John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Welcome, Sonic! Pet Hedgehogs No Longer Illegal in Lawrence, KS

It is no longer illegal to own a pet hedgehog in Lawrence, Kansas, thanks to the three-year-long lobbying effort of an 11-year-old boy. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2009

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Rumors: Sony to Cut Several Divisions

The world-wide recession, a stronger yen, and flagging PS3 sales may be taking their toll on Sony, as the electronics giant is rumored ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2009

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PS2 the Most Played Console in 2008

Media Research giant The Nielsen Company has released its comprehensive Top 10 collection for 2008, revealing (among other things) that despite all the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2009

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Security Tech of the Future Like Minority Report

It might not be telepathic, but the security checkpoints of the future will be able to predict what people will be planning on ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2009

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LF2M Boda Borg Questing, Need Healer

Swedish company Boda Borg thinks that gamers need to spend more time on Quests, only this time in the real world – and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2009

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Left 4K Dead: Zombie Hunting Under 4 Kilobytes

Want to fight off swarms of the undead, but your computer can’t run Left 4 Dead? Try Left 4K Dead: the concept of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 31, 2008

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First Look at The Legend of Chun-Li

Unless you can speak fluent Japanese, you won’t be able to pick up much of the plot from the newly-released first trailer for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2008

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Braid Tops XBLA’s 2008 List, Nobody Surprised

Microsoft has more than a few reasons to be jolly this holiday season, with gamers earning a combined 1.25 billion achievement points and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 23, 2008

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Germans Say Violent Games “Landmines for the Soul”

Responding to the German government’s official recognition of games as culture, a group of concerned citizens has released an anti-gaming position paper that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 23, 2008

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PS3 Cluster Solves Black Hole Mystery

Researchers at the University of Alabama and University of Massachusetts have answered a question about the nature of black holes – not with ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 22, 2008

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Achievement Unlocked Game Exactly What It Says

Poking fun at the various Achievement systems now common throughout gaming, a silly little browser game called Achievement Unlocked is exactly what it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 19, 2008

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Did Capcom Take RE5 Box Art From a Fan?

Capcom finds itself in yet another possible box art blunder with a Resident Evil 5 design that looks suspiciously familiar to a fan-made ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 19, 2008

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