John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Buy Gorgeous Beatles-Themed 360s For Charity

With another wave of Beatle-mania accompanying the launch of The Beatles: Rock Band, comes a wave of gorgeous custom Beatles-themed Xbox 360s up ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

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Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Confirmed

Fasten your unnecessary and gratuitous belts, people: Final Fantasy XIII will be hitting Japan on December 17th, and coming to the West by ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

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Google Maps’ Worldwide Monopoly Game Starts Tomorrow

Internet titan Google and board-game magnate Hasbro have teamed up to launch an ARG-esque version of Monopoly that uses the entire Earth itself ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

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Arkham Asylum Pirates Get a Gimpy Batman

Did you illegally download a cracked version of Arkham Asylum for the PC? Hope you enjoy playing with a Batman who has conveniently ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2009

View From the Road

A View From the Road: The Subscription Equation

We’re all about tightening our belts and pinching pennies this week here at The Escapist – how to game on the cheap in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2009

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Why Star Trek: Elite Force Didn’t Suck

Let’s be frank, here: Out of all the games made using the Star Trek license, most have been terrible. But one game stands ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2009

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Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Launches Official Trailer

Square-Enix has relaunched the official site for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, including the first official trailer of the Disney-meets-Final Fantasy action RPG ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2009

Alt+Escape

Alt+Escape: Fig. 8

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

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2009

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Lost Planet 2 Demo Downloads Beat RE5‘s

Resident Evil 5 set records as the most popular demo downloaded on Xbox Live – and according to Capcom, the Lost Planet 2 ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2009

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Turbine Announces LotRO Expansion “Siege of Mirkwood”

Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine has pulled the sheet off a brand-new “digital expansion” called Siege of Mirkwood, scheduled to hit ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2009

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Arkham Asylum 2? Maybe “If People Like the Game”

Is Rocksteady Studios thinking about a sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum? Says lead narrative designer Paul Crocker: they’re just “waiting to see if ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2009

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Sony Admits “We Were Late” With PS3 Online

Sony Computer Entertainment’s president of worldwide studios, Shushei Yoshida, admitted that the company recognizes that it was late to the party in integrating ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2009

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