Joshua Vanderwall Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

e3 2014

nDreams Shows the Secret Cult of The Assembly On Oculus

I’d never heard of nDreams before my appointment to check out an unannounced VR title on Oculus Rift. A quick search showed them ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 12, 2014

e3 2014

Gaijin’s War Thunder Wants to Make a Pilot Out of You

I hadn’t heard much about War Thunder prior to meeting the team at E3 2014, so I didn’t really know what to expect ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2014

e3 2014

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition – Bring on the Clickers

As you may have heard from the PlayStation press conference on Monday, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition on PlayStation 3 ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2014

Editorials

Celebrate Two Years of Diablo III With Undiscovered Easter Eggs

Two years ago today – assuming you’re reading this on May 15 – the long-awaited sequel to Diablo II launched to the eager ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2014

Video Games

Six Hearthstone Cards That Need a Good Nerf

Back in January, Hearthstone introduced a balance patch that saw Unleash the Hounds get a significant buff while everything around it was getting ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 9, 2014

Reviews

War of the Vikings Review – Norse Carnage

Developed by Fatshark. Published by Paradox Interactive. Released April 15, 2014. Available on PC. I never played 2012’s War of the Roses, so ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2014

Video Games

The Elder Scrolls Online Fails – Working as Intended

The Elder Scrolls Online offers players a huge open world, hundreds or even thousands of NPCs and quests, and a plethora of complex ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 21, 2014

Reviews

The Elder Scrolls Online Review – Levels 1-20

MMOs are a weird sort of thing. Some portion of the players want social interaction in virtually every aspect of the game, while ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 17, 2014

Video Games

Hex Heroes, A Party RTS, Makes Good On Wii U’s Promises

Do you have a Wii U? Are you longing for something to play on it that isn’t based on Mario, LEGO, or a ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 4, 2014

Previews

Galactic Civilizations III Preview – Spacetime Sink

Only about half the systems have been implemented for the Galactic Civilizations III alpha build, but the “one more turn” mechanic is in ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2014

GDC 2014

Awesomenauts – Dev Shows Off Another Side-Scrolling RTS

Ronimo Games has a fondness for bringing side-scrolling mechanics to well known genres. Back in 2009, Wii Ware saw the release of a ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2014

GDC 2014

Sherlock Holmes to Get the Unreal Treatment

Since the early 2000s, we’ve seen six Sherlock Holmes games from Frogwares Studio, which have all utilized Frogwares’ in-house graphics engine. The previous ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2014

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