John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Review: Street Fighter IV

Back in the long-forgotten days of 1991, Street Fighter II was a revolution, instrumental in creating the fighting game as we know it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

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WoW Lead Designer Moves to Blizz’s “Other” MMO

In a post on the official World of Warcraft forums, Jeffery “Tigole” Kaplan, the game’s Lead Designer, announced that he would be stepping ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 12, 2009

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StarCraft II Beta “In the Next Few Months”

According to Blizzard’s Chief Operating Officer Paul Sams, beta testing for StarCraft II and a revamped version of the Battle.net multiplayer service are ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 12, 2009

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Master Chief Goes to Midgar

Ever wondered what Halo would be like if it ditched the fast-paced run-and-gun action for the turn-based world of Final Fantasy? No? Too ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 11, 2009

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Pride and Prejudice (and Zombies)

Jane Austen, meet George Romero. Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies takes Austen’s classic novel and spices it up for the modern ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Dark Knight Fanboys: “Joker Should Be Retired”

Claiming that the late Heath Ledger’s spotlight-stealing version of the Joker in 2008’s The Dark Knight is an unmatchable performance, a group of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Bushfires Devastate Australian Towns

The devastating wildfires that ravaged rural towns near Melbourne, Australia, have claimed more than 170 lives, say officials – and may have been ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2009

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Squeenix Stock at Five-Year Low

Angsty pretty-boys don’t look like they’re a good investment these days: Yesterday, Square-Enix saw its stock hit a 5-year low after announcing that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2009

Indie Developers Showcase

Indie Developers Showcase Finale: Games on a Plane

To wrap up our Indie Developers Showcase, we asked the developers involved to pitch us a hypothetical game concept based off a simple ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2009

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Fan-Made Street Fighter IV Ads Kick Ass, Take Names

Members of the NeoGAF forums have put together a handful of fan-made magazine-style ads for the upcoming Street Fighter IV, and some of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2009

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QQ Moar, NBC

Sure, many words and phrases that gamers toss around in normal, everyday conversations might sound completely incomprehensible to a random bystander, but it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 3, 2009

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Madden Super Bowl Prediction Almost Perfect

No, not the actual John Madden. EA’s annual Madden NFL Super Bowl simulation was right on the money, correctly predicting that the Pittsburgh ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorFebruary 2, 2009

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