The following is a reblog from HaloWaypoint.
For this year’s show at PAX Prime, we’ll have Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo 2: Anniversary playable on the show floor, a panel and panel signing, and The Halo PAX Prime Showdown tournament. You can qualify for The Halo PAX Prime Showdown at the ASTRO Gaming and Skullcandy Gaming booths on Friday, and only Friday. To watch the finals on Saturday and Sunday, just tune into Twitch.tv/Halo – the top 8 teams from the event will be duking it out for their share of $10,000.
Read on for more details, and how to get involved!
All Weekend
Play Halo 2: Anniversary Multiplayer
Friday – Monday
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Xbox Booth #412, #422, #432
We’re bringing Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer to the PAX Prime show floor! If you want to get hands-on, be sure to swing by the Xbox booth and duke it out on newly remastered maps and game types.
Friday, August 29
Halo PAX Prime Showdown Qualifiers
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ASTRO Gaming Booth #842
Skullcandy Gaming Booth #3117
Come to the ASTRO Gaming (Booth #842) and Skullcandy Gaming (Booth #3117) booths to get hands-on with Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer and qualify for the Halo PAX Prime Showdown! At the end of the day, we’ll be taking the top performers from each booth, and giving them a spot in the 8-team finals, where they’ll compete for their share of $10,000!
Saturday, August 30
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Panel
Halo and the Journey of The Master Chief
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Benaroya Hall
Join the Halo Developers from 343 Industries for an in-depth look into Halo: The Master Chief Collection and other upcoming Halo projects and releases. Come celebrate The Master Chief and the future of the franchise as we take you on the next steps of your Halo journey.
Panelists: Frank O’Connor [Franchise Director, 343 Industries], Dan Ayoub [Executive Producer, 343 Industries], Max Hoberman [President, Certain Affinity & Original Multiplayer and Online Design Lead, Halo 2], Kiki Wolfkill [Partner Executive Producer, 343 Industries], Paul Lipson [Senior Audio Director, 343 Industries]
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Panel Signing
Halo and the Journey of The Master Chief
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Paramount Theater
After the panel our esteemed panelists will be waiting to meet you up at the Paramount Theater. We hope to see you there!
Panelists: Frank O’Connor [Franchise Director, 343 Industries], Dan Ayoub [Executive Producer, 343 Industries], Max Hoberman [President, Certain Affinity & Original Multiplayer and Online Design Lead, Halo 2], Kiki Wolfkill [Partner Executive Producer, 343 Industries], Paul Lipson [Senior Audio Director, 343 Industries]
PAX Prime Showdown Tournament
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
http://Twitch.tv/Halo
Check out Day 1 of the Halo PAX Prime Showdown, with some of the best Halo players in the world competing for their share of $10,000 in Halo 2: Anniversary! The only place to see this is on our Twitch channel. This is a behind-closed-doors event!
Sunday, August 30
PAX Prime Showdown Tournament Finals
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Grand finals: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
http://Twitch.tv/Halo
Check out the final day of the Halo PAX Prime Showdown, with some of the best Halo players in the world competing for their share of $10,000 in Halo 2: Anniversary. Be sure to tune into the grand finals from 4-6PM, where we’ll see one team take home the $5,000 first place prize!
HFFL: And be sure to check in with halofanforlife.com all weekend, as I’ll post the news of the tournament, the map reveal for Halo 2 Anniversary and more!