Joshua Vanderwall Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

Civilization V: Brave New World Preview – Shaka Returns

From the earliest days of Civilization, I’ve adored the complexity of the strategy, deciding where to focus your resources as you move through ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2013

Reviews

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Review

With a slew of shooters on the market at any given time, and a reliance on staple mechanics for the genre, each new ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 4, 2013

News

Join The Escapist Live for Slender: The Arrival

Scare yourself witless with our Slender: The Arrival live stream starting at 7:30pm eastern time (11:30pm GMT.) Last year’s Slender scared The Escapist‘s ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2013

Reviews

God of War: Ascension Review – Enter the Furies

God of War: Ascension follows the footsteps of the franchise in practically every way. From the quick time events riddling the otherwise chaotic ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2013

Editorials

Shifting Perspectives: The Bridge Will Exercise Your Mind

Despite the relative brevity of the game, which only lasted about five hours for the first play through, when I finished The Bridge, ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2013

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Battle Alongside The Escapist in Dust 514 Right Now

Starting at Noon Eastern time, you can join The Escapist in Dust 514 for five days of glorious corporate warfare. As of this ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2013

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Join the Fight With The Escapist Live in Dust 514

You can join the week-long fray and battle alongside The Escapist in Dust 514, or you can let us do the heavy lifting ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorFebruary 26, 2013

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Escapist Regular Creates Sigils for Podcat Crew

In the same vein as last year’s tribute song, these house sigils represent the Podcat crew surprisingly well. Along with an inbox full ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2013

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Come Join Us for Escapist Expo 2013

If you didn’t make it to Expo 2012, you’ll have another chance to join the fun this October. Perhaps you were one of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorFebruary 14, 2013

News

Journey Wins Game of the Year at 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

At this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards, the big winner was Journey, which took home eight awards out of 11 total nominations, including Game of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorFebruary 8, 2013

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D.I.C.E. 2013: Jenova Chen: “Journey is a Game About Strangers”

Jenova Chen tried to implement character physics, but discovered that player behavior wasn’t what he had hoped. Journey is leading the way at ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorFebruary 8, 2013

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D.I.C.E. 2013: Gearbox President Wants Choices, Even Fake Ones

Randy PItchford, co-Founder and President of Gearbox Software, applies concepts from magic to game design. Possibly the most aptly named talk of the ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorFebruary 7, 2013

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