John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Wii Play Top Seller of 2008

The numbers are in, and over the course of 2008, the year’s best-seller was an additional remote for the Nintendo Wii. Oh, and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2009

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Kids’ Biggest Online Danger is Other Kids

In an era with laws being proposed left and right to protect children from the dangers of the computer age, a Harvard study ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2009

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Activision-Blizzard Safe Bet for Tech Investors

Investment firm Lazard Capital Markets has picked Activision-Blizzard for its top technology stock of 2009 – the only gaming company on the list. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2009

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Molyneux: LittleBigPlanet 2008’s Most Innovative Game

Apparently, Lionhead Studios boss Peter Molyneux really likes playing with Sackboy (and honestly, who doesn’t?), because he thinks LittleBigPlanet was the most innovative ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2009

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R.I.P., Khan Noonien Singh

Mexico-born actor Ricardo Montalban – better known as both Star Trek‘s Khan Noonien Singh and Fantasy Island‘s Mr. Roarke – passed away today ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2009

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Microsoft Songsmith Commercial is Excruciatingly Hilarious

There are your standard “so-bad-they’re-good” commercials, and then there’s the commercial for Microsoft’s new Songsmith software, which sets a new standard for “unintentionally ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2009

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UK Console Sales Double in 2008

According to tracking data from UK game retailers, Brits bought 10 million next-gen consoles over the course of 2008 – double the amount ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2009

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Analyst Predicts PS3 Price Drop in April

In a fresh new year, it’s time for a fresh new round of predicting that Sony will drop the price of the PS3 ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2009

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Hacker Leaves Note to Microsoft Inside Virus

That’s one way to get a message to Microsoft: a note has been found in the code of a malicious trojan horse program ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 13, 2009

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WCG Ultimate Gamer First Gaming Reality TV

Starting in March 2009, 12 gamers will compete both in games and in the real world in the Sci-Fi Channel’s World Cyber Games: ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 12, 2009

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Gaming Made Simple: A Look at Nintendo

When news broke late last week about a Nintendo patent for in-game walkthroughs, many decried the Big N for “dumbing down gaming.” MTV ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 12, 2009

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How Nintendo Saved Christmas

With official NPD Group numbers for December – the make-or-break month for the year – just around the corner, one analyst thinks that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 12, 2009

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