100 Avatars already? But, I just barely scratched the surface! 

Where's Waldo?

There are so many unique characters that it is hard to keep count, and  it wasn't until I started doing this that I learned just how vast and rich video games are. 

While working on the avatars, I get the chance to spend a lot of time getting to know each and every character. I get to connect with the original artist as I try to convert his vision over to these little avatars. I get to learn what really makes each character unique (visually, of course) as I study them. 

My favorite moments when I work on these is when someone has created a character with such a powerful image that is so strong and prominent that I don't even need to look at a picture or study the character, I can just pull it from memory and it turns out great. The fact that the character has made such a strong  visual  impact on the world is just awesome.

So anyway, here are this month's avatars...

 A.          J. 

 S. F.           S. G.

   W. (did you find him in the top image?)

 WWII Soldier     re: P. M.

 S.           R.O.B.

 C. N.

Chuck Norris can't be Avatared! But what he can do is (instead of shrinking himself) make the world bigger, grab a controller and run around the world fast enough to stand in front of everyone's computer screen in person!

And a special goodbye to Annette Gonzalez!

A. G.

That's Annette as seen at E3 talking to Ben.

Just in case you haven't heard yet, the Amazing Annette is moving on in life and heading on over to Harmonix. That means that she'll be leaving her position here on gameinformer.com. And I just want to say what a pleasure it has been to read her written works. One thing that I'll always remember, for some reason, is "give annette 20 dollars" 

Best of luck and don't forget to write!

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