Well, RTX day one is over. I’m looking forward to tomorrow as there is a certain panel I plan on watching on XBOX (and I think you all may be interested in too). It’s the “What’s Next: Halo 4 Summer 2013” panel.

Here’s the text blurb about the panel:

Get an exclusive first look at 343’s next Halo announcement! Join 343’s Franchise Director Frank O’Connor, Senior Producer Graeme Jennings, Community Producer Andy “BRAVO” Dudynsky, along with Designers from Austin’s own Certain Affinity Studios and special guest Zach Zeldin from Virgin Gaming to discuss an action packed Halo summer. Come for the lovely Jessica “BS ANGEL” Shea (panel moderator) and stay for all the latest and greatest Halo updates.

Panel starts at 2pm EASTERN time.

On a side note, I got a message saying another map pack is coming. This is ONLY a rumor right now as I can not corroborate this, yet. I do hope it’s true though. No name for this rumored map pack was given, nor details of it. Just that there is one in the works. Hopefully, if there is one, it will be revealed in some fashion tomorrow during the panel. If there isn’t a new map pack coming, well, we’re no worse off than now, so no harm no foul. Normally I don’t like to post rumors, but this one is a good one and the source of the message is sound, though I obviously can’t say who.

Here’s the full RTX schedule for Saturday, July 6:

Finally here are a few more photos from Day One of RTX:

More of the 405th (Halo cosplay group)
Jen “Cortana” Taylor (Left), Frank O’Conner (next to Jen Taylor), and Josh (second from right) chillin. (Forgive me that I don’t know the other two in the pic.)

This was being given away tonight via Twitter. I wonder who the lucky person was? I SO wish it was me…
Gamer “Edward” wins the Halo Gaems set by “Playing with a Pro” in this case, “GH057ayame.”

And that wraps it up for day one!
-Sal