HALO World Championships coming to a television near you.

For all of you HALO fans here is some big news for you.

ESPN X Games and Xbox will team up to bring Halo 5: Guardians to X Games Aspen 2016 from January 28 – 31, as part of the Halo World Championship Tour, and for the first time-ever, segments and highlights of the esports competition will be integrated into the X Games Aspen telecasts on ESPN. Eight of the top teams from around the world – six from North America and two international teams – will compete in group play that will culminate in a single-elimination bracket-style tournament onsite at X Games Aspen for medals and $30,000 in prize money. Competing teams will be participating in the Halo World Championship, however, the Halo World Championship Tour: X Games Aspen Invitational will not contribute points or change placements for the regional finals.

The three-day competition will take place onsite in The Gaming Shack located in the X Games Aspen festival villages. The event will also be streamed live on WatchESPN, Twitch.tv/Halo andmlg.tv/halo.

“We are thrilled to team with Xbox to feature the top gamers at X Games Aspen,” said Tim Reed, vice president, X Games. “Gaming plays a big role in the youth culture and the Halo World Championship Tour: X Games Aspen Invitational nicely complements the world-class action sports competition and musical elements at the X Games.”

“We are committed to the long-term growth of Halo esports through world-class events and the expansion of viewership around the globe,” said Bonnie Ross, Microsoft CVP and head of 343 Industries. “There is no one better than X Games and ESPN to team up with for the Halo World Championship Tour, and we’re excited to see the best teams compete for gold this January at the X Games Aspen Invitational.”

More details on tickets and full music and competition schedules are available atXGames.com/tickets. As always, general admission to the action sports competitions and festival villages is free to the public.

For more information, go to www.xgames.com or follow X Games on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/xgames.

How many of you will be watching or attending this event?  Let know what you think of this news.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens official poster released and new trailer announcement.

          

Today is the big news that has been hinted at all weekend: the release of the official Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster. 

The poster highlights a lot of the new characters from the film minus one big character: Luke Skywalker. 

Why is Luke not in the picture? Will he be the focus of a different poster? Also what's with that Death Star looking planet behind Finn's character? Will we see a Resistance assault on that thing? 

A lot of questions have been raised with this poster, but we don't have to wait long to get our answers. Tickets for The Force Awakens will go on sale tomorrow and if that news is not big enough a new trailer will debut during tomorrow night's Monday Night Football game on ESPN. 

I can not think of a better way to end a Monday night with football and a new Star Wars trailer.

About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt. 

Make sure to follow Star Wars: The Force Awakens online (Twitter and Facebook) to keep up with all the latest news. 

Are You Ready to Play Football?

Being a fan of football, my family and I always look forward to Sundays.  I mean, who doesn't like watching their favorite team playing on television or if you're lucky enough, being at the stadium watching the game.  I've been watching football since I could remember, but I never really knew the game as well as I thought I did. Even though I played a little football in high school, I couldn't tell you the difference between a "safety" and a ""cornerback".  I know one day my little girl will ask me about the game and I might not know how to answer her, but luckily Jon M. Richter, a dad that might have faced the same situation, created a book called "Let's Play Football" that breaks down the game in a kid friendly manner. Thank you sir!

Fandads was given a free copy for review and given the playdate supplies, all the opinions in this post are our own and yes, we didn't know what a "safety" did before reading this book.