John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Level 80 Dwarf Priest Runs For Lt. Governor of Guam

Residents of United States territory Guam may be getting a hardcore WoW raider as a Lt. Governor sometime soon, as level 80 Dwarven ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

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Scientists Levitate Baby Mice For Science

NASA scientists have been conducting experiments using magnetic fields to levitate baby mice, partly to study the effects of microgravity on mammalian organisms ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

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Valve Flies L4D2 Boycotters to HQ to Prove Them Wrong

In an effort to give some very squeaky wheels some much-needed grease, Valve has flown two prominent Left 4 Dead 2 boycott leaders ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

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Prisoner Uses Metal Gear‘s Cardboard Box to Escape

Think Solid Snake’s “tactical cardboard box action” is just a gameplay mechanic to sneak past guards? You’d be wrong: A prisoner used a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

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NFL Receiver Threatens Twitter Surprise

Cincinnati Bengals’ receiver Chad Ochocinco is stickin’ it to the man in order to protest the NFL’s ban on the use of social ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

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Pinching Pennies to Game in the Recession

In the current economy, with a family to feed and bills to pay, should gamers stop gaming? Absolutely not – they just need ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

Reviews

Review: Champions Online

Last week, when I reviewed Batman: Arkham Asylum, I mentioned that I was never really the superhero type, and that still holds true. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2009

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Happy 10th Birthday, Sega Dreamcast

Ten years ago, Sega launched the Dreamcast in North America – and though that song has ended, former Sega of America boss Peter ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 9, 2009

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A First Look At Gaikai’s Closed Beta

Cloud-based gaming network Gaikai will be entering a closed beta test in Europe this month, and the developers have released videos of the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 9, 2009

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GameX Promises to Make Your Entire Brain Tingle

Heading out to GameX in Philadelphia this October? Well, between chilling with Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw and The Escapist staff and munching down on ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

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Rare Spider Named After David Bowie

A newly-discovered rare yellow spider has been named after rock star David Bowie in an effort to raise awareness about the number of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

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Aion‘s Absurd Custom Keyboard

Looking forward to NCSoft’s Aion when it hits at the end of the month? Check out this ridiculous custom keyboard designed specifically for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

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