Greg Tito Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Will a Game Designer Ever Be Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Receiving the prestigious Nobel Peace Price isn’t usually in the cards for any game designer, but for ARG mastermind, Jane McGonigal, it just ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 7, 2010

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We Are No Longer Gamers

In the near future, we will no longer be called gamers, because games will be everything. Games, once a pastime enjoyed only by ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2010

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Simulation vs. Cinematic

There is a schism in the role-playing world. It is only now represented in the forum battles and blog wars between old-school Dungeons ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

Editor's Note

The Way of the Future

The future’s so bright… I lived in New York City for ten years. While there, I was a carpenter, an off Broadway stage ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

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How to Find A Gaming Group

So you’ve decided to jump into the crazy world of tabletop role-playing games. You’ve chosen the game that you want to play, be ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 20, 2010

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What if Spock and Kirk Got It On?

Fanfiction lets non-canon relationships bear fruit, but one game takes that idea to its utmost conclusion. It’s a hallmark of fanfiction to combine ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2010

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Epic Games Opens Japan Office

The ever-expanding empire of Epic Games now extends to Japan as the company plans to open a satellite office there this week. The ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

Op-Ed

Interview: How to Appeal to Girls Without Pissing Off the Guys

It’s a big topic in today’s gaming world. More and more women are playing videogames in 2010, but the mainstream perception is that ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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Former Tonight Show Host Conan O’Brien Ditches Fox for TBS

When Conan O’Brien was fired by NBC this winter, many people thought he would be on TV again soon, but not on TBS. ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Too Human Developer Given $4 Million Grant

Silicon Knights, Canadian developer of Too Human, was given a $4 million federal grant to help make a AAA game. While we keep ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Peter Griffin From Family Guy Sucks At Modern Warfare 2

The animated series Family Guy is known for it’s pop culture references, and last night’s episode skewered MW2 players complaining about Peter Griffin’s ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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PlayStation Move Off-hand Called Navigation Controller

After abandoning names like Arc and Gem, Sony settled on Move and has seemed to have named the off-handed peripheral the very dry ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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