John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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H.A.W.X. 2 Wings Into Stores This Fall

Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 is in development and will be letting players fly high above Google Maps this fall. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2010

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Halo 3, PS2 Ads Make “25 Most Epic Ads” List

The stellar Halo 3 “Believe” campaign and the lesser-known PS2 “Mountain” ad have both been placed on a list honoring the 25 most ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2010

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EA: Crysis 2 Will Be a “Halo Killer”

Apparently, nobody at Electronic Arts got the memo that Halo isn’t the console shooter to beat anymore, since it’s calling Crysis 2 a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2010

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Blizzard’s Battle.net 2.0 Features Facebook Integration

Blizzard and Facebook are now listed as “It’s Complicated,” as the new Battle.net 2.0 will give players the option to link their Facebook ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2010

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Gears of War 3 Might Be Gears of Waterworld

If leaks from a Russian gaming magazine are to be believed, Gears of War 3 will be like Waterworld: A flooded world, man-made ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2010

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Could Metal Gear: Peace Walker See a PS3 Release?

If you’d like to get your hands on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker but don’t have a PSP, rumor has it that the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

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THQ Founder Passes Away At 70

Gaming veteran Jack Friedman, who founded toy companies like Jakk Pacific and major game publisher THQ, has passed away at 70 years old ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

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Obama’s Health Care: Influenced By Socialist Pokemon?

Whether you approve of Obama’s plans to expand Medicare and Metapod, this is a hilarious video that poses the question: Can people on ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

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Fallout: New Vegas‘s Huge New Arsenal

With Fallout: New Vegas, the series returns to the hands of veterans of Black Isle Studios, and they’re bringing guns with them – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

Letters to the Editor

The Way of the Future

In response to “Youth Eternal” from The Escapist Forum: I don’t think it is youth in itself that we want when we look ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2010

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Could Bungie’s New IP Be an Action RPG?

Bungie’s next game universe might be quite a bit different from Halo, if job listings mentioning a “branching or non-linear narrative” are any ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2010

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StarCraft II Has a Release Date At Last: July 27th

The long wait is almost over: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be warping onto store shelves at the very end of July. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2010

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