Alexander Macris Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Publisher's Note

Made By People!

The videogame media covers a lot. Mostly they cover games. Sometimes they cover platforms, or game accessories, and they’ll do the occasional riff ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2009

News

From Sun Tzu to XBox: A Review

Ed Halter is a writer for the Village Voice, and given the strong anti-war sentiments in that publication, I went into Mr. Halter’s ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorOctober 11, 2006

Op-Ed

NPD and Heavy Gamers

NPD distributed a news release yesterday that professes to recharacterize the “heavy” gamer: “Contrary to popular belief that most video game players, and ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorSeptember 20, 2006

Op-Ed

Purchase is Participation

Am I hardcore gamer? I play video games perhaps as few as ten hours a week, but still think of myself as a ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2006

Op-Ed

AIAS President Joseph Olin on the New E3

We had an opportunity to chat today with Joseph Olin, president of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS). The AIAS is ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorAugust 1, 2006

News

EA Acquires Mythic

This just in! Electronic Arts, the Redwood City-based developer and publisher of video games, said on Tuesday that it will acquire Virginia-based Mythic ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2006

Op-Ed

There is no Shadowrun game for the XBox 360.

I was never a particular fan of the original Shadowrun pen-and-paper RPG. I preferred the more hardcore Cyberpunk 2020. I played Shadowrun maybe ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2006

News

And the Big Guys…

Sony’s press conference yesterday revealed the price point of the PS3 ($499 for the stripped-down version; $599 for the high-end). Beyond the sticker ...

By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorMay 9, 2006