"Last December we celebrated our 200th issue with eight unique covers and our Top 200 Games of All Time. This year, we decided to reveal our Top 30 Characters Who Defined A Decade.

Characters and story in games moved forward at a rapid pace in the last decade as developers and publishers pushed the envelope. Characters no longer just jump and spin at the whim of their controller-wielding masters; they interact with and engage gamers to draw us deeper into the experience, telling new storie..."

Sayyed via gameinformer.com »

Halo: Reach is slowly taking the world by storm this week and everyone's psyched about jumping back into the first-pumping action. Celebrating the release of the game, the internet has spawned one of the best Cortana cosplays around. Someone's got the cosplay locked down and succeeded with flying colors.

almehdaaol via www.thekartel.com »

"To celebrate the official release of a selection of new titles added to the Xbox360 Classics Range, Microsoft have released a whole new batch of updated cover artwork. Halo 3, Mass Effect and Project Gotham Racing 4 are all available as part of the UK’s Xbox360 Classics Range now, with a Recommended Retail Price of £19.99, and Electronic Theatre can’t recommend all three highly enough."

kevcothirtythree via www.electronictheatre.co.uk »

"have seen toy versions of the Covenant Energy Sword from Halo 3 in the past, but sissy plastic toys are for little girls and people who can make a clear distinction between right and wrong. A replica with two spectrum treated 19-inch stainless steel blades are for real men. The kind of men that don’t think before they act and send in homemade videos to the guys from Jackass.

If you are wondering, the spectrum treatment gives the metal color-changing properties that mimic the effect seen on..."

Deathsythe via nerdapproved.com »

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Deathsythe via www.1up.com »

"We'll admit to not following advancements in balloon animal technology, so we were understandably blown away to see this nearly life-sized Master Chief inflatable construction—clearly not an animal. This is the stuff of dreams and nightmares, the work of a balloonsmith known as Balloon Guy, a master of the latex folding arts. Based out of Provo, Utah, Balloon Guy says he'll make almost anything "as long as it's family friendly." He's also in possession of a rather dapper vest!

Balloon Guy ..."

tyranitar24 via kotaku.com »

"I am glad that this did not happen to me while playing. I sat through the last level muttering the chant, "please don't die on me now". Occasionally, I would pause and knock on all things wood in my condo, just for extra karma."

mclazyj via www.aeropause.com »