John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Street Fighter Player Loses Home, Community Helps Out

Street Fighter player Chris Hu may have lost everything in a fire, but the fighting-game community is banding together to try to help ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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Study Finds PS3 Most Likely to Be Online

A study has reported that in the United States, the PS3 has the highest percentage of broadband connected consoles when compared to the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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Could Capcom Make Street Fighter Fit?

Capcom doesn’t have any plans to make a motion-controlled “traditional” Street Fighter anytime soon, but that might not rule out spinoffs like Street ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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StarCraft II Will Have Monthly Fees, But Only In Russia

Would-be StarCraft II buyers in Russia will have the option to buy the game at a greatly reduced cost, but after a year ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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How Do You Make a Sequel to StarCraft?

How can you possibly make a sequel to one of the most famous and influential games of all time? Blizzard’s Dustin Browder, Lead ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

View From the Road

A View From the Road: FarmVille Isn’t Going Away

As a writer for a Totally Awesome Gaming Site, you begin to notice patterns in how a community will react to any given ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Hideo Kojima’s Next Game Will Feature Mecha

As work continues on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Hideo Kojima is already beginning to work on his next game – a game ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Halo 2‘s Development Was a Gigantic Mess

As the plug is pulled on the original Xbox Live – and Halo 2, Bungie is feeling a bit candid: Not only were ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

Interviews

An Interview With IGN’s Halo: Bollywood Movie Makers

Our sister site The Escapist interviews the people who brought Halo to life for April Fools’ day – with a Bollywood twist. -So ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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How to Turn Halo Into a Bollywood Musical

What does it take to turn Bungie’s famous Halo into a hilarious Bollywood-style musical for an April Fool’s prank? According to the folks ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Cliffy B: Not One, But Two Game Reveals On Monday!

What do you do when your (not-so-)surprise game announcement is accidentally announced by someone else beforehand? You plan to announce another one, if ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2010

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Activision Shoots Back at Ex-Infinity Ward Leads UPDATE

Activision has filed a lawsuit against former Infinity Ward studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, accusing the duo of being “self-serving schemers.” ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2010

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