GH057ayame
Eric Hewitt, also by his tag GH057ayame (Ghostayame), is a retired professional Major League Gaming (MLG) gamer. He now works for 343 Industries working on future Halo games.
| GH057ayame | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Name | Eric Hewitt |
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 34–35)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Games | |
Career
Raised in Westfield, New Jersey, Hewitt attended Pennsylvania State University[2] and became a member of Carbon in August 2006 under the gamertag GH057ayame.[1] Carbon's efforts were finally rewarded with the national Halo 2 4v4 Championship in 2006, followed by a 2nd-place finish in the 2007 Championship, beaten by former rivals Final Boss. Carbon struggled with the switch from Halo 2 to Halo 3 in 2008 and lost their dominance on the Pro Circuit. With three 7th-place finishes and only one top 4 finish throughout the season, Carbon ended the season with a surprising 3rd-place finish at the National Championships. After placing 8th in the first two tournaments in 2009, Carbon decided to drop Ghostayame, who took Walshy's place in Team Instinct for Dallas. But a bad performance (Ghostayame went -53 that tournament (all matches combined)) destroyed a further cooperation with Instinct, who decided to release Ghostayame after a 3rd place in Dallas. Only having played one tournament for Instinct, Ghostayame then joined Team Classic for Anaheim and ended up with a 6th place. He said that "Anaheim will be Judgement Day"[3] for Instinct, which his team then beat 3–2 in Winner's Bracket Round 2, which felt like a "sweet revenge" for Ghostayame. In the end Classic even finished one place higher than Instinct, who only became 7th that tournament. In 2011, Hewitt branched out into Gears of War, hoping to compete in MLG play if the game is accepted into the tournament.[4]
On January 14, 2014, 343 Industries announced that they had hired Hewitt.[5][6]
MLG
2007
| Event | Championship 4v4 | Championship FFA | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Team Carbon - 2nd | 29th | Team Carbon |
2006
| Event | Championship 4v4 | Championship FFA | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Team Ex - 6th | 6th | Team Ex - Cpt. Anarchy, MeLLoZ, PisToL |
| Dallas | Team Ex - 5th | 10th | Team Ex - Cpt. Anarchy, MeLLoZ, PisToL |
| Anaheim | -- | -- | -- |
| Chicago | Team Ex - 6th | 11th | Team Ex - Cpt Anarchy, PisToL, MimiC |
| Orlando | Team Carbon | 29th | Team Carbon |
| NY Playoffs | Team Carbon | 11th | Team Carbon |
| Las Vegas National CC | Team Carbon | -- | Team Carbon |
Pro's Choice Awards
3rd Best Support Player[7]
2005
| Event | Championship 4v4 | Championship FFA | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington D.C. | -- | -- | -- |
| San Francisco | -- | -- | -- |
| Houston | -- | -- | -- |
| Orlando | -- | -- | -- |
| St. Louis | -- | -- | -- |
| Philadelphia | 9th-12th | Top 256 | CheeeseHead20, -12FloZ-hasNiceLegs, Phil22 |
| Las Vegas | -- | -- | --1st |
| Nashville | -- | -- | -- |
| Seattle | -- | -- | -- |
| LA Western CC | 7th-8th | 4th | xXx, IIPisToLII, Levi |
| Atlanta Eastern CC | -- | -- | -- |
| Chicago Central CC | 5th-6th | Top 32 | lGameI, MeLLoZ, IIPisToLII |
| NY National Championships | 7th-8th | 7th-8th | lGameI, MeLLoZ, IIPisToLII |
References
- Wolly, Brian (December 22, 2006). "Gen Nexters Take Video Gaming to the Next Level". PBS Newshour. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- Kane, Michael. "Dream Job", New York Post, August 25, 2008. Accessed May 6, 2021. "A Penn State student and Westfield, NJ, resident, Hewitt competes on a four-member 'Halo 3' team at a half-dozen MLG gaming festivals each year, where he and his teammates take the stage to wage virtual warfare for tournament prize money that reaches $20,000 per event."
- "Timeout with Ghostayame | Major League Gaming". Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- Clark, Stephen. "Fighting on Two Fronts w/Ghostayame". ProGamingInsider.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- "Professional Halo player Eric Hewitt joins 343 Industries". Polygon. 13 January 2014.
- "343 Industries hires pro gamer Eric Hewitt".
- 3rd place in the 2006 MLG Pro Choice Awards Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Pro Website without free MLG Tournament Footage Archived 2006-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Scion Player of MLG New York 2006 - GH057ayame WMV file
- "The Star-Ledger" Newspaper - REACHING FOR 6 FIGURES