Joshua Vanderwall Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

News

The Escapist and NC Museum of Art Join Forces for the Love of Games and Art

With the M.C. Escher exhibit ongoing, our local art museum (North Carolina Museum of Art) has teamed up with us here at The ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorNovember 25, 2015

Previews

Battleborn Preview – So Long, Open World Timesink

As a long-time fan of Borderlands, Gearbox’s new creation Battleborn has a lot to offer for both single player enthusiasts and multiplayer shooter ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2015

Video Games Features

Dungeon Boss Pushes Features, Brings Out the Dead

Disclosure: Big Fish provided in-game currency in order to allow a more in-depth look at the game’s features and mechanics. Additionally, there is ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 30, 2015

Binging Indie

Gritty Gets Pretty in Spaghetti Western Sombrero

One-man studio Pixelmetal, helmed by Nick Robalik, is prettying up the idea of spaghetti westerns for competitive local multiplayer brawl Sombrero. Nick Robalik ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 20, 2015

Video Games

Underworld Ascendant is More Than a Spiritual Successor

The Underworld Ascendant Kickstarter was a great success, and the team at Otherside Entertainment looks to be hard at work on the shared ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 11, 2015

Video Games

XCOM 2 is What Happens When You Lose Enemy Unknown

While I’ve been excited for XCOM 2 since it was announced, there was one thing that’s bugged me about it from the outset; ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 11, 2015

Binging Indie

Guns of Icarus Found Its Success In a Strong Community

In late December of 2011, fresh out of a bad relationship with a publisher, Muse Games started a small Kickstarter campaign with ambitious ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 10, 2015

Reviews

Rock Band 4 Review – \m/ ^_^ \m/

Developed by Harmonix. Published by Harmonix and Mad Catz. Available on Xbox One (reviewed) and PlayStation 4. Release October 9, 2015. Review copy ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2015

Reviews

Extreme Exorcism Review – Punxsutawney Kill

Developed by Golden Ruby Games. Published by Ripstone. Released on September 23, 2015. Available on PC(reviewed), Mac Linux, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U. ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2015

Reviews

Cross of the Dutchman Review – No Tulips Here

Developed by Triangle Studios. Published by Triangle Studios. Available on PC and Mac. Review code provided by publisher. I’m a sucker for stories ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 25, 2015

Binging Indie

Caution – These Local Competitive Titles May Result in Unexpected Bruising

This is only a small sample of the wealth of entertaining and infuriating indie titles we’ve encountered recently. I’ve talked about my penchant ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2015

Video Games

Card Hunter – These Are a Few of my Favorite Things

Developed by Blue Manchu. Published by Blue Manchu. Released September 12, 2013. Available on PC/Mac via Steam and Browser. Game content codes provided ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 18, 2015

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