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Okay, all you lone wolves out there, its time for you to howl ‘cause it’s all about you during this years upcoming Million Dollar, Halo 3 Tournament. X Factor announced last week (November 8, 2007) that it will maintain the original tournament format for its $1,000,000 Halo 3 Competition.

Though public outcry was said to be fierce for the tournament to expand to include team based gameplay, X Factor announced that 4 vs 4 competitions will not be included in the tournament scheduled for Tuesday, December 18, to Saturday, December 22, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, Texas.

At the counsel of its partner, The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), X Factor decided to keep the FFA (Free for All) format of competition for the December 2007 tournament. X Factor VP of Operations commented, “Changing the format of the Halo 3 Competition just six weeks before the event seems counterproductive to us. At minimum it will certainly dilute our focus. We thank the CPL for advising us on these critical matters and we hope the community realizes all they do behind the scenes to support e-sports.”

However, don’t be worried that the public outcry fell on deaf ears. X Factor has already announced that they are planning a second Halo 3 tournament sometime around spring break 2008 that will include both team and FFA competition formats.

So don’t get your panties all in a bunch. You’ll get your 4 vs 4 action soon enough. Otherwise, registration is still open for the $1 million FFA so there’s still time for you to step up to the line.

Via [CPL News] Tournament Site [Extreme Winter Championships]

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