[quote]It’s not every day that you get to celebrate the 343rd day of the year. In fact, we’re almost certain that it only takes place once a year. Lucky for us, many of you helped us celebrate this day, so we’d like to thank you. Not only for watching Monday’s 343 Day live stream, or playing in Matchmaking to unlock the Commando helmet, or playing Speed Slayer, but also for playing Halo, creating everything from content to relationships, and being you. We had the extreme pleasure of having some community members join us for live gameplay on Monday, and we know that without support from them, you, and everyone who may not be reading (please forward them a link to this Bulletin and tell them to get their acts together), none of this would be possible, including fun events like 343 Day.[/quote] [b][u]New 343i Employees:[/u][/b] -Dersky -Neighbor [b][u]Matchmaking Update:[/u][/b] [url=https://waypointprod.blob.core.windows.net/blogfilestore/storage/blogs/headlines/2013/12/12/calendarlayout_12-11-13.png]Matchmaking Calender[/url] Race: Dec 9 - 22 Rocket Race: Dec 23 - Jan 5 Big Team Swat: Jan 6 - 19 Team DLC: Jan 20 - Feb 2 Heavies: Feb 3 - 16 Big Rumble: Feb 17 - Mar 2 Medal Madness: Mar 3 - 16 Extraction: Mar 17 - 30 Squad DLC: Mar 31 - Apr 13 Ninja Assassins: Apr 14 - 27 [b][u]Red Bull 5G 2013 Finals[/u][/b] [quote]Our friends over at Red Bull Japan have the Red Bull 5G 2013 Finals happening on December 15th! The tournament will feature a showdown between East and West Japan, with the first team to win three out of five genres taking home the grand prize. We’re proud to say that Halo 4 has been selected as the official FPS title of the Red Bull 5G 2013 Finals, and a 4 vs. 4 match of Simplex CTF will be included in the finals. Representing the East will be Fanatic and representing the West will be Next Dimension. We’re told that there is quite a rivalry here, and we’re looking forward to checking out the match. [/quote] [url=http://www.twitch.tv/redbull5g]Watch the stream here at 3PM JST on 12.15.13 (10PM PST on 12.14.13)[/url]