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 Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Halo National 
Championship registrations have now surpassed 10,000 players, making it the 
largest simultaneous LAN contest in electronic gaming history. This historic 
milestone will be recorded by the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard and 
published in the upcoming edition of the Official Video Game & Pinball Book of 
World Records, where the champions will also be recognized as the legitimate USA 
champions on Halo. 
The initial qualifying rounds will take place at iGames centers nationwide on 
August 10 and 11, 2002. Regional qualifying rounds will be on August 17, 2002 at 
16 select iGames centers. The finals will be held on August 30, 2002 on the 
Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. Prizes at stake include an RCA 50-inch plasma 
flat screen television, Bose Lifestyle 35 surround sound audio systems, Xbox 
video game systems, controllers, and stacks of Xbox games. 
Players who still haven't registered for the competition can do so in advance 
at 
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/promos/halotournament/. Once successfully 
registered, players will be emailed the date and time they've been assigned to 
compete at the designated iGames center in their area. 
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