Steve Downes
publication date: Monday, January 27, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: 
Games
clue: Despite decades as a radio DJ in Los Angeles and Chicago, he's best known for a masterful performance as an iconic faceless video game hero.
explanation: Downes is the voice of Master Chief in the Halo video games. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler
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