John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Avatar Becomes Highest-Grossing Film Ever

Move over, Titanic: James Cameron’s Avatar is now officially the highest-grossing film of all time, and it didn’t even need a young Leonardo ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2010

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Hey, You Got Your Gears of War in my Lost Planet 2!

No, you aren’t seeing things, people: Lost Planet 2 will apparently feature appearances by Gears of War main duo Marcus and Dom. Today ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2010

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Capcom Dates Super SF4, Lost Planet 2, Dead Rising 2

As part of its “Capcom x Microsoft” bonanza, the major Japanese publisher set down hard dates for Super Street Fighter IV and Lost ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2010

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Dead Rising Movie Trailer Is Bizarre Like Whoa

All you need to know about the Dead Rising movie trailer: It puts chainsaws on a wheelchair, it uses first-person camera, and it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2010

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BioShock 2 DRM Getting Scaled Back

In response to heavy complaints about DRM for its upcoming BioShock 2, 2K Marin has scaled back its DRM plans. Last week, we ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2010

View From the Road

View From The Road: Flash Frozen

I think it’s a matter of public record by this point that I am really, really looking forward to BioWare’s massively multiplayer take ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2010

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Squad Rush is Explosion-Tastic

It would be a shame to build a game around an environmental destruction engine and then not put it to good use. Fortunately, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2010

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Assassin’s Creed II Leaps to PC March 16

PC gamers can finally get their hands on Renaissance man Ezio in the stellar Assassin’s Creed II come this March. Assassin’s Creed II ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2010

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Behind the Scenery and Characters of Left 4 Dead 2

When it came to making a sequel to the hit Left 4 Dead, Valve’s artists had to make four new characters and five ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2010

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Remembering the Late Luminaries of Gaming

Gaming is almost 30 years old now, which means that some of the early greats are well over 50. Who will remember them ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2010

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Capcom and Microsoft Tease Special Announcement

A teaser page on the Japanese Xbox site indicates that Japanese landmark Capcom and Microsoft will have something big to announce next Tuesday, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2010

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Final Fantasy XIII Gets European Collector’s Edition

European Final Fantasy fans, rejoice: There will be a confirmed Limited Edition of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII, and it will be really, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2010

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