Empty of people at the moment, and SO full of GREEN!
Below is Certain Affinity’s view of XBOX E3:

And if you were there, you’d get a cool light up wrist band!

From left to right: Frank O’Conner, Franchise Development Director; Bonnie Ross, Studio Head; Dan Ayoub, Executive Producer; Kiki Wolfkill, Executive Producer; Josh Holmes, Executive Producer.
While this is neat, isn’t it curious that some of these folks only show up when there is new game info? I’d really like to hear from them more often to show how vested they really are in the Halo franchise.
No problem with Frank. He’s always visible. Josh to a smaller point. The other three though need to be more public, in my opinion.
-Sal

Finally after what seems like forever, E3 is HERE!
I along with Zach, one of my co-hosts of the Spirit of Fire podcast will be casting and streaming LIVE today starting at 1pm EST! We’ll continue for as long as necessary to bring you all the Halo news of the day and any other fun and important XBOX One games and console news.
You can listen to us live on Zach’s Twitch stream at: http://www.twitch.tv/thehaloarray
Again that starts at 1pm EST.
I’ll be tuned into E3’s live feed as well as watching the action on SPIKE TV.
If you miss all the good stuff live, don’t worry, I”ll be posting the Podcast very shortly after we’re finished.
Now let’s see, all it be Halo 2 Anniversary or The Master Chief Collection? Both? Or a mix of the two in the same game?

Hmm, will we get a Halo 5 Guardians Trailer or gameplay video???
So stay tuned to HaloFanForLife.com for all the great reveals and our reactions to them, starting at 1pm Eastern! <—Have I mentioned the time enough? LOL
-Sal
As tweeted by team beyond here is the info on the Halo 4 tournament coming to RTX 2014:
Basic Info:
The Season One Finals by Iron Gaming will be held at the Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin,TX on July 4th – 6th.
Date & Location:
July 4th – 6th
Austin Convention Center
500 E Cesar Chavez St
Austin, TX 78701
Prizes:
1st Place – $10,000
2nd Place – $2,500
3rd Place – $500
4th Place – $500
Teams:
Reign – Heinz, Lxthul, aPureGangster, Formal
Vas’Avi – Ryanoob, Goofy, ?, ?
Straight Shooters – Hoaxer, Elumnite, Thuggish Killa, Aries
Legendary – Sargoth, HuNteR Jjx, Blaze, Mikwen <—HFFL: I’ll be rooting for this team as my friend Sargoth is on it.
Carnage – Str8sick, Nemassist, Suspector, Shooter
Pure – TreyTri, Absolutely, Devon Platinum, SickStory
Nighthawks – Killrelevant, Omega, Stress, Spartan the Dog
Reality Check – Suddoth 1, Suddoth 2, Fractured, Toxic
Galaxy – inHumanayniac, enVVious, Tyyrant z, Mist3r Ryno
Fantastic Four – Emy1k, Medicated, Finest, Gigaboss
Strafe – Domey, DramiS, Floppie, I Dodge Bulletz
Stay tuned to halofanforlife.com as I’ll post more info as it’s released!
-Sal
The following from Gametrailers.com:
Xbox: Game On
12:30 – 2:00 PM ET (9:30 – 11 AM PT)
Live from the Galen Center, Phil Spencer and Xbox reveal the next step in the Halo journey, world premiere Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, and more.
All Access Live: Phil Spencer, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Halo, Crystal Dynamics Game Announcement, and More
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET (11 AM – Noon PT)
Immediately following the briefing, Geoff has the exclusive first interview with Phil Spencer about everything that was announced on stage and his new vision for Xbox. Plus, tune in for the world premiere of Sunset Overdrive multiplayer with Marcus Smith from Insomniac Games. Glen Schofield and Michael Condry drop by to discuss Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, we get the latest on Halo E3 news from Frank O’Connor of 343 Industries, the team behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt drops by, and Crystal Dynamics visits All Access to make a new game announcement exclusively on Spike — with the first footage too! Also, GT’s own Kyle Bosman visits to report on the social sentiment coming out of the Xbox press conference.
Thanks to HaloIntel for tweeting this out.
-Sal
New York Comic Con kicks off Thursday afternoon, and if you’re planning on attending, we’ve got the complete breakdown of everything Halo happening at the Con! Click here to check out the official map of New York Comic Con, and make sure to slot all these times in your official NYCC 2013 schedule.
Signings/Panels:
Thursday 10/10 3pm – 4pm: 343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor will be at the MEGA Brands booth #1906 signing an exclusive Halo MEGA Bloks poster.
Thursday 10/10 3:15pm – 4:15pm: 343 Industries’ Chris Schlerf is hosting the panel, “Rewriting the Classics: Modern Sci-Fi in Comics!” in room 1A10 sponsored by Dark Horse.
Thursday 10/10 5:00pm – 6:00pm: Frank and Chris will be at the Dark Horse booth #1636 where they will be signing exclusive poster cards from Dark Horse.
Giveaways:
Thursday 10/10 5pm: Tor Books at booth #2223 will be giving away copies of The Thursday War. They will also be giving away K-5 patches and tattoos throughout the weekend.
Thursday 10/10 5:30pm – 6:30pm: Kotobukiya will be giving away some Halo goodies at their panel in room 1A15.
Here are the locations of all the exhibitors showcasing Halo products:
MEGA Brands Booth #1906
Dark Horse Booth #1636
Tor Books #2223
DK Publishing #1829
UD Replicas #1869
Rooster Teeth #2309
I’ll be asking trivia questions throughout the LAN Event. If you get it right first, you’ll win a small prize. (Once you’ve won, please give someone else a chance to win.)
These small prizes will range from Halo Mega Bloks minifigures to McFarlane Halo Avatar figures, to a McFarlane Halo 4 Watcher action figure, or a McFarlane Halo 4 Crawler action figure.
Don’t forget EVERYONE who comes to the event (with paid admission) gets a free Halo Mega Bloks convention exclusive minifigure as a door prize and my thanks for attending the LAN Event, courtesy of Mega Brands, makers of Halo Mega Bloks.
-Sal
So here is what the final 8 competitors in the Halo 4 Global Championship will see when they take the stage to compete for $200,000.
No pressure at all right?
(No screen peeks that’s for sure.)
I really wish I could have been there to compete or at least watch this live in person.
Pic from Major Nelson’s twitter feed.
-Sal