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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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Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series has always been a cut above its arch-rival EA FIFA series as far as gameplay and critical kudos go, but has lost out on licensed content. Packing sports titles with licensed leagues, teams and players has always been EA’s forte, however, Konami is making a concerted effort to change that with PES 2008 by stuffing it with more licensed game content.

The game will feature newly licensed international teams including Brazil, Portugal, Greece, Scotland and Ireland. Club sides Newcastle, Tottenham, Panathinaicos, Spartak Moscow, Fenerbache, NK Dinamo Zagreb, RSC Anderlecht, HJK Helsinki, IFK Goteborg and FC Basel have also been licensed.

It will incorporate 3,000 in-game likenesses of some of the best soccer players in the world and 250 licensed teams.  But when compared to the upcoming game FIFA 2008, the above figures look less impressive, as FIFA 2008 will come bundled with 15,000 players, 620 licensed teams and 30 leagues.

Let’s hope that PES 2008 honors the series’ tradition of breath taking gameplay, which has endeared it to many soccer game fans across the globe. As for the increased licensed content, it might just be the icing on the cake. The game comes out this October in the U.S.

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