John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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This Escapist Quiz is Under Construction!

How much do you know about games where you build and build and build? This week’s issue of The Escapist is all about ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2011

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Question of the Day, January 8, 2011

According to Runic Games boss Max Schafer, Torchlight II could support up to eight players in multiplayer. How many will you be playing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 8, 2011

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Torchlight 2 Could Have More Multiplayer Than You Need

How many people should you play Torchlight 2 with? About four – but that might not stop developer Runic from letting you play ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2011

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Interactive Sculpture Sets Guitar Hero on Fire

FireHero gives the phrase “the devil’s music” a whole new meaning. What you see here is an interactive sculpture created by Chris Marion, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2011

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Nintendo’s Reggie: “Great Content” Will Beat Apple and Facebook

Facebook gaming and iOS gaming are on the rise, but Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime thinks that the House of Mario can win the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2011

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Chinese Blog Leaks Video of PlayStation Phone in Action

Sony’s most recent worst-kept secret wasn’t seen at CES, but it has been seen in China. By this point, it seems like the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2011

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CliffyB Takes Design Pointers from Wisdom of the Elders

Remember kids, don’t let anyone tell you you can never make a videogame where you anally perforate a man with a storm of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 7, 2011

Reviews

Overview: Lego Universe

Here’s a confession: I suck at Lego. I’ve always sucked at Lego. Oh sure, I could follow the instructions on kits and sets ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2011

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Tiger Woods Absent From Tiger Woods 12 Box Art

Is EA officially distancing itself from the infamously philandering golfer? Looking at the big picture, this sort of thing is almost comical in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2011

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Bulletstorm Dev Explains the Art of the Exploding Red Barrel

Bulletstorm has red barrels that explode when you shoot them. Why? Because green barrels don’t explode, duh. The balance between intuitive gameplay and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2011

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Brits Buy 63 Million Games in 2010

Residents of the United Kingdom bought a combined 63 million games for console and PC over the last year. According to Wikipedia, the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2011

Editor's Choice

Can’t Catch ’em All

Once upon a time, I caught ’em all. I had every single Pokémon – every starter, every evolution, every legendary – from every ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2011

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