The bulletin starts off with news of RTX, that’s “Rooster Teeth EXPO” if you didn’t already know.

First up with RTX is the first Halo 4 Global Championship Tournament Qualifier.

The first qualifier for the Halo 4 Global Championship will be a weekend-long FFA tournament in our booth. If you’d like to participate, 343 recommends registering in advance to secure your spot. To pre-register, at 9 AM CDT on Friday, July 5, go to Hall 5 (the same location as RTX attendee registration). Limited walk-up registration will be available at our booth during show floor hours as well. Oh, and if you compete in the tournament, you’ll snag yourself a limited-edition t-shirt.

They’ll be live streaming the tournament finals from the eSports main stage from 2-5 PM CDT on Sunday on our official Twitch.tv channel. Be sure to tune in!

What’s Next: Halo 4 Summer 2013 Panel
On Saturday from 1 to 2 PM CDT in the Main Ballroom, they’ll be hosting a panel called “What’s Next: Halo 4 Summer 2013.” The panel will feature Frank O’Connor, Jessica “bs angel” Shea, Steve Young from Certain Affinity, and some special guests as they discuss what they’ve been up to and what they have planned for Halo 4 this summer. If you can’t be at RTX, the panel and discussion will be streaming live on 343’s official Twitch.tv channel.

Halo Panel Signing
All panelists will be at the Halo Official Store from 2:30 to 4 PM CDT on Saturday signing cool things (like limited edition posters). Keep an eye on our official Twitter account for up-to-the-minute details on RTX happenings!

Halo Official Store
343 will also have their official Halo store merchandise on the show floor at RTX! If you’re in need of some Halo swag, be sure to check out the Official Halo Store at booth #224-A.

Next up is more info about the Halo 4 Global Championship. I covered much of this in my previous post. What I didn’t cover was the weekly game modes for the contest. So, without further ado here they are:

Week 1: July 15-21
“Infinity Rumble”
Game types included this week:
Infinity Rumble
Settings:
Custom Loadouts enabled
Modified Personal Ordnance (grenades only)
Five-second respawn (instant respawn disabled)

Week 2: July 22-28
“Rumble SWAT”
Game types included this week:
SWAT
SWAT BRs
SWAT Rifles

Week 3: July 29-August 4
“Rumble Pro”
Game types included this week:
Rumble Pro FFA
Slayer BRs

Week 4: August 5-11
“Rumble Grab Bag”
Game types included this week:
FFA KOTH
FFA Ball
Human Slayer
Covenant Slayer
Forerunner Slayer

Week 5: August 12-19
“Legendary Rumble”
Game types included this week:
Legendary Rumble (settings TBA)

Here are the following playlist settings for the Global Championship:
Max Party Size: 1 player
8 players per match
Party Recycling is disabled
Join In Progress disabled

Also, this time around 343 states the following, “We’ll be constantly sweeping the leaderboards and game history to ensure that competitors are playing legitimately, and winners will be fully investigated before advancing to the finals. As a result, weekly winners will not be announced immediately when each week concludes.” This is good news as the previous tournament in January caused a bit of a debacle.

Here are the prize money brea-downs for the top 8 place winners:
1st – $200,000
2nd – $75,000
3rd – $10,000
4th – $5,000
5th – $4,000
6th – $3,000
7th – $3,000
8th – $1,000

The total cash prizing for the finals event totals $300,000, and the weekly prize drawings will contain $200,000 in prizes. Once again, to qualify for the weekly prizes, just play a minimum of 20 games in the playlist each week, and you’ll be entered to win.

Additional details regarding the finals and each week of the online qualifiers will be posted on Halo Waypoint in the coming weeks.

Lastly the bulletin ends with the weekly screenshot spotlight gallery. This one is all about “Scenery.” There are some really good ones in this gallery so be sure to check it out.

For the full bulletin, check it out at the official site.

-Sal