John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Bizarre Indie Brawler Zeno Clash Hits XBLA Next Week

Weird-but-nifty indie first-person brawler Zeno Clash is finally making its way to XBLA next week after several stumbles. Who doesn’t want to knock ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Bungie “Not Concerned” About Infinity Ward Debacle

What does the recent announcement of the Activision/Bungie partnership have to do with the fallout surrounding the Infinity Ward meltdown? Absolutely nothing, says ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Boy in Chile Kills Brother for Turning On PlayStation

A 16-year-old Chilean boy has been accused of murdering his 18-year-old brother in a fight over a Sony PlayStation console. According to police ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Sony Exec: Bungie Deal Gives PS3 Fans “Halo on Steroids”

Perhaps the biggest consequence of the Activision/Bungie bombshell is that the formerly Xbox-exclusive studio will now be developing games for the PS3 – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Original God of War Creators On Alternate GoW3 Endings

God of War III boss Stig Asmussen ended Kratos’ trilogy one way, but how would the GoW1 and GoW2 directors have finished the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Remedy Releases a Stellar New Alan Wake Trailer

The release of this awesome-looking trailer for Alan Wake drives it home: Dudes, this game is actually coming out in a few weeks. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

Reviews

Review: Super Street Fighter IV

Super Street Fighter IV is more Street Fighter IV. This is by no means a bad thing – the first game was a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Final Fantasy V & VI Have “Technical Problems” On DS

If you’ve been dreaming that Square-Enix would remake Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI for the DS (as it did to Final ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2010

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Activision CEO Calls It Quits

No, not that CEO: Mike Griffith, CEO and president of Activision Publishing, has resigned from both of his positions two months before his ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2010

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Capcom Will Put Dead Rising‘s Frank West in Everything

Frank West might not be coming back to bash in some zombie heads in Dead Rising 2, but we haven’t seen the last ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 27, 2010

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WiiWare Takes a Descent Into Gaming History

Do you have a hankering to play classic 1995 not-quite-space shooter Descent these days? If you do, you ought to keep an eye ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 27, 2010

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Has Apple Imposed a Lifetime iPad Limit?

Might not want to break your iPad: One Internet denizen is claiming that Apple told him he had reached his “lifetime limit” on ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 27, 2010

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