The usual suspects are back in new video game installments in 2014 — Mario, Solid Snake, and Master Chief, to name a few — but this year they’ll also be joined be some shadowy newcomers with monikers such as Aiden Pearce and Delsin Rowe.

There’s a new media king, only he isn’t on the radio or in the movies. His name? Master Chief. His role: Interstellar soldier and star of Halo 2, one of the most anticipated video games ever.