John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Manifesto Games Shuts Down

Indie game portal Manifesto Games is shuttering its doors. Eons ago, in the dark wastelands of 2005, Greg Costikyan wrote an article for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2009

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PSN FF7 Gets 100k Downloads

Gamers seem especially eager to replay Square’s groundbreaking PS1 JRPG: Final Fantasy VII has sold 100,000 copies via the PSN store in just ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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Richard Garriot Marries Couple in Zero-Gravity

Notoriously eccentric game designer Richard Garriot was chosen as the official to preside over the first ever Zero-G wedding. We’re going to play ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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Review: The Sims 3

It’s very hard to properly lead into a review of The Sims 3, so I think I’ll settle for this: I spent the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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An Exhaustive Etymology of Videogame Names

What’s in a videogame name? Apparently a hell of a lot, if this extensively detailed guide to the names of some of gaming’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 22, 2009

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Super Mario Bros. Reinvented and Stylish

The world’s most famous plumbers get new, stylish reinterpretations in these 45 awesome pieces of fanart. Despite not having a single artistic bone ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 22, 2009

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Blizzard Releases StarCraft II Battle Report #3

Do you want to watch 17 minutes of delicious new StarCraft II Zerg vs. Protoss gameplay footage? Of course you do – you ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2009

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Dead Space‘s Isaac Clarke Tees Off With Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 apparently features an unlockable costume that will allow you to hit the links dressed as Isaac Clarke, the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2009

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No Mecha-Hitler in Wolfenstein

An id Software representative has confirmed that the upcoming Wolfenstein will not feature mecha-Hitler as an end boss, a move that has been ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2009

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Update: Activision “Might Have to Stop Supporting Sony”

Activision boss Bobby Kotick says that without a PS3 price cut to boost the system, the world’s largest publisher just might have to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2009

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Does Using Google Make You Smarter?

It turns out that this whole Internet thing might not be rotting your brain after all. In fact, evidence is in that shows ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 18, 2009

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Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 2 Will Be “Best F**king Experience We Can Possibly Deliver”

Acclaimed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward doesn’t know how long the upcoming sequel will be – they’re just hoping ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 17, 2009

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