Heather McLellan Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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See Your Face in Max Payne 3

Rockstar are offering eight Twitter fans the chance to have their face “immortalized” in Max Payne 3‘s multiplayer avatars. As far as marketing ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 21, 2011

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Zynga’s Share Price Heads South

Zynga’s shares have lost 10% of their initial asking price since last week. There’s a quiet lesson to be learned in childhood adventures ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 21, 2011

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Rumor: Iran Responding to Battlefield 3 with Anti-Israel Game

The head of the Iranian National Foundation for Computer Games claims a game called Attack on Tel Aviv will hurt America in the ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2011

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Naughty Dog: The Last of Us Will Aim to “Raise the Bar”

According to its creative director, The Last of Us is out to change how the games industry tells stories. A few select titles ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2011

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Headset Company Sends Gamer to Iraq in Promotional Campaign

The New Zealand branch of gaming headset company Turtle Beach has dispatched a regular Kiwi gamer to Iraq to see “real” war. For ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2011

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British Politician Calls for Parliamentary Debate on Videogames

Serial game-worrier Keith Vaz MP would like the British Parliament to hold a pre-Christmas debate about children and videogames. Keith Vaz, Labour MP ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2011

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Hello, Sweetie: BBC Reveals Dr. Who Game for PC and PS3

All of time and space, everywhere and anywhere, every star that ever was…on your PC or PS3 in early 2012. The BBC has ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2011

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Windows 8 Store to Offer Developers A (Slightly) Better Deal

Due for beta release in early 2012, Windows 8’s “Windows Store” will aim to offer devs more profit, more transparency, and more freedom ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2011

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Epic Boss: Games Business is “Shockingly Immature”

Mike Capps has highlighted that while gaming startups tend to be “entrepreneurship gone right,” being part of a relatively new industry can have ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2011

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The Last Guardian Executive Producer Quits Sony

Yoshifusa Hayama of Team ICO has moved to British online and social games company Bossa Studios. While last week’s news regarding the apparent ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2011

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Xenoblade Chronicles Coming to America

Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii will finally get a limited American release in April 2012. Until today, Xenoblade Chronicles was part of an elite ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2011

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Resident Evil 6 Listed on Two Resumés, May Be Set in China

Prior to any annoucements from Capcom, Resident Evil 6 has appeared on two voice actors’ resumés, one of which hints at Chinese connections. ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2011

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