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.

Listen to the HALO 5 :Guardians Soundtrack

Right now for a limited time fans can listen to the entire HALO 5: GUARDIANS soundtrack. Sit back and listen to these tracks, composed by Kazuma Jinnouchi, as you imagine yourself running through ruins or driving a warthog through canyons and taking out whatever enemy comes at you.

HALO to hit the raceways and your television soon.

With the release of HALO 5: GUARDIANS later this month, October 27th, the marketing for this game is going to be coming at you in full force.  The latest trailer was released earlier this week to whet your appetite, but now get ready to see HALO on the racetrack and on your televisions...in animated form.

The Pile Just Keeps Growing.

With raising a 3 year old, being a teacher and preparing for a second child in April my gaming time has pretty much gone out the window.  Although I try to make time to get in a few games, my pile just keeps growing.  Here are a few shots of the games that are piling up.  Also, add to this that I haven't picked up my Gears of War: Judgement yet and Bioshock Infinite comes out next week.  One good thing is that I am on Spring Break next week, so hopefully I will be able to knock a few of the games of the pile.

The few games that I have played in this pile are Ni No Kuni, Far Cry 3, Dishonored, Nike+ Kinect Training and the Sesame Street Season 1. 

As much as I love the comic and TV show, I have yet to play this game.

Video Game Time Part II

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As far as first-person shooters go: Call of Duty pretty much corners the market along with the Halo franchise.  Killzone 3 is a great FPS that clearly holds it's own with these titles.  From the massive environments to the spectacular sequences, Killzone 3 is the shooter that PS3 owners have been waiting for.

Video Game Time Halo: Reach Edition

I know that we have been absent for a while, but what better way to come back with one of the most anticipated games of the year: Halo: Reach.  Halo: Reach tells the tale of Noble Team. Noble Team consist of a squad of Spartans and Noble 6, who is the new member on the team.  You play as Noble 6 and can customize the character in any way you want with the new customization system in the game.