HCS Pro Talk

Hello and welcome to episode 343 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we sit down with Tashi, the Halo Esports and Viewership Lead at Microsoft/343 Industries for a discussion around the State of the HCS as of June 2024. During this interview, Tashi provides insights around topics that include the roadmap, events, HCS Grassroots, the feedback loop between players and the HCS, the rulebook (including the Spartan situation among others), the business side of the HCS, the Ranked matchmaking experience, and more. Please note that as of the time of recording, Tashi was unable to answer questions related to the future of the HCS, as those details are still in the planning phases for the company. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:32 - Roadmap and Dates 0:08:07 - Events & Majors 0:24:18 - HCS Grassroots Program 0:30:27 - Player & HCS Feedback Loop 0:44:30 - Rulebook 1:00:02 - Business Side of the HCS 1:15:38 - Ranked Matchmaking Experience 1:23:56 - Halo & Occupation 1:38:44 - Personal

Hello and welcome to episode 342 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, HCS London is complete which means it's time for us to break down the entire tournament from pools to championship bracket and everything in-between!   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:13 - Competitive Halo News 0:15:35 - Rostermania 0:16:44 - Topic - HCS London 2024 Post-Show 2:22:52 - Halo News 2:31:23 - Will’s Adventures 2:37:01 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/12YeReoe3xXU8f_O0AMJrrdLB92ze3gtJQ7NZv39dfVs/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the London 2024 Major, night by night. For this third and final episode, we break down all the action from Championship Sunday of the London Major.

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the London 2024 Major, night by night. For this second episode, we begin with the Complexity statement around the Spartan situation and then we break down the action from the second day of the London Major, including the last Pool Play matches and the start of the Championship Bracket. Complexity's statement: https://complexity.gg/complexity-halo-statement/

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the London 2024 Major, night by night. For this episode, we begin with a discussion around the Spartan situation and then we break down the action from the first day of the London Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Hello and welcome to episode 341 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's finally time for our HCS London Preview, breaking down what to expect at the tournament, providing predictions, and making an announcement.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:46 - Competitive Halo News 0:04:20 - Rostermania 0:09:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:11:52 - Topic - HCS London Preview 1:28:33 - Halo News 1:31:20 - Will’s Adventures 1:59:50 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x_FgRMTusiGlSkMsZfzpuYZr2sF12gI7exV_PjHxpZ0/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 340 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the HCS Atlanta dates have finally been announced! We also discuss the LVT x 2050 Esports Orlando LAN event.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:55 - Competitive Halo News 0:21:00 - Rostermania 0:23:19 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:24:22 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:51:53 - Halo News 0:52:06 - CoD and Other Games Watch 0:57:56 - Will’s Adventures 1:10:12 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Q7M7pRa3g9oFy4puY2O_JTCoCOAMUsJOFLnSsTCguM/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to a very special bonus episode of HCS Pro Talk! For this episode that was over three years in the making, we finally interview esports colour caster for the HCS, Apex, and EAFC, Dan Gaskin! During this interview, we discuss a little bit of everything. From Dan's early days with theater and playing Halo professionally, to becoming the 2023 Esports Awards Colour Caster of the Year, and everything in-between. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into one of the most genuine people and one of the best casters we have. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:12:18 - Personal Life 0:46:26 - Analysis/Casting/Content Creation 1:57:18 - Halo 2:54:50 - Rapid Fire Song mentioned from Five - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUn-KtTNmA Make sure to follow Gaskin on all the socials! Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanGaskin Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielgaskin/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/Gaskin YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/GaskinDan

Hello and welcome to episode 339 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are joined by Mikwen of Native Gaming for the beginning of the show to discuss player/HCS communications, the competitive sandbox, and team expectations for London. We also discuss the qualifier results as we keep our eyes forward to the London Major. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro with Mikwen 1:05:34 - Competitive Halo News 1:17:27 - Rostermania 1:26:50 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:29:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:34:29 - Topic - HCS London Major Qualifier/Open Championship Results 1:43:16 - Halo News 1:45:17 - Will’s Adventures 1:56:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JjZpJ-dA_KSy_s7PxuxIMbyzEPmz10Bpb__f7GS_XQU/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 338 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the competitive sandbox and the recent results of the HCS Open Series. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:07 - Competitive Halo News 0:54:18 - Rostermania 1:07:28 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:08:53 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:19:29 - Topic - HCS Open Series Results 1:31:40 - Halo News 1:33:52 - CoD and Other Games Watch 1:40:32 - Will’s Adventures 1:56:13 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O0wIN2zwZS3bYVl1JKqbU_57XMu4FsFz9GXBtQQe8ms/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 337 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss CU32 (still an awful name) along with the recent results of the HCS Open Series as we get closer and closer to London.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:48 - Competitive Halo News 1:05:52 - Rostermania 1:09:36 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:10:34 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:14:58 - Topic - HCS Open Series Results 1:35:24 - Halo News 1:43:27 - Will’s Adventures 1:48:40 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7Z5lusweElexLptCyU0VgCbK7L7SAeI76bZjPJFXhM/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 336 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got tournament announcements, Interference (The Rig) is added to Ranked/HCS, information on the next Infinite update, and the road to London has officially begun!   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:38 - Competitive Halo News 0:44:33 - Rostermania 0:48:09 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:51:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:08:34 - Halo News 1:27:58 - Will’s Adventures 1:31:31 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TZlogiH75EPD_I-6UU7g_69uMXihIpbfWHaHIzki2jI/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 335 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, rostermania returns.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:30 - Competitive Halo News 0:10:13 - Rostermania 0:39:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:43:20 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:45:31 - Halo News 0:49:13 - CoD and Other Games Watch 1:02:54 - Will’s Adventures 1:14:27 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hc2ypDuCZmzp9fTt3VtC2eTmCaLn12XOrg-RCV8E9ts/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 334 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, discuss unnecessary Infinite bans, Quadrant Major tickets, and the results of the Cloud9 SHOWDOWN!   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:07 - Competitive Halo News 0:29:35 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:30:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:36:36 - Topic - Cloud9 $5K Showdown Results 1:14:54 - Halo News 1:18:10 - Will’s Adventures 1:36:55 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hjJNubjDCZzSgxaT4QqlUKo4d_HxtMf3yMtgvvWYGnc/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 333 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the experiences players have been having since the network update has released in Infinite. Josh also rants about the store prices.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:55 - Competitive Halo News 0:51:20 - Rostermania 0:51:51 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:57:43 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:59:11 - Topic - Discussing the Network Update 1:20:10 - Halo News 1:43:19 - Will’s Adventures 1:49:22 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/18IdbutnZUhvQgqW639nk473oQa6Z1-ZY1yxAF58t40M/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 332 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are joined by Pure Delight to discuss Strongholds on Solitude being removed from competitive play, the Hydra Gaming Ladies tournament, and his experience at the Arlington Major including Passion United, casting, and overall event thoughts.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:45 - Competitive Halo News 0:36:22 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:36:43 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:45:07 - Topic - PD Discusses Arlington 1:04:40 - Halo News 1:07:31 - CoD and Other Games Watch 1:10:33 - Will’s Adventures 1:30:13 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wY3vtrDpoS5uaMJelKuLOeMXL8o8NM_eQ9IabRPy7qc/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to episode 331 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS Arlington 2024 post-show, where we break down the entire event including the series, storylines, and whether it was better than last year's event.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:15 - Competitive Halo News 0:37:57 - Rostermania 0:38:38 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:40:55 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2024 Post-Show 2:59:07 - Halo News 3:01:48 - CoD and Other Games Watch 3:07:51 - Will’s Adventures 3:10:36 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending   Shownotes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRrdiBXzgeZc-KW0GPiymPlnH12iOzq75u9WPNkp1H0/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night. For this "episode", we break down the action from Championship Sunday of the Arlington Major, including the final matches of the tournament.

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night. For this "episode", we break down the action from the second day of the Arlington Major, including the remaining Pool Play matches and the start of Championship Bracket.

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night. For this "episode", we break down the action from the first day of the Arlington Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.