Adam LaMosca Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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PAX 2008: Ken Levine’s Keynote

The massive, winding line for Ken Levine’s keynote address left little doubt as to the Bioshock developer’s popularity, or the draw of this ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2008

Waypoints

Waypoints: The Soul Just Started Burning

Last week, against my better judgment, I picked up a new copy of Soulcalibur IV. It’s the first fighting game I’ve ever purchased. ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorAugust 19, 2008

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Waypoints: Anticipation’s Antidotes

I haven’t been doing much gaming in recent weeks. Most evenings find me reviewing my game shelf and then turning to the internet, ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2008

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Waypoints: Backing Up

It’s a typical evening. My wife and I sit in the den, unwinding after putting our daughter to bed. I’m at my desk, ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJuly 22, 2008

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Waypoints: Spore‘s Evolving Retail Outlook

Spore aims to deliver the ultimate god game, giving the player the means to control and evolve life from primitive cellular organisms into ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2008

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Instant Gratification: The Enhanced Edition

This fall, upstart Polish developer CD Projekt will release The Witcher for the PC. Again. I didn’t buy The Witcher when it first ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008

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Could Conan Be the One?

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures launched last week. I’m not sure, but I might be in trouble. MMOG trouble. I’ve been in this ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorMay 27, 2008

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Dysfunctional Serial Monogamy

I’ve learned to love the post-holiday quiet, when the retail insanity subsides and the gaming industry seemingly goes into hibernation. For the first ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorMay 14, 2008

Reviews

Grand Theft Childhood and the Case Against Media Sensationalism

Today marks the retail release of Grand Theft Auto IV. If many analysts are to be believed, the latest installment in the lucrative ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

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Wiimorse

I bought a Wii on release day, seduced by its reasonable price, magical controllers and family-friendliness. General tech lust and the promise of ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2008

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Orchestrations of Play

The violinist cradles his instrument beneath his chin, and as he deftly draws the rosined bow across its strings they begin to sing. ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorApril 2, 2008

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High-Resolution Hindsight

AREA 1 LOG-INCU-1CU-1FIRE_[2X]PROGRESS NODE-FIRE_[1X]DOWNLOADING…UPDATING SCHEMATICS And with that, it all came rushing back. A few seconds earlier I’d been flicking through the menus ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2008

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