: In conjunction with Operation Supply Drop, Podtacular is pleased to announce
: the inaugural Spartans For Troops Halo Community Livestream event!
: Partnering with over twenty groups and personalities, this event involves
: some of the most well known YouTubers, content creators, and players of
: the game all coming together to stream Halo for thirty-six hours starting
: on March 4th at 7:00PM EST, 4:00PM PST on Twitch.TV over at Operation
: Supply Drop. This stream will feature game lobbies, tournaments,
: giveaways, machinima, podcasts, and special appearances by some of the
: biggest names of the Halo community.

: The event features many opportunities to participate in the festivities
: during the livestream consisting of Warzone matchmaking with community
: groups, live recorded podcasts, custom game lobbies including remakes of
: classic Halo maps, and a HCS-style Arena tournament. In addition, viewers
: of the stream can also catch debut machinima from your favorite Halo
: YouTubers and a Grifball tournament featuring teams from the Good Games
: League and the American Grifball League of America. Among the communities
: represented during the event are GrifballHub, Ready Up Live, Ultimate
: Halo, ForgeHub, ProAceJOKER, Halo Canon, Thomas Productions and more. More
: info about the Arena tournament including rules and sign ups will be
: available this weekend. Once the schedule has been finalized, a complete
: list of community groups and personalities will be revealed.

: Spartans For Troops aims to bring awareness to all kinds of Halo communities
: and raise awareness and support for Operation Supply Drop and their
: mission. Throughout the event, viewers will learn about this charity
: organization and their impact on active-duty military and veterans through
: the power of video games including Halo. We are excited to have this
: opportunity to showcase the best of the Halo community and bring awareness
: to a charity that has proven to make a positive impact to our brothers and
: sisters in arms as our fellow Spartans.

: We are excited to bring an incredible amount of Halo talent together and
: embrace the many different aspects of the Halo community. Through the
: livestream we hope to bring awareness to other Halo groups and
: personalities and support Operation Supply Drop. The event is also
: supported by 343 Industries, Mega Bloks and Simon and Schuster who have
: graciously given us Halo merchandise, prizes and giveaway items for
: viewers and participants. Please join us March 4th for an incredible
: weekend of Halo content and community involvement.

: What: Inaugural "Spartans For Troops" Halo Community Livestream
: with Operation Supply Drop When: March 4th, 2016 at 7:00PM EST, 4:00PM PST
: thru March 6th, 2016 at 7:00AM EST, 4:00AM PST Where: Operation Supply
: Drop Twitch Channel (http://twitch.tv/operationsupplydrop) Who: Halo
: community groups and personalities including: 405th Infantry Division,
: DefendTheHouse, Forge Channel, ForgeHub, GrifballHub, Halo Canon, Halo
: Wheelmen, Halo5Remakes.com, KnightmareFilmz, ProAceJOKER, Ready Up Live,
: ThaGreatIsaiah, Thomas Productions, Ultimate Halo

: About Podtacular: Podtacular is a community-based podcast covering the Halo
: franchise and community featuring news coverage, franchise discussions,
: notable Halo group and personality appearances, and community interaction.
: http://www.podtacular.com

: About Operation Supply Drop: Operation Supply Drop is a military charity
: organization supporting US, NATO and ANZAC active-duty military and
: veterans through video games and digital entertainment across their three
: global outreach programs. http://www.operationsupplydrop.org

: About 343 Industries: 343 Industries is the developer of the Halo video game
: series oversees the Halo franchise, including games, original programming,
: novels, comics, and licensed products. http://www.halowaypoint.com

: About Mega Bloks: Mega Bloks is a division of MEGA Brands, member of the
: Mattel family of companies and is home to the Mega Bloks Collectors
: licensed Halo construction line of products.
: https://collectors.megabloks.com

: About Simon and Schuster: Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS
: Corporation, is the the parent publishing company of six Halo novels
: including the upcoming paperback edition of Halo: New Blood.
: http://www.simonandschuster.com

Very cool! Will definitely be tuning in.