John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Don’t Stop Mario Now

Who knew that gaming’s most famous plumber and the dulcet tones of Freddie Mercury would make such a natural combination? At least one ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2009

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More Street Fighter IV Characters “If There’s Demand”

Street Fighter IV has a pretty big cast for a fighting game – but it could potentially be even bigger, the game’s producer ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2009

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Aliens vs. Austen in Pride and “Predator”

Continuing the bizarre trend of adapting Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice for modern “genre” audiences – Elton John’s Rocket Pictures is planning ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2009

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Smash Bros. Creator Helming New Studio

The Big N has tapped Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros., to helm a new studio currently being referred ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2009

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DSi to Hit the States April 5

Nintendo’s latest iteration of its ridiculously popular handheld, the Nintendo DSi, will be hitting shelves here in North America on April 5th. Yes, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2009

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Microsoft to Acquire Motion-Sensor Company?

The House of Gates might be on its way to following in the footsteps of its competitors as far as motion-sensing is concerned ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2009

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BONK! TF2‘s Scout Update Next Week

Team Fortress 2‘s skull-and-wise-cracking Scout will be joining the Medic, Pyro, and Heavy next week on Tuesday, February 24th as the fourth class ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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LEGO Universe on Consoles, But Not Until 2010

LEGO Universe, the MMO based on, well, building with LEGOs, will likely find its way onto consoles, says the game’s Project Lead. Unfortunately, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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Western Europeans Pirate More

A recent report filed by the International Intellectual Property Alliance discussing the impact of piracy on the economy found that the use of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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Is Microsoft Considering Non-Gaming Achievements?

A recent survey sent out by Microsoft might well hold a clue to a potential future project in the works: awarding Achievement points ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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Microsoft Says Worst of RROD Has Passed

Speaking with Edge-Online, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg says that the worst days of the Xbox 360 “Red Ring of Death” fiasco are now behind ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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StarCraft II “In the Final Stretch”

In a short Q&A posted on fan site StarCraftWire.net, StarCraft II Lead Developer Dustin Browder encouraged fans to “hang in there,” because they ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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