John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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UPDATE: Final Fantasy Versus XIII Becomes FF15

Square-Enix will reveal the rebranded title at E3. Final Fantasy Versus XIII is the JRPG fans’ version of Half Life 2: Episode 3. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2012

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Bulletstorm Dev Working on Gears of War

The next Gears could be a prequel. With the proposed Bulletstorm sequel canned, Polish developer People Can Fly is free to work on ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2012

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UPDATE: Activision and West/Zampella Settle

The Infinity Ward case will not be going to court. With upwards of a billion dollars potentially on the line one way or ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2012

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Schilling Releases a Bunch of Copernicus Screenshots

A world begging “to be seen and lived in.” By now, most gamers who keep up with news on a regular basis are ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2012

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Lord of the Rings DOTA Clone Coming to XBLA and PSN

Gandalf, stop feeding the Balrog. The MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre, which was first popularized with Warcraft III mod DOTA, has been ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2012

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Rumor: Sony to Purchase Cloud Gaming Service

This acquisition could radically change the PS4. Think back to the distant days of 2010, when rival cloud gaming services OnLive and Gaikai ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2012

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BioWare Dev: MMOs Are the “Toughest Part” of the Industry

The tough economic situation doesn’t help, either. When successful, an MMO can be a huge financial boon for a developer and publisher. It’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2012

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RA Salvatore Says Copernicus Would “Blow You Away”

The Amalur MMO was surprisingly far along. There’s not really a silver lining to be found in the cloud that is the gutting ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2012

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Kojima Finally Announces a New Zone of the Enders

“Enders Project” is currently in the prototyping phase. Hideo Kojima had promised fans that he will one day make Zone of the Enders ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2012

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This Russian Fallout Actually Looks Pretty Sweet

Imagine if the Cuban Missile Crisis hadn’t ended so well. That, at least, is the premise for 1C Company’s Novy Soyuz – in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2012

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StarCraft‘s Kerrigan Invades France

Mon dieu! Zerg rush! World of Warcraft‘s subscribers may be down from their peak numbers lately, but the kingpin MMO still has millions ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2012

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Activision Says Valve and Epic Can’t Make Destiny

The Activision/Bungie contract has some really weird details. We got our first glimpse at what the Activision/Bungie teamup might bring earlier, when the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2012

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