John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Japan Finishes Life-Size Gundam

Work is wrapping up on the 1:1 scale statue of the eponymous giant robot in the groundbreaking Mobile Suit Gundam anime – standing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2009

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Russian Porn Star Not Actually Selling WoW Gold With Her Boobs

UPDATE: Well, well, well. Turns out we might’ve been played. A joke, perhaps, and a ploy for publicity – but a hilarious joke ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2009

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Sims 3 Best-Selling EA PC Launch Ever

The Sims 3 has sold 1.4 million copies in its first week on shelves, making it the biggest PC launch in EA’s history. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2009

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EVE Online Devs Revealing New Game at GDC Euro

Hilmar Petursson, boss of EVE Online developer CCP, will be delivering the keynote address at the upcoming GDC Europe in August, during which ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2009

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Valve Doesn’t See Microsoft as Big, Bad and Evil

Software giant Microsoft may control a huge portion of the consumer market, but they aren’t “big, bad and evil.” Or at least Valve ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2009

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Zeno Clash Probably Coming to Xbox 360

Bizarre indie first-person brawler Zeno Clash will likely be making its way from the PC to Xbox Live Arcade, says ACE Team co-founder ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2009

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Atomic Hasn’t Given Up On Fallujah

Atomic Games is still shopping around for a publisher for its controversial Six Days In Fallujah, says company president Peter Tamte. Atomic sparked ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2009

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Take-Two CEO: “Exclusivity Does Work”

Think that this generation marks the end of the Exclusive Era? Think again. Take-Two CEO Ben Feder thinks that there are still advantages ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 8, 2009

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Miyamoto, Blizzard, Bethesda Get Guinness Records

Guinness World Records representatives showed up at last week’s E3 conference to hand some of the industry’s brightest stars their very own Guinness ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 8, 2009

Alt+Escape

Alt+Escape: Heavy Weapons

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 AuthorJune 5, 2009

Reviews

Review: Bionic Commando

I’ve always been a sucker for cool methods of movement in games – the glide/dash jets in Exteel nearly sold the game for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 3, 2009

Interviews

LotRO Vol. 2, Book 8 Play Session

Those Dwarves sure loved their epic battles… Along with the game’s two-year anniversary celebration, the residents of Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 2, 2009

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