John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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It’s Super Mario, a la Bacteria Culture

If you could engineer bio-luminescent bacteria to glow certain colors, don’t try to tell me you wouldn’t try to create Mario’s iconic Super ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 17, 2009

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Mega Man 10 Trailer Gives Robot Masters Swine Man Flu

The robots in Mega Man 10 may be calling their disease “Roboenza,” but let’s all be honest here for a moment: We know ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 17, 2009

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What’s it Like to Be a Western Developer in Japan?

Game development is hard enough as it is – but what about when you’re a Westerner lost in translation in the Land of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 17, 2009

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Square-Enix Boss Unfazed by Console-Less Future

Squeenix CEO Yoichi Wada thinks that in ten years’ time we may not have consoles as we know them – but you know ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2009

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Prince of Persia Behind-the-Scenes Shows Parkour, Sexy Abs

Do you want to take a look behind the scenes of Jerry Bruckheimer’s Prince of Persia film adaptation starring Donnie Darko and Donnie ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2009

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Carry Out Your Global Agenda February 1st

Strap on your jetpack, Agents – third-person “spy-fi” MMOG Global Agenda will be hitting stores February 1st. Global Agenda, developed by Georgia-based Hi-Rez ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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Infinity Ward Teases Modding Tools for PC Modern Warfare 2

Infinity Ward may be relenting on one of the sore spots PC gamers had with their version of Modern Warfare 2: The game ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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Wizard101 Sells In-Game Mount for Charity

Free-to-play MMOG Wizard101 is selling a special in-game mount and donating the proceeds to charity, showing that you don’t have to be an ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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TF2 Demoman? More like TF2: Highlander!

Grab your nearest blade and howl “There can be only one!” Team Fortress 2‘s Demoman will be getting in touch with his Scottish ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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Shadow of the Colossus to be Re-Released?

According to Japanese retailers, cult PS2 hit Shadow of the Colossus may be seeing a re-release next February as Sony gears up for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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Preview: Global Agenda

The Global Agenda beta event that I jumped into this weekend was short and pretty limited – I didn’t get to see any ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2009

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Valve Announces First L4D2 DLC Featuring Original Survivors

Rev up those chainsaws, Survivors: Valve has announced the first DLC campaign for Left 4 Dead 2, bringing both groups of Survivors – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2009

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