John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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EverQuest Lead Dev Thinks Casual-Friendly MMOGs Are Good

Ten years after EverQuest popularized the modern MMORPG, the game (and the genre) have changed. Lead Designer Ryan Barker thinks that MMOGs are ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2009

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Uncharted: Tintin Does Die Hard

Uncharted 2 co-lead designer Richard Lemarchand says that main character Nathan Drake was designed to be a cross between The Adventures of Tintin‘s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2009

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Rock Your Face Off With Brutal Legend: The Intro Movie

The wait until Rocktober 13th getting you down? Feast your eyes on the first six minutes of Brutal Legend You know how when ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2009

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Biggest Dutch Retailer Rejects PSPgo

Nedgame, Holland’s largest videogame retailer, has announced that it will not be selling Sony’s PSPgo when the handheld launches in October. If you’re ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2009

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EQ Lead Designer Talks Ten Years of EverQuest

EverQuest Lead Designer Ryan Barker sits down with WarCry Editor John Funk to reflect on how the game – and the MMO space ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2009

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College Student Kills Intruder With a Sword

The yard where the incident occurred. A student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland armed with a samurai katana killed an intruder ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2009

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Direct2Drive’s Anniversary Sale is Ridiculous

Do you like cheap PC games? Do you like lots of cheap PC games? In honor of its fifth anniversary, digital distribution service ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2009

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Pokemon Gold & Silver Remakes Tear Up Charts

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver tore up the charts on their opening weekend, racking up a combined 1.5 million sales in just two days. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2009

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John Carmack Builds Lunar Lander to Win A Prize

Doom creator John Carmack’s Armadillo Aerospace successfully completed the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge this Saturday, qualifying the team for the $1,000,000 prize. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2009

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