Fuck that Modern Warfare business. The next big game is Halo: Reach and it’s about time your portable telephone displayed that. Thankfully Halcylon, your source for all things cellular phone-related, is here to do your bidding. Last time he tackled the Blackberry but this time it’s all about the iPhone. Creating a detailed yet clean image, this gorgeous Halo: Reach wallpaper comes ready to serve as your mobile background. Download it. Love it.
And play it soon enough.

With the constant tease of a Halo movie hovering over our heads, you would be hard-pressed to find a fellow gaming fanatic that hasn’t envisioned that particular project becoming a reality. Some people enjoy debating what actors should portray the various characters from our favorite virtual universe while others discuss the finer points of the episodic story line. Halcylon, who is more than a little adept in the art of Photoshop, prefers the lesser-used medium of movie posters. Stuck with a serious bout of Halo 3: ODST on the brain, he created an image of the romantically involved Buck and Dare featuring the likenesses of their applicable voice actors (Nathan Fillion and Tricia Helfer respectively). I think there’s only one thing you can say after soaking in the awesomeness that is this picture. I’ll give you a hint: it rhymes with -blam- said Slim Shady.

*Image used with permission.

After exploring every last corner of the Halo universe, it’s easy to get into the mindset of thinking you know everything there is to know about Master Chief. What the video games and books don’t tell you though is the random things that happen to our favorite Spartan supersoldier when he isn’t knee-deep in Covenant attackers. Luckily the whimsical bildinabubble, the same creative soul who guided you through a visual journey of Master Chief’s early years, is here to show you some of his more lighthearted adventures as well. So sit back and enjoy yet another glimpse into the life of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117.

‘MC Gets A Movie Deal’

‘MC Goes Back to the Future’

‘MC Goes Cretaceous’

‘Master Chief is Money’

‘Walk like a Master Chief’

‘Jukebox Spartan Hero’

*Images posted with permission.

The decor during my impressionable teenage years consisted primarily of the extremely defiant and irresistable Andre Agassi slathered across the entirety of my previously pristine ceiling (don’t judge!). While my dreams were always incredibly sweet, I have a feeling the owner of this Spartan supersoldier-adorned bedroom often finds a series of intense battle-filled scenes dominating his sleeping hours. Within this room an amazing Halo-themed mural calls an entire wall home and features Master Chief kneeling in front of Warthog wreckage while being pursued by Transformer-esque Scarabs. Created by Arbitor1337, it took him well over sixty hours to finish this sight. Get it, finish this sight? Believe it or not, that little gem of a line only took me about two hours to come up with. Yup, I’m that good.

Flickr user infinitecontinues, who doubles as an artist at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, felt inspired after viewing a series of movie posters for minimalists and thus found the motivation to create a similar series, this one focused on video games. In his own words, “This is an exploration of how a few key shapes from well-loved characters are instantly recognisable even when reduced to these simple forms.” Out of eleven total, how many of these characters born in the video game universe can you readily identify? And if you get one wrong, don’t fret. We won’t point and laugh at you while your hard-earned gamer cred vanishes right in front of your very eyes. Promise!

You’ve played the games, you followed the story, and you’ve read every last Halo-related book the world currently has to offer. But if you thought you knew everything there was to know about Master Chief’s childhood, you are sorely mistaken. Assuming you’re yearning for a little more insight, sit back and enjoy a small glimpse into John-117’s early years, all courtesy of the whimsical bildinabubble.

‘fetal Master Chief in his mother’s uterus’

‘Master Chief at 18 months’

‘Master Chief on his tricycle’

‘Master Chief coloring in school’

‘Master Chief visiting Epcot Center’

‘Master Chief receiving his very first kiss’

‘Master Chief’s first job’

‘MC becomes a YouTube star’

To be continued …

*Images posted with permission.

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If you have ever wondered where video games come from, a gorgeous series of photographs by Marc Da Cunha Lopes “shows us the factory work behind the most iconic games of the past few decades.” I would list the specific title each image is captured from but seriously, if you can’t figure it out for yourself you shouldn’t be allowed to call yourself a gamer. Yeah, I went there! Prove your prowess in the comments by outing each game. Assuming you can that is.

Peanut butter and jelly. Rum and coke. Invisibility and the bomb. Continuing with the list of things that naturally go well together, what would you say comes next? If you’re anything like CrazedOne1988 your response would be Halo and Nintendo. Not satisfied with his first assortment of screenshots and corresponding game covers, CrazedOne1988 created a second collection of cover art for his nostalgia-inducing Halo/Nintendo mashup series. I would say they go together almost as well as my plasma grenade and your face. Almost, …

*Images posted with permission.