John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Is Sony Supplying Futuristic Weapons to Terrorists?

In the latest “Dear Playstation” PS3 commercials starring Sony’s Chief Weaponologist Kevin Butler, a shadowy secret organization seeks to acquire all of the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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Strip Bayonetta in These Innovative Japanese Ads

Bayonetta‘s Japanese launch is right around the corner, and Sega’s marketing machine is on the warpath with these ads found in Shinjuku featuring ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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Microsoft Denies Blu-Ray on 360 Despite Rumors

Despite a slip-up by Microsoft big cheese Steve Ballmer that had the Internet clamoring that the Xbox 360 would be getting Blu-Ray “accessories,” ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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1000 Cell Phones Play Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”

1,000 mobile phones, 53 different ringtone alerts and over 2,000 text messages combine to reconstruct Tchaikovsky’s famous “1812 Overture” in one of the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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Alt+Escape: Graveyard Shift

Welcome to Alt+Escape, our weekly pick of browser-based games to help you start your weekend a little early. Check back each Friday for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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Japanese Mascot Domo-Kun Invades US Convenience Stores

Domo, the odd-looking mascot for Japanese public television station NHK (and Internet meme in his own right) will be invading 7-Elevens across the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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Nickelodeon Buys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles For $60m

Children’s entertainment network Nickelodeon has acquired the rights to the four “Heroes in a Half-Shell” with the intent on developing a new CGI ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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In the Trenches at Gamestop

Are the employees of specialty retailers like Gamestop the proud holders of the Key to the World of Gaming? Or are they just ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2009

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No Installation for Final Fantasy XIII PS3

Worried that a game as big as Final Fantasy XIII will require a four-hour install on the PS3? Nope – in fact, it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2009

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New Unannounced Nintendo Game is “Shocking”

A poster who appears to be an employee of gaming site IGN has said that Nintendo is working on an A-class new title ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2009

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The Escapist Takes GameX by Storm

If you’re in the Philadelphia area this weekend, stop by the GameX Expo to meet members of The Escapist family, Yahtzee, and Graham ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2009

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When Do You Game if You’re A Brain Surgeon?

How can someone possibly balance a love and passion for gaming with the need to be constantly on call to save peoples’ lives ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2009

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