John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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WoW Cross-Server Real ID Play Goes Live for Testing

If you have a real-life WoW buddy who plays on another server, you can now venture into dungeons and slay bad dudes together. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2011

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Rube Goldberg Machine Becomes World’s Most Complicated Camera

There have to be easier ways to take a photo than this – though few are cooler. We here at The Escapist are ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2011

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Japanese Town Plans Giant Robot Throwdown

When your country famously builds a life-sized statue of an iconic giant robot, there’s only one thing to do: Build the giant robot’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2011

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Go Behind the Scenes of TF2‘s “Meet the Medic”

Valve has shed some light on the production of its (hilarious) Team Fortress 2 videos. Last month, Valve announced that its splendid multiplayer ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2011

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StarCraft II Finally Gets (Some) Cross-Region Play

Blizzard is addressing another common criticism of its Battle.net service by linking different global regions together for some hot Zerg-on-Protoss action. Last year’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2011

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Tim Schafer’s New Game Pitch Faces a Tough, Fuzzy Crowd

Even veteran game designers like Tim Schafer have trouble getting people to fund their newest titles. Once upon a time, Tim Schafer made ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2011

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Microsoft: We Lost Our Way With Recent Halo Games

Microsoft Game Studios’ boss thinks that Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach were missteps – because the player wasn’t the Master Chief. Bungie ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2011

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Gamers’ Advocacy Group to Fight Anti-Streaming Bill

Senate bill S. 978 could make criminals of people posting “Let’s Play” videos on YouTube, and the ECA wants you to help fight ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2011

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Pachter: COD Elite Could Make Players “Defect” to Battlefield

At least one analyst thinks Activision’s persistent online model may have a handful of hardcore Call of Duty players switching sides. The biggest ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2011

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Police Called After Banana-Man Attacks Gorilla-Man in Ohio

A costumed altercation in Strongsville, Ohio is causing all sorts of havoc in the food chain. We here on The Escapist have mostly ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2011

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Yes, Zelda‘s Navi Can Actually Be More Irritating

Navi was annoying as a little fairy, and she’s worse as a large, bearded man. Some might argue that Navi, Link’s fairy companion ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2011

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Project Mimicry Takes Being a “Sandbox” Game Very Seriously

Many games claim to be sandbox titles, but Project Mimicry actually uses real sand. After Grand Theft Auto III‘s free-form open world revolutionized ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2011

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