Joe Blancato Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Adaptation is what ensures survival. Everything adapts to its environment, or it dies. In an environment as socially Darwinian as the free games ...

Fast Forward 2020

Little known fact: CDs burn at 451 degrees, too. At least that’s what the manual from my Congressman’s office said. In the late ...

It's Your Game

“Hey, dude,” my friend Shawn said. “Wanna be a GM in UO?” “Does the Pope crap in the woods?” I answered jubilantly. It ...

Who's Playing

I’m a gaming hobo. While my bindle is digital, I’d still like to pretend it resembles a red and white handkerchief slung over ...

Gaming on the Go

PSP owners are quietly praying the device takes off. Even though it’s able to pump out those all important polygons at a faster ...

Gaming Uber Alles

Having the coolest mom ever means I’ll never have fun. How many kids have protested, “You just don’t understand!” to their bewildered parents, ...