Polls close tomorrow

Not had a chance to post much lately. Things are afoot though, so do not fear. For now, accept my apologies and know this: Nathan Drake and Gordon Freeman are tied for coolest character and not one of you fucks voted for Cody. I'll be closing the polls tomorrow so please vote if you haven't already or else I will be forced to do something creative and ingenious.

The Coolest Game Characters of All Time: Voting Time

I can't believe we actually ran a feature for a whole week. Can you!? I doubt it, but sometimes we just pull these amazing things out of our collective behind. Sorry. Enough of this silliness, there are votes to be cast!

All week long you've been hearing from us about how our chosen character is cooler than the next and I don;t mind saying that they have all been thouroughly convincing. If you didn't write your own piece, then this is your chance to voice your opinion. We had enough ideas to easily run another week of this, but I don't want to get delusions of grandeur and frankly, I'm sick of typing the word 'cool' - it's almost lost all meaning to me. If you think there really is someone that we criminally left out, just let us know in the comments- I've already had an ear-bashing over Duke Nukem's absence.

I know polls are a sensitive issue here so I'm going to say just one thing. There are no prizes to be won. Only fame and adoration for a fictional character, so remember: when you cheat, you only cheat yourself. Your mother would be ashamed.

The Split-Screen Christmas swagbag big awesome giveaway bonanza! VOTING TIME!

My, my. This has all come together quite nicely so far. All the entries are now in and submissions are closed. The time has come to vote for your favourite entry and help your favourite creator to win a whole bag full of swag. The air outside is cold and crisp, so why not step into our lovely, warm gallery and take in some art:

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To view the entries as their original posts, click the relevant name: Vandalworks Yeah Roy D4WG justtherightbullets Token Gestures Sir Gadd Cr0nt

Take your time and vote with honesty. I will be closing the poll this Sunday - that's the 20th - to maximise the chances of the goodies arriving in time for Christmas. Please be nice and don't try to cheat the poll, instead just tell everyone you know to come and vote. More traffic = better giveaways in the future! Creators, I fully expect you to vote for yourselves, and why not. I'm not going to tell you my vote, to avoid any accusations of favouritism. I plan on casting it tactically when a few are already in.

I'd like to take this chance to thank each and every one of you who entered and have continued to support the site, you all make it worthwhile. Seeing the entries all presented, having the poll up and getting to give this stuff away has made my year, so thank you all again - you bring a tear to my eggy shell. I am flattered that people would give up even the smallest amount of time.