The Story of a Halo 2 Champion

Posted by Zonk on Thursday January 6, 2005 @04:23AM from the plenty-of-asskicking-to-go-around dept.

Sam Machkovech writes "My buddy Paul Kix of The Dallas Observer did some digging to uncover the life of Matt Leto (aka Zyos), whose track record places him in the top rankings of worldwide Halo & Halo 2 competitions. Professional gaming leagues are nothing new to those who know about the CPL, but this story shines a light at console-focused leagues like the MLG that may very well get the mainstream crowd interested in gaming as a viable sport, along with gamers like Zyos who buck negative stereotypes associated with hardcore gamers -- 'perhaps surprising, Leto's not a nerd. He's an athlete' -- while still kicking virtual ass. Show this article to your parents/spouses next time they harass you about your habit."

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If it walks like a duck and looks like a duck... by Pinchy · 2005-01-06 07:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

He has no girlfriend

Halo is his focus

played video games since he was 4, sometimes for 12 hours a day

21-year-old who plays the game for hours behind a closed bedroom door

he'll leave his parents' house, where he still lives

Sorry folks, it's a duck. Let's not argue semantics here. Is he a nerd, geek or dweeb? Maybe a geeky dweeb?