New Year Giveaway: Signed Copies of Halo Encyclopedia

It'll be a happy New Year for a fistful of fortunate Halo fans smart enough to read Wired.com.

DK Publishing is offering five free copies of its new Halo Encyclopedia, personally signed by game developer Frank O'Connor. Created in collaboration with Microsoft, this "comprehensive guide to one of the most successful videogame franchises in history" examines the origins of the game along with the characters, weapons, vehicles, equipment and locations from Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo Wars.

To enter, simply leave a comment below. To be eligible, you must live in the continental United States. (Sorry, Alaska, Hawaii and the rest of the world!). Once our random-number generator picks the five winners, we'll fish out your e-mail and dispatch Master Chief with your book. The contest closes at 12:01 a.m., Jan. 1, 2010.

Image courtesy DK Publishing

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