Anthony Burch Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

World of Spycraft

It’s cold, even for Russia. The crowd of civilians in Red Square stand shoulder to shoulder, their breath condensing in the air as ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2010

Declaration of Independence

Infinite Caves, Infinite Stories

The level exit is within sight. A careful downward leap will see both me and the blonde damsel I’m carrying in both arms ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2009

Carrot on a Stick

Building a Better Achievement

As anyone who has ever tried to get all the achievement points in an Xbox 360 game can attest to, there will always ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

Hideo Bruckheimer

String Theory: The Illusion of Videogame Interactivity

Choice. Failure states. Interactivity. These separate games from every other art form. If you want static introspection, look at a painting. If you ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorMarch 31, 2009

The Great and Powerful

Heathens by Design

Super Mario doesn’t believe in God. For all his magical items, heroic deeds and self-sacrifice, Mario knows – simply knows – that there ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorOctober 21, 2008

Editor's Choice

Stars and Squares

Whatever you do, don’t click. That’s the mistake most players make upon first loading up The Marriage, the first widely released artgame by ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2008

Dark and Stormy Night

Blackmailers Don’t Shoot

In the 1946 film adaptation of The Big Sleep, ace detective Philip Marlowe famously quips, “Such a lot of guns around town, and ...

By Anthony Burch Legacy AuthorJuly 24, 2007