John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Squeenix CEO Calls Out Japanese Gamers on Western Bias

Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada is frustrated with Japanese gamers’ refusal to give Western-made games a chance, calling the Japanese term for the games ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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The Secret Pain of Saving Your Game

The ability to save one’s game instead of having to beat it in a single go was an industry revolution paving the way ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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Brazil Debates “Offensive” Games Ban

A bill has been set in front of Brazilian legislators that would make the importing, distribution, or production of “offensive” games illegal and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2009

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Run Over the Undead in Zombie Driver

As it turns out, the cast of Left 4 Dead was doing everything the hard way. The scenario is familiar to most gamers ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2009

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EA CEO Thinks Mirror’s Edge “Deserves to Come Back”

Good news for fans of dystopian parkour simulators: EA CEO John Riccitiello thinks that despite mediocre sales, Mirror’s Edge deserves to come back ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2009

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Add Your Photo to Giant WoW Anniversary Mosaic

If you’re one of the millions currently playing WoW, now’s your chance to proudly display your faction allegiance (Alliance or filthy Horde) in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

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Meet the Real Medal of Honor Reboot Bearded Soldier

It turns out that the soldier sporting the “Grizzly Adams” mountain man beard in the promotional image for EA’s Medal of Honor reboot ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

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What Is the Cast of Star Trek: TNG Actually Saying?

The conversations that we heard Captain Picard, Geordi LaForge and Data had on the bridge of the Enterprise might not have been what ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

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Treyarch Looking for History Buff for Next Call of Duty

Looks like Treyarch won’t be following in big brother Infinity Ward’s “Modern” footsteps after all: A job listing for a CoD level designer ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

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Happy 15th Birthday, PlayStation

December 3rd, 1994: A day that will live in infamy. Fifteen years ago today, the little gray Sony PlayStation hit shelves in Japan, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

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Why Make the Hardest Game of All Time?

Freeware game I Wanna Be The Guy is recognized as one of the hardest games ever made – but why make a game ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

Reviews

Review: Gyromancer

Gyromancer may be the only game I’ve played where I can pinpoint the exact moment that my opinion of it plummeted from “Eh, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2009

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