Bruce Nielson Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

A Play within a Play

It seems a mystery that a problematic game like Final Fantasy VII could be so, well, unforgettable. Its villain was even worse than ...

By Bruce Nielson Legacy AuthorFebruary 13, 2007

Against the Gods

Cold Equations: The Death of a Game Company

(Author’s note: The story you’re about to read is real; only the names have been changed.) I stared the Cold Equations in the ...

By Bruce Nielson Legacy AuthorJuly 25, 2006

Love the One You're With

My Gamer Lady

I admit it. I’m a nerd and I like it that way. If women like big muscled men because evolution adapted them to ...

By Bruce Nielson Legacy AuthorFebruary 14, 2006

In the Hands of the Enemy

Show Me the Money

Are your avid fans your best fans? In the world of movies, your best fans are the ones that watch your movie 15 ...

By Bruce Nielson Legacy AuthorFebruary 7, 2006

The Gamemasters

What Manner of Game

Max Steele’s article, “Don’t Roleplay the Bugs,” in issue four of The Escapist, sparked a lot of conversation among the Neverwinter Nights community. ...

By Bruce Nielson Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005

A Play within a Play

Cold Equations: The Death of a Game Company

My Gamer Lady

Show Me the Money

What Manner of Game

Community

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