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Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios have announced that Halo for Windows tournaments will be at the CPL Pentium 4 Processor Winter 2003 Championships, taking place December 16-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas. The winning team will take home $30,000.

Launched June 1997, the CPL was the first organization to advance computer game competitions to the level of a professional sport. Today, the CPL is the global leader in competitive computer gaming, having held live tournaments on five continents. The CPL has also sanctioned a large number of qualifying tournaments held in over thirty countries. Online registration for the Winter 2003 event is expected to open on Friday, August 1, 2003.

For more information about the Halo tournaments at the CPL Winter 2003 Championships, head to http://www.thecpl.com/.

Halo, the critically acclaimed best-selling Xbox game, is coming to Windows gamers for the first time with new features previously unavailable, including online multiplayer support , new maps, vehicles and weapons. Halo is optimized for the PC with the precision offered by mouse-and-keyboard support and full support for high-end hardware including graphic resolutions up to 1600 by 1200. Halo's online multiplayer feature will enable players to battle it out with fellow gamers worldwide in a variety of individual and team-based games. Currently in development by Gearbox Studios in conjunction with Bungie Studios, Halo for Windows is slated for release this summer. For more information, please visit the official site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/halo/