I was told I had to pick a winner for the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack and my original plan to escape to the Moon with the code was a bad idea. I said you all would understand if I escaped to the Moon and would get over it, but when I showed the overlords a picture of my rocket ship as proof of my seriousness there was a bunch of laughter and stern commands to get back to work. Whatever guys, when I’m on the Moon, where Xbox 360 red rings don’t exist and the PS3 projects the future, you’ll be sorry you ever stopped me. Pfffft. So, who gets to run off into Wonka Land with some shiny new maps and the envy of the opposite sex worldwide? Hit the jump for the reveal.

Before I throw out the name of the winner, I’d like to say thanks for all the comments on this contest. There were well over a hundred responses and a majority were of really solid insight and criticism of console RTS games. You guys really went above and beyond in voicing your opinions and kept it extremely civil which is really, really awesome. Pat yourselves on the back, have another cookie — whatever makes you happiest. And now, the winner, chosen at random via science is: Lt Anders.

Lt Anders, keep an eye on your e-mail as I’ll be shooting the code your way. For everyone else, thanks again for being really awesome with this one; we’ll have more giveaways soon that I hope you all take part in. Maybe they’ll happen on the Moon.