John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Oops: PS3 Black Ops Update Adds Xbox Live Message

Treyarch’s latest update to the PS3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops refers to features that the PS3 doesn’t even have. You ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2011

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Game Devs Will Earn $51k This Year (On Average)

How well does game development pay the bills? It’s one of the perennial annoyances of writing about games: Games are ridiculously expensive to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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This Is Your Heart; This Is Your Heart on Halo

Did you ever wonder how your heartbeat rate changes during a match of an online game like Halo? Playing competitively online – whether ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Dragon Age 2 Packs 103 Minutes of Cutscenes

Players will spend at least 103 minutes of the upcoming Dragon Age 2 not actually playing the game. If there is one thing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Halo Concept Artist Releases Nifty Halo 3 Concept Art

Before there was Halo 3, there was the Halo 3 concept art. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a huge ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Steam Version of Dead Space 2 Dead in the Water

Planning to grab Dead Space 2 on Steam? You might want to wait a bit until it works. In case you didn’t hear, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Hands-On: Bulletstorm Demo (in 3D)

The demo for Bulletstorm, the hyperkinetic shooter from Epic Games and People Can Fly, hits Xbox Live and PlayStation Network today. Given that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Everyone Gets Every Portal 2 Mod Level on Every Platform

People playing Portal 2 on Xbox 360 and PS3 will have access to all of the user-created levels made on the PC, according ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2011

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Modder Plays Street Fighter IV on Kinect

Those prolific Kinect hackers are at it again – and this time, they’re throwing hadoukens. I think we can all agree that no ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2011

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Analyst Says EA Investors “Betting Against” Old Republic

According to analyst Mike Hickey, investors aren’t prepared to jump on board EA’s Old Republic just yet. Let’s not quibble: If a developer ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2011

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Now Presenting Your Super Meat Boy Russian Box Art

There’s no denying it: Meat Boy looks friggin’ sharp in an ushanka. Last month, we brought word that Super Meat Boy creator Edmund ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2011

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Spindash Into Our Sega Quiz!

How much do you know about the iconic gaming company behind Sonic the Hedgehog and countless others? For the younger members of our ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2011

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