MLG has clarified the no-macro rule applies to both in-game and keyboard macros. Also 3rd party mods will not be allowed in the competition http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/2140794. Players may not use 3rd party Add-ons. 5. Players may not change the Computer/Monitor sound and video settings. 6. All User Interface setups will be confined to the Blizzard default options.Also season 2 not 3 gear will be used.So why is getting rid of macros a bad thing when all MLG is doing is advancing the comp…

So MLG released today the full schedule and rules for the circuit today, so here comes the info dump.Format and HardwareIt is going to be run double elimination style,3v3, best of 5 with alternating rounds. Teams can have either 3 or 4 players on a team, so expect most of the top tier teams to bring 4. Gear will be all season 3. Map choice will be random on the evidently private realm they are using. They also made official that they will be running the tournament on HP Blackbirds, which means t…

So I was going to write a huge rant post about how this was the worst decision in years to pick up WoW. But I realized that now I am actually relevant here now . Now that doesn't mean I am gonna let MLG off the hook totally, because the way they announced this only a month in advanced ,and are not going to let us see the rules before the date of registration opening(May 15th) is not cool for anybody. I totally understand why they are having 32 teams only though, since I am assuming they are&nb…

The points have been released for they first event, and so far there are no surprises. The order of the point leaders is the same since Meadowlands since no player movement reports have been filed, even though I know several team have changed their rosters i.e MoB Deep. Right now the points break down like this 1. Final Boss - Walshy, StrongSide, OGRE2, OGRE1 = 4800 2. Classic - [AsK]LeGeNdPimPs, FeaR is SicK, AbR AnT, I-Soldi3r187-I = 4000 3. Instinct - Victory X, Lunchbox, Roy, Mackeo = 3600 4…

So after posting a few entries up here I realized that we never introduced ourselves on the new blog! So to keep it short Phoenix and I decided to combine forces and create THE blog for all of the MLG news and commentary and some random stuff that I come up with about the rest of the world . Phoenix is in the middle of finals and he should be up here sometime after next week. I don't think i'll be posting anything for a while at my old blog, so update your feed reader so you get all the fun ML…

MLG has been doing Get Better Faster articles about some of the more basic aspects of both of the MLG circuit (Sponsor's, Traveling etc.)  and technique videos and lessons on the finer aspects of both Smash and Halo 3. This is a great guide for new and old players alike, especially for all you PC noobs out there :P. http://www.mlgpro.com/getbetterfastHere is one of the better gameplays as FearItself puts on a clinic of how to play guardian TS Link if your embed doesn't work http://gameroom.…

Come on MLG, it’s been 2 weeks since Meadowlands was over and we STILL only have the rebroadcasts of the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon stuff. Not that’s bad, it’s some of the best e-sports broadcasting to date, but when can I go in and watch the replays from start to finish so I can really understand how and why some of these matches were won, because with Puckett all over the place on the player switching there was really no good game plays to study. And I can even appre…

The dust has settled, the competitors have gone home and the first event of 2008 is in the books. By far one of the craziest events in Halo history went down with some very unexpected results1st Final Boss Wins Again Maybe this doesn't come as a surprise to some, but after getting dominated by teams that are on a much lower level online, they turned it around and won, alebit not before dropping to the loser's bracket and having to win 2 series to claim the final prize. They have cemented themsel…

The Pro bracket is now set and the games are now beginning to be played over in the Halo area. End Result was the only team seeded in the Top 8 not to make it to the Pro bracket with some poor play. Here is the list of team who made the pro brackethttp://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/208215 The Round One games are going on now, hopefully they get VoD for halo back up soon.

The first day of competition has wrapped up at 10 pm EST, I think a record for a Friday night. With 2 rounds done so far, there have been a few upsets but so far it has been ho-hum. Upsets so far (Top 32 or Ex-pro's) Encore loses to RoC and Kill3n 2-0 Kill3n and RoC (97) 50 250 2 Encore (32) 47* 231* 0Phobia loses to Crowd Control 2-0 Crowd Control (115) 50* 250 2 Phobia (14) 49 148* 07 End Result loses to Elusive Strafe 2-0 End Result (7) 45 160* - 0 Elusive Strafe (135) …

Well, unless I figure out how to embed my Twitter into a blog post (HELP ME OUT), then you can head on over to http://www.phoenixgaming.org and watch the updates roll, or subscribe to my phone updates by sending follow Phoenix2005 to 40404.I'm heading out in a few hours, and hopefully everyone else will be either today or tomorrow as long as their flight wasn't canceled (brilliant timing).  I'll be updating from when I step off the plane in New Jersey to when I get back on it on Monday morn…

The MLG Pro Circuit for 2008 is finally about to begin.  As the top teams from around the nation begin to practice up for the event, the staff of MLG is hard at work making the best possible gaming experience for every competitor that walks through the door.  As the clock counts down to the first event teams are spending their time working on strategies, becoming one as a team, and the most important thing - striving for the #1 spot. As we get closer to the event, I'm taking a loo…

So with the first event of MLG coming up this weekend (and not counting the CGS draft, the first major US e-sports event this year), and expectations and adreneline running high, here is the list of the top 5 storylines going into MLG MeadowlandsOnline Young Guns V Tour VeteransWith the new ladder format on gamebattles, the tradtional edge of LAN experence was taken away from teams like Carbon, Final Boss, The Agency, Nice Like Rice and Str8 Rippen. This gave the opputunity for new teams like Te…

So it’s been almost 2 days since I went and saw FRAG, but it took me until now to get my impressions up. First off I was surprised by the attendance numbers of the film. I would guess 75-100 people were there, and only about 1/4 of them were really what I could tell were "traditional" fans versus random movie goers. Conversation overhead before the movie:"What's in all those boxes down there?""Probably free swag.""What???""Free swag""What?""Free t-shirts and stuff""You kids got to stop throwing all these newfangled words around" The movie ended up starting over 20 minutes late, but overall the movie was worth it. Going in I was expecting at best a weird, kind of crappy quality sundance-esque documentary. The overall quality was much higher and on the scale of something that might run on Discovery channel, and overall well put together. They had one of the best basic e-sports explanations I have personally seen in explaining the basic concept of the sport. The movie focuses mostly on the PC community, with the two main characters that got the attention being Fatality (duh) and Lost Cauze. Many other well know personalities are interviewed, but as far as story, they were the only ones who got a large amount of focus. Fatality was presented as the wonder boy pro gamer that we know as the public face of e-sports. Most of the story on him was pretty familiar to anyone who has followed e-sports to any goo extent. The more interesting story was that of Lost Cauze. It details the struggle that he had with his father over games, and the way he made himself homeless just to pursue his dream. As only hearing his story briefly in chunks previously, it was interesting to see his complete story. Other points that the movie touched on*GH- Sephi gets a pretty decent chunk of coverage when the movie delves into the newer e-sports, and also included some great lines from Gene Simmons  *The CGS comes up briefly in the publicity deal with fatality and the advancement of league quality *The drug and alcohol issue is brought up, both in just general partying and as using drugs as performance enhancers *The problem with leagues not paying out cash, teams exploiting players, and general league corruptness is brought up, with the CPL as the poster boy *The CPL gets hit pretty hard, with Angel Munoz receiving a beating from Carmac and the community at large for his general deception and shady practices and Slasher's accurate description of Munoz as "a rich mother-******". And if he is the same Angel Munoz that owns http://www.dallascad.org/AcctDetailRes.aspx?ID=00000733213000000 ,what a sad man he really is on the inside. …

The final map of the Legendary Map pack has been revealed to be a lockout remake entitled blackout. From the screenshots that have been posted so far, this appears to be a almost exact copy with some space adjustments, but until we get hands on with the map we won't know for sure whether they really did keep all the jumps and tricks from halo 2 and brought them over for halo 3. Lockout will definatly become part of the gametype rotation after medowlands, probably being used as a replacement for most of the construct gametypes, and also in team ball. We can hope that mean we will see midship in the final map pack. …