Joshua Vanderwall Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

8 Best. Simpsons Guests. Ever.

Many guests from The Simpsons have already faded into obscurity. Some others, however, are timeless, or just more recent. These are the best ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2017

Editorials

Josh’s Five Favorite Games of 2016

Every year, we at The Escapist share our Five Favorites, a list of personal favorites from the year. I spent a lot of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorDecember 25, 2016

Gallery of the Day

8 Pricey Gifts for the Luckiest Gamers

We didn’t do our normal “If I Won the Lottery” section for our gift guide this year, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorDecember 17, 2016

Gallery of the Day

8 Ralph Wiggum Quotes For Any Occasion

I’ve always loved The Simpsons, and I’ve always loved finding just the right quote for any given situation. Ralph has some of the ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2016

Editorials

Virtual Reality is About Much More Than Games

Disclaimer: All VR hardware (Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE) was provided to The Escapist by the respective producers. I’ve had the “Is Virtual ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2016

Editorials

Bounce is an Excellent Foundation for VR Puzzlers

Bounce. Developed and Published by Steel Wool Studios. Released November 30, 2016. Available for HTC Vive via Steam. Review copy provided by publisher. ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2016

Reviews

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Review – Nested Great Works

Unfortunately, Civ VI does have some scattered technical problems. I say “unfortunately” because the game itself, – I’ll avoid using “perfect”, which might ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2016

Previews

Divinity Original Sin 2 Preview – A World You’ll Lose Yourself In

Divinity Original Sin 2. Developed by Larian Studios. Published by Larian Studios. Released September 15, 2016 in Early Access on Steam. Code provided ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2016

Previews

Death Squared Preview – If You Die in the Game…

Death Squared – SMG Studio – Early 2017 Australia-based SMG Studio was showing Death Squared at PAX this year, and I had the ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 11, 2016

Previews

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Preview – Something Old, Something New

It’d be an understatement to say that Civilization: Beyond Earth was a concept that excited many a franchise fan, but the execution left ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2016

Editorials

Searching for Depth in Digital CCGs?

Disclosure: Escapist Editor in Chief and author of this article, Joshua Vanderwall’s wife works in communications for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2016

Binging Indie

Delightful Distractions for Ten Bucks or Less

I’ve been behind on writing for a few weeks, so the catalogue of games I want to talk about has grown a bit ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2016

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