Zyos
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Matt Leto pseudonym "Zyos", is a former professional player of the first-person shooter
video game Halo: Combat Evolved
and Halo 2
.
(MLG) at the age of 19. Mike Sepso, the CEO and co-founder of MLG says: "He's the face of our league." In the year of 2005, Leto accumulated earnings of more than $80,000 through a combination of tournament winnings and endorsement deals. Leto quit gaming professionally after his former team, XiT Woundz, failed to place top 4 during the second event of the 2006 season.
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
video game Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved, frequently referred to as Halo: CE, or Halo 1, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is...
and Halo 2
Halo 2
Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...
.
Biography
Matthew Leto was born 1 December 1983 in Allen, Texas. Leto acquired the pseudonym Zyos after seeing a hacker with a similar name. In 2002 Matt was kicked out of Allen High School for hacking into teachers gradebooks and changing grades. In 2003, Leto was recruited to play professionally for Major League GamingMajor League Gaming
Major League Gaming , founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso, is a North American professional Electronic sports organization, headquartered in New York City, New York. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. Major League Gaming...
(MLG) at the age of 19. Mike Sepso, the CEO and co-founder of MLG says: "He's the face of our league." In the year of 2005, Leto accumulated earnings of more than $80,000 through a combination of tournament winnings and endorsement deals. Leto quit gaming professionally after his former team, XiT Woundz, failed to place top 4 during the second event of the 2006 season.
2005
| Event | Championship 4v4 | Championship FFA | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington D.C. | ? | ||
| San Francisco | ? | ||
| Houston | ? | ||
| Orlando | ? | ||
| St. Louis | ? | ||
| Philadelphia | Team Str8 Rippin | -- | Team Str8 Rippin |
| Las Vegas | Team Str8 Rippin | --♠ | Team Str8 Rippin |
| Nashville | ? | ? | ? |
| Seattle | ? | ? | ? |
| LA Western CC | ? | ? | ? |
| Atlanta Eastern CC | Team Str8 Rippin | -- | Team Str8 Rippin |
| Chicago Central CC | Team Str8 Rippin | -- | Team Str8 Rippin |
| NY National Championships | ? | ? | ? |
2004
| Event | Championship FFA | Championship 4v4 | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | ? | 1st | Darkman, Alex, Shizz |
| Philadelphia | ? | ? | |
| Dallas | ? | ? | |
| Chicago | 1st | 1st | Gintron, KillerN, Walshy |
| Atlanta | ? | 1st | Gintron, KillerN, Walshy |
| Seattle | ? | ? | |
| San Francisco | ? | 2nd | Slim, Tsquared |
| Los Angeles | ? | 2nd | |
| Boston | ? | ? | |
| NY National Championships | 1st | 2nd | Team Dirty Jackalopes |
| Event | Championship 5v5 | Team | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPL Extreme World Championship 2004 - Dallas | 2nd | cooked Gamers - [cG] | butler, D1ESEL, synide, Q-TIP, rapture |
External links
- An interview with Zyos from IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
- An article on Zyos from GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- An article on gaming that features Zyos from The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- Disinformation :: The Halo Challenge
- halo player (Matt Leto) biography
- The Halo Challenge from the Houston PressHouston PressThe Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States. It is headquartered in Downtown Houston....
- cooked Gamers his HALO PC team