Ben Jackson, also known by his pseudonym Karma, is a former professional Halo player from Murrieta, California, United States. He attended Murrieta Valley High School.[1] He started playing Halo intensively when Halo 2 was announced and widespread promotion of the Xbox 360 commenced.

Karma
Personal information
NameBen Jackson
Born1987 or 1988 (age 35–36)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Games
Playing career2005–2010
Team history
2006–2008Team Carbon
Career highlights and awards

Professional gaming

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At age seventeen, in May 2005, Jackson became a professional Major League Gaming (MLG) Halo 2 gamer. After an initial period as a part-time player with Team Carbon, Jackson became a full-time member in late 2005. At the 2005 MLG National Championship in New York City, Jackson became the MLG National Free-For-All (FFA) Champion for Halo 2 and remained unbeaten throughout the 2006 MLG season, leading to another title.[2][3]

Tournament results

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Carbon

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  • 1st - MLG Las Vegas National Championships 2006 (4v4 and FFA)

References

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  1. ^ a b Brian Eckhouse (December 23, 2006). "Game on: Murrieta teen awarded $250,000 contract to play video games". North County Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ^ PR Newswire (November 20, 2006). "Carbon Wins the 2006 Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit National Championship, Taking Home $100,000", findlaw.com; accessed August 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Hruby, Patrick (2007-10-11). "So you wanna be a pro video game player?". ESPN Page 2. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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