godly

Invalid Esports

Crossman
Herestonow
Prophet
MC VS Arbiter

Polaris Gaming

Hollers
Slumpy
ShabbyDagger
DRUK844

Group A

Splyce - NA

Eco
Stellur
Renegade
Shotzzy

OutCold - EU

Qristola
Snakey
Snipedrone
Shaady

Berserker - LATAM

Atzo
Drift
Noble
Magico

Skitlite (Open Bracket) - EU

Beetly
Qatchy
QuickSilver
Blajnd

Group B

TOX - NA

Snakebite
Royal 2
Lethul
Frosty

Excelerate - NA

Bubu Dubu
Ace
Demon D
Artic

Radiant - EU

Jimbo
Lunny
Riotz
Mose

WeVicious (Open Bracket) - EU

DeadEye Fred
Outkast
DeZire
Censure

Group C

Renegades - NA

aPG
Mikwen
Penguin
Neptune

Lucid - EU

TuFoxy
Respectful
Kimbo
SLG

Athletico - ANZ

Bziirk
Pip
Slayz
Madsy

Chosen Legacy (Open Bracket) - NA/LATAM

Sebaz
Tapping Buttons
Contra
Rammy

Group D

Reciprocity - NA

Snipedown
Pistola
Saiyan
Trippey

Trifecta - NA

Shooter
Rayne
Muse
Ryanoob

Mock-It - EU

Looney
Squashy
Warlord
Havoc

Elevate (Open Bracket) - NA

ElTown
Spartan
Falcated
Sabinater

4v4 Placings

$60,000

Splyce

$30,000

Reciprocity

$20,000

Renegades

$10,000

5th/6th

Excelerate
Elevate

$5,000

7th/8th

Trifecta
Berserker

$2,500

9th/12th

Radiant Esports
Chosen Legacy
Lucid Gaming
OutCold Gaming

FFA Placings

Shabby Dagger

$2,000

DRUK84

$1,250

Fabe Speed

$750

FNG Shadow

$500

Crossman

$300

Shystie

$200

Notable Series

Open Bracket

Horus Esports VS RTown

Series Score

3-2 - RTown

100% Real Plum Daddy VS London Born

Series Score

3-1 - London Born

Phelan Gaming VS Need New Batteries

Series Score

3-2 - Need New Batteries

WeVicious VS KenDog’s Number

Series Score

3-2 - WeVicious

Polaris VS Revive Nation

Series Score

3-0 - Polaris

WeVicious VS Invalid Esports

Series Score

3-0 - WeVicious

Chosen Legacy VS Downrush

Series Score

3-0 - Chosen Legacy

Invalid Esports VS Horus Esports

Series Score

3-2 - Horus Esports

Polaris VS KenDog’s Number

Series Score

3-2 - KenDog’s Number

Losers Bracket

SkitLite VS Downrush

Series Score

3-0 - Downrush

WeVicious VS Horus Esports

Series Score

3-2 - WeVicious

Athletico VS Cerberus

Series Score

3-2 - Cerberus

Radiant Esports VS Berserker Esports

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/13005

Trifecta VS Lucid Gaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/13007

Renegades VS Excelerate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/13011

Winners Bracket

Splyce VS Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/13003

Renegades VS TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12999

TOX VS Splyce - First Series

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/13015

TOX VS Splyce - Second Series

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/13016

Notable Statistics

http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Overview/1009

Notable Stories

Reciprocity sending Splyce into the Loser’s Bracket
TOX winning the event over Splyce
Berserker Esports (LATAM) making top 8, a better placing than any EU team at HCS London.
Athletico not making top 12
Splyce interview (Stellur and Eco)
Jimbo decides to take a break from Halo 5

https://twitter.com/JimboGPK/status/1041262884758724608

Brackets

Open Bracket

https://www.gfinity.net/events/details/hcs-london-2018#competiton-3

Group Play

https://www.gfinity.net/events/details/hcs-london-2018#competiton-4

Champ Winners

https://www.gfinity.net/events/details/hcs-london-2018#competiton-5

Champ Losers

https://www.gfinity.net/events/details/hcs-london-2018#competiton-6

VOD’s

Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz-Vp1DbYx0&t=3s
Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbvBxzty6o
Day 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3jdVqhtbs

Community Thoughts

Goalie Sniper

Overall I liked HCS London. I think laudy did a good job running the desk. I think the cardboard cutout of golden boy was hilarious. The series for the most part went as expected. Lots of 3-0. A few exciting game 5’s. I was going reciprocity. So seeing them take down splyce was awesome!! Their Sunday wasn’t so good. They’re so close to being on par with tox and splyce. But they just keep misplaying objective I find. But it’s was an exciting tournament. As always wonderboy and the guys in the background did an incredible job with the observer mode part! The casting in halo is always top notch. And seeing what they did for Simms on the cast was heartwarming. It’s got me excited for dreamhack! Can’t wait to see how splyce answers to dropping a tournament. And see how tox does with defending a title once again. And how all the other teams improve over the next few months through an even harder grind!! Real question here though. I know you guys had spitballed doing like an Xbox live party chat viewing party. If you end up doing that it would be awesome!!! Have some people to talk to between the games. About all the big moments that always happen.

Gas HCS

Favorite series. Lucid vs Trifecta. The GF Series 2 is an obvious choice but the reaction from the Trifecta guys and EU support for their best chance at T8 was quality. Not the result I wanted but cracking game all the same. Why it was a feature stage game I’ll never know
Moments. Honestly they didn’t get the result they wanted but bubudubu getting increasingly hype in the series of Excelerate vs Renegades. He was consistently making clutch plays and let them know about it.
Mikwen and Penguin reminded everyone that they are top tier players. I think Mikwen went 16-6 first map against Splyce in Losers Semis. Insane performances all round.
Frosty giving one of the best individual games I’ve ever seen in Refuge CTF v Splyce also.

Inhuman

Favorite Series? -Reciprocity Vs Splyce (Saturday and Sunday) : was interesting to see the major contrast in both teams between the 2 series on both days.
Players- @SnakeBiteFPS was popping off all weekend, didn't get nearly enough attention.
Moment- renegade taking the L

Jim Efantis

I loved the video wall. I also loved the post game breakdown with each of the players. It was a great show! Only drawback, the cut back to the desk with Lottie and the boys seemed to drag on a but too much. The vignettes (riding bikes, eating wings) were all great fillers!

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Community Members

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Elamite - https://twitter.com/Elamite
Walshy - https://twitter.com/Walshy
Simms - https://twitter.com/TheSimms
Goldenboy (in spirit) - https://twitter.com/GoldenboyFTW
Wonderboy - https://twitter.com/Wonderboyo

Onset specifically, for providing a separate shoutout video containing more shoutouts

https://twitter.com/OnsetMTH/status/1041749806690000897

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Meme Monday

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Episode 37 - HCS London Pre-Show

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 37 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we bring you the latest rosters, news, scrims, and tournament recaps per usual. Of course the main topic of this week is our HCS London pre-show. We discuss predictions along with potential upsets and what we expect to see during the tournament. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 3:54
Wills Nonadventures within the Haloverse 5:53
News 12:35
Competitive News 23:53
Europa News 25:10
Srims 28:25
Tournaments 36:13
Gamebattles 55:28
HCS London Pre-Show 59:21
Shoutouts and More 1:45:05

News

Halo: Silent Storm Available Now!

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1037022939114160129

Xbox Adaptive Controller Available Now!

https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1037048906788483072

New Matchmaking Playlists Live Within Halo: MCC

Halo 5 Fall 2018 Arena Season Now Out Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1037765055511650304

Xbox Game Pass Quests - Halo: MCC - Participate to Enter Sweepstakes

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/quests?ocid=XGP_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Photo_lrn_9.6.4

Halo Community Spotlight

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/spotlight-september-6-2018

Halo Wars 2 Balance Patch Coming Soon

https://bit.ly/2oZ69zf

Congratulations to Roy on Getting Married

https://twitter.com/theRoyBorg/status/1038926480338812928

Congratulations on The Baby Announcement Postums!

https://twitter.com/343Postums/status/1037185868060975104

Bad@HaloShow Takes a Break

https://twitter.com/BadHaloShow/status/1038951186580176897

News (Competitive)

Spectator Passes for HCS London Sold Out

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1037790615935672320

Gfinity Esports Presents… 7 Days of Halo Featuring Onset and Lottie

https://twitter.com/Gfinity/status/1037827462112141312

Roster Lock for HCS London Tonight

https://twitter.com/Meekel/status/1039234080662085633

News (Europa Halo)

No Team Needed Tournament Announced

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1037432723722457092

HCS London Preview Show Announced

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1037768676148215810

Scrim Recap

Sunday, September 2nd

Downrush VS Mock-It

Series Score

9-6 - Downrush

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11945

Monday, September 3rd

TOX VS Reciprocity

Series Score

8-4 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11939

Tuesday, September 4th

Excelerate Gaming VS Mentality

Series Score

10-4 - Excelerate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11940

Wednesday, September 5th

OutCold VS Downrush

Series Score

9-6 - OutCold

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11944

Reciprocity VS Elevate

Series Score

13-2 - Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11946

TOX VS Renegades

Series Score

6-4 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11947

Thursday, September 6th

Mock-It VS Downrush

Series Score

13-1 - Downrush

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11948

Radiant Esports VS OutCold

Series Score

9-4 - OutCold

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11949

Friday, September 7th

TOX VS Reciprocity

Series Score

7-6 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11950

Excelerate Gaming VS Mentality Esports

Series Score

7-5 - Excelerate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11951

Renegades VS Trifecta

Series Score

11-3 - Renegades

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11952

Radiant Esports VS Downrush

Series Score

6-3 - Radiant

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12949

Saturday, September 8th

No Name VS Mentality Esports

Series Score

9-6 - Mentality

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12962

Sunday, September 9th

Lucid VS Downrush

Series Score

3-3 - Tie

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12963

Monday, September 10th

Reciprocity VS Excelerate Gaming

Series Score

11-3 - Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12964

Mock-It VS Downrush

Series Score

2-2 - Tie

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12965

Downrush VS OutCold

Series Score

9-5 - OutCold

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12966

Mock-It VS Radiant

Series Score

8-6 - Radiant

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/12967

Tournament Recap

Beyond Astro Spartans September 1v1 Halo 5 Tournament Recap

1st Place

Renegade

$500

2nd Place

Scaryotic

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2x4SVWv

Microsoft Store Summer Series - Halo 5 4v4 Tournament Recap

International Stores

Metropolis

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2oWR0Pe

West Edmonton

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Qk0gte

Yorkdale

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2MYFXTU

Midwest

Fashion Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2wVGvyY

Easton Town Center

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2O53Cif

Kenwood Town Center

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Qj6SYw

Mall of America

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Mhz1wa

Oak Park Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2CFbBkD

Oakbrook Center

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NydJyO

Park Meadows

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2wXLsIA

Somerset North

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2CLKeoW

St. Louis Galleria

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NC8luQ

Woodfield Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Nzd0NO

Northeast

5th Ave - NYC

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NwSQE7

Christiana Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2CEX2O8

Destiny

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2QjCHAt

Freehold Raceway

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NCaw1u

King of Prussia Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NxhHb5

Walden Galleria

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2CDoxrl

South

Baybrook

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Qhhnvz

La Cantera

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2N4GJig

Stonebriar Center Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2wWwX7O

The Domain

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2x18cXp

Southeast

Aventura Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2x1Z0lA

Dadeland Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Ny6U04

Florida Mall

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2QiKBtW

Lenox Square

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Mh9DX9

Mall at Green Hills

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Mhih7W

Southpark

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NprLmz

Tysons Corner

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Nw51Rz

University Town Center

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2x35xND

West

Ala Moana

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2wZqxEQ

Bellevue Square

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2Nro93p

Chandler Fashion Center

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2QhLjYm

Fashion Show

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2wYY6XI

Fashion Valley

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2CESmb0

Pioneer Place

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2O5main

South Coast Plaza

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2wYZ9H8

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Que Hastan Hac

$350
2000 Points

2nd Place

CL Esports

$150
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Serious LATAM
Wouza Team

800 Points

Hay We

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MZo7QJ

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Athletico

$500
2000 Points

2nd Place

Centrelink Gaming

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Exsto
Gymshark

800 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MfysTf

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Lucid

$750
2000 Points

2nd Place

Radiant

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Mock-It
OutCold

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Polaris
Invalid
WeVicious
SkitLite

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2wYUVyF

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap (9/4/18)

1st Place

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

Excelerate Gaming

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Elevate
Reciprocity

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Mentality
Trifecta
Str8 Rippin
Best Eyebrows H5 - Druk

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2wB1GXe

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap (9/8/18)

1st Place

Splyce

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Reciprocity
Renegades

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Trifecta
Elevate
Mentality
Excelerate

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2O3jSAj

HCS London Pre-Show and Predictions

Event Information

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/hcs-london-2018

Groups - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1038094794256527361
Predictions

Community

HiTechRedneck - It’s hard to predict anyone besides Splyce winning, but I personally would like to see Tox take it home. Or someone like Reciprocity or Elevate.
ScudPuddle - I agree. I think it’s either going to be Splyce or Tox. Probably splyce
Gas HCS - Warlord on Mockit one to watch. Frequently performing against the big EU teams online
Sander - Finally a TOX/Splyce final at a normal time for me

Shoutouts

Everyone who listened to last weeks show. Thank you all for the great feedback and also thank you to those who reached out with more information. Please know the PBL story is ongoing and there is more investigating that is being done.

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Tom “TSquared” Taylor Debuts New HCS Weekly Show!

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HCS London Recap!

Episode 36 - What's Going on With the Pro Battle League (The Story So Far)

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 36 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we bring you the latest rosters, news, scrims, and tournament recaps per usual. We also go over the results of our most recent poll of what you would like to see for upcoming HCS seasons up to Halo Infinite's release. The big topic of this weeks show is that of the Pro Battle League. What originally appeared as some fishy views and follows within a stream, turned into something far worse. We dive deep into that among other aspects of the league. Thank you for the listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps

RosterMania 2:13
Adventures within the Haloverse 6:18
News 18:44
Competitive news 21:14
PBL segment 31:16
Scrims 1:11:41
Tournaments 1:17:02
HotTopic 1:26:38
Shoutouts+ 1:44:54

Pro Battle League News

Proof - https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApNcb42JkqV-ty2Kq7b0EwrUzkmz

News

Warzone Turbo is Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1035247869148557312

Cannon Fodder Issue 103

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/thats-so-raven

Halo: Silent Storm Releases Tuesday, September 4th
Halo Community Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/wingin-it

MCC Status Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/84ad72a8b51847978545f685f651fc15/topics/mcc-status-update---9-1-18/b24c5f7b-bd4e-4d38-98cd-298ef08e75cd/posts

News (Competitive)

HCS London Pool Draw Show and NA 2K Finals Information

You can find out which group your favorite team by tuning in to the official HCS London Draw Show, Sept 4 on mixer.com/Halo and twitch.tv/Halo! The action will begin at 4pm PT/7pm ET and will also feature match broadcasts from the final online 2k tournament, featuring the top North American teams all jockeying for prime position heading into London proper

American Griffball League of America Fall League 2018 Announcement/Registration

Greater Toronto Halo - Halo 3 2V2 MCC LAN Tournament Announced

https://twitter.com/GTHalo/status/1035241562299658243

Scrim Recap

Monday, August 27th

Renegades VS Elevate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11916

TOX VS Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11917

Tuesday, August 28th

TOX VS Renegades

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11918

Wednesday, August 29th

Reciprocity VS Excelerate Gaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11919

Reciprocity VS Elevate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11920

Thursday, August 30th

Mentality VS Excelerate Gaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11921

Radiant Esports VS MockIt Esports

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11924

TOX VS Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11925

Trifecta VS Elevate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11926

Excelerate Gaming VS Mentality Esports

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11927

Friday, August 31st

TOX VS Elevate

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11928

Saturday, September 1st

Reciprocity VS Excelerate Gaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11929

Trifecta VS Mentality Esports

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11930

Tournament Recap

Forgehub 4v4 Evolved Tournament Recap

https://www.battlepro.com/tournaments/forgehub-evolved-tournament.162/view-brackets

Nadestraight HCS London Practice Cup Recap

https://battlefy.com/nadestraight/hcs-london-practice-cup/5b8865b1170a7403a65d928d/info?infoTab=details

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

https://bit.ly/2wAMNVH

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

https://bit.ly/2N7qf8u

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

https://bit.ly/2wB5fwo

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

https://bit.ly/2wB1GXe

What’s Next for the HCS? - The Results

Poll - 382 Votes

H2A?

Other?

Community Thoughts

Scudpuddle

I think it would be cool or interesting to have a mix. Admittedly, it would be a nightmare switching between MCC and H5. But I think that variety could be interesting. It might introduce more competition between the young guns, and the “old” guys. Different strategies for different games. Even same game types from the different games have different mechanics and strategy. Actually, I’ll stand by that. I want a mix.

BrianMakesGames

This might steer us further from the topic but I think there's something there in terms of an"ultimate master chief tournament" inside of just MCC. I'd watch the hell out of it. But it would have to be a one time kind of tournament. And NightFoxx is right--it's off-putting for anyone that hasn't been closely following Halo for 10+ years.
I don't believe that the issue with HCS is the game.
Halo 5 is a great competitive shooter with good eSports infrastructure (observer mode). Not having an observer mode greatly increases production costs while simultaneously making the broadcast worse. Moving backward to any game other than Halo 5 as the primary focus, would be a mistake to me.
With that being said though, I think it would be a great idea to run a smaller, parallel Halo 3 doubles or 4v4 league. I look at the competitive fighting game scene and their competitions have a whole lineup of games where people compete in multiple titles with no issues--so why not Halo? And this possibly could be what they're testing with the $10k doubles Halo 3 tourney at DreamHack.
I think by continuing to support the Halo 5 competitive scene with new maps and gametypes entering the rotation, the scene can sustain itself well enough until Halo Infinite. The game as it stands right now, is the most interesting its been since launch with new maps, oddball, and no spartan abilities. It's what the scene essentially wanted at launch, so why switch away now that we have what we asked for?

NightFox

Agrees with BrianMakesGames

GoalieSniper

I think the future season of HCS all hinges on how well this halo 3 2v2 tournament goes. I think as long as they broadcast it properly. And give it equal attention at dreamhack it’s going to bring in tons of people. So. I think if it does better than the h5 tournament. Next season will be a “throwback” season to halo 3. For a few reasons. 1. It’s what the pro scene wants. 2. With MCC getting that update. They’ll want to try and bring as many people back as they can. And having the pro scene playing on that tittle will bring people back. I know it’s the people who will already be watching regardless that want h3. But I do think it will bring in a lot of curious people to watch the stream. Because EVERYONE has either played or knows about halo 3. So you’ll have tons of curious people coming to check it out. Hearing about an h3 pro league going. Oh cool. Let’s check that out. Then maybe saying “oh man I’m going to go play some MCC.” I think it would just be a waste to have spent all that time fixing MCC to not have it be in the spotlight again. It’s what 343 wants. And what the pros want. So why not make it happen.

Stephen

What about Halo 2 Classic?????

Tobi

Id like to See a cross-halo tourney. With every game tbh

Jacob Harper

Not sure if it would be possible but Halo 2 & 3 4v4 events. Both most popular on MCC and would get the most players possible competing before hopefully a release of a new classic Halo game.

LLCoolJua

I would LOVE for it to be H2A or H3, but I can't imagine them straying from H5. HCS needs to continue to move forward, if it continually looks backward there won't be any growth.

Mark Francis

Stay with Halo 5 and for god sakes, bring the HCS league play back, with casting. Keep switching out maps and game types every season to keep it interesting. I love H5!

They are more then likely gonna run h5. But I agree. A fixed h2a has all the makings of a good pre infinite season.

LexiXen

I think H2A is by far the best choice in terms of satisfying players/audiences with something 'new' without it being too old. H2A could still have new maps, gamemodes, cosmetics, etc added onto it since it is such a small offering at the moment, while still having the feel of classic Halo that so many want. It also LOOKS much better to a new audience than as old a game as Halo 3 when you're putting it at the forefront of Halo Esports for a good year or two. While Halo 3 is definitely the OG, you won't bring in new spectators with it imo

Cesar

H2A or H3 would be awesome but there's no way they are leaving H5

Moses FPS

They might as well save their money and not run tourneys if they go with h2a/h5. Those games have zero hype

Mahmood

Would love to see an h2c throw back tourney. Even if it's ffa. I will literally come in 8th in an h2c ffa and still have so much damn fun playing.

Dizzel

H2A could work if they add new maps and fix it for 2 shot beat down

Logics

Halo 3 would be a foolish move IMO. A lot of us arent onboard with it. What should've happened was year 3 of H5 should've done like no sprint no abilities nerfed h2br starts or SOMETHING. And then the end of year 3 should be a new Halo game. I would play H2C but not H3 or h2a

Tagernako

Disagree moses, h2a is good enough but h2 and h3 would be best. Agree h5 wouldnt generate much

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Episode 35 - It's Just Business

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 35 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we got a LOT of rosters to go over, Will and I played through Fireteam Raven, and there a plenty of news stories to cover. Along with the Gamebattles 2K tournaments, the Pro Battle League season 3 keeps going strong as we have a ton of series to cover. For the main topic of this episode, we discuss why organizations are leaving competitive Halo. Oh yeah, and you get a little Josh ranty rant somewhere in this episode. Thank you for the listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure, along with timestamps for the first time!

Jacksonville

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4YcrVmPTcE

Timestamps

RosterMainia 2:05
Wills Adventures within the Haloverse/Fireteam Raven 12:14
News 25:03
News (competitive) 31:38
News (PBL) 33:44
Scrims 43:37
Tournaments 46:47
Main Topic 56:53
Shoutouts and more 1:22:04

Roster Mania!

LATAM

Mini Magics

Noble
Scyler
MagicButtons
Atzo

CL Esports

Bullet
Desecrates
BMXCARLOGAMBINO
Legolaz

New Team

Method
Vystrel
Proxxys
Member

Angsuka
LilSayayin
Lofty
Deidara

Tactical V2

MyName
Carpe
RDEspace
Murder

Nexus New Roster

Lord
Plancarte
Endels
Dybala

Express

ExcessiveNinja
Liiah
Iraul
Kanade

Assassins of Gods

Cabo
Tola
LaloSaulHudson
Loqi

Australia/New Zealand

Esto

Reaver
Kill Switch
Venom
Inferno

TeaEssDub

YungWilcox
Jimbob
Monza
Bald

Yes Daddy

Deth
Square
OhGraham
Alejo

Colt Mafoka

AtzoQ
Matron
KillerDad
Jingle

WeVicious

Censure
Dezire
Outkaste
DeadeyeFred

Niel the Doctor

Alexeer
Ninjaaaaaaaa
TheWarriorONiel
Rudimentary

North America

LuxGaming (IS FUCKING BACK!)

SickStory
Boamx
Valkyrie
Ryno

Pro Battle League

St. Louis Sentinels

Information coming next week

Columbus Origin

Information coming next week

Nashville Outlaws

Gold Star BR
Vetra
Josue
BobettaFetta
Dream
Rival

Kansas City Lightning

Bunnies Waddles
Vulcan
Hclic
PopeBum

Austin Royals

Rammy
Munoz
Galaxy
SnxwNinja

Dallas Stampede

In Reality
Mist Ninjitsu
Dynamics
Just Improve
Spinks Jinx
Article
Boamx

Orlando Force

Swish
Dallay
Common
Pilez

New York Titans

Danoxide
Eccentrikk
Rob The Turtle
Obnoxiuz

Toronto Sabres

Kourages
Primacy
Stress
Xman

San Jose Edge

Dark Scorch
LD50
Negative
PeanutButter

Philadelphia Forge

Jesse Siao
Slinky
Sorrell
SuperCC

Denver Rangers

Cratos
Naded
Not a Monk
Suspector

Houston Vipers

Claytron Mauler
Knedlz
Mynx
Titann

DMV Knights

Agent Menke
Jaxx
Ryno
Cortex

Minnesota Predators

Floppie
HerSideGuysBack
MKoski88
Veronikuhhh

Anaheim Pirates

Str8 Sick
TuSick
Commonly
Steady Might

Alberta Bears

Haloette
SilosTheVillain
Chilled
Zai7sev

Wills Adventures Within the Haloverse

Time to see if Will played more Halo?!?!?

Halo: Fireteam Raven thoughts and impressions

Trevor’s Thoughts

First of all, had a lot of fun. I enjoyed the action, non stop, the visuals, and the moments with master Chief. I wish the music was a little louder, or there was a way to drown out the exterior noise. Gameplay wise, my gun and reticle we're very unsynced, felt way behind, not sure if everyone else had that problem. Also, sometimes hard to tell which character is attacking you, especially with banshees. The turrets and rocket parts were my favorite, reloading wasn't that fun or intuitive imo. It was a good length, and not terribly expensive. Though I haven't played an arcade game in a long time. I enjoyed it overall, just a few issues, but a lot of fun overall. Too bad the link to waypoint account didn't work.

Dom’s Thoughts

I wish the QR code reader would've worked to track stats and wished the sound was a bit better as I couldn't hear the dialog much. Could've been due to being in a Dave and Busters, but I haven't had that issue playing something like Time Crisis. Time Crisis isn't even in a capsule either! Speaking of odd things, why they chose purple as a character color is beyond me. It was hard to spot my reticle at times when your fighting the purple covenant. Minor complaint, but still an odd choice considering all the colors they could've chose.
Gameplay wise, the plasma pistol section of the game was puzzling. Nobody wants to nor enjoys maining with that gun and it's not really a gun meant for arcade shooters. I only use it to be a dbag online for easy kills and even then, I got a BR to use to get the kill. Otherwise I used it in Halo 2 Legendary campaign a lot. I was fine with the rest of the guns in all honesty.
Game got repetitive and dull I'd say between the 3rd and 4th mission. Yes it's a rail shooter, but that's why you put in some good boss battles.This games big boss battles were big hunters, big flood, and a scarab at the end. Meh, meh, yay. And the yay part I've done many times in the other halo games. I mean, I have a rocket launcher with unlimited ammo and a shotgun that shoots like the Spas-12, couldn't we come up with some cooler things to fight too?
Weapons were great aside from the plasma pistol. Rocket Launcher made me feel like a bad ass, shotgun was great, and then that turreted, grenade launcher thing at the end as awesome too. Grenades didn't really feel like grenades though. They feel more like a grenade launcher. I say that as it didn't really arc at all and they threw out very quickly as if it shot from a grenade launcher. Master Chief should've learned from Raven Team on how to throw a grenade.
Oh and the grunts were way too spongey

Congratulations to OG on their TI8 win!

News

The Making of Halo: Fireteam Raven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynacIJU2h_w

Halo MCC Xbox One X Enhancement Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdCKXQ3R3d0

Halo: Silent Storm Excerpt - By Steve Downes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL8tRXQWlTw

Forerunner Slayer Out Now Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1032679534670143488

Halo Community Spotlight

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/spotlight-august-23-2018

Official Halo Discord Out Now

http://discord.gg/Halo

Halo MCC Coming to Game Pass on September 1st Including New Update

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1031932355584245760

Halo MCC Update Out Now

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-update

News (Competitive)

HCS London 2018 Qualified Teams

Splyce
TOX
Renegades
Reciprocity
Trifecta
Excelerate Gaming

Lucid
Invictus
Radiant Esports
Mock-It

Athletico

LATAM

Berserker Esports

HCS London Pool Draw Scheduled for September 4th

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1032724502235369472

Microsoft Store 4v4 Tournaments Scheduled for September 9th

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1032764924236312587

Saint Boswell H3 MLG Settings 2v2 Tournament Announcement - September 2nd

https://twitter.com/SaintBoswell/status/1032014824870424576

KMadiffy H3 2v2 Tournament Announcement - September 16th

https://twitter.com/Sundaaayz/status/1032156370642984960

Pro Battle League News

Roster Lock Set for September 2nd
Controversy - Some ‘Pro’ players allowed and what that means for other competitors?

Scrim Recap

Tuesday, August 21st

TOX VS Renegades

Series Score

8-7 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11898

TOX had one more kill
Renegades had 15 more assists
TOX had 9 less deaths
TOX had 8 more power kills
Renegades had 17 more precision kills
Renegades had 14 more magnum kills

Wednesday, August 22nd

Reciprocity VS Excelerate Gaming

Series Score

11-3 - Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11899

Thursday, August 23rd

Renegades VS Trifecta

Series Score

7-0 - Renegades

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11900

Invictus VS Radiant Esports

Series Score

12-2 - Invictus

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11902

TOX VS Reciprocity

Series Score

9-6 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11904

TOX had 12 more kills
Reciprocity had 10 more assists
TOX had 14 less deaths
TOX had 3 more power kills
Reciprocity had 10 more precision kills
Reciprocity had 14 more magnum kills

Friday, August 24th

Excelerate Gaming VS Veggies

Series Score

10-5 - Excelerate Gaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11905

Veggies had 7 more kills
Veggies had 41 more assists
Veggies had 7 less deaths
Excelerate had 26 more power kills
Veggies had 13 more precision kills
Veggies had 36 more magnum kills
Every game was very close but it just appears as though Excelerate were able to close out more than Veggies.

TOX VS Elevate

Series Score

14-1 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11906

Monday, August 27th

Invictus VS Mock-it

Series Score

10-5 - Invictus

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/11915

Tournament Recap

Nadestraight Sunday Showdown Halo 5 2v2 Tournament Recap

1st Place

Sonny LG

SLG
Frager

2nd Place

Connection

ShabbyDagger
Shaadyzer

Bracket

https://bit.ly/2NlCHhC

https://www.twitch.tv/nadestraight/video/302150478

The Beach LAN 7 Halo: CE 2v2 Tournament Recap

1st Place

JoDick

2nd Place

Goats

3rd Place

WordBoy

Bracket

https://challonge.com/dvdyz39u

VOD’s

https://www.twitch.tv/beachlan

Pro Battle League Season 3 Week 1 Results

Toronto Sabres VS St. Louis Sentinels

Information coming next week

Chicago United VS Columbus Origin

Information coming next week

Nashville Outlaws VS Kansas City Lightning

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-32 - Nashville

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-0 - Nashville

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-17 - Nashville

Series Score

3-0 - Nashville

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA0L6RwUwQw

Austin Royals VS Dallas Stampede

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-46 - Dallas

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

2-1 - Dallas

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-36 - Austin

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden

150-139 - Dallas

Series Score

3-1 - Dallas

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=50931027

Orlando Force VS New York Titans

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-39 - New York

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-1 - Orlando

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-55 - New York

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden

150-80 - New York

Series Score

3-1 - New York

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=50931027

San Jose Edge VS Anaheim Pirates

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-44 - Anaheim

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

2-1 - Anaheim

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-16 - San Jose

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden (after two resets)

150-121 - Anaheim

Series Score

3-1 - Anaheim

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=50952777

Philadelphia Forge VS Orlando Force

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-32 - Philadelphia

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-1 - Philadelphia

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-96 - Orlando

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden (after two resets)

150-124 - Orlando

Game 5 - Slayer on Coliseum

46-45 - Philadelphia

Series Score

3-2 - Philadelphia

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=51299175

Denver Rangers VS Dallas Stampede

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-45 - Denver

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-1 - Denver

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-82 - Denver

Series Score

3-0 - Denver

Dallas Stampede VS Houston Vipers

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-38 - Dallas

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-0 - Dallas

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-17 - Dallas

Series Score

3-0 - Dallas

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=51307854

Pro Battle League Season 3 Week 2 Results

DMV Knights VS Philadelphia Forge

Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum

3-1 - DMV

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-32 - DMV

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-45 - DMV

Series Score

3-0 - DMV

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=51929397

Denver Rangers VS Nashville Outlaws

Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum

3-0 - Denver

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-48 - Nashville

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-37 - Denver

Game 4 - CTF on Truth

3-0 - Denver

Series Score

3-1 - Denver

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=51929397

Minnesota Predators VS Toronto Sabres

Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum

3-1 - Toronto

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-40 - Toronto

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-99 - Toronto

Series Score

3-0 - Toronto

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=51929397

Alberta Bears VS Anaheim Pirates

Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum

3-0 - Anaheim

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-19 - Anaheim

Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-3 - Anaheim

Series Score

3-0 - Anaheim

https://mixer.com/PBLHalo?vod=51929397

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Mini Magics

$350
2000 Points

2nd Place

CL Esports

$150
1200 Points

3rd/4th

New Team
XX

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Tactical V2
Nexus New Roster
Express
Assassins of Gods

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2P9pWHs

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Athletico

$500
2000 Points

2nd Place

CentreLink Gaming

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

TeaEssDub
Yes Daddy

800 Points

5th/6th

Esto
Osprey Gaming
Colt Mafoka

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2wosyJV

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Sigh - Halo 5 (Lucid Gaming)

$750
2000 Points

2nd Place

SSSQ

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

MockIt
Radiant

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Niel The Doctor
Invalid Esports
WeVicious
SkitLite

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2PAhi5M

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Reciprocity

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Renegades
Excelerate

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Trifecta
Elevate
Str8 Rippin
Mentality

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2wpBnD7

Why Are Orgs Leaving Halo? - The Results

Community Thoughts

Sander

I think Halo esports could be big if it was played on pc. Viewership should be a lot higher, I think Halo 5 is very fun to watch and the money is also not to bad. Not enough events, online and offline, look at COD for example, that’s way more interesting. And nobody’s knows what’s happing next year.

TS LocoElephante

I wish it was halo 2/3 days. but ever since reach, the franchise has been going downhill. with 343 not outwardly seeming to be all in with their commitment to the community and past balancing issues, I can't see why any org would want to take the risk/part in an unknown.

Alejandro Pena

Sadly Halo doesn't have the reach *pun not intended* it had before. Orgs are there because of advertising money

Night Fox

Major orgs: The payout/amount of good teams are hard to break into because of buyouts. Plus viewership is pretty low compared to the other big Esports.
Minor orgs: They are mostly “orgs” by name and therefore don’t have a lot of money backing them in the first place
Also to note: some orgs that leave were fraudulent orgs

TLock

It just baffles me. Halo had the 2nd biggest payout of money last year for console eSports. Only behind CoD. Halo is now 3rd behind CoD and FIFA. Using this tweet for the info. It also doesn’t help that there’s no “regular season” and barely anything mentioning tournament updates and/or roster announcements from each org on the HCS Twitter. It’s like they reluctantly tweet out out stuff if they get called out. I know Tashi’s heart is in it but can’t same for the other organizers. Seems like every other weekend there’s a cod tourney. Takes 2 months for “consecutive” Halo tourneys.
https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS/status/1019733397059588097

ScudPuddle

My opinion, I really don’t pay attention to the orgs. Players are constantly changing and it’s hard to have loyalty to an org if your watching from the fringe. I like players, and they just happen to be playing for the same org most of the time. Look at TOX for example, people loved them when they were CLG. When Optic took them over, people didn’t stop cheering for them because they had loyalty to CLG. And people who liked the old optic roster didn’t stop cheering for LOL who eventually became Str8.Then again when Optic left Halo, fans didn’t stop liking the roster.It’s hard to have a loyalty whenever things aren’t regionalized. I like what the PBL is doing with that. But unfortunately, it’s for a game that’s going on 3 years with little innovation from the developer.

Brian aka BrianMakesGames

I'd be curious to know if Gears of War and Call of Duty see the same situation happening with orgs in their spheres.
It'd be cool if we could reach out to a representative from the gears community (maybe a caster?) for comment on this. Also if someone from an org would comment too. Instead of speculation (though the discussion is great) we could maybe get some actual answers.

Conversation between Brian and Maze (CEO of Noble Esports)

Maze is the CEO of Noble eSports. They currently sponsor teams/players in Rainbow 6: Siege, PUBG, H1Z1, Forza, Madden, Injustice 2, Smash Wii-U, and mroe. They also sponsor a "twitch stream team." Here is their halo eSports page: https://halo.esportspedia.com/Noble_eSports
Maze: "Our owner started Noble with a Halo team so he was always connected to the scene. But as an org, there are a bunch of scenes that aren't marketable or valuable business-wise. Halo is a thing of the past to most sponsors/investors eyes so they rather explore new options. Viewership was at a critical state for the new game and it was due to the "optic" effect. That's meaning once optic gaming was out of the tourney then viewers dropped dramatically."
Brian: "So despite Halo 5 having $1.4m in prize money across 16 tournaments for only 82 players in 2018 (2nd highest prize pool for console eSports only behind FIFA with $1.7m and nearly 3x the players), there's not enough viewership to justify things for an org?"
Maze: "Yeah and another reason is that the player base is not ideal to work with, demanding large salaries without a good ROI%, they have comparatively minimal streaming metrics, social media impressions, etc. Halo adapted the COD mentality unfortunately. Expect the world but don't look at it as a business opportunity through both sides. It's been gimme gimme instead of something that makes sense for the player and the org."
Brian: "Meaning that halo and players expect too much of the orgs without helping? What's an example of a game/company that does this well?"
Maze: "Halo players want salary without giving back a return of prize winnings, but they don't create content [Youtube, twitter, twitch, etc.] and barely support sponsors of brands. Also fucking roster changes lol."
Brian: "Yeah...roster changes seem like a nightmare from a business perspective."
Maze: "We almost went back into Halo 8 months ago. But were like, it doesn't make sense for us to. My opinion on how to make that scene better: less events will bring higher viewership and minimize roster changes. For example, Madden this year has only 4 offline open events and the rest are online ladders to qualify to play offline. Same prize money as Halo with minimal risk for orgs plus NFL exposure for brands/sponsors/orgs. Now a days it is about metrics more than placements -- that's how sponsors gauge their interests. Winning is great but only one team wins."

Our Thoughts

Shoutouts

Everyone at Pro Battle League for having to deal with a lot of negativity in the space and for handling it in spades.
Everyone who shines a positive light out there. Be good to one another.

Community Creations

Marty O’Donnell - Halo 2 Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUUa112HA78&feature=youtu.be

Meme Monday

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Vetoed Stream Highlights #5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_H-GaRc-c8

Cyberpunk Gameplay Demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euqbMkM-QQk

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Episode 34 - The Winner For Best Halo Multiplayer Goes To....

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 34 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Pro Battle League Season 3 has officially begun and with it we have some big matchups to discuss! We also have the results of the 2K's that happened over the weekend along with the Midwest Esports Halo 3 2v2 results among other tournaments. Along with the slew of news and scrims, we also have our main topic of this weeks show... What is your favorite mainline Halo multiplayer of all time? We discuss the results of the poll along with your thoughts! Stay tuned until the end of the episode as we may or may not (don't worry, we will) reveal who our very first interviewed guest will be on the show for our HCS London Pre-Show episode. Thank you for the listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Spirit Halloween/Halo Gear Sweepstakes

https://www.spirithalloween.com/content.jsp?pageName=Sweepstakes

Third and Final Issue of Halo: Collateral Damage Out Now

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1029870795487555584

Anniversary Throwback Playlist Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1030141685861253120

Halo Community Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/lowdown-lite

Halo Wars 2 Champions League Season 2

The Banished

October 20th - Invitational Qualifiers
October 27th - Season 2 Invitational

Breaking the Clutch

September 15
October 13th

Team Respawn

September 9th
October 14th

News (Competitive)

Talent Lineup for HCS London 2018 Announced

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1029412908663357440

Lottie
Bravo
Strongside
Onset
Gaskin
Elamite
Walshy
Simms
Lethal
Wonderboy

HCS London Group Play Qualifier Teams

Splyce
TOX
Renegades
Reciprocity
Trifecta
Excelerate

Broke Boys
SSSQ
Radiant Esports
MockIt Esports

LATAM

Berserker Esports

Athletico

Pro Battle League News

Minnesota Predators are REAL!

Floppie as captain

https://twitter.com/PBLHalo/status/1029175743153025024

Houston Viper Have HaloMynx as Captain

https://twitter.com/PBLHalo/status/1029445466688172032

Season 3 Prize Pool Minimum of 25k!

https://twitter.com/PBLHalo/status/1030496748475543553

As we announced on July 1st, the prize pool for Season 3 is 100K Battle7oken. We understand this creates confusion because the value of Battle7oken is not set yet. Therefore, we have gotten support from our friends at LindaX to make sure that the prize pool will be no less than $25K.
That means that if Battle7oken goes up in value, the prize pool could be more. However, it can’t dip below $25K.
North American Champion - 50,000 Battle7oken/ minimum =$12,500
North American 2nd Place - 14,000 Battle7oken/ minimum =$3,500
North American 3rd Place - 7,000 Battle7oken/ minimum =$1,750
Conference Champion - 6,000 Battle7oken/ minimum =$ 1,500
Conference 2nd Place - 1,250 Battle7oken/ minimum =$313

Scrim Recap

Monday, August 13th

Radiant Esports VS MockIt Esports

Series Score - 12-3 - Radiant
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10891

TOX VS Reciprocity

Series Score - 8-6 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10892

Reciprocity had 45 more kills
Reciprocity had 74 more assists
Reciprocity had 39 less deaths
Reciprocity had 7 more power kills
Reciprocity had 66 more precision kills
Reciprocity had 46 more magnum kills

Tuesday, August 14th

Lucid VS Radiant Esports

Series Score - 5-1 - Lucid
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10893

Wednesday, August 15th

Elevate VS Trifecta

Series Score - 8-7 - Elevate
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10894

Renegades VS Trifecta

Series Score - 9-5 - Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10895

Reciprocity VS Elevate

Series Score - 9-3 - Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10896

Thursday, August 16th

MKAC VS Radiant Esports

Series Score - 7-4 - MKAC
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10898

Friday, August 17th

TOX VS Reciprocity

Series Score - 10-5 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10897

Reciprocity had 3 more kills
Reciprocity had 26 more assists
TOX had 7 less deaths
TOX had 9 more power kills
Reciprocity had 43 more precision kills
Reciprocity had 25 more magnum kills

TOX VS Elevate

Series Score - 11-4 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10899

Tournament Recap

Next Level Expo/Midwest Esports Tournament Results

1st Place

Final Shot

Legion
Bloodshot

2nd Place

Tragedy

Cerebral
Nemesis

3rd Place

4th Place

Bracket - https://challonge.com/NLXhalo32v2

Pro Battle League Pre-Season

New York Titans Challenge Match - Qvesos VS RobTheTurtle

4-1 - RobTheTurtle

Pro Battle League Season 3 Week 1 Results

Nashville Outlaws VS Kansas City Lightning

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

Will have this information for next week

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

Will have this information for next week

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

Will have this information for next week

Atlanta Zenith VS DMV Outlaws

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-44 - Atlanta

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-0 - Atlanta

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-34 - Atlanta

Detroit Overdrive VS Chicago United

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-31 - Detroit

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-0 - Detroit

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-15 - Chicago

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden

150-60 - Chicago

Tails with 0 kills and 114 Oddball Time

Game 5 - Slayer on Coliseum

50-32 - Detroit

Los Angeles Legion VS Anaheim Pirates

Game 1 - Slayer on The Rig

50-35 - LA

Game 2 - CTF on Truth

3-2 - LA

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-66 - LA

Halo Wars 2 Breaking The Clutch 1v1 Tournament Results

1st Place

Mike Beaston

2nd Place

Admiration

3rd Place

LargoPancake40

4th Place

Yodesla

Bracket - https://hwcl-season-2-btc.challonge.com/HWCL_August_Open

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Mini Team

$350
2000 Points

2nd Place

Tecnology

$150
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Tu Mama Fue Mia
Spoectral Gaming

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Nexus?
Me Dropeo Mi Equipo
2K
Bad Blood

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2N04nsh

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Athletico

$500
2000 Points

2nd Place

CentreLinkGaming

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Where is Dethruptor?
Osprey Gaming

800 Points

5th/6th

Exsto
Another Form

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2vUAxPq

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Broke Boys

$750
2000 Points

2nd Place

SSSQ

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Radiant Esports
Mock-It Esports

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

NASA
Quadford
WeVicious
Invalid Esports

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2BnqB6g

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

Reciprocity

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Renegades
Splyce

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Excelerate
Fung Four
Trifecta
Mentality

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2nPPmOR

Notable Series

TOX VS Reciprocity - Grand Finals

Game 1 - Oddball on Echelon

145-133 - TOX

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth

50-38 - Reciprocity

Game 3 - CTF on Refuge

3-2 - Reciprocity

Game 4 - Strongholds on Eden

100-69 - TOX

Game 5 - Slayer on Refuge

50-41 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10905

Reciprocity had one more kill
Reciprocity had 5 more assists
TOX had 2 less deaths
TOX had 3 more power kills
TOX had 18 more precision kills
TOX had 17 more magnum kills

Favorite Halo Multiplayer - The Results

Poll - 285 votes

Halo CE

16 votes

Halo 2

66 votes

Halo 3

118 votes

Halo 4

27 votes

Halo 5

32 votes

Halo Reach

26 votes

Listener Responses

ScudPuddle

H3 for me. But admittedly, I only played H3 and H5 online. In that case, you asked for a why. H3 brings with it all the feelings and nostalgia of my first online experience that had a competitive scene with it in MLG. I never play H2 online so this was the first time for me that there seemed a real possibility to play for money. Whether or not I ever reached that level of play, the fact that there was an opportunity was a big deal. I would still like to play H3. I wouldn’t say 99% nostalgia for me. But it did play a big part in my life for a couple years. I sort of had a “relationship” with H3 if you want to call it that. Maybe like 60%-80% nostalgia for me.

Goalie Sniper

H3 for me. It was my first online game. (First game I ever played online I got MVP!!!). It was the game that I convinced all my friends to get xbox360’s for. The amount of custom games I played with friends was insane. It was a routine with my friend group. Get home from school. Play halo 3 all night. Laugh our asses off have a great time. Go to school the next day and laugh about the stuff that happened the night before. It was easy for anybody to pick up and have fun. But hard to become really good at it. So it’s 99% nostalgia why I love that game so much.

Jonathan (DaddyTrax)

Halo 2. Fast paced and the best maps.

Sander

Halo 3, remember that I liked it more then going to a bar on a friday night, so addictive and fun.

Salty1

H2 365 24/7

Halo Infinite News

Halo 3 for me. I am sure there are some people out there who legitimately think Halo 2 is better. However I feel like some people say that because they want to seem cool/different/ old school, or maybe don't remember the game as it really was.

Mark Francis & Alex Sauer

My favorite Halo of all time is Halo 5 because of the new Spartan Abilities, and Overall Online experience. I feel like this is the most competitive Halo yet. Due to the abilities, I feel like you can be more skillful at Halo 5. They give the game more depth. Halo CE is my # 2.

Alex Sauer - Agreed

Just Simon

Who doesn't agree about H2 ? all the H3 kids ... everybody knows that H2 was the best Halo . all the glitches combos ( BXR , BXB, RRXYYRRX, Supernades , double nades , etc ) name them. Even for the casual players with their hyper bounces. *Sid was here* Mc donald emblem , writing

TJ Campbell Grunt 4500

I loved H4’s MP, it includes some of my most fond memories and I always have a fun time playing it. So yea, you could say I said Halo 4, even Halo 5.

Joshua Gutierrez

Waay too many fucking memories with Halo 3. It was my first game that I beat in one night, I played countless matches of Rumble Pit and FFA, not to mention the endless hours spent with my siblings in custom games. Halo 3 is the best game ever.

Dust Storm

I'd have to say H2 only because there are some critical things missing from H5. HE had something for everyone and still fostered that LAN party environment, which you just can't get most of the time these days. Weapons feel great, BTB maps are awesome, and the genesis of customs.

JJCoolJua

I picked Halo 2, 100% for the nostalgia factor. Halo 2 was the game I played with my dorm mates in college. Spending hours doing custom games, or learning how to super jump, or escaping maps. BXR FTW

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Episode 33 - Dots Or Not?

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 33 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, while there were not any 2K's happening over the weekend, instead there are some other tournaments to recap including the Microsoft Store Halo 5 Summer Series 2v2's! Of course we have the news, rosters, and more to discuss. As our main topic of this weeks show, we discuss whether or not Radar should be within Halo moving forward. Thank you for the listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

Housekeeping

Last week we discussed the results of the North America Gamebattles 2K and Elevate’s win over Hitmen. What we failed to discuss was Bound was subbing in for ElTown on the Elevate roster. That was a major oversight and will not happen again. Thank you to Mark Francis (@MarkOwnsUrFace) for pointing this out for us.

Bound’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/KodakBound

Winner of both June and July’s Astro Spartans 1v1 tournaments

Just a reminder that the Midwest Esports Halo 3 2v2 tournament is coming up this weekend at Next Level Expo

http://midwestesports.com/nle/h3/

Saturday, August 18th, 2018 at Next Level Expo

At Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, 2100 Green Hills Dr, Ames, IA 50014

Format

Xbox 360
2v2 Double-elimination
Best of 3
Maps: MLG Guardian 8, MLG Heretic 8, MLG The Pit 8
Gametype: MLG TS8
First to 25 kills wins
Starting Saturday, August 18th at 2pm

Price

Tournament Entry $10 per player

Prize pool

1st Place (50% )
2nd Place (25%)
3rd Place (15%)
4th Place (10%)

What to Bring?

Xbox 360 Headset

Roster Mania!

LATAM

Nothing to report at this time

Australia/New Zealand

Nothing to report at this time

Team Upsla

Morguh
Batchford
Renan
Shaadyzer

Raidant Esports

Jimbo
Lunny
Riots
Mose

North America

Nothing to report at this time

Wills Adventures Within the Haloverse

What kinds of Halo has Will been playing recently?

News

Deadline for MCC Insider Sign Up

https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/1026949951937437696

Covenant Slayer Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1027607830155616256

Halo Community Spotlight

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/spotlight-august-9-2018

News (Competitive)

Roy Playing MCC Insider!?

https://twitter.com/theRoyBorg/status/1026641573675782144

Roster Lock for HCS London August 20th

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1026966466845974529

Tashi On Halo 3 2v2 Dreamhack Tournament

https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/1028092988071657472

Quick update on the Halo 3 2v2 at @DreamHack Atlanta: Based on some concerns raised by you beautiful people, we will now be offering a separate team pass just for the 2v2 rather than requiring people to register onsite only. This will allow people to register before flying out.
The price will be the same as two normal DreamHack spectator tickets, so no extra charges to compete in the tournament. When 4v4 passes go on sale for open teams, there will be an option to select for the 2v2 to secure a spot in both tournaments if you'd like to play in both.
Team passes will go on sale next month. Info regarding team caps, formats, settings, and more will come in a few more weeks. Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Flamesword Creating LAN?

https://twitter.com/OpTicFlamesword/status/1027246103866036225

How many gamers from Texas would be down for a few Halo 3 2v2/4v4 LANs before Dreamhack?

Europa Halo News

New Website Being Worked On

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1027126195522031616

Working on a new website for teams confirmed to go to LAN along with FA's/To2/To3. If your a team that's 100% going to LAN please do message me as we will upload you to the site to make potential scrims easier to find. Hope also to run a pre LAN cup for all teams going to LAN.

No Team Needed FFA VOD Now Available

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DsjHAoju1E&feature=youtu.be

Pro Battle League News

Season 3 Format Announcement

https://www.battleleague.com/single-post/2018/08/07/Season-3-Format

We believe that Season 3 is going to be another big leap forward for the PBL. Our overall season format isn’t changing much. There will still be three phases to the season. 1. Regular Season 2. Qualification Tournament and 3. North American Championship.
The PBL has four conferences, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western. Now each conference has six teams. During the regular season, teams play each of their conference opponents twice. Conference matches are Best of Five. The team with the best conference record at the end of the regular season is the Conference Champion. The four Conference Champions go straight to the North American Championship.
One change with our expansion to 24 teams is that the bottom 2 teams with the worst records in each conference are eliminated from the post season. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams in all the conferences are placed in a seeded Qualification Bracket. The 2nd place teams earn a first-round bye. The teams that finish in the top four go on to meet the Conference Champs in the North American Championship. The Qualification Bracket matches are Best of Seven
The Qualification Bracket seeding is heavily based on the performance of the teams in the regular season. In addition, there are mid-season matches between conferences. The matches against another conference do not count toward a team’s season record and are only used for later seeding in the Qualification Bracket and North American Championship Bracket
The North American Championship bracket is seeded based on strength of the conference determined during the inter-conference matches and the results of the Qualification Bracket. North American Championship matches are Best of Seven.

St. Louis Sentinels

Squallaye is now the team captain

New York Titans

Rob the Turtle is now the team captain

Chicago United

My Tails is now the team captain

Kansas City Lightning

Vulcan is now the team captain

Portland Tempest

Trailblazer is now the team captain

Scrim Recap

Monday, August 6th

Lucid VS Online Warriors

Series Score - 7-2 - Lucid
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10882

Lucid had 44 more kills
Lucid had 17 more assists
Lucid had 45 less deaths
Lucid had 19 more power kills
Lucid had 20 more precision kills
Lucid had 9 more magnum kills

Tuesday, August 7th

Veggis VS Gosu Crew

Series Score - 12-3 - Veggies
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10883

Team Reciprocity VS Elevate

Series Score - 9-6 - Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10884

Reciprocity had 185 more kills
Reciprocity had 159 more assist
Reciprocity had 192 less deaths
Reciprocity had 18 more power kills
Reciprocity had 184 more precision kills
Reciprocity had 168 more magnum kills

Wednesday, August 8th

Renegades VS TOX

Series Score - 8-7 - Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10885

Renegades had 28 more kills
Renegades had 41 more assists
Renegades had 25 less deaths
Renegades had 13 more power kills
Renegades had 36 more precision kills
Renegades had 36 more magnum kills

Lucid VS Radiant Esports

Series Score - 15-0 - Lucid
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10886

Thursday, August 9th

Radiant Esports VS MockIt Esports

Series Score - 8-2 - Radiant
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10887

Radiant had 25 more kills
MockIt had 16 more assists
Radiant had 25 less deaths
Radiant had 13 more power kills
MockIt had 15 more precision kills
MockIt had 22 more magnum kills

TOX VS Team Reciprocity

Series Score - 10-5 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10888

TOX had 54 more kills
TOX had 23 more assists
TOX had 56 less deaths
Both teams had 38 power kills
TOX had 73 more precision kills
TOX had 78 more magnum kills

Friday, August 10th

Trifecta VS Elevate

Series Score - 8-7 - Trifecta
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10889

Elevate had 14 more kills
Trifecta had 8 more assists
Elevate had 14 less deaths
Elevate had 19 more power kills
Trifecta had one more precision kill - 613-612
Elevate had one more magnum kill - 602-601

TOX VS Trifecta

Series Score - 12-3 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10890

Tournament Recap

The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Tournament Recap

No tournament took place last week

Noble Halo Wars 2 3v3 Open Tournament

1st Place

Solid HW/Mike Beaston/Stay Classy

$90 for the team

2nd Place

Diverse/DeluxeSwing/Flame Pieman

Bracket - https://noblevents.challonge.com/cz58ft04
VOD - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/296421464##

Female Pro League/Acron Esports Halo 5 2v2 Tournament Recap

1st Place

MLGQueen
Katey Marie

2nd Place

Monza
Krandapus

Astro Spartans Halo 5 1v1 Tournament Recap

1st Place

Neptune

$1,000

2nd Place

Scaryotic

3rd/4th

Renegade
Marbs

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2OjV9at

Astro Spartans Monthly FFA Recap

1st Place

Ryno

$500
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2P9i6P0

Halo 5 Summer Series 2v2 Tournament Recaps - https://bit.ly/2B6MdU9

Midwest Stores

Woodland Hills

1st Place

Oklahomies

Woodfield Mall

1st Place

Bubbalicious

St. Louis Galleria

1st Place

Ligma

Penn Square Mall

1st Place

Click

Oakbrooks Center

1st Place

More ‘Nades Plz

Oak Park Mall

1st Place

Walking Trashcans

Mall of America

1st Place

Strafe

Kenwood Town Center

1st Place

Those Guys

Easton Town Centrer

1st Place

HTC Esports

Beachwood Place

1st Place

Wolfblade

Northeast Stores

5th Ave - NYC

1st Place

Sesame Street

Destiny

1st Place

Tenacious Two

King of Prussia Mall

1st Place

Asylum

Montgomery

1st Place

Lil Clan

Walden Garden

1st Place

MOUSE RAT

Westfarms

1st Place

CT Fives

South Stores

Baybrook

1st Place

Bloods

Houston Galleria

1st Place

Mynx wit da Cheese

La Cantera

1st Place

Red Elotes

Lakeside Mall

1st Place

Final Bass

Northpark

1st Place

No Idea

The Domain

1st Place

Old Timerzz

The Woodlands

1st Place

Titans Needler

Southeast Stores

Florida Mall

1st Place

Kryptek Squad

Mall at Green Hills

1st Place

Oppress

Southpark

1st Place

St. John’s Town Center

1st Place

Bringin’ Heat

Streets at Southpoint

1st Place

Bedford Boys

Town Center at Boca Raton

1st Place

Primal

West Stores

Ala Moana

1st Place

Enos

Bellevue Square

1st Place

Smooth Criminals

Fashion Show

1st Place

Team Two Hands

Fashion Valley

1st Place

Lipton

Pioneer Place

1st Place

AMBITION

Scottsdale Fashion Square

1st Place

We Are Worse

South Coast Plaza

1st Place

Team Dark Souls

Stanford Shopping Center

1st Place

Backpackers

Topanga

1st Place

Tilted Towers

University Village

1st Place

The Gods of Halo 1

Should Radar be Within Halo Infinite/Future Halo Titles? - The Results

Poll Results - 79 Total Votes

Yes (All Multiplayer)

Yes (Casual Only)

Yes (Competitive Only)

No. Just, No.

Discussion

Mark Francis

All casual radars should be switched to the current Team Arena radar. Radar is so unnecessary for an experienced Halo player. It would be very interesting to see how no radar 4v4 plays in Halo 5.

Gametime

Voted casual only, but I really do like the current competitive setup if only when using abilities.

JustSimon

No Radar in competitive.... simple. it's noobish. Our legends were made without radar... all the playmakers were the one I enjoyed supporting the most. No radar and 70% of the *good kids* will def get s huge drop

Scudpuddle

My vote is yes casuals only. I believe competitive should be able to have the game how they want it, within reason of course. If they want no radar, don’t give them radar. If you’re a casual, you don’t have to play the competitive list. Assuming playlist population stays high enough to sustain such a split.
I kinda like how the radar is right now for arena. Only shows spartan abilities. For competitive play, I think t allows for some sneakiness, which is how I like to play. Plus I hate crouching. And with how fast it is now and will likely continue to be, it takes too damn long to do anything while crouched.

Goalie Sniper

Radar is a staple of Halo. It needs to stay. How the radar works is completely dependant on the style of gameplay we get with Infinite. If it goes back to classic halo 3 style gameplay. Have it work as it did back in halo 3. Have competitive playlist like MLG just turn the setting off. If the gameplay remains the same as it currently is. Have sprint show up on radar. Regular movement not. And just turn it off completely for an MLG style playlist.

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Episode 32 - Maps On Maps On Maps

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello and welcome to episode 32 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Europa Halo Champions League Grand Finals took place along with a ton of other community run tournaments. Of course there is plenty of news to cover, scrims to recap, and other things to talk about. Finally, we get into the main topic of the show which is maps and map design within Halo. Thank you for the listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.

News

XP Boost Packs Available Now Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1025069650399264768

Arena XP Boost Req Pack - 150,000 Req Points OR $4.99
Warzone XP Boost Req Pack - 150,000 Req Points OR $4.99

Castle Wars is Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1025088093555122181

Forge Maps From Community Slayer Now Within Super Fiesta in Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1025503425788690433

Everyone Now Has Access to MCC Insider

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-update

Assuming ongoing work progresses as planned and the expanded MCC Insider Flights perform as expected, the team is closing in on the official release of the first significant patch for retail MCC. We can’t quite announce that date yet – but we’re in the home stretch and quickly closing in on that huge milestone.
Once the retail update goes out, the next order of business is bringing the new and improved MCC to Xbox GamePass – which was officially confirmed back in June during E3. We’ll have more details to share here soon but final timing is still pending the current flight and overall status for the retail patch itself.
Once retail MCC is updated and the title moves into GamePass, the MCC Insider Program is going to morph into something a little different. We’re still working through some of the final details but a persistent “test realm” is going to live alongside the retail product where the team will continue working and iterating (along with the highly anticipated “Custom Games Browser”). Once that shift occurs, anyone who owns a digital copy of MCC (there’s no viable entitlement system for a physical disc) or is an active GamePass subscriber will be able to continue playing the Test Realm builds and helping to shape future updates for MCC. This test realm is where ongoing work will continue with further patches, fixes and features that will then roll into the retail product.

Halo Community Update - 8/2/18

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/flag-caps-gowns

Third and final issue of the Halo: Collateral Damage comic mini-series coming Aug 15

Installation 01 Weekly Update

https://installation01.org/updates/weekly/8-5-2018

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/installation_01/
Soundtrack song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im690S9SrsU

News (Competitive)

Beyond Astro Spartans Halo 5 August Tournament Schedule

http://teambeyond.net/beyond-x-astro-august-halo-tournament-schedule/

$500 FFA - Friday, August 3rd
$1,000 1v1 - Monday, August 6th
$500 FFA - Friday, August 10th

Balance Patch Halo 3 Tournaments Announced

Neighbor and BestMan Duo for Dreamhack Atlanta

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1025516915295485953

Flamesword Getting Ready to Grind MCC Insider

https://twitter.com/OpTicFlamesword/status/1026185605296910338

Microsoft Store 2v2 Tournaments Reminder

https://smash.gg/league/microsoft-store-halo-summer-series/details

Submit Forge Maps to be Considered for MCC

https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/1022848919926173696
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/92b5c5cfee994e7299608301a6b2eb11/topics/mcc-community-playlist-map-submissions/a54c6229-4fff-4831-ae28-ad48b6bfa80a/posts

With the big retail MCC Update happening later this summer we are putting together a 100% community-driven playlist. This playlist will be entirely made up of map and gametype submissions that come from you, the players. If you regularly play custom games on community maps or gametypes that fit into the 4v4 scenario, then you can help be part of the selection process by sending us the pertinent info!
Map Description: 1-3 sentences describing your map
Screenshot: Waypoint, XboxDVR, or Imgur link
Player who has the map on their fileshare.
(Optional) Video: Waypoint, XboxDVR, or YouTube link
(Optional) Community Site Thread: ForgeHub or GrifballHub link

Halo Wars 2 Champions League Season 2 Kick Off

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/flag-caps-gowns

The Banished

August 4th

Breaking the Cluth

August 18th

Team Respawn

September 9th
October 14th

Europa Halo News

The Future of Europa Halo - We will no longer run big open cups or major team leagues. We will run a FFA league in the future and an invitation only Pre-LAN cup for confirmed LAN teams. We hope to see demand for the FFA in EU after today’s event and more players enter.
The No Team Needed event will return on a monthly basis. For September's run we hope to go back to 32 players. If you want in on this it's a first come first served basis. DM me to be added to the list of interest for September and once a date is confirmed we will ask you first.

Pro Battle League News

Atlanta Zenith - Hoaxer as Team Captain

Scrim Recap

Monday, July 30th

Renegades VS Trifecta

Series Score

9-6 - Renegades

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10875

Friday, August 3rd

TOX VS Renegades

Series Score

12-2 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10879

TOX VS Elevate

Series Score

12-2 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10880

Sunday, August 6th

Renegades VS Trifecta

Series Score

12-3 - Renegades

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10881

Tournament Recap

Halo 5 2v2 Sunday Showdown Tournament Results

1st Place

Kuku - Simpl/Jxvqa

2nd Place

This is Easy - Kenjrik/Matron

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2Mn4fCR

The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Tournament Recap

1st Place

Foxzic

Beyond Astro Spartans August FFA Tournament Recap

1st Place

King Nick

$500

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MboXJb

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Elevate

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

Hitmen

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

TOX
Renegades

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Str8 Rippin
Team Reciprocity
Veggies (Previously Lux Gaming)
Trifecta

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2v0vCf5
VOD - https://mixer.com/Halo/mobile?vod=46767129

Halo Wars 2 Champions League Season 2 - The Banished

1st Place

Scootman

2nd Place

Almirante99

3rd/4th

LargoPancake40
ROCKGENERATION

5th/6th/7th/8th

Diver of Holy
ExoKABOOM
EODSpartan_seb
Loonsmile

Bracket - https://the-banished.challonge.com/Banished_HWCL_S2_Tournament_01

Europa Halo No Team Needed August FFA

1st Place

Conna

43 Kills, 20 Assists, 37 Deaths

2nd Place

Looney

43 Kills, 11 Assists, 32 Deaths

3rd Place

Icon

39 Kills, 21 Assists, 30 Deaths

4th Place

Censure

37 Kills, 21 Assists, 29 Deaths

5th Place

The Warrior O’Niel

35 Kills, 26 Assists, 36 Deaths

6th Place

Penguin (not NA Penguin)

26 Kills, 17 Assists, 39 Deaths

7th Place

Lundy

25 Kills, 22 Assists, 37 Deaths

8th Place

Dezire

24 Kills, 20 Assists, 32 Deaths

Europa Halo Champions League Grand Finals

Mock-It Esports VS Aerox Gaming

Game 1 - Strongholds on Plaza

100-8 - Mock-It

Game 2 - Slayer on Coliseum

50-34 - Mock-It

Game 3 - CTF on Truth

3-0 - Mock-It

Game 4 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-36 - Mock-It

Series Score

4-0 - Mock-It Esports

Halo Maps - The Results

https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk/status/1024396976887095296
Favorite Maps (Casual)?

Longest (H1)
Longshore (H3)
Waterworks (H2)
Coagulation (H2)
Blood Gulch (H1)
Valhalla (H3)
Chiron (H1)

Favorite Maps (Competitive)?

Guardian (H3)
Construct (H3)
Plaza (H5)
Sanctuary (H2)
The Pit (H3)
Midship (H2)/Heretic(H3)/Truth(H5)
Warlock (H2)
Lockout (H2)
Element (Reach)

Least Favorite Maps (Casual)?

Fathom (H5)
Haven (H4)
Tombstone (H2)
Snowbound (H3)
Risen (H5)
Elogation (H2)
Hang Em High (H1)

Least Favorite Maps (Competitive)?

Adrift (H4)
Guardian (H3)
Stasis (H5)
Fissure (H5)
The Rig (H5)
Amplified (H3)
Sanctuary (H2)

Shoutouts

Europa Halo for not only the Champions League but for also finding a way to continue within the scene and provide a way for people to compete within the European community

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo

Nadestraight for providing another outlet for the european Halo community to compete

https://twitter.com/Nadestraight

Nebraska and Calgary Halo for keeping the tight knit community events alive

Community Creations

iGotUrPistola - Streaming

https://www.twitch.tv/igoturpistola

HCS NOLA Top 5 Plays - By Halo/HCS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGwDJgTgLuI

Calgary Halo - MCC LAN

https://www.twitch.tv/CalgaryHalo

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Episode 31 - Should ADS Be In Halo?

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode thirty one of HCS Pro Talk! This week the major topic of the show is wether or not ADS (Aim Down Sights) should be within Halo. Of course we have plenty of news, scrims, and tournaments to recap.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo Fireteam Raven Now Available Within All Dave and Busters Locations

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1021809262006128641

Action Sack is Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1022966544224202754

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-program

News (Competitive)

Microsoft Store 2v2 Tournament Announced for August 12th
- 1st Place - 10 Platinum Req Packs
- 2nd Place - 5 Platinum Req Packs
- 3rd Place - 3 Platinum Req Packs
- All participants get a Gold Req Pack for attending

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1022648011342729218

Next Level Expo Halo 3 2v2 Tournament Announced!
- Saturday, August 18th, 2018
- Xbox 360
- 2v2 Double-elimination
- Best of 3
- Maps: Guardian, Heretic, The Pit
- Gametype: MLG TS8
- First to 25 kills wins
- Tournament Entry $10 per player

BattlePro Forgehub Evolved 4v4 Tournament Infordump
- Signups end August 9th 11:30 p.m. EST.
- Tournament will begin August 10th 9 p.m. EST.
- Tournament will end on August 12th.

https://www.battlepro.com/tournaments/forgehub-evolved-tournament.162/view

Europa Halo News

Grand Finals of Europa Halo Champions League
- Mock-It Esports VS Aerox
- Sunday, August 5th
- Casted by Banter Ranter and Batchford
- twitch.tv/europahalo

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1023272484240613376

No Team Needed FFA Tournament Announced
- Will take place before the Grand Finals
- Casted by UK Beta

https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1023275964330139648

The Future?
- Hopefully we can confirm the grand finals for this weekend, after LAN there will be a new way we run tournaments that will be a lot more interesting and promoted differently. We will no longer run leagues and cups will be an entire new format.
- These will include events more towards show matches and EU Amateur power rankings and title fights.
- I did lie a little, there will be a FFA EU league ( 32 player's ) to be planed in a crazy fun format that will get rid of the reliance on teams and team related drama.
- Part of new things for going forward. We will be looking to finally open up and expand EuropaHalo as a network of EU Halo players + contributors. We require Streamer/Casting talent, Graphics contributors, Admins, Video content producers, Blog/Article writers. DM if interested
- This will include weekly podcasts and won't be run by me but by the network. A second EuropaHalo twitch/YouTube channel will be made for our new casting teams to stream games. This is open to all EU to join and create a proper central hub for EU Halo

Pro Battle League News

The People are Excited for More!

https://twitter.com/PBLHalo/status/1022164072387756033

Minnesota Roster?!
- Floppie (captain)
- Veronikuhhh

https://twitter.com/Veronickuhhhh/status/1023679029424123908

Scrim Recap

Wednesday, July 25th
- Series Score
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10864

Online Warriors VS Pirates

Thursday, July 26th
- Series Score
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10865
- Series Score
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10866
- Series Score
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10867

Veggies VS Gosu Crew
Trifecta VS Str8 Rippin
Renegades VS Trifecta

Friday, July 27th
- Series Score
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10868

Radiant Esports VS Pirates

Tournament Recap

The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Tournament Results

Tournament did not take place last week but should this week.

Nebraska Halo 1v1 Tournament Recap
- The Aaron

1st Place

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- Berserker Esports
- Tecnology
- Los Rompe Cu!
- XX DITE
- Nexus Gaming
- Ragnar
- Lkp
  - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2v1k5wm

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd/4th
5th/6th/7th

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- Athletico
- Centre Link
- Osprey Gaming
- Big Bad Beetleborgs
- Dude, Where’s My Car?!
- Not Victrix
- Instinct Zebuii
  - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2K8dUvf

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd/4th
5th/6th/7th

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- Halo 5 LMAO
- Radiant Esports
- Lol 5th Seed
- Mock-It Esports
- WeVicious
- Freds Afro
- Invalid Esports
- Pirates
  - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2v1vM6a

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd/4th
5th/6th/7th/8th

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- Str8 Rippin
- Team Reciprocity
- Veggies (Previously Lux Gaming)
- Trifecta
  - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2v0vCf5
- Casting will be by Goldenboy and Elamite

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd/4th
5th/6th/7th/8th
Finals will be broadcasted Tuesday, July 31st at 4PM PT/7PM ET

ADS In Halo? - The Results

Poll - https://www.strawpoll.me/16151586
- Jordan Wharton
- Halo Infinite News
- Our thoughts

Yes - 9 Votes - 47%
No - 2 Votes - 11%
Certain Weapons (Which Ones) - 0 Votes - 0%
Normal Weapon Zoom Only (Sniper Rifle, etc) - 8 Votes - 42%

Discord Server? - The Results

Poll - https://www.strawpoll.me/16151570

Yes - 6 Votes - 86%
No - 1 Vote - 14%

Shoutouts

Justin Lafleche
Dust storm

Community Creations

Towey’s NOLA Video

https://twitter.com/RyanTowey/status/1022253097190678529

Lottie’s NOLA Vlog Day 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Iu_tDq4rg&feature=youtu.be

Splyce VS Tox 100-0 Explained - HCS NOLA Grand Finals by ShyWay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-NdzjqUMCY

The Faceless Hero of Halo by EdPeter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95o-q3TtwFE

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Episode 30 - The Return of Naded?!

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode thirty of HCS Pro Talk! For this week, we have a fairly basic show for everyone but that doesn't mean there isn't stuff to talk about. Quite the opposite actually! This week, we have some brand new Pro Battle League news to share along with what the topics will be for the upcoming weeks of shows leading to HCS London.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

343 Industries Not Currently Working on Battle Royale Mode for Halo Infinite

https://twitter.com/franklez/status/1020012380456038401

Halo Legendary Loot Crate Information

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1019262778802966528

Mythic Shotty Snipers is Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1020023525837496321

Halo Community Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/beauty-of-a-beast

Halo Wars 2 information

Forgehub ForgeTacular Winners Infodump

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/forgehub-community-contest-winners

Tyler “Postums” Davis - @343Postums on Twitter is Having a Baby!

https://twitter.com/343Postums/status/1021141936801951744

News (Competitive)

HCS NOLA 2018 Recap

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hcs-new-orleans-2018-recap

Team and Spectator Passes Available Now for HCS London 2018

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/hcs-london-2018

Forgehub and Battle Pro Announce New Halo Tournament

Lux Gaming Leaves Competitive Halo

https://twitter.com/LuxGamingClan/status/1020455881249607680

Halo 2 Beach House LAN Announcement

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sfm7vz-ASE6oLRkiUKXqdv68PZXD5J1SVAgm-mkC47I/edit

Nebraska Halo Presents Halo 3 1v1 Tournament

https://twitter.com/HaloNebraska/status/1020306676681986048

Halo Australia Tournamatch Announcement

https://www.haloaustralia.com/blog/2018/07/20/tournamatch-update-and-new-season-launch/

Pro Battle League News

Detroit Overdrive Team Launch

https://www.battleleague.com/single-post/2018/07/18/Detroit-Overdrive-Launch

Kansas City Lightning Team Launch

https://www.battleleague.com/single-post/2018/07/20/Kansas-City-Lightning-Expansion

Anaheim Pirates Team Launch
PaulShi New Captain of Seattle Stryker
With the announcement of the Detroit Overdrive, the Wisconsin Fury are now in disarray. There is now an opportunity to determine who will get the final spot in the Northern Conference. Will it be the Wisconsin Fury, or will it be the Minnesota Predators.
Season 3 of the Pro Battle League will officially launch on August 19th

Scrim Recap

Thursday, July 19th

TOX VS Team Reciprocity

Series Score - 13-2 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10856

Friday, July 20th

Trifecta VS Str8 Rippin

Series Score - 9-6 - Str8 Rippin

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10857

Monday, July 23rd

Trifecta VS Gosu Crew

Series Score - 10-5 - Trifecta

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10863

Tournament Recap

The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Tournament Recap

1st Place

Astro Spartans July $500 Halo 5 FFA Tournament Recap

1st Place

Tapping Buttons

$500

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2uUhKCl

UGC $1500 2v2 Halo 5 Tournament Recap

1st Place

Falcated/Shotzzy

$1500

2nd Place

El Town/Spartan

Bracket - Website (Beta) would not allow me to open the bracket

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Berserker Esports

$350
2000 Points

2nd Place

Teconology

$150
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Muffin Come Nepes
XX LieInApril

800 Points

Demolition Boys

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2LdSSk6

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Athletico

$500
2000 Points

2nd Place

Zero Practice

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Victrix Esports
Arcane

800 Points

5th/6th

Mortal Gaming
Reaver

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2LgiAod

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Lucid

$750
2000 Points

2nd Place

Radiant

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Pirates
Abcdefg

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Sad Alex
Mock-It Esports
Skitlite
Invalid Esports

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2JKJcYx

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

Renegades

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Splyce (Without Shotzzy)
Team Reciprocity

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Trifecta
Veggies
Amen
Absurd

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2JLdzOA

Shoutouts

Everyone who replied to the tweet asking what you would like to see covered in future episodes!

Dust Storm - Map Design
Justin LaFleche - ADS
Michael - Bopics of Players/Casters/AM’s/Etc
Trent Lockhart - Why Orgs are Leaving Competitive Halo?
Sander - Radar
Zechariah - Party Matchmaking

Community Creations

Meme Monday

https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

ESA Halo 3 Speedrun by Sorix

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/287553126

Lottie’s HCS NOLA Vlog Day 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8UpZ9yOIc

Lottie’s HCS NOLA Vlog Day 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFadqI10u6M&t=1s

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Episode 29 - HCS NOLA Post-Show

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty nine of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, HCS NOLA has concluded and we have some results (and upsets) to talk about! Not only that but we also got details on the upcoming HCS 2018 Finals so of course we need to talk about that as well!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo: Fireteam Raven Stats Tracked Within Halo Waypoint

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-fireteam-raven

HCS Rec Pack Available Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1016789468437667840

Forgetacular Contest Winners Announced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca6t-25kS7M

Community Slayer Now Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1017459434396770305

UGC $1500 2v2 Halo 5 Tournament Registration Now Live

https://www.ugcesports.gg/tournament/a877df6a-102f-4621-a640-a8078dae118a

Tickets for HCS London Available July 20th
HCS 2018 Finals Being Held at Dreamhack Atlanta - $300,000 Prize Pool
Halo 3 2v2 Tournament at Dreamhack Atlanta - $10,000 Prize Pool - True Offline LAN - 11/16-18th

https://dreamhack.com/halo-is-coming-to-dreamhack-atlanta/

Scrim Recap

Monday, July 9th

Renegades VS Elevate

Series Score - 12-3 - Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10799

TOX VS Team Reciprocity

Series Score - 10-5 - Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10800

Tuesday, July 10th

Fung Four VS Trifecta

Series Score - 3-3 - Tie
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10801

Team Reciprocity VS Elevate

Series Score - 12-3 - Reciprocity
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10802

TOX VS Renegades

Series Score - 2-0 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10803

Wednesday, July 11th

Gosu Crew VS Vertacon

Series Score - 10-3 - Gosu Crew
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10804

Thursday, July 12th

TOX VS Elevate

Series Score - 9-3 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10805

Tournament Recap

Astro Spartans Halo 5 1v1 Tournament Recap

1st Place

LowTierKiller - Bound

$1,000

Bracket

http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/results/133-astro-spartans-1000-halo-5-1v1-79-700pm-est/

HCS NOLA Recap

Groups/Roster Recap

Group A

Team Reciprocity (NA)

Saiyan, Snipedown, Trippey, Pistola

Str8 Rippin (NA)

Dastroyed, Nemassist, Rammy, Str8 Sick

Athletico (ANZ)

Bziirk, Colt, SlayZ, Pipz

Fung Four (NA)

Druk84, Gilkey, Juziro, Soul Snipe

Group B

TOX (NA)

Frosty, Lethul, Royal 2, Snakebite

Hitmen (NA)

Artic, Bubu Dubu, Demon D, ACE

Fable Esports (EU)

Druk85, Riotz, Shady, ShabbyDagger

Gosu Crew (NA)

Commonly, Cratos, Danoxide, Suspector

Group C

Renegades (NA)

APG, Mikwen, Penguin, Neptune

Lux Gaming (NA)

Envore, SuperCC, Taulek, Valkyrie

Berserker Esports (LATAM)

Atzo, Drift, Bullet, Noble

Mock-It Esports (EU)

Squashy, Warlad, Looney, Outkast

Group D

Elevate (NA)

El Town, Falcated, Spartan, Sabinater

Lucid (EU)

Kimbo, Respectul, SLG, TuFoxy

Splyce (NA)

Renegade, Shotzzy, Stellur, Eco

Trifecta (NA)

Musa, Rayne, Ryanoob, Shooter

Notable Absentees

Lunchbox
Jimbo

4v4 Placings

Splyce

$100,000

$50,000

Renegades

$35,000

Trifecta

$25,000

5th/6th

Team Reciprocity
Hitmen

$10,000

7th/8th

Elevate
Berserker

$5,000

FFA Placings

King Nick

$2,000
39 Kills, 15 Assists, 29 Deaths

Flurriously

$1,250
37 Kills, 16 Assists, 29 Deaths

Sceptify

$750
33 Kills, 14 Assists, 31 Deaths

Queso

$500
33 Kills, 20 Assists, 36 Deaths

Kourages

$300
28 Kills, 20 Assists, 36 Deaths

Packman

$200
22 Kills, 27 Assists, 31 Deaths

Notable Series

Pool Play

Splyce VS Lucid

Game 1 - Oddball on Eden

150-146 - Splyce

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth

50-47 - Lucid

Game 3 - CTF on Refuge

3-1 - Splyce

Game 4 - Strongholds on Empire

100-78 - Splyce

Series Score - 3-1 - Splyce

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10813

Lux Gaming VS Berserker Esports

Game 1 - Oddball on Eden

150-122 - Berserker

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth

50-47 - Berserker

Game 3 - CTF on Refuge

3-0 - Lux Gaming

Game 4 - Strongholds on Empire

100-80 - Lux Gaming

Game 5 - Slayer on Coliseum

50-47 - Lux Gaming

Series Score - 3-2 - Lux Gaming (reverse sweep)

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10814

Lucid VS Trifecta

Game 1 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-27 - Trifecta

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-42 - Lucid

Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon

150-126 - Trifecta

Game 4 - CTF on Truth

3-2 - Lucid

Game 5 - Slayer on Plaza

50-44 - Lucid

Series Score - 3-2 - Lucid

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10818

Lux Gaming VS Mock-It Esports

Game 1 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-57 - Lux Gaming

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-42 - Mock-It

Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon

150-118 - Lux Gaming

Game 4 - CTF on Truth

3-1 - Mock-It

Game 5 - Slayer on Plaza

50-40 - Mock-It

Series Score - 3-2 - Mock-It Esports

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10827

Losers Bracket

Lucid VS Berserker Esports

Game 1 - Oddball on Fissure

150-97 - Berserker

Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza

50-45 - Berserker

Game 3 - CTF on Coliseum

3-1 - Lucid

Game 4 - Strongholds on Eden

100-15 - Lucid

Game 5 - Slayer on The Rig

50-44 - Berserker

Series Score - 3-2 - Berserker

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10844

Elevate VS Trifecta

Game 1 - Strongholds on Plaza

100-66 - Elevate

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth

50-46 - Trifecta

Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon

150-144 - Elevate

Game 4 - CTF on Refuge

3-2 - Trifecta

Game 5 - Slayer on Plaza

50-46 - Trifecta

Series Score - 3-2 - Trifecta

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10846

Team Reciprocity VS Trifecta

Game 1 - CTF on Refuge

1-0 - Reciprocity

Game 2 - Slayer on Coliseum

50-45 - Reciprocity

Game 3 - Strongholds on Empire

100-67 - Trifecta

Game 4 - Oddball on Eden

150-75 - Trifecta

Game 5 - Slayer on The Rig

50-49 - Trifecta

Series Score - 3-2 - Trifecta (reverse sweep)

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10849

Winners Bracket

TOX VS Renegades (Winners Round 2)

Game 1 - Strongholds on Plaza

100-44 - TOX

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth

50-39 - Renegades

Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon

150-143 - Renegades

Game 4 - CTF on Refuge

1-0 - TOX

Game 5 - Slayer on Plaza

50-39 - TOX

Series Score - 3-2 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10842

TOX VS Splyce (Winners Finals)

Game 1 - Oddball on Fissure

150-100 - TOX

Game 2 - Slayer on Refuge

50-40 - TOX

Game 3 - CTF on Coliseum

3-1 - Splyce

Game 4 - Strongholds on The Rig

100-65 - TOX

Game 5 - Slayer on Truth

50-40 - Splyce

Game 6 - Oddball on Eden

150-72 - Splyce

Game 7 - Slayer on Plaza

50-28 - Splyce

Series Score - 4-3 - Splyce

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10850

TOX VS Splyce (Grand Finals - 1st Series)

Game 1 - CTF on Refuge

3-0 - TOX

Game 2 - Slayer on Truth

50-44 - TOX

Game 3 - Strongholds on Eden

100-48 - TOX

Game 4 - Oddball on Fissure

150-55 - TOX

Series Score - 4-0 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10854

TOX VS Splyce (Grand Finals - 2nd Series)

Game 1 - Oddball on Echelon

150-67 - Splyce

Game 2 - Slayer on Refuge

50-29 - TOX

Game 3 - CTF on Coliseum

3-1 - Splyce

Game 4 - Strongholds on Plaza

100-0 - Splyce

Game 5 - Slayer on Coliseum

50-47 - TOX

Game 6 - Oddball on Eden

150-23 - Splyce

Series Score - 4-2 - Splyce

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10855

Notable Statistics

http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Detail/1008

Notable Stories

Berserker making top 8 which is the first time ever for a LATAM team at a North American open event.
Rivalry between Spartan and Ryanoob
Team Reciprocity as the number one seed being knocked out of the tournament by Trifecta, an open bracket team (still consisting of pro players) who was actually the 13th seed in the tournament. Trifecta therefore guarantees themselves top 4 for MLG NOLA.

Brackets

Open WInners

http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/New%20Orleans-2018/halo-5-open#Open-Winners

Open Losers

http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/New%20Orleans-2018/halo-5-open#Open-Losers

Pool Play

http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/New%20Orleans-2018/halo-5-champ#Pool-Play

Championship Winners

http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/New%20Orleans-2018/halo-5-champ#Championship-Winners

Championship Losers

http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/New%20Orleans-2018/halo-5-champ#Championship-Losers

VOD’s

Main Stream

Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gSwJdfHtHk
Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wx1Qi5qMJ0
Day 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iml7GihVVqg

Bravo Stream

Day 1 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/284257077
Day 2 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/284660716
Day 3 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/284979034##

Shoutouts

Community Members

Moses FPS - https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS
Halo Data Hive - https://twitter.com/HaloDataHive

HCS NOLA Casters/Analysts/Observers

Gaskin - https://twitter.com/DanGaskin
Bravo - https://twitter.com/Brav
Strongside - https://twitter.com/StrongSide
Onset - https://twitter.com/OnsetMTH
Lottie - https://twitter.com/Praagy08
Elamite - https://twitter.com/Elamite
Walshy - https://twitter.com/Walshy
Clutch - https://twitter.com/Wes_Clutch
Goldenboy - https://twitter.com/GoldenboyFTW
Wonderboy - https://twitter.com/Wonderboyo
Heinz - https://twitter.com/RichieHeinz
Knighty Knight - https://twitter.com/KnightysKnight

Community Creations

Kampy Halo 5 Montage 2 by AppleFanatic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwSu5fRCJGQ

Ogre 2 Halo 1 Montage by Snipetality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=finEheQGPTU

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Episode 28 - MLG NOLA Pre-Show/Halo Infinite Wishlist

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty eight of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, the road to MLG NOLA is coming to an end which means it is time for our pre-show! Of course we have more roster mania, news, scrims, and tournaments to cover as well. As for the main topic of this weeks show? We asked for your Halo Infinite wishlist which means it is time to talk about what you want within the next game within our beloved franchise!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo Community Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/channel-surfing

Halo 2 BR Slayer Back Within Halo 5

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1014951112888074240

Halo: Collateral Damage Issue #2 Out Now

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1014554682457456640

MCC Development Update #5

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-5

MCC Insider - Corruption Issue

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/84ad72a8b51847978545f685f651fc15/topics/mcc-insider---corruption-issue-7-6/d3919eeb-f343-48d6-9742-6b07821b581c/posts?page=1

Halo Fan For Life Sixth Annual LANstravaganza Announced!

http://halofanforlife.com/?p=29680

H5-FFA Tourneys First Tournament Announced

https://twitter.com/H5Ffa/status/1014574999062155264

Richard Simms is Having a Baby

https://twitter.com/TheSimms/status/1016402676152709121

Scrim Recap

Monday, July 2nd

TOX VS Team Reciprocity

Series Score - 8-5 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10770

Renegades VS Hitmen

Series Score - 9-6 - Renegades

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10771

Vertacon VS Hitmen

Series Score - 1-0 - Hitmen

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10776

Oceanic Squad VS LuxGaming

Series Score - 3-0 - LuxGaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10774

Wednesday, July 4th

Hennything’s Possible VS Str8 Rippin

Series Score - 3-2 - Str8 Rippin

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10778

TOX VS Hitmen

Series Score - 10-4 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10777

Vertacon VS OCeanic Squad

Series Score - 7-5 - Vertacon

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10775

Hennything’s Possible VS Team Reciprocity

Series Score - 10-2 - Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10773

TOX VS Renegades

Series Score - 9-5 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10772

Thursday, July 5th

TOX VS Team Reciprocity

Series Score - 6-6 - Tie

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10779

Friday, July 6th

Gosu Crew VS Hennything’s Possible

Series Score - 7-5 - Hennything’s Possible

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10784

Berserker Gaming VS Hitmen

Series Score - 11-4 - Hitmen

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10783

Str8 Rippin VS Vertacon

Series Score - 10-2 - Str8 Rippin

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10782

Splyce VS Elevate

Series Score - 7-5 - Splyce

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10781

Gosu Crew VS Fung Four

Series Score - 9-4 - Gosu Crew

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10780

Saturday, July 7th

Team Reciprocity VS Renegades

Series Score - 11-1 - Reciprocity

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10785

LuxGaming VS Berserker Gaming

Series Score - 9-3 - LuxGaming

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10786

Sunday, July 8th

TOX VS Elevate

Series Score - 11-3 - TOX

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10797

Monday, July 9th

Gosu Crew VS Hennything’s Possible

Series Score - 9-3 - Gosu Crew

Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10798

Tournament Recap

Microsoft Store Halo 5 FFA Tournaments

They happened over the weekend

The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Results

1st Place

Scaryotic

https://twitter.com/TheFocusFire/status/1014697321991294976

July $500 Astro Spartans FFA Tournament Results

1st Place

Tapping Buttons

Bracket - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/132-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-76-800pm-est/round1/

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Tecnology

$350
2000 Points

2nd Place

Berserker Gaming

$150
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Spectral Gaming
GlassySkyXX

800 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2ufUs9I

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Authgvng

$500
2000 Points

2nd Place

No One Wants Oddball

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Osprey Gaming
Reload Esports

800 Points

Mortal Gaming

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2NAcBrN

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Wadu Hek

$750
2000 Points

2nd Place

We Lost To Shabby

$250
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Lucid Gaming
92izer

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

French Kids
Invalid Esports
Mock-It Esports
XIII Esports

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2u30201

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap

1st Place

Team Reciprocity

$1,500
2000 Points

2nd Place

$500
1200 Points

3rd/4th

Elevate
Renegades

800 Points

5th/6th/7th/8th

Splyce (Full Squad)
Fung Four
Hitmen
3 Old Men and a Moose

600 Points

Bracket - https://bit.ly/2KFe1mV

MLG NOLA Pre-Show

Casting Talent

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1014239493254098944

Observing Talent

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1014241723050950656

Event Information

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/hcs-gears-new-orleans

https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1015303916408340480

Oddball and CTF Refuge NOLA Update

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/oddball-and-ctf-refuge-nola-update

Halo Infinite Wishlist

Community Answers

Lexi - @LexiXen

343 having the confidence to tell the story they want to tell. If they can give it the narrative and character flair of Halo 4 while retaining the set piece moments they want to draw from the original trilogy, it'll easily be the best Halo game

TheOnlyN33b - @TheOnlyN33b

I haven't actually played H5 yet, but I think it's very important they are confident in their story. Sometimes I feel like companies can have a very hard time with taking control and doing what they want. TLJ isn't my favorite, but it is clearly the movie they wanted to make.

Halo Infinite NEws - @HaloInfiniteOrg

Go back to basics. A game without sprint, abilities, aim down sights and advanced movement. BR starts in competitive. A good selection of small maps, a couple remakes too. A ranking system that works. Strong support for eSports including big prizes and frequent events

Mark “CattyMusician” - @MLGMark

Would love an open world story. Would love military ranks with an exp based progression system. Also a 1-50 true skill ranking system. Plus a halo reach credit system to buy armor. Also have unlockable armor that doesn’t look like a potato

Sander - @Sander_vs

New (and good) MP maps until the next Halo game after Infinite. Playable on PC. Both classic and advanced MP game modes + maps designed for both types.

Str8 Nirvana - @Str8Nirvana

Halo 3 clone but with Firefight, updated Forge and PvP Ai practice bots (Like Gears/CoD has). Would also be nice if those /Well liked and unintrusive/ Req packs went away for an actual progression system.

Abe - @GTy_R4wk_One

NO sprint, NO hit markers. More than 9 maps in competitive.

Christian - @Stadlerchris17

No spartan abilities, at all. Classic art style and music, halo 1 esc. Campaign, different viewpoints in the story(arbiter, sgt johnson pre-death, random marine or spartan 4), that’s about it tbh. Just make it like bungie used to and it’ll be amazing.

Jonathan (DaddyTrax) - @jpskoczalek

I’d really like to see the Spartan Company feature expanded. Here are some ideas:
1. Matchmaking within the Spartan Company HUB. Ranks can be given for a 4v4 Spartan Company Playlist and an 8v8 Playlist. Each Spartan member in the company shares the same rank as everyone else in the Spartan Company. I’m going for the Halo 2 clan system here for reference.
2. This might be a little hard to follow but if I managed to explain it correctly I think you’ll see the tremendous value this could bring to Halo multiplayer. (For reference, see NHL 16 EASCHL playoffs https://youtu.be/5gSy088JEkA

Episode 27 - Hit Markers in Halo: The Results

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty seven of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, rosters are changing and forming all over the place! Will finishes the fight in Halo 3, we have more news stories to discuss, and along with the normal tournament and scrim results, the Pro Battle League had their North American Season 2 finals (along with a huge announcement). Finally, we discuss the results within our most recent poll, should hit markers be within Halo?

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Finalists of Foreghub H2A Foregtacular Able to be Played Now
- https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/1011360538180415488
Halo TV Series is Officially Real
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/showtime-announces-new-halo-tv-series-details
Halo 5 July-August 2018 Season Out Now!
- https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1012798261885714432
Team Passes No Longer Available After July 9th
- https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1013527804858650624
Potential Changes Coming To HCS Settings?
- https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/1012885411671113729
HCS Update 6/29/18
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/hcs-update---6-29/1692d75b-ecbb-4762-a9f3-5308a6aa9f12/posts
Beyond Astro Spartans July Tournaments Announced
- http://teambeyond.net/beyond-x-astro-july-halo-tournament-schedule/

Scrim Recap

Monday, June 25th
- Online Warriors VS Authority EU
  - Series Score - 7-2 - Online Warriors
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9730
- Placeholder VS Express Yourself
  - Series Score - 14-1 - Placeholder
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9731
- Renegades VS Elevate
  - Series Score - 10-3 - Renegades
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9732
- TOX VS Team Reciprocity
  - Series Score - 10-4 - Team Reciprocity
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9733
Tuesday, June 26th
- Elevate VS Lux Gaming
  - Series Score - 2-0 - Elevate
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9734
- Lux Gaming VS Berserker Gaming
  - Series Score - 8-3 - Lux Gaming
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9735
- Authority EU VS Express Yourself
  - Series Score - 13-2 - Express Yourself
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9736
- Online Warriors VS Placeholder
  - Series Score - 4-0 - Online Warriors
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9737
- Crowd Pleasers VS Elevate
  - Series Score - 2-1 - Elevate
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9738
- TOX VS Renegades
  - Series Score - 10-5 - TOX
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9739
Wednesday, June 27th
- Elevate VS Team Reciprocity
  - Series Score - 12-3 - Reciprocity
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9740
- Crowd Pleasers VS Fung Four
  - Series Score - 2-0 - Crowd Pleasers
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9741
- Fung Four VS Elevate
  - Series Score - 2-0 - Fung Four
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9742
- Mock-It Esports VS Authority EU
  - Series Score - 9-6 - Authority EU
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9743
- Placeholder VS Express Yourself
  - Series Score - 10-5 - Placeholder
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9744
- TOX VS Heart of the Cards
  - Series Score - 13-2 - TOX
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9745
- Crowd Pleasers VS Str8 Rippin
  - Series Score - 10-5 - Crowd Pleasers
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9746
Thursday, June 28th
- Online Warriors VS Authority EU
  - Series Score - 11-3 - Online Warriors
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9748
- Elevate VS Hennything’s Possible
  - Series Score - 1-1 - Tie
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9747
Friday, June 29th
- Hennything’s Possible VS Str8 Rippin
  - Series Score - 8-6 - Hennything’s Possible
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9749
- TOX VS Elevate
  - Series Score - 12-3 - TOX
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9750
- Elevate VS Crowd Pleasers
  - Series Score - 2-0 - Elevate
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9751
- Placeholder VS Authority EU
  - Series Score - 10-1 - Placeholder
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9753
- Online Warriors VS Express Yourself
  - Series Score - 10-3 - Online Warriors
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9754
- Crowd Pleasers VS Elevate
  - Series Score - 2-1 - Elevate
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9755
- Team Reciprocity VS Renegades
  - Series Score - 11-2 - Reciprocity
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9756
- Hitmen VS Hennything’s Possible
  - Series Score - 2-0 - Hitmen
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9773
Saturday, June 30th
- Crowd Pleasers VS Lux Gaming
  - Series Score - 9-1 - Crowd Pleasers
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9757
- Hennything’s Possible VS Hitmen
  - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9770
    - Series Score - 15-0 - Hitmen
Sunday, July 1st
- Team Reciprocity VS Hitmen
  - Series Score - 9-3 - Reciprocity
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9776
- Lux Gaming VS Hennything’s Possible
  - Series Score - 2-0 - Lux Gaming
    - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9777

Tournament Recap

- The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Results
  - Stress
    - https://twitter.com/TheFocusFire/status/1012156031667859457
  - 1st Place
- Astro Spartans June 2v2 Tournament Results
  - Since 5th Grade
    - Shotzzy
    - Falcated
  - 1st Place
  - Bracket - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/results/129-astro-spartans-1000-halo-5-2v2-627-700pm-est/
- UGC Halo 5 2v2 Tournament Results
  - The Real HOTC
    - Spartan
    - Sabinater
  - 1st Place
  - Bracket - https://www.ugcesports.gg/tournament/9bc6d5b9-cf52-440b-b045-6e8d6aa52704/brackets
- Europa Halo Champions League
  - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo/status/1011963355773448192
  - Grand Finals Postponed Until After NOLA
- Pro Battle League Champion Bracket
  - Wisconsin Fury VS Atlanta Zenith (Semi-Finals Match)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Refuge
      - 3-2 - Atlanta
    - Game 2 - Strongholds on Empire
      - 100-21 - Wisconsin
    - Game 3 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-46 - Wisconsin
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Echelon
      - 195-147 - Wisconsin
    - Game 5 - CTF on Truth
      - 3-1 - Wisconsin
    - Series Score
      - 4-1 - Wisconsin
    - Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/22091
    - VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_jRLz0TUYY&feature=youtu.be
  - Houston Vipers VS St. Louis Sentinels (Semi-Finals Match)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Refuge
      - 1-0 - Houston
    - Game 2 - Strongholds on Empire
      - 100-80 - Houston
    - Game 3 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-44 - St. Louis
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Echelon
      - 200-111 - St. Louis
    - Game 5 - CTF on Truth
      - 3-2 - St. Louis
    - Game 6 - Strongholds on Eden
      - 100-32 - St. Louis
    - Series Score
      - 4-2 - St. Louis
    - Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/22082
    - VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdXx6qjNSeM&feature=youtu.be
  - Wisconsin Fury VS St. Louis Sentinels (Grand Finals Match)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Truth
      - 3-2 - Wisconsin
    - Game 2 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-24 - Wisconsin
    - Game 3 - Slayer on Refuge
      - 50-35 - Wisconsin
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 154-152 - Wisconsin
    - Series Score
      - 4-0 - Wisconsin
    - Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/22081
    - VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjNy6TfOXo&feature=youtu.be
  - PBL Halo News
    - Expansion to 24 Teams Has Been Announced
      - https://twitter.com/PBLHalo/status/1013599948758138880
- LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
  - 1st Place
    - Berserker Esports
      - $350
      - 2000 Points
  - 2nd Place
    - Tecnology
      - $150
      - 1200 Points
  - 3rd/4th
    - The Labels
    - DarlFranXX
      - 800 Points
        Bracket - https://bit.ly/2lMnp9n

- ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
  - 1st Place
    - Thanks
      - $500
      - 2000 Points
  - 2nd Place
    - Dr Pepper
      - $250
      - 1200 Points
  - 3rd/4th
    - Struggling to Find Players
    - Osprey Gaming
      - 800 Points
  - 5th/6th/7th/8th
    - Reload eSports
    - Team Comin 4 That A$$
    - Fear Rambo, Dethruptor
    - Speedy Gonzales
      - 600 Points
        Bracket - https://bit.ly/2tZrieQ
- EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
  - 1st Place
    - Pirates
      - $750
      - 2000 Points
  - 2nd Place
    - He Misses The Backsmack
      - $250
      - 1200 Points
  - 3rd/4th
    - Royalty
    - RIP X (Previously Choc’s 2K Team)
      - 800 Points
  - 5th/6th/7th/8th
    - Invalid
    - Mock-It
    - Mose Fan Club (Previously Pete is Tan)
    - Final Stage
      - 600 Points
        Bracket - https://bit.ly/2z1lR4R
- NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
  - Important Series
    - TOX VS Renegades (Semi-Final Match)
      - Game 1 - Strongholds on The Rig
        100-21 - Renegades
      - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
        50-40 - Renegades
      - Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
        144-139 - TOX
      - Game 4 - CTF on Truth
        3-1 - TOX
      - Game 5 - Slayer on Truth
        50-42 - TOX
      - Series Score
        3-2 - TOX
      - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9769
    - TOX VS Team Reciprocity (Grand Finals)
      - Game 1 - Oddball on Eden
        200-94 - Reciprocity
      - Game 2 - Slayer on The Rig
        50-41 - TOX
      - Game 3 - CTF on Refuge
        3-1 - Reciprocity
      - Game 4 - Strongholds on Empire
        100-53 - TOX
      - Game 5 - Slayer on Plaza
        50-42 - TOX
      - Series Score
        3-2 - TOX
      - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9774
  - 1st Place
    - TOX
      - $1,500
      - 2000 Points
  - 2nd Place
    - Reciprocity
      - $500
      - 1200 Points
  - 3rd/4th
    - Renegades
    - Lux Gaming
      - 800 Points
  - 5th/6th/7th/8th
    - Splyce (without Shotzzy)
    - Str8 Rippin
    - Elevate
    - Hitmen
      - 600 Points
        Bracket - https://bit.ly/2IMmI99

Hit Markers Within Halo - The Results

Should hit markers remain within Halo games moving forward?
- Out of 60 total votes…
  - No
    - 37%
    - 22 votes
  - Yes (Weapon hit markers only)
    - 32%
    - 19 votes
  - Yes (Both weapon and grenade hit markers)
    - 30%
    - 18 votes
  - Yes (Grenade hit markers only)
    - 2%
    - 1 vote

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Episode 26 - HCS 2018 Gamebattles Begin!

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty six of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, rosters have been locked for the upcoming Gamebattles tournaments leading up to New Orleans so we have a lot to talk about! Will begins his journey within Halo 3, we have some news to discuss, and scrims/tournaments to recap. Finally, we discuss the poll results of the Sprint VS No Sprint in Halo debate along with posing a new question.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

New Legendary Crate Announced
- https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1009487542268416003
Halo 3 Throwback Playlist Back Within Halo 5
- https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1009876549930139648
MCC Insider Flight 2 Recap
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-2-recap
Community Update
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/to-infinite-and-beyond
HCS 2018 Season Online Format and Dates
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hcs-2018-online-play-and-format

Scrim Recap

Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8703
TOX VS Renegades
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8704
Crowd Pleasers VS Hennything’s Possible
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8705
Fung Four VS Elevate
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8706
Lux Gaming VS Berserker Gaming
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8707
Online Warriors VS Placeholder
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8708
TOX VS Heart of the Cards
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8709
Elevate VS Hennything’s Possible
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8710
Lux Gaming VS Crowd Pleasers
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8711
Mock-It Esports VS Authority EU
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9706
Online Warriors VS Express Yourself
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9707
TOX VS Reciprocity
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9708
Renegades VS Elevate
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9709
Lux Gaming VS Crowd Pleasers
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9710
Express Yourself VS Placeholder
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9711
Mock-It Esports VS Online Warriors
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9712
Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9713
Crowd Pleasers VS Elevate
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9714

Tournament Recap

Halo Wars Champions League
- 1st Place
  - Mike Beaston
    - Halo lootbox
    - Limited Edition (1/200) Halo Wars 2 poster signed by 343 employees
    - A balance change request for the game
- 2nd Place
  - Almirante99
    - Halo lootbox
- Bracket
  - https://breaking-the-clutch.challonge.com/HWCL_Spring_Invitational2018
- Notable Information
  - Mike Beaston won two, back to back, best of seven series to be crowned the champion
Astro Spartans June $500 Halo 5 FFA Results
- 1st Place
  - King Urbn
- Bracket
  - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/128-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-620-800pm-est/round1/
Europa Halo Champions League
- Champions Bracket Round 2
  - Aerox VS Invalid White
    - 4-0 - Aerox
- Champions Bracket Round 3 (Semi-Finals)
  - Mock-It Esports VS Old Mates
    - 4-0 - Mock-It Esports
  - Aerox VS Skitlite
    - 4-2 - Aerox
Pro Battle League
- Champions Bracket Round 1
  - LA Legion (4) VS St. Louis Sentinels (5)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-2 - St. Louis
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-35 - St. Louis
    - Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-56 - St. Louis
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 200-46 - St. Louis
    - Series Score
      - 4-0 - St. Louis
        Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21854
        
        VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FbQcPNL6Ek&feature=youtu.be
  - Atlanta Zenith (3) VS Philadelphia Forge (6)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-1 - Atlanta
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-42 - Atlanta
    - Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-86 - Atlanta
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 200-171 - Philadelphia
    - Game 5 - CTF on Truth
      - 3-2 - Philadelphia
    - Game 6 - Slayer on Refuge
      - 50-38 - Philadelphia
    - Game 7 - Strongholds on Empire
      - 100-25 Atlanta
    - Series Score
      - 4-3 - Atlanta
        VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQLWNzsWVUg&feature=youtu.be
  - Wisconsin Fury (2) VS Denver Rangers (7)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-0 - Wisconsin
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-46 - Wisconsin
    - Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-64 - Wisconsin
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 180-160 - Wisconsin
    - Series Score
      - 4-0 - Wisconsin
        Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21667
- Pro Battle League News
  - Pro Battle League Partners With LindaX to Launch Cryptocurrency
    - http://www.battle7oken.com/
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DQrzK0IiRg
LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- 1st Place
  - Tecnology
    - $350
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Berserker Esports
    - $150
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Against the Wind
    - 800 Points
      - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2lu7fkV
ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- 1st Place
  - Eazy Trip
    - $500
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Please Not Easy Trip First Round
    - $250
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Reload Esports
    - 800 Points
  - Mortal Gaming
    - 800 Points
      - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2Kh8gLi
EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- 1st Place
  - He Misses The Backsmack
    - $750
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Choc’s 2K Team
    - $250
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Pete is Tan
    - 800 Points
  - Pirates
    - 800 Points
- 5th/6th/7th/8th
  - Invalid
    - 600 Points
  - Mock-It Esports
    - 600 Points
  - Express Yourself
    - 600 Points
  - Final Stage
    - 600 Points
      - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MlXgcK
NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- Important Series
  - TOX VS Team Reciprocity (Semi-Finals)
    - Game 1 - Strongholds on Eden
      - 100-15 - Reciprocity
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Truth
      - 50-41 - Reciprocity
    - Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
      - 176-125 - TOX
    - Game 4 - CTF on Refuge
      - 2-2 - Tie
    - Game 5 - CTF on Refuge
      - 3-1 - Reciprocity
    - Series Score
      - 3-1 - Reciprocity
        Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9724
  - Splyce VS Renegades (Semi-Finals)
    - Game 1 - Strongholds on Eden
      - 100-36 -Splyce
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Truth
      - 50-45 - Renegades
    - Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
      - 190-118 - Renegades
    - Game 4 - CTF on Refuge
      - 2-1 - Splyce
    - Game 5 - Slayer on The Rig
      - 50-36 - Renegades
    - Series Score
      - 3-2 - Renegades
        Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9726
  - Team Reciprocity VS Renegades (Grand Finals)
    - Game 1 - Oddball on Fissure
      - 179-138 - Reciprocity
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-35 - Reciprocity
    - Game 3 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-2 - Renegades
    - Game 4 - Strongholds on Plaza
      - 100-28 - Reciprocity
    - Series Score
      - 3-1 - Reciprocity
        Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9729
        
        VOD - https://bit.ly/2KgMIhV
- 1st Place
  - Team Reciprocity
    - $1,500
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Renegades
    - $500
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Splyce
    - 800 Points
  - TOX
    - 800 Points
- 5th/6th/7th/8th
  - Fortnite Time (Str8 Rippin)
    - 600 Points
  - Elevate
    - 600 Points
  - Heart of the Cards
    - 600 Points
  - 3 Old Men and a Moose
    - 600 Points
- Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MVwsRS

Should Sprint be in Halo? - The Results

https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk/status/1009634825710469120
- Out of 115 votes…
  - 30% Sprint
  - 36% No Sprint
  - 31% Increased default speed
  - 3% Other

Shoutouts

Moses FPS because of everything that he does for the community
- https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS
Razd up Ice
- For the idea on creating the Xbox Club for HCS Pro Talk. This will be a great way to get everyone together for upcoming community playdates as some listeners do not use Twitter or Facebook.
Christian aka @Xbl_Numbers_v3
- For recommending the hitmarker topic on the show!
Halo Podcast Evolved aka Blogging Evolved aka @BlogEvolved on Twitter
- For creating a brand new lore section over on their website! Check it out at the link included within the show notes and follow the podcast on twitter!
  - https://www.halopodcastevolved.com/lore
  - https://twitter.com/BlogEvolved

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Wonderboy Breaks Down HCS Refuge
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Episode 25 - Should Sprint be in Halo Infinite?

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:42:02 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty five of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, E3 is behind us but that doesn't mean the competitive Halo scene is slowing down. Quite the contrary as we have tons of scrims to cover and some major tournaments are happening with Europa Halo and Pro Battle League. Also in this episode, Will finally completed Halo 2, more news stories enter the fold, and for the main topic; should Sprint be a mechanic within Halo Infinite?

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo Funko Pop Lineup Available Now - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1006582862152265728
Job Openings at 343 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1006941228590514177
Rock ‘n’ Rails Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1007361825371873280
Halo Infinite Artwork - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/29568daf8cd14083bd1b70a810bf3581/topics/halo-infinite---screenshots-gifs-banners/bd6602f6-4dec-46eb-b133-556ae01df9ef/posts?page=1
#HaloChallenge Winner Announced - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1007707281536909312
Halo MCC Survey Out For Everyone - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/1007745106403717120
HCS Playlist Updated For Final Maps/Modes - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1006702310930518016 - https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/1007759409940840448
Clip Submissions For MLG NOLA Up Now - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1007753588456636416

Scrim Recap

Authority EU VS Online Warriors - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8694
Mock-It Esports VS Online Warriors - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8688
Express Yourself VS Authority EU - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8689
TOX VS Orgless - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8690
Hennything’s Possible VS Heart of the Cards - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8698
Online Warriors VS Placeholder - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8693
Mock-It Esports VS Express Yourself - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8692
Heart of the Cards VS Elevate - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8691
TOX VS Team Reciprocity - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8699
Hennything’s Possible VS LuxGaming - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8697
Fung Four VS Elevate - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8696
Team Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8695
Team Reciprocity VS Orgless - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8700
Hearts of the Cards VS Orgless - Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8701

Astro Spartans Halo 5 1v1 Tournament Results

Bracket - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/results/127-astro-spartans-1000-halo-5-1v1-615-700pm-est/

Europa Halo Champions League

Pro Battle League

Houston Vipers (1) VS Dallas Stampede (8) - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21584 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4U76qcO3sg&feature=youtu.be
Bracket Challenge - https://twitter.com/PBLHalo/status/1007103366952988673

Shoutouts

The Focus Fire - For holding weekly FFA tournaments and being new within the scene! - https://twitter.com/TheFocusFire

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Who did this? - https://twitter.com/WCGamingTweets/status/1006563171748995073

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Episode 24 - Halo Infinite Announced!

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 01:34:26 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty four of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest news stories, scrim and tournament recaps, and we finally have a new Halo game to talk about with Halo Infinite.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

#HaloChallenge Is Officially Over - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1003736424829542401
MCC Development Update #4 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-4
Halo Collateral Damage Issue #1 Out Now - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1004502492074438656
Master Chief Included In Bomberman R Xbox Release - https://twitter.com/Konami/status/1004765282617909248
Halo Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/soldiering-on
Shotty Snipers Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1004901083020345345
Free Req Packs In Halo 5 & Halo Wars 2 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1005600868828266496
Halo: Master Chief Collection Comes To Xbox Games Pass Later This Year - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1006226558741184513
Matchmaking Feedback Update - June 11th - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/58b8518e005f432381ab99fbcaf931e0/topics/matchmaking-feedback-update-%E2%80%93-june-11/f8c32226-26a6-4f1f-8899-ff162b0a5fae/posts?page=1
Final HCS 2018 Season Settings - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/final-2018-settings
MCC Tournaments Coming Soon? - https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/1004527033626423296
TOX On HCS 2018 - https://twitter.com/TOXGamingGG/status/1004093690363744257
Spartan Might Leave Pro Halo? - https://twitter.com/Spartan/status/1006224672625713155

Scrim Recap

Express Yourself VS Placeholder - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8674
Mockit Esports VS Placeholder - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8675
Online Warriors VS Express Yourself - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8676
Crowd Pleasers VS Shootin Stars - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8677
Heart of the Cards VS Elevate - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8678
Express Yourself VS Placeholder - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8679
Crowd Pleasers VS Fung Four - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8680
Express Yourself VS Placeholder - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8682
TOX VS Heart of the Cards - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8683
TOX VS Team Reciprocity - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8684
Orgless VS Team Reciprocity - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8686
Express Yourself VS Placeholder - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8685
Crowd Pleasers VS Fung Four - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8687

Europa Halo Champions League

Pro Battle League

(1) Philadelphia Forge VS (8) Seattle Stryker - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21334
(3) Dallas Stampede VS (6) San Jose Edge - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21227 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VcItq5mB9g&feature=youtu.be
(4) New York Titans VS (5) Denver Rangers - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21328 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tREjVnmtl0&feature=youtu.be
(2) St. Louis Sentinels VS (7) Chicago United - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21228 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNKPofgeEKc&feature=youtu.be
(1) Philadelphia Forge VS (3) Dallas Stampede - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21336 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE1yKzZTqUA&feature=youtu.be

The Future of Halo

Halo Infinite Has Been Announced - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/our-journey-begins
Slipspace Engine Detailed - https://www.343industries.com/slipspace-engine

Shoutouts

Everyone in the Halo community for being excited for something new within the Halo universe

Community Creations

Go check out Reddit Halo - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/
Join the Halo Hub Discord - https://discord.gg/G58E22q

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
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Episode 23 - Halo 6 at E3?

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty three of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest news stories, scrim and tournament recaps, and we speculate what we are hoping to see at this years E3.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Action Sack is Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1002249160026869760
HCS Playlist Within Halo 5 Has Been Update to Include New Maps and Settings - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1001585947966763008
CSR Update Now Out Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/joshua_menke/status/1002193626850410498
Strongside Leaves 343 - https://twitter.com/StrongSide/status/1002685253683564544
Bravo Leaves 343 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/thank-you
MCC Insider Program Registration Re-Opened - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/1003756503625396224

Scrim Recap

Vexed Gaming VS Online Warriors - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8669
Vexed Gaming VS Online Warriors - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8668
Vexed Gaming VS Online Warriors - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8670
Online Warriors VS Placeholder - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8672
MockIt Esports VS Vexed Gaming - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8671
TOX VS Team Reciprocity - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8673

Europa Halo Champions League

European Halo League New Settings Online Cup

Didn't actually end up happening - https://twitter.com/EUHLeague/status/1003305340568588290

Gamebattles FFA Tournaments

Microsoft Store Halo Summer Series 2v2

Bracket - https://smash.gg/league/microsoft-store-halo-summer-series/schedule

UGC Halo 5 2v2 Tournament

Bracket - https://www.ugcesports.gg/tournament/f69b32e8-c6ad-4382-9008-1ea2f7e0f203/brackets

Female Pro League Community Halo 5 Tournament

Pro Battle League

Houston Vipers VS Dallas Stampede - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20861
Philadelphia Forge VS Atlanta Zenith - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21098 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNBa0D2f08&feature=youtu.be
Wisconsin Fury VS St. Louis Sentinels - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21099
New York Titans VS Carolina Riptide - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21100
Dallas Stampede VS Denver Rangers - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21101
Current Standings - https://www.battleleague.com/2018-season-stats

Shoutouts

Everyone who came out for the first ever HCS Pro Talk Community Play Date. Add the players to your friends list if you have not already - ScudPuddle, Wu Pockets, Garibay12, DanielDayBreak, SenikaiSlay, BigBadBASSHEAD, Mr Alpha
Europa Halo - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo
Pro Battle League - https://twitter.com/PBLHalo
Female Pro League - https://twitter.com/FemaleProLeague
UGC - https://twitter.com/UGCevents
Gamebattles - https://twitter.com/GameBattles
HCS - https://twitter.com/HCS
MLG - https://twitter.com/MLG

Community Creations

DOOM but Halo? - https://twitter.com/Zunburst_/status/1002622605017407488/video/1
Meme Monday - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
Twitter (@HCSProTalk)
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Watch Josh AKA JKFire stream all of the E3 2018 press conferences along with pre and post shows for each - https://www.twitch.tv/jkfire

Episode 22 - Orgs, Rosters, and Rumors, OH MY!

Tue, 29 May 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty two of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest news stories, scrim and tournament recaps, and we FINALLY HAVE SOME ROSTERS TO TALK ABOUT!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

Community Play Date

What: Playing Halo 5 with the HCS Pro Talk community! We will be playing the new Forge maps that are going to be included within the HCS 2018 season along with the new settings. Once that is complete, we will continue playing Halo 5 via different playlists.
When: Friday, June 1st 2018 at 5PM CT
How to Join: Add Will (MrMayhem922) and myself (JKFireinsomniac) as friends on Xbox Live. If we do voice chat, we will decide whether it is via the console or Discord. If you are able to join in on the fun then let us know your gamertag and we will be sending game invites out.

News

MCC Intelligent Delivery System Announced - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/998698726901170176
Matchmaking Feedback Update - May 21st - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/58b8518e005f432381ab99fbcaf931e0/topics/matchmaking-feedback-update-%E2%80%93-may-21/7d3f6e81-5f9e-44f7-b5cf-30f85d13f320/posts?page=1
Baby J Retires From Competitive Halo - https://twitter.com/BxbyJ_/status/998699288388685829
Team Beyond Acquired by Logitech and Astro Gaming - http://teambeyond.net/logitech-acquires-beyond-entertainment/
Esports Open Tour Announcement - https://twitter.com/EsportsOpenTour/status/1000187261311385600
Microsoft Store Summer Series 2v2 Tournament Information - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1000161295465787392 - https://smash.gg/league/microsoft-store-halo-summer-series/details
Spectator Tickets for HCS New Orleans Available Now - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/998987103517069312
Halo 5 User Created Content Outage - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1000328469673213952
Halo Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/duty-in-battle
H2A Forgetacular Submission Thread is Live - https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/999745293095784448
Anniversary Throwback is Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/999726287131369472
Female Pro League Halo 5 Community Tournament Announced - https://femaleproleague.com/halo-5-community-tournament-hosted-by-mlgqueen-veronickuhhh/

Europa Halo Champions League

Team Respawn Halo Wars Championship League Results

Bracket - https://teamrespawn.challonge.com/TRMay

Breaking The Clutch Halo Wars Championship League Results

Bracket - https://breaking-the-clutch.challonge.com/BTC_eLeague_May_Round2

Pro Battle League

Philadelphia Forge VS New York Titans (1st Series) - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20689 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybpadjmRLdc&feature=youtu.be
Philadelphia Forge VS New York Titans (2nd Series) - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20693 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=022cKjG1Trc&feature=youtu.be
Dallas Stampede VS Austin Royals - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20694 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENhnT7wFG6U&feature=youtu.be
LA Legion VS Seattle Stryker - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20865
Houston Vipers VS Dallas Stampede - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20861
Seattle Stryker VS San Jose Edge - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20863
Current Standings - https://www.battleleague.com/2018-season-stats

Shoutouts

Thank you to all of the listeners and followers of the show!

Community Creations

Halo Ship Size Comparison - https://twitter.com/IGN/status/999368618050809856/video/1
Civil War Picture - https://twitter.com/TheSkits94/status/999223670689038336/photo/1
Chief VS Locke - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/8mpmvp/chief_vs_locke/?st=JHQEE1OH&sh=36fa612b
Meme Monday - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
Twitter (@HCSProTalk)
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Episode 21 - HCS 2018 Roadmap Announced!

Tue, 22 May 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty one of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest news stories, scrim and tournament recaps, and the HCS 2018 roadmap has finally been officially announced. We break down all of that along with information on our first official community playdate!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

Community Play Date

What: Playing Halo 5 with the HCS Pro Talk community! We will be playing the new Forge maps that are going to be included within the HCS 2018 season along with the new settings. Once that is complete, we will continue playing Halo 5 via different playlists.
When: Friday, June 1st 2018 at 5PM CT
How to Join: Add Will (MrMayhem922) and myself (JKFireinsomniac) as friends on Xbox Live. If we do voice chat, we will decide whether it is via the console or Discord. If you are able to join in on the fun then let us know your gamertag and we will be sending game invites out.

Interviews

Due to the amount of requests, we think it is appropriate to just include this within this segment. We are in the process of getting everything set up for interviews for the show. We hear you loud and clear and know we will be reaching out once everything is ready to go.

News

Xbox Adaptive Controller Announced - https://news.microsoft.com/stories/xbox-adaptive-controller/
Halo 2: Anniversary Forgetacular - https://www.forgehub.com/threads/halo-2-anniversary-forgetacular-announcement.158045/#post-1715035
Grifball is Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/997173658589122561
The Hashtag Halo Challenge - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/996767836096745472
Cannon Fodder 102 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/nevermore
Lux Gaming Roster Re-Signed For HCS 2018 Season - https://twitter.com/luxgamingclan/status/997076312371187712?s=21

Europa Halo Champions League

Team Viral VS Team Quantum - http://battle.halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/3074
Revive Black VS Orion Sniping - http://battle.halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/3075
Invalid Red VS Team Viral - http://battle.halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/3077
Invalid Red VS Mock-It Esports - http://battle.halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/3076
Division 1 - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239577665900609536/stages/1239624996753514496/groups/1326620411056340992/
Division 2A - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239577665900609536/stages/1326622016504176640/groups/1352547763885203476/#structure
Division 2B - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239577665900609536/stages/1326622016504176640/groups/1352547764019421360/#structure

Esports Open Tour Chattanooga

Halo 5 Bracket - https://p5s.challonge.com/halo5_chatt
Halo 3 Bracket - https://p5s.challonge.com/halo3_chatt
Halo 2 Bracket - https://p5s.challonge.com/halo2_chatt

Pro Battle League

LA Legion VS Seattle Stryker - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20175
Chicago United VS St. Louis Sentinels - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20404 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5wtmoFjrA&feature=youtu.be
San Jose Edge VS Portland Tempest - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20197
Denver Rangers VS Houston Vipers - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20448
Carolina Riptide VS New York Titans - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20602
Atlanta Zenith VS Wisconsin Fury - Inter-conference Series - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20486 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZpIp51lyhs&feature=youtu.be
Dallas Stampede VS San Jose Edge - Inter-conference Series - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20489 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYmaTYUcK7I&feature=youtu.be
Denver Rangers VS Dallas Stampede - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20578 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6kybAn28N8&feature=youtu.be
Houston Vipers VS Austin Royals - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20579 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgACDH83HOU&feature=youtu.be
LA Legion VS Houston Vipers - Inter-conference Series - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20580 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKcZgitNHmQ&feature=youtu.be
St. Louis Sentinels VS Columbus Origin - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/20606
Current Standings - https://www.battleleague.com/2018-season-stats

HCS 2018 Settings Infodump

Spartan Charge & Ground Pound Removed From HCS and FFA Playlists In Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/997602371961155584
Testing of Outpost/Sanctuary With HCS Settings - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/testing-of-outpost-sanctum/bf45f83b-9df5-4a67-a140-ab48f3f126ba/posts
HCS 2018 Season Events Announcement - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hcs-2018-season-announce

Shoutouts

Pro Battle League - https://twitter.com/ProBattleLeague - https://www.battlepro.com/leagues/pro-battle-league.3/view#bp_teams
PBL Halo - https://twitter.com/PBLHalo
Europa Halo - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo

Community Creations

Meme Monday - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
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Episode 20 - Why Can't We Be Friends?

Tue, 15 May 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest in roster changes, tons of news stories, along with some scrim and tournament recaps galore! For the main segment in this weeks show, we break down the HCS 2018 Settings article that was posted over at Halowaypoint.com.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Matchmaking Feedback Update - May 7th - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/58b8518e005f432381ab99fbcaf931e0/topics/matchmaking-feedback-update-%E2%80%93-may-7/da8b4ec4-ab45-4809-b6a3-f3bb5b27d8b4/posts?page=1
Esports Open Tour Chattanooga Information/Registration - http://esportsopentour.com/halo5.php
MCC Insider Flight One Recap - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-1-recap
Castle Wars Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/994627404738936832
Halo Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/summary-approaches
Beach LAN 7 Event Information - http://beach-lan.com/
Halo: Bad Blood Coming In June - https://twitter.com/GalleryBooks/status/995087050230640641
Str8 Rippin Store Sale - https://shop.str8rippin.com/
Halo Wars 2 - May Balance Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/38bd6e2ebbb14e5b9b359bb029588800/topics/may-balance-update-5-14-2018/97f8501c-48a6-4299-adaa-e4a14e9e7b60/posts

Europa Halo Champions League

Halo Online Hardcore 4v4 Open Launch Results

Bracket - https://challonge.com/haloonlinelaunch

Astro Spartans $1500 Halo 5 2v2 Results

HCS 2018 Settings Update

Article - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/forge-maps-and-abilities

Shoutouts

Europa Halo - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo

Community Creations

Fissure by Negative Zero - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one/map-variants?lastModifiedFilter=Everything&sortOrder=BookmarkCount&page=1&gamertag=N3gat1veZer0
Echelon by Squally DaBeanz - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one/map-variants?query=echelon&tags=&gamertag=&lastmodifiedfilter=0
Meme Monday - https://old.reddit.com/r/halo/

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
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Episode 19 - HCS 2018 Settings Discussion

Tue, 08 May 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode nineteen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest in roster changes, tons of news stories, along with some scrim and tournament recaps galore! For the main segment in this weeks show, we break down the HCS 2018 Settings article that was posted over at Halowaypoint.com.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Forgehub No Longer Supporting ElDewrito Content Within Site - https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/991092072290705408
Summer 2018 Season Now Live Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/991379344357408768
Halo 5 Elimination Playlist Now Live - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/991391499345584128
Triple Team Back Within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/992160546332884992
Cannon Fodder Issue 101 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm
Halo: Silent Storm First Look - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-silent-storm-first-look

Europa Halo Champions League

Pro Battle League Results

Format - http://www.battleleague.com/single-post/2018/04/20/SEASON-INFO---Format
Prize Pool - http://www.battleleague.com/single-post/2018/04/23/SEASON-INFO---Prize-Pool
Roster Rules - http://www.battleleague.com/single-post/2018/04/30/SEASON-INFO---Rosters
VOD's - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/258557331 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/258610314

Female Pro League Money Match Results

VOD - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/258157402

Astro Spartans Monthly FFA Results

Bracket - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/120-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-54-800pm-est/round1/

HCS 2018 Settings Update

Article - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hcs-2018-settings-update
Forgehub Response - https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/992971902460350466

Shoutouts

Europa Halo - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo
Pro Battle League - https://twitter.com/ProBattleLeague
Team Beyond - https://twitter.com/TeamBeyondnet
Female Pro League - https://twitter.com/FemaleProLeague
Greater Toronto Halo - https://twitter.com/GTHalo

Community Creations

Meme Monday - https://old.reddit.com/r/halo/

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
Twitter (@HCSProTalk)
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Episode 18 - The Road to ElDewrito

Tue, 01 May 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode eighteen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, the Europa Halo Champions League continues and we have some information to discuss! Will continues his journey through Halo 2, multiple news stories enter the fold, and we have some scrim results. Finally, the big segment of this episode is the news surrounding the Halo Online/ElDewrito/Microsoft/343/Community situation. We aim to bring you all of the information from the moment Halo Online was started to the news we have today.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Charity Shirt Available for Purchase Now - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/988837453015400449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.halowaypoint.com%2Fen-us%2Fcommunity%2Fblog-posts%2Ffancy-catch-up&tfw_site=halo
Next Halo Legendary Lootcrate Announced - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/987375592411750400
Shotty Snipers is Back in Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/990019111018115072
Halo Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/fancy-catch-up
Halo Wars 2 Community Run Tournaments - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-halo-wars-2-tournament-program
Halo: MCC Test Flight 1 - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/989342212667334657 - https://twitter.com/Jessabirdy/status/990008456168914944

Europa Halo Champions League

Gamers For Giving 2018 Halo 5 Tournament Results

Bracket - https://gfg.challonge.com/GFGHalo2018

Halo Online, ElDewrito, Microsoft, 343, and the Community

What is Halo Online, ElDewrito, and what was done before? - https://1drv.ms/w/s!ApNcb42JkqV-tURZit-riGwVyMab - https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2015/2015-04-01-microsoft-osg.md
Microsoft's/343's Statement - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/eldewrito-community-content
ElDewrito's Statement - http://blog.eldewrito.com/post/173283810663/microsofts-legal-action-and-the-future-of
Bonnie Ross's Statement - https://twitter.com/PlutonForEver/status/989300867877629952
Frank O'Connor's Statement - https://www.resetera.com/threads/microsoft-initiaties-action-to-protect-halo-ip-in-the-wake-of-eldewrito-halo-online-mod.38406/page-3#post-7164086

Shoutouts

MerkingMartian - Thank you for the review on iTunes along with the feedback!

Community Creations

Meme Monday - https://old.reddit.com/r/halo/
Halo 3 Throwback - Halo 5 Montage by Muggsy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1JBuahldU
HWC 2018 Finals Top 5 Performances - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/989558911589011457/video/1
Halo Content Creators Discord - Created by Muggsy - https://twitter.com/MuggsyNV/status/988575373511217152
Halo Silent Storm: A Master Chief Story Cover Reveal - https://old.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/8fskzh/halo_silent_storm_a_master_chief_story_cover/

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
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Episode 17 - The Future of Halo Esports

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode seventeen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, the Europa Halo Champions League has begun and we have some information to discuss! Will begins his journey through Halo 2, multiple news stories enter the fold, and we have some scrim results. Finally, we get into the brad and butter of the episode, our thoughts and predictions on the future of competitive Halo. Let us know your thoughts via the multitude of social networks we have pages on!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Swiftkey on Android Gets Halo Stickers! - https://blog.swiftkey.com/swiftkey-for-android-adds-exclusive-sticker-packs-from-halo-and-skype/
HWC 2018 Halo Waypoint Recap - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halowc-2018-finals-recap
MCC Development Update 3 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-3
Gamers for Giving 2018 Halo 5 Tournament Information - http://gamersforgiving.org/tournaments/

Europa Halo Champions League

The Future of Competitive Halo

Snakebite (TOX) Asks Twitter What They Would Like for the Future of Competitive Halo - https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS/status/986692444459847681
HaloOnline is a free to play! - https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/comments/8ds2t0/eldewrito_06_official_release/?st=JG8Q2O2F&sh=ea3142be

Shoutouts

Podtacular - https://twitter.com/podtacular
Bat@HaloShow - https://twitter.com/BadHaloShow
Eldewrito Team - https://twitter.com/ElDewritoTeam
Europa Halo - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo
HaloDataHive - http://battle.halodatahive.com/

Community Creations

Halo World Championship 2018 Vlog by Minolta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY-dM6UewII

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
Twitter (@HCSProTalk)
Instagram (@HCSProTalk)
Facebook (Facebook.com/HCSProTalk)
YouTube (Youtube.com/HCSProTalk)
Twitch (Twitch.tv/HCSProTalk)

Episode 16 - HWC 2018 Post-Show

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode sixteen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, the largest Halo Esports event has concluded and a Halo World Champion has been crowned. Will and Josh bring you the HWC 2018 Finals Post-Show. As a first for the show, we break down every single game of every single series of the tournament, so yes. This one is long. Like, three hours long. So strap in and get ready. Also, let us know your feedback on this new format for the Series Recap. Do you like it? Do you hate it? LET US KNOW!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Ex-Optic Roster, TOX, Announce Creation of Organization - https://www.toxgaming.gg/about

Astro Spartans 4v4 Tournament By Team Beyond Results

HWC Finals 2018 Post-Show

Bracket (Pool Play) - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/seattle-2018/halo-5#Pool-Play
Bracket (Winners) - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/seattle-2018/halo-5#Winners
Bracket (Losers) - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/seattle-2018/halo-5#Losers
Notable Statistics - http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Overview/8
VOD - Main Stream - Day 1 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/249950979 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/249968779
VOD - Main Stream - Day 2 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/250301654
VOD - Main Stream - Day 3 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/250719224?collection=yCC4xsuKJRVILA
VOD - Bravo Stream - Day 1 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/249951150 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/249973373
VOD - Bravo Stream - Day 2 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/250301781
VOD - Bravo Stream - Day 3 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/250731023

Shoutouts

Twitter Thread - https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk/status/985754704620617729

Community Creations

The entire Halo community for coming together and creating such an incredible event for the Halo World Championship 2018 Finals.

Plugs

Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk
Twitter (@HCSProTalk)
Instagram (@HCSProTalk)
Facebook (Facebook.com/HCSProTalk)
YouTube (Youtube.com/HCSProTalk)
Twitch (Twitch.tv/HCSProTalk)

Episode 15 - HWC Finals 2018 Pre-Show

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode fifteen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will has completed Halo: CE and we talk about it!, We also talk about some actual Rosters, news, scrim recaps, some tournament results, and more. The meat and potatoes of this episode is of course, the Halo World Championship 2018 Pre-Show. We have predictions and we want you to know about them. We finally wrap the show up with some shout-outs along with some classic HCS Pro Talk rambling that you have come to know and expect.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo 2 BR Slayer In Halo 5 Now - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/981949158859788288
Halo Wars 2 Balance Updates And New Season - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/980965590583017472 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/38bd6e2ebbb14e5b9b359bb029588800/topics/april-balance-update-4-2-2018/83709b4a-e0f3-4a7e-a175-e577add9a5d3/posts
Beyond x Astro Halo 5 April Tournament Registration Open - http://teambeyond.net/beyond-x-astro-april-halo-tournament-schedule/ - http://teambeyond.net/astro-spartans-ffa-settings-and-player-guide/ - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/details/115-astro-spartans-1500-halo-5-4v4-410-700pm-est/

Beyond x Astro April FFA Tournament Results

Bracket - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/114-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-45-800pm-est/round1/

Europa Halo Champions League Seeding Cup #1 Results

Bracket - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1210529318445891584/stages/1210596663910490112/

Europa Halo Champions League Seeding Cup #2 Results

Bracket - https://www.toornament.com/tournaments/1239539478535446528/stages/1239568307721805824/

HWC Finals 2018 Pre-Show

Event Details - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-finals-2018 - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/04/04/halowc-2018-finals-on-april-13/
Casting Talent - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/981733932768026629
Moses_FPS Power Rankings Poll Results - https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS/status/981598789839532032

Shoutouts

Justin LaFlèche for the idea for the HCSProTalk Spartan Company - https://twitter.com/LaFleche31 - GT: Goalie Sniper
Alex AKA LexiXen AKA Vexi Lexi and the rest of the Vexed Gaming roster for winning the EU PCS (Paladins Console Series) Monthly Final and qualifying for the PCS Finals in Atlanta! - https://twitter.com/LexiXen
Europa Halo for the continued grind within the Halo community by setting up tournaments, events and more! - https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo

Community Creations

European Halo 5 Competitive Community Montage - Edited by SunSearcher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6DQgFiDbUk&feature=youtu.be

Episode 14 - The Calm Before Worlds

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode fourteen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will finally starts his Halo journey, we talk about a good amount of news along with some April Fools related pieces. We also have some more shout-outs and we break down the previous weeks Scrim results!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo Community Feedback Program Emails Going Out Now - https://twitter.com/Jessabirdy/status/979113047754121216
Halo Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/spring-shenanigans
Oddball Now Within Team Arena - https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/979871682545434626 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/58b8518e005f432381ab99fbcaf931e0/topics/oddball-in-team-arena/af12c480-edb3-480a-b154-1941ea3a1d1e/posts
Submit Clips To Be Featured Within The HWC Finals Streams - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/979507023590039552 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/6e35355aecdf4fd0acdaee3cc4156fd4/topics/submit-your-clips-to-be-featured-at-halowc-finals/d6731d2e-4356-472c-8319-8c99ec39f9c5/posts?page=1
Halo Wars (2009 Game) Website And Other Background Services Shutting Down - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/979010001736839168 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/82841d11296340069f6b8e3ccbfcee11/topics/halo-wars-web-services-retirement---march-30-2018/40bba720-ad8f-4b8a-92f9-16ca01d26885/posts
Minecraft Halo Mashup Pack Available Now On Switch And WiiU - https://twitter.com/4JStudios/status/978558243063717889
Team Infused Make It To America To Scrim - https://twitter.com/_hqvoc/status/979487996394131456?s=21

News - April Fools Edition

MLG Drops Halo - https://i.imgur.com/nJPblRb.jpg
Halo: Battle Royal Announcement - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/88oicr/announcing_halo_battle_royale_the_next_evolution/
Halo: TV Series Official Trailer 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STiqwf9pvmQ&t=1s

Shoutouts

Halo Canon - https://twitter.com/toa_freak - https://www.youtube.com/user/HaloCanon
HaloDataHive - https://twitter.com/HaloDataHive - http://halodatahive.com/

Community Creations

David Doran - Photographer - HWC Columbus Finals Photo Album - https://twitter.com/DavidSsandman/status/978668890879348737

Episode 13 - HWC Columbus Post-Show

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode thirteen of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the post-show for HWC Columbus. We also finally have some information in regards to the Optic split, a new Halo novel coming soon, among many other things!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

MLG Columbus Viewing Party - https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/977009940593291265
New Master Chief Novel Coming Soon - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/976557549263601664
Lethul on Being Ex-Optic - https://twitter.com/LxthuL/status/976528423555354624

Gamebattles Brackets

Shoutouts

Moses_FPS - https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS - https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS/lists/halo-pimps

HWC Columbus Post-Show

Bracket - https://challonge.com/HCSColumbusFinals
Statistics - http://halodatahive.com/lan/overview/7
VOD Day 1 (Main Stream) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra6LaXjTor8
VOD Day 1 (Bravo Stream) - https://mixer.com/HCS?vod=25096137
VOD Day 2 (Main Stream) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sBjtd-FmsM
VOD Day 2 (Bravo Stream) - https://mixer.com/HCS?vod=25241046
VOD Day 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqmTcwb2ANk

Community Creations

Str8 Rippin Montage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=MBiTlLnDKZ0
HCS Pro Talk Halo 5 Spartan Company - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/hcsprotalk

Episode 12 - LATAM Post-Show/Columbus Pre-Show

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode twelve of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest Gamebattles tournament results, news, roster changes, HWC Mexico results, and even more including a new segment titled Shoutouts!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

FFA Regional Finals Results - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/975579108372459520

Gamebattles Brackets

HWC Mexico Post-Show

Bracket - https://challonge.com/HWCMX
Statistics - http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Overview/6
VOD Day 1 (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fw-h1N_oYo
VOD Day 1 (Part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7wXyIjUpMo
VOD Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6oeELfOJ20

HWC Columbus Pre-Show

Event Details - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halowc-2018-road-map - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halowc-2018-format-overview

Community Creations

Forge Hub Grand Prix Map Winners - https://www.forgehub.com/threads/grand-prix-winners-announced.157569/

Episode 11 - HWC Sydney Post-Show

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Hello everyone and welcome to episode eleven of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest Gamebattles tournament results, news (along with some controversy), roster changes, EGLX tournament results, HWC Sydney results, and even more!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo Collateral Damage Comic Series Announced - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/announcing-a-new-blue-team-comic-mini-series
Halo MCC Development Update #2 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-2
Halo 5 Hotfix is out now - https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/971439057296240640
How Group Drawing Will Work For MLG Columbus - https://twitter.com/Tashi343i/status/971570291447967745 - https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS/status/971627177233059841
Optic Gaming Officially Leaves Competitive Halo - https://twitter.com/OpTicGaming/status/971883222203322368 - https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS/status/971884051354316802

Gamebattles Brackets

EGLX Recap

Bracket - https://challonge.com/EGLxHalo2018
VOD Day 1 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/236987208
VOD Day 2 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/237279553
VOD Day 3 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/237654690

HWC Sydney Post-Show

Bracket - https://challonge.com/HaloWC2018Sydney4v4
Statistics - http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Overview/5
VOD Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXuem98TEps
VOD Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50qjOeqE8bM
VOD Day 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjSexgCUKq0

HWC Mexico Pre-Show

Event Details - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-mexico-city-2018

Community Creations

Go watch the All Star Series from the EGLX VOD!

Episode 10 - HWC Sydney Pre-Show

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode ten of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest Gamebattles tournament results along with a small pre show for HWC Sydney which is taking place this upcoming weekend!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

HaloWC Local Server Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/halowc-local-server-update/c3ee5de1-17b6-4338-b226-eb657d1a9b31/posts
Community Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/travel-time
Halo Reach Web Stats Retiring - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/cdecc00475c645b9a4d0a156fb542d59/topics/halo-reach-detailed-web-stats-retirement---3-1-18/b5e734e7-2b16-448b-b5ee-8b2f6714bc65/posts
Halo 5 EGLX Tournament - http://eglx.ca/halo/

Gamebattles Brackets

HWC Sydney Pre-Show

Event Details - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-Sydney-2018
Casting Talent - https://twitter.com/eslhalo?lang=en

Community Creations

Meme Monday - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/823wpa/meme_monday/

Episode 9 - HWC London Post-Show

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode nine of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest Gamebattles tournament results along with the results of HWC London.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

HWC Seattle Finals Tickets On Sale Now - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/966840085361692673

Gamebattles Brackets

HWC London Recap

Bracket - https://www.gfinity.net/halo-5/cups/halo-world-championship/halowc-london/bracket
Statistics - http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Overview/4

Community Creations

Vetoed - Back to Back to Back Killtaculars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciKnPZGvXgA

Episode 8 - Orlando Post Show / HWC London Pre Show

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode eight of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the MLG Orlando recap while also discussing the upcoming HWC London!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

Halo 5 Regional Skins Delayed Indefinitely - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/6e35355aecdf4fd0acdaee3cc4156fd4/topics/halowc-regional-skins-update/16ea6ba2-58c5-4a0b-a2dd-278d7a7d9813/posts
HWC 2018 Finals Location Revealed - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/02/16/halo-world-championship-2018-finals-take-place-centurylink-field-event-center/

Orlando Tournament Recap

Open Losers Bracket - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/orlando-2018/halo-5-open#Open-Losers
Open Winners Bracket - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/orlando-2018/halo-5-open#Open-Winners
Pool Play - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/orlando-2018/halo-5-champ#Pool-Play
Championship Losers Bracket - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/orlando-2018/halo-5-champ#Championship-Losers
Championship Winners Bracket - http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/orlando-2018/halo-5-champ#Championship-Winners
Statistics - http://halodatahive.com/Lan/Overview/3

HWC London Pre-Show

Event Details - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-london-2018

Community Creations

Meme Monday - https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/

Episode 7 - MLG Orlando Pre-Show

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:43:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode seven of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, the first half works like our normal shows. We will talk about roster changes, news, gamebattles tournament results and more. What this episode is really about is the second half. We will discuss the MLG Orlando Open tournament including the format, group play teams, and more!

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

NEWS

HWC FFA Playlist replaces normal FFA playlist within Halo 5 - https://twitter.com/Halo/status/961673083479142400
HWC Columbus tickets went on sale and then sold out after 48 hours - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-columbus-2018 - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/962850421575319554

Tournament Results

MLG Orlando Pre-Show Information

Event Details - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-orlando-2018 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halowc-2018-orlando-open-preview
Tournament Format - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halowc-2018-format-overview
Schedule and Gametypes - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/orlando-schedule-and-gametypes
Usual Suspects Roster Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/halowc-2018-orlando-open---groups-update/b87cbd3e-d3dd-4f63-a9d0-17a9134de42b/posts

Community Creations

Go watch MLG Orlando - https://www.twitch.tv/halo - https://mixer.com/halo/mobile - http://eve.majorleaguegaming.com/halo

Episode 6 - MCC, It's All About You And Me!

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode six of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest roster changes, MCC news, tournament results, community creations, among other tidbits of information.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

BEFORE WE GET INTO ANYTHING, I, JOSHUA, HAVE SOMETHING TO ANNOUNCE AS I SCREWED UP ROYALLY WITH THE GAMEBATTLES TOURNAMENT RECAPS. BELOW ARE THE PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT ARE CORRECT IN WHICH I ORIGINALLY SCREWED UP. IN THIS EPISODE, I WAS PROVIDING TOURNAMENT RESULTS FROM THE 1/27-1/28 TOURNAMENTS AND NOT THE 2/3-2/4 TOURNAMENTS. FOR THIS I APOLOGIZE AND I WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION...

ACTUAL Tournament Results

North America - 69 teams competed
EU - 26 teams competed
South America - 9 teams competed
Mexico - 15 teams competed - Tera Gaming took second and NOT Aztek Gaming
Tera Gaming Roster - Tobi, Iraul, Fergie, and iLiiah

NEWS

Halo MCC Developer Update - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update
Around the Universe of Halo News - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/communique-collection
Tickets for HWC Mexico available now - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-mexico-city-2018

Tournament Results

Community Creations

A Closer Look - Believe the Hype - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5g-LKt0j4g

Episode 5 - Oddball Cometh, Oddball Taketh Away

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode five of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest roster changes, Oddball news, tournament results, community creations, among other tidbits of information.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

NEWS

Oddball officially removed from HWC 2018 - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/halowc-2018-oddball-update/2ff58b74-70f6-4902-9d53-cdb7f95c726b/posts
Extraction Game Mode made within Halo 5 Forge - https://twitter.com/Ascend_Hyperion/status/95659239358277632 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjc1ZY4BRXg&feature=youtu.be
Submit your own clips to be potentially featured within community montages during live events - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/6e35355aecdf4fd0acdaee3cc4156fd4/topics/submit-clips-to-be-featured-during-halowc-events/6e1b0795-f9e7-484f-a78f-56e125135896/posts - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/956654412881014785
Official talent lineup for HWC Orlando - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/956977489452023808
Official talent lineup for MLG London - https://twitter.com/Gfinity/status/958013599825448962 - https://www.gfinity.net/news/details/announcing-the-halowc-lan-event-broadcast-line-up
Orlando Pro Point Seeding deadline for HWC Orlando - https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS/status/958055130875736066
Halo Free For All Qualifier series - https://smash.gg/mrshalo

Tournament Results

Community Creations

Extraction Gamemode - https://twitter.com/Ascend_Hyperion/status/956592393582776320 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjc1ZY4BRXg&feature=youtu.be

Episode 4 - What the Oddball???

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello everyone and welcome to episode four of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest roster changes, Oddball news, tournament results, community creations, among other tidbits of information.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

NEWS

Xbox One X and Oddball changes - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/halowc-update---1-18-2018---oddball-and-xbox-one-x/1e90f6e2-c5db-4eca-aef7-8ddb192c7794/posts
Age limit decreased for Latin American competitors - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/954703479687254017
EU Gamebattle's 2K casted - https://twitter.com/HCS/status/954461523245613056
Millennial Esports launches Challenger Series - https://www.millennialesports.gg/cs
Naded creates new roster, competes, and then disbands and retires - https://twitter.com/Naded/status/954839561489678336
Cratos cheats? - https://twitter.com/Nemassist/status/954795301000417282

Tournament Results

Community Creations

Starkiller Base - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcgmgYNLzbo&feature=youtu.be
Captive - https://www.forgehub.com/maps/captive.6005/
Spartan merch line - https://twitter.com/spartan/status/954179277943164928?refsrc=email&s=11&ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eios%7Ctwgr%5Eemail

Episode 3 - Let the Gamebattles Begin!

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to episode 3 of HCS Pro Talk, our longest yet! In this episode, Will and Josh bring you the latest information in regards to roster changes, Gamebattles tournament results, and some controversies within the Halo Esports community. We end the show with Community Creations along with a little treat for Minnesota Vikings fans.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to all of the information discussed in this episode is below.

For everything HCS Pro Talk...

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Soundcloud (for the time being) - http://bit.ly/2FwiAK0
Twitter - https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HCSProTalk/

Roster Mania - http://halodatahive.com/

Tapping Buttons not being able to compete in online tournaments with current team - https://twitter.com/RyanSondhi/status/951979451725766656

Australia Gamebattles Tournament information - http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming.com/xboxone/halo-5-guardians/tournament/anz-halowc-2000-series-01-13/info

EU Gamebattles Tournament information - http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming.com/xboxone/halo-5-guardians/tournament/eu-halowc-2000-series-01-13/teams

NA Gamebattles Tournament information - http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming.com/xboxone/halo-5-guardians/tournament/na-halowc-2000-series-01-13

SA Gamebattles Tournament information - http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming.com/xboxone/halo-5-guardians/tournament/sa-halowc-2000-series-01-14/bracket

Mexico Gamebattles Tournament information - http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming.com/xboxone/halo-5-guardians/tournament/mx-halowc-2000-series-01-14/teams

Orlando information - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-orlando-2018

London information - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-london-2018

Sydney information - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/halowc-sydney-2018

Oddball controversy - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/3928f141c8e14499a4d33d2ddaa86008/topics/hcs-gametypes-update---1-11-18/33ef9d57-7bae-4c06-bd97-b6796cb174aa/posts

https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS/status/952270309306052615

https://twitter.com/SnakeBiteFPS/status/952291596317462528

Community Creations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6scPDJCVs

Episode 2 - Teams, Teams, Teams!

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0600

Will and Josh bring you the confirmed rosters going into the Halo World Championships 2018. They also discuss confirmed maps/gametypes along with the first entry in the Community Creations segment!

Articles discussed within the episode...

Halo TV Series - http://www.tvguide.com/news/halo-tv-series-steven-spielberg-showtime/

Official HWC 2018 Season Settings - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halowc-2018-settings

Official HWC 2018 Online Format and Dates - https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/online-format-and-dates

Community Creations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZkhcLjvL_E&t=1s

Episode 1 - MLG IS BACK

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:39:00 -0600

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of HCS Pro Talk, your weekly Halo Esports podcast. In this episode Joshua and William discuss what the podcast is all about along with MLG coming back to the Halo Esports scene and other HWC 2018 information. We hope you enjoy it and stay tuned to next week where we dive deep into all of the confirmed rosters going into the HWC 2018.