Greg Tito Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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The Avengers Hulk Smashes Box Office Record

The comic book adventure beat out the last Harry Potter film’s opening weekend by $31 million. Unlike the Kentucky Derby’s I’ll Have Another ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 7, 2012

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LucasArts Run by “Psychopaths”

After key people left, the executives killed all game development. Back in the heyday of the 1990s, LucasArts was one of the good ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2012

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Avengers‘ Agent Coulson Received Illustrated Encylopedia on S.H.I.E.L.D.

The actor playing Coulson asked Marvel for a backstory, and got a book. The Marvel universe now contains the character of S.H.I.E.L.D Agent ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2012

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Meet the Giant, Six-legged Robot Vehicle Named Stompy

I totally want to take a ride in this mech. A common dream for many of us nerds is for stuff we see ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2012

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Microsoft to Offer $99 Xbox with Kinect and Monthly Fee

It’s like a wireless phone contract, but for a console. I seem to recall big words coming down from Microsoft a few decades ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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Brits Prepare for EMP Blasts, Solar Flares

The threat of a massive solar event or a weaponized EMP is very real. An electromagnetic pulse or EMP has been a staple ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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GeoHot Was High When He Posted PS3 Hack

The famous hacker offers a few dirty secrets from his past. George Hotz is arguably the most recognizable hacker name in the world. ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2012

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Dragon Shout at Kinect-Powered Skyrim Today

You now have a gameplay excuse to shout at your Xbox. Bethesda let loose a little press release saying that the Kinect support ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2012

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Parents Realize Games Can Teach

Looks like these “murder simulators” might be good for something. Parents might be inundated with calls against videogames from politicians and the mainstream ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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U.K. Politician Using Oslo Shooting to Change Ratings

Keith Vaz motioned Parliament for PEGI to classify “ultra-violent” games differently. Across the pond, MP Keith Vaz from Leicester East has long been ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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Rumor: Hulu To Require Paid TV Subscription Soon

Watching videos online at Hulu might require a paid TV subscription. I cut the cord months ago. Cancelling my cable subscription has saved ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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Google “Zerg Rush” and Prepare for Browser Attack

The programmers at Google offer a little homage to Blizzard’s strategy title. Google famously allows its workers to spend one fifth of the ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorApril 27, 2012

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