John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Square-Enix Japan to Make Deus Ex 3 Cinematics

JRPG house Square-Enix will be putting its cinematic department to work on the recently-acquired Eidos’ upcoming Deus Ex 3. Gamers and the gaming ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2009

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Go Back to the Future With Awesome Crysis Mod

Thanks to this fan-made Crysis mod, you too can see some serious sh*t with Doc Brown’s DeLorean time machine. When it comes to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2009

Reviews

Review: Left 4 Dead 2

In the interests of full disclosure: I never played the original Left 4 Dead – are you kidding me? It came out four ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2009

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Final Two The Old Republic Classes Revealed

The latest issue of German game mag PC Games reveals that the final two Star Wars: The Old Republic classes will be the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

View From the Road

A View From the Road: World Without Warcraft

As you’ve probably seen already, today is the fifth anniversary of the release of World of Warcraft. Beyond being the most popular subscription ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

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Blizzard’s Pardo Confirms: No Diablo III in 2010

Blizzard VP of Game Design Rob Pardo has confirmed hints from earlier this month that action-RPG Diablo III won’t see a 2010 release ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

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Left 16 Dead Doesn’t Go Very Well

In an age of increasingly large multiplayer modes, why do Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 only offer four-player co-op? …oh, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

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How Mafia Wars Came to Rule the Streets

What sort of dirty (or not-so-dirty) business has gone into making Zynga’s Mafia Wars the kingpin of Facebook? I don’t know about you ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

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Chat With the Lord of the Rings Online Dev Team, Part Two!

Are you European? Do you feel like chatting up members of Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online dev team about the upcoming Siege ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

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Take The Escapist’s World of Warcraft Anniversary Quiz(zes)!

World of Warcraft turns five today, and so in celebration we’re bringing you a pair of quizzes about life and adventuring in Azeroth ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2009

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MMOG Teaches Kids About Traffic Safety

The UK Department of Transportation presents Code of Everand, an educational MMOG that teaches kids to look both ways before crossing the Spirit ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 20, 2009

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UK Government to Recruit Soldiers Via Xbox Live

Busy playing Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live in the UK? Your government may be looking to get you into actual Modern Warfare ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 20, 2009

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