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Halo 4, League of Legends Championships lead eSports at PAX

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$300,000 on the line for Halo's first-ever Global Championship, with $200,000 going to the winners.

The Halo 4 Global Championships, League of Legends Season 3 North American Playoffs, World of Tanks International World Finals, MLG Call of Duty Invitational, and Smite North American Invitational will all be held at PAX Prime this weekend.

$300,000 is on the line for Halo#146;s first-ever Global Championship, with $200,000 going to the winners. The tournament will be held at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, the same location Valve used for the Dota 2 International Championships.

Several former Major League Gaming Halo champions are competing, including Michael #146;StrongSide#146; Cavanaugh, Eric #146;Snip3down#146; Wrona, and Faisal #146;Goofy#146; Khan. A schedule and live stream information can be found on the official . An interview with Frank O'Connor, Development Director for the Halo franchise at 343 Industries will be available this weekend.

Last week at Gamescom, three European teams--Fnatic, Lemondogs, and Gambit Gaming--.

Now another $100,000 is on the line and four spots for the North American teams to the World Championships. With North America#146;s win over Europe at the All-Star game, the region gets an additional spot at the Finals.

Teams Cloud 9 and Vulcun wait in the wings, as fan-favorites Team SoloMid, Counter Logic Gaming, Curse, and Dignitas battle it out in the opening rounds. A schedule and live stream information can be found on the .

Major League Gaming and Turtle Beach are hosting an 8-team $10,000 Call of Duty Invitational Anaheim Champions Complexity, EnvyUs, Impact, Unite, Kaliber, Soar, Faze, and Bad History.

Teams were invited based on their 2013 Call of Duty Championship and MLG Pro Circuit performances and the MLG Pro Points Rankings. The broadcast schedule can be found on .

The world finals of the World of Tanks Open tournament will be on display, with $100,000 up for grabs for the best teams from North America, Russia, Europe, China, South East Asia, and South America. Twitch.tv will be broadcasting the tournament on Sunday, September 1 at Showbox SoDo in Seattle.

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