HCS Pro Talk

Hello and welcome to episode 309 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down and discuss the greatest Halo event we have ever witnessed, the 2023 Halo World Championship. We also take some time to discuss everything that Season 5 of Halo Infinite has to offer. Strap in, this is going to be a long one.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:30 - Competitive Halo News 0:11:50 - Rostermania 0:13:25 - Upcomi...

Hello and welcome to episode 308 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we preview the biggest event of the year, the 2023 Halo World Championship. We dive into what to expect for the entire event including event activities, tournament format, and most important (and wrong) of all, predictions.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:50 - Competitive Halo News 0:12:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:12:45 - T...

Hello and welcome to episode 307 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the HWC Warm Up tournament presented by Complexity. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:31 - Announcement 0:11:47 - Competitive Halo News 0:21:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:22:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:34:20 - Topic - Halo World Championship Warm Up - Hosted by Complexity - Results...

Hello and welcome to episode 306 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss how the format for Worlds isn't changing and the continued lack of communication as to "why". Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:44 - Competitive Halo News 0:31:49 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:32:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:38:26 - Halo News 0:46:00 - Will’s Adventures 1:06:48 - Shoutouts/Community C...

Hello and welcome to episode 305 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Magick situation. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:47 - Competitive Halo News 0:21:07 - Rostermania 0:23:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:23:36 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:32:51 - Topic - Halo is for Everyone 1:18:00 - Halo News 1:18:33 - Will’s Adventures 1:37:09 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/En...

Hello and welcome to episode 304 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, The Halo World Championship format discussion continues, the Onyx Ranked Fireteam update is live in Infinite, and Europa Halo gets backing by Quadrant for the Blackpool LAN. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:44 - Competitive Halo News 0:34:54 - Rostermania 0:37:43 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:41:30 - Will’s Adventures 0:51:40 - Sho...

Hello and welcome to episode 303 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down what was the craziest Halo Infinite tournament we have ever had. It's time for our HCS Fort Worth Major Post-Show. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:38 - Competitive Halo News 0:05:05 - Rostermania 0:07:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:09:38 - Topic - HCS Fort Worth Major Post-Show 1:46:45 - Halo News 1:48:38 - CoD and...

Hello and welcome to episode 302 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the final Major of the year is right around the corner so let's break down the event including predictions, teams to watch, and more! Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:15 - Competitive Halo News 0:05:10 - Rostermania 0:12:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:12:40 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:17:00 - Topic - HCS Fort W...

Hello and welcome to episode 301 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about the entire G1 situation. This is the story of the unfathomable amount of finger pointing, blame deflecting, and lack of leadership and accountability which lead to an absorbent amount of money being wasted, resulting in a lack of staff/players/content creators being paid with no clear cut path to redemption. Thank you for l...

Hello and welcome to episode 300 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, for our 300th episode celebration, we have a live interview with the Creative Director for Spacestation Gaming, Parker Winchester aka Pookie! During this interview, we deep dive into Pookie as a person as well as the origins of Spacestation, getting into the esports side of business, merch, and so much more! Make sure to follow Pookie ov...

Hello and welcome to episode 299 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS SLC Post-Show featuring a breakdown of the entire event from the venues, to the series, and everything in-between! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:27 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:04:10 -...

Hello and welcome to episode 298 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's time for our Global Invitational Presented by Spacestation Preview including an event breakdown, predictions, and so much more! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:52 - Competitive Halo News 0:13:26 - Roster...

Hello and welcome to episode 297 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the SSG Global Invitational Qualifiers which determined the teams that guaranteed Pool Play spots for the event, along with plenty more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:35 - Competit...

Hello and welcome to episode 296 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the qualified teams from the SSG pre-qualifier into the actual qualifier, the Ranked experience in Infinite. and the unbelievable importance of casters & analysts in esports. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00...

Hello and welcome to episode 295 of HCS Pro Talk, Part 2 of our HCS Arlington Major Post-Show! This week, we focus on the incredible gameplay on display at the Arlington Major. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:20 - Topic - HCS Arlington Major Post-Show (Part 2) 1:16:05...

Hello and welcome to episode 294 of HCS Pro Talk, our HCS Arlington Major Post-Show (Part 1)! This week, we focus on the abysmal in-person spectator experience of the Arlington Major. Prepare yourself, this one has a major rant, no pun intended. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - In...

Hello and welcome to episode 293 of HCS Pro Talk, our HCS Arlington Major Preview! This week, it's finally time to talk about this weekend's Major including event information, rosters, predictions, and more! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:15 - Competitive Halo News 0:...

Hello and welcome to episode 292 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down all that Season 4 of Halo Infinite has to offer. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:20 - Competitive Halo News 0:16:47 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:17:43 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recap...

Hello and welcome to episode 291 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down and discuss the results of rostermania leading up to Arlington. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:35 - Competitive Halo News 0:05:05 - Rostermania 0:34:23 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:35:0...

Hello and welcome to episode 290 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down the entire Dallas Global Invitational, the return of LAN season! From series, upsets, predictions, and everything in-between, it's all here and more. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:21 - Competi...

Hello and welcome to episode 289 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, LAN season is finally about to begin again and that means it's time for our HCS Global Invitational at DreamHack Dallas Preview! Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:05 - Competitive Halo News 0:34:42 - Rostermani...

Hello and welcome to episode 288 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the upcoming features of Season 4 for Infinite as we look towards the return of LAN competition. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:36 - Competitive Halo News 0:12:41 - Rostermania 0:13:00 - Upcoming...

Hello and welcome to episode 287 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the last HCS 4K's which just so happen to also be the DreamHack Dallas Qualifiers for their respective regions, basically making the HCS Points not matter again. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 -...

Hello and welcome to episode 286 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the latest 2K and provide predictions for the upcoming FaZe 4K as we look ahead to the first Global Invitational at DreamHack Dallas. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:30 - Competitive...

Hello and welcome to episode 285 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the overwhelming waste of time that has been the Monstcr allegations. Thank you for listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure. Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:47 - Competitive Halo News 0:07:20 - Rostermania 0:10:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:1...