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Aaron “ACE” Elam was the $200,000 grad prize winner of the Halo 4 Global Championships at PAX last weekend. Elam won the final tie-breaker match over Justin “iGotUrPistola” Deese at 343 Industries sponsored event. “This means everything to me,” Elam told Gamespot. “I’ve been playing Halo since I was nine years old, and I have to say, the games against Deese were the most intense games of Halo in my entire life. I just can’t believe this. I feel like I’m dreaming.” 343 boss Frank O’Connor said he was pleased with how the championships played out and is “excited about the future of Halo in the competitive scene,” and that the firm “can’t wait to do something even cooler in the future.”

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That's a massive grand prize. I don't think SC2 tournies in Korea even give out dollar amounts in that range.

It is a massive prize. Especially considering halo on the competitive scene has slipped far. It once was the biggest console fps for MLG at one stage and even then, the national championships prize for first was $100,000 divided among 4 people. 5 if you paid the coach.

I watched this final and it was intense. Pistola was favourite to win and is the better player. It just wasn't his day.