John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Tron: Legacy Remade a la 8-Bit Mega Man

What sort of power-up do you get for beating Light Cycle Man? Fallout isn’t the only thing getting an 8-bit “demake” today, it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2011

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Kinect (Sort Of) Hacked Into a Real-Time X-Ray

Microsoft’s Kinect might not actually be able to peer inside your body and show you your skeleton, but thanks to this clever hack ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2011

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Bulletstorm Promo Has an Epic Shower Scene

Epic Games president Mike Capps wants you to preorder Bulletstorm so badly he’ll tell you so from the shower, dicktits. I see a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2011

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Battlefield 3 Relieving Windows XP From Duty

If you’re a PC gamer who is still using Windows XP, it’s time to upgrade – or stay off of DICE’s next Battlefield. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2011

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Test Your Knowledge About the Biggest Games of 2011 In a Quiz!

Have you been following news and previews of the biggest games coming out this year? December may be a time to look back ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2011

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Insomniac Really Loves Red Dead Redemption

The developers of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance really dig gunslinging in the Old West. For all we think of game developers as ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 30, 2010

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Gotta Catch These Pokemon Black & White Toys

Start your next Pokemon quest early with these action figures of the three new starters. There’s probably some ancient proverb about this: Birds ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 30, 2010

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[UPDATE] Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Comic Artist Accidentally Confirms Galactus?

Alleged images from the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 comic adaptation posted in an artist’s online portfolio have seemingly confirmed that the Marvel and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 30, 2010

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Letters From the Call of Duty Front

If soldiers in Call of Duty could write letters home, what would they say? Games like Call of Duty help people live out ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2010

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Graverobber Starts Early, Steals Game Boy From Teen’s Coffin

A Pennsylvania man is wanted by authorities for taking a Game Boy from the casket of a 17-year-old boy who was killed in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2010

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Tokyo’s “Anti-Anime” Bill Sparks Convention Wars

A child safety bill recently passed in Tokyo might not only irrevocably change the manga/anime industry – it could cripple the largest anime ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2010

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And the Most-Pirated Game of 2010 Is…

Which game of 2010 was illegally downloaded more than any other? The answer may (not) surprise you. With 2010 almost over, it comes ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2010

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