Greg Tito Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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New Mario Kart Wii U Playable at E3

There’s also a 3D Mario game in the works. The Wii U was the first Nintendo console to launch with a Mario title ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2013

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Far Cry 3 Devs Watched Testers Die (in Game)

In testing the open world of Far Cry 3, designers used an extensive system to track the playtester’s experience. Designing a game is ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2013

Editorials

Hitting Is Natural Play

There’s been a lot talk about videogame violence. Since the horrible events last month in my home state of Connecticut, people have felt ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2013

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UPDATE: Professional Thieves Steal 7,000 Wii Us

The thieves nabbed the consoles from a warehouse in Seattle, Washington. Update: Seattle police reported today that they have found two trucks involved ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2013

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See the First Image of a Giant Squid 2,000 Feet Underwater

The huge invertebrates have never before been seen in their natural habitat. Giant squids live in water so deep that it took until ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2013

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Play Mario 64 on Your Ouya (When It Comes Out)

Part of the fun the Ouya console will be the homebrew mods. The Ouya console – backed 63,416 to the tune of nearly ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2013

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Sony Patents a Way to Sabotage Used Game Market

The “invention” would tie a game purchase to your user account or the machine ID. Used game sales are a bit of an ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2013

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Same Sex Relationships (Finally) Coming to The Old Republic

The feature was delayed while they worked on the free to play transition. Star Wars: The Old Republic is a year old now ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2013

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Lego’s New “Chima” IP Spans Toys, Three Games

LEGO’s three Legends of Chima games will make you want to say “Thundercats, Ho!” I like Legos – don’t get me wrong – ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2013

Five Favorites 2012

Greg’s Five Favorites of 2012

This year smacked me in the face with so many amazing titles that had me staying up night after night. My personal tastes ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorDecember 27, 2012

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J.J. Abrams Turned Down Directing New Star Wars Movies

The director said he’s committed to the Star Trek franchise. Back when George Lucas announced he was stepping down from head of Lucasfilm ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorDecember 26, 2012

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Chinese City Builds A Stargate to Nowhere

Chinese officials state the huge ring of steel’s purpose is purely for “tourism”. There is certainly precedent for building large monuments that serve ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorDecember 21, 2012

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