John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Speedrunner Conquers Myst in Under Two Minutes

With the proper technique, a speedrunner can reach the ending cutscene of classic adventure game Myst in a blindingly fast minute and 45 ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2010

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Make Comedians Sad to Make Sick Kids Happy

It’s that time of year again, folks: It’s time to make incredibly talented people miserable for the sake of an incredibly worthy cause. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2010

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You Have Four Days Left to Win This Halo: Reach ATV

Do you want to ride offroad like a Spartan would? Your time is running out. The Halo series has had an interesting cross-promotion ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2010

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World’s Coolest Touchscreen Created in Finland

An innovative new touchscreen technology has been unveiled in Finland, and one might call it very, very cool – ice-cold, even. I’m going ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2010

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Japanese Black Ops Launch Much Cuter Than In West

It’s a safe bet that the Japanese launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops featured more cute actresses in military getup than did ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2010

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Legendary Final Fantasy Composer Scoring The Last Story

Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is teaming up with the original Final Fantasy creator for a game with a title eerily similar ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2010

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Captain Jack Sparrow Gets the Lego Videogame Treatment

Yeargh, me hearties! Disney Interactive and TT Games be workin’ on a Lego adaptation of the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy! It ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2010

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Lionhead Still Working on Fable III for PC

Never fear, PC gamers: You’ll still get to start your very own revolution in the land of Albion, but you might have to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2010

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Spike Releases Moderately Perplexing 2010 VGAs Nominee List

Spike has released the list of nominees for its 2010 Video Game Awards. Some of them make perfect sense, but others, not so ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2010

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New Tony Hawk Suffers Humiliating Launch

The latest installment in the once-mighty Tony Hawk series has launched not with a bang, but with a pathetic, pathetic whimper. The Tony ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2010

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Terrible Mario Movie’s King Koopa Costume Up for Sale

If you’re dying to look like King-Koopa-a-la-Dennis-Hopper from the awful Super Mario Bros. movie for some strange reason, here’s your chance. I’m just ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2010

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Play Gran Turismo 5, Become a Real Pro Racer

Think you’re good at Gran Turismo? Want to risk your life behind the wheel of a real-life race car? Oh boy, do you ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2010

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