John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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A Look at 2010, From 1972: Our Real Future Sucks

We’re living in 2010, the Year We Make Contact, but it doesn’t really seem like the “future.” But what did folks in 1972 ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2010

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Why Does Valve’s Storytelling Work So Damn Well?

The games set in the Half-Life universe are considered marvels of videogame storytelling – but why is it so effective when they can ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2010

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Former EA Exec Blasts Current EA Execs for Incompetence

Former EA mobile VP Mitch Lasky has added to the criticism at the John Riccitiello-helmed Electronic Arts, saying that the publisher “is in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2010

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Splinter Cell: Conviction Delayed for Awesomeness

Splinter Cell: Conviction used to be merely “brilliant,” but now it’s going to be “awesome,” says Ubisoft – which is why the game’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2010

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The Canceled Division 9 Was Left 4 Dead Before Valve Did It

Before working on BioShock, Irrational (turned 2K Boston, turned Irrational again) started work on a co-op zombie-themed survival horror shooter years before Left ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Mega Man 10‘s Easy Mode Won’t Be That Easy

Are you worried that Mega Man 10‘s optional Easy Mode will put the Blue Bomber to shame as he strolls through a bland, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Modern Warfare 2 Breaks $1 Billion

Mammoth military multiplayer, um, MFPS Modern Warfare 2 is the fastest-selling game of all time, and has just passed $1 billion in retail ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Get Free Strong Bad Trogdor Game to Celebrate Trogday

Seven years ago the world was introduced to a dragon named TROGDOOOOOOR! for the first time, and to celebrate the folks at Telltale ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Heavy Rain Uncensored Everywhere

Good news, people who like seeing naked breasts and violence in their games (but who live in censorship-happy countries)! Heavy Rain will be ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Peter Molyneux: 2010 Gaming’s Biggest Year Yet

Game auteur Peter Molyneux believes that 2010 (the year we make contact) will be the biggest year in gaming yet, and it’s not ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Meet the Box Art for Left 4 Dead 3 – Er, Heavy Rain

Once again, the box art we get in America is a marked downgrade compared to the version everyone else gets – just look ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2010

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Star Wars: TOR Delayed to Spring 2011?

In yesterday’s EA earnings call, CEO John Riccitiello said the company had a “major new MMO” coming in Spring ’11. Could he mean ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 12, 2010

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