As I’ve said before we were inundated with votes for our 360 Heroes poll and I’d like to thank you all for your support. The final results took a long time to work out and as began to see certain characters rise to the surface others had to fall by the wayside. In the run up to the final 50 characters you voted for (which will be revealed in Issue 39 out August 7) I will be posting up some of the also rans who didn’t quite make the cut, but deserved a mention.

Richard B. Riddick - The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

To include a character who essentially belongs to another medium seems like cheating a little, but this prequel to Riddicks movie appearances is actually an incredibly strong example of good charaterisation and development. Starbreeze has since gone on to prove that this was no flash in the pan with its work on The Darkness, but Riddick was the beginning of those achievements. It was perhaps his association with the Riddick franchise that ultimately hurt this character’s chances of making the final cut, but some recognition seems only fair.

So we finally held the prize draw for the 360 Heroes competition. The winner will walk away with an Xbox 360 console and five of the top games associated with the winning characters. (more…)

It’s been a bit quiet on the campaign trail as you may have noticed since polls closed on May 30. Frankly your response to our poll was a little overwhelming and we found the process of counting the ballots far more time consuming than we had imagined. As a result the results of the poll have been delayed by one issue and will be appearing in Issue 39 out on August 7. Here’s an update on what’s happened so far though… (more…)