Gearoid Reidy Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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The internet is broken. An earthquake near Taiwan has dragged internet access across Asia to an interminable 56K crawl, and with it my ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2007

Op-Ed

Gaming Methadonia

“You sure complain a lot about current games,” said a friend in an e-mail debate about the state of gaming. “But what is ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2007

Editor's Choice

Local Hero

Gamers are rarely considered enlightened. With the unthinking fanboys and swearing racists, the hardwired brand loyalty and the willingness to suck up EA’s ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorDecember 26, 2006

Dungeons & Dollars Redux

The Little Red Yen

For those who game, Japan may be the most important country in the world. It’s also the least understood. Despite being one of ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorDecember 12, 2006

Mobile Gaming

The Tao of Pikachu

Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, once wrote: “Too much success is not an advantage. Do not tinkle like jade, or clatter like ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorDecember 5, 2006

In Too Deep

Cry Havok

Look around your computer. Pick up something – your mouse, the coffee mug, that box-set of Desperate Housewives DVDs that you, er, are ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2006

2020 Redux

Kill Your Darlings

Evolve or die. It’s the basic lesson of life. Those that can adapt survive and thrive; those that can’t wither and fade and ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2006

The Revolutionaries

Pensioners That Play

Mainstream: It’s the gamer’s comfort word. Since the advent of the PlayStation, we’ve been told in countless breathless media reports that gaming is ...

By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorApril 4, 2006

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