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Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c

Editor -

Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - [email protected]

Youtube: @the.jonfernandez

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/?hl=en

Music Credit: Artificial.Music -

Track Name: "And So It Begins" Music By: Artificial Music @ https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music YT Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartToa... Original upload HERE - https://soundcloud.com/artificial-mus... License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License. Full License HERE - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ #hcs #haloesports #esportspodcast #fazeclan #faze

Ep. 1- Thoughts on CDL's OpTic and Empire, Halo tournaments & Infinite hopes and Dreams

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02/17/21 • 81 min

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast! We are starting things off talking about CDL's opening week and what we thought of some of the matches! We dive into the Halo 5 and Halo 3 tournaments hosted by FaceIt and the hopes and dreams of the new Halo game Infinite. Check out the podcast every Wednesday to hear exclusive content on BTS of the Esports industry from a Broadcaster and Pro Players perspective!

We try a new grind of coffee every single week! This weeks grind is from "Adventure Awaits Coffee Roasters" it's Colombian coffee from the Cesar region.

Ep 50 - Is Formal the Console FPS GOAT? FaZe’s Worst Placement of the Year!? OpTic WIN a 2nd time!

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09/17/23 • 45 min

Contents -

00:00 Intro and Coffee

13:40 Worst Placement of the Year for Faze

15:20 Shopify Rebellion Improvements

24:08 Expanding Map Pool for Faze

28:05 Applauding OpTic

35:12 Formal MVP and Console FPS GOAT

38:28 APG and his impact on the map

43:45 Outro

Coffee -

Trying out Stok cold brew today and it really won't ever let you down, great brew and great with any creamer or flavor!

Try it here: https://www.stokbrew.com/cold-brew/cold-brew-coffee/not-too-sweet-cold-brew-coffee-48oz

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c

Editor -

Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - [email protected]

Youtube: @the.jonfernandez

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/?hl=en

Music Credit: Artificial.Music -

#hcs #haloesports #esportspodcast

Ep. 48 - Roster Changes Before Forth Worth! G1 Drama!? Lottie is Spiderman?!

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08/25/23 • 50 min

Hello one and all, welcome to another episode of the pod and thank you for always showing up week in and week out, we appreciate you guys so much! Today we chat through the pools for the upcoming Major and dive into a roster change that has occurred, include our thoughts on G1 and the problems surrounding the org at the moment! Hope you enjoy and see you in the comments :)

Contents -

00:00 Intro and Coffee

05:07 Roster Changes before HCS Fort Worth

11:45 New Native White Roster

16:35 New G1 Roster

18:50 Fort Worth Pool Play

27:20 Teams in the Open Bracket

33:18 G1 Financial Situation

42:19 Coffee Rating

44:54 Lottie's Spiderman Story

49:40 Outro

Coffee -

Thank you so much to Mike for gifting this bag of beans to us! We love you dude! Coffee this week is from Cool Beans, it's their French Toast blend, and when I tell you it smells and tastes exactly like french toast, it's no lie! check them out here: https://coolbeanslbi.com/products/french-toast-coffee

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c

Editor - Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez -

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Ep.47 - What REALLY Happened in Salt Lake City?! HCS Global Invitational Break Down

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08/18/23 • 58 min

Hello folks! We are back with another episode and this week we are covering some big parts of the recent LAN event in Salt Lake City! We haven't forgotten some of the other teams though and will chat through them next week and also dive into pool play for the upcoming Major! Hope you enjoy!!!

Coffee -

Today we tested out a Cold Brew from La Colombe, it was delicious! check them out here: https://www.lacolombe.com/products/pure-black-pack

We also wanted to recommend our favorite creamer at the moment: https://www.chobani.com/products/creamers/dairy/sweet-cream

Mix these two together over ice and you have a dreamy cup of quick coffeeeeee

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c

Editor -

Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - [email protected]

Youtube: @the.jonfernandez

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/?hl=en

Music Credit: Artificial.Music -

Ep.45 - MORE ROSTER CHANGES?!? OpTic in the pool of death?? Drama before the SSG Invitational!

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07/27/23 • 55 min

Yo 2XTG FAM!!! How we doing on this fine Thursday? This episode is all about Salt Lake City, not so much place place, more so about the next HCS Tourney that will be held there! Roster changes are discussed in detail and we also take a look at the pools for the weekend too! Take a look at the chapters but stick around for it all to get more context on the convos! Huge shoutout to Fern who has come on board as our editor for the channel, we are so stoked to work with him, so check out his socials below!

Contents -

00:00 Intro

01:35 Native Red Changes

04:20 Complexity Changes

07:11 Individually Skilled Players In Halo Infinite

10:07 Kuhlect and Native White

14:50 Barcode

17:15 G1 Changes

25:45 Skilled Players in HCS

29:19 Cratos and Suspector Drama

32:45 Why the "Passion Pit" is the way it is

34:40 CDL Scrappy vs Kismet Trash Talk

36:12 Snakebite in the Passion Pit

41:15 NAVI Changes

43:20 Pools for SSG Invitational

53:40 Outro

Coffee -

No Coffee today!

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c

Editor -

Editor: Jon "EvilFern" Fernandez - [email protected]

YouTube: @the.jonfernandez

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.jonfernandez/

Music Credit: Artificial.Music -

MORE ROSTER CHANGES?!? Drama before the SSG Invitational! - Ep. 45 #esports #esportspodcast #hcs #haloesports

Ep.44 - IS STREAMING SUCCESSFUL? Switching to full time content creator & when to do it. Halo Infinite Season 4 updates

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07/20/23 • 45 min

Good Morning 2xTG Fam! We have quite the chatty episode for you guys especially as we are back to full health, the LAN Flu really got us good! Today we chat through the decisions we see being made quite regularly at the moment in Esports, where Pro players are retiring to make a mark in the streaming world and we chat about what that entails for them! We also discuss the changes in season 4 and the thoughts behind how they will feel in a competitive environment! Hope you enjoy, and as always keep it positive.. even when in a debate or sharing an opinion :)

Contents -

00:00:00 - Intro

Coffee -

No Coffee today!

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

-Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3cvedx5c

Music Credit: Artificial.Music -

Ep.43 - FaZe BACK 2 BACK WINS! The OpTic Major Full Breakdown

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07/07/23 • 69 min

What's up 2xTG Fam! FaZe do it AGAIN and are your back 2 back LAN Champions.. we get into the win, the reaction to the win, the mindset that is needed for this type of Ice. Some teams who were shocking in good and bad ways and the general feelings surrounding this Major! We hope you enjoy and much love to you as always!

Contents -

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:00 - Does it feel different to win a major

00:08:35 - Why hold the trophy this time compared to last time?

00:12:00 - Why does it seem like you and your don’t care when you win? Going back in history

00:26:30 - The moment in the weekend where Faze realized they were locked in

00:29:46 - How to hit the next level of gameplay when going against SSG?

00:37:34 - OpTic not having the best results but why you should have respect for this roster

00:42:00 - Scape goats

00:51:00 - Quadrant making history twice

00:55:30- Sentinels roster change paid off

01:00:00 - Renegade quote from last event “I want to be a dominant team, I want to 4-0 in the finals”

01:07:00 - End sentiments

Coffee -

We were sipping on Wawa's finest brew today, listen to the intro to hear our go to orders!

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/

-Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/2x-the-grind-podcast/id1554111346

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1HzMnm2io4FewDxKQ?si=8dc4109deed548db

Music Credit: Artificial.Music -

Ep. 42 - NYSL WIN CHAMPS!! OpTic Texas FALL Short, Halo Infinite Season 4

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06/22/23 • 54 min

Good morning! Welcome to Episode 42! Lot is back from Cod Champs and gives us her breakdown of what happened and how things played out! We also dive into our initial thoughts on Halo Infinite season 4 and how the new additions seem to be playing out! Hope you like the episode and thank you for the love and support as always!

Chapters -

Incoming!!

Coffee - We didn't try anything today!

Audio & Equipment -

Camera - Sony Handycam AX53 4K

Mics - Samson Q2U

Recording Device - Zoom H5 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Interchangeable X/Y Mic Capsule

Where to find us -

https://www.instagram.com/2xthegrind/

-Audio Podcast -

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gpjB1H...