John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

Multiplayer Overview: Call of Duty: Black Ops

There is an entire subset of the Call of Duty fanbase – arguably the largest subset – that could not possibly care less ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 12, 2010

News

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Launch Trailer Celebrates Tanks-Giving

A war is brewing in Renaissance-era Rome, and Ezio Auditore is going to need help from legendary inventor Leonardo da Vinci to get ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 12, 2010

News

Shigeru Miyamoto Finds Super Mario Bros. 3 Embarrassing

Many gamers recognize Super Mario Bros. 3 as a seminal classic and an old-school icon. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto just thinks it’s embarrassing. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2010

News

EA Deepens Its Stake In The Old Republic

Electronic Arts is taking over a bigger share of the burden of publishing BioWare’s Star Wars MMO. If you ignore reigning kingpin WoW, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2010

News

Insane Nintendo Fan Recreates Super Mario Bros. 3 in New SMB

One dedicated Mario fan has recreated the levels of the legendary Super Mario Bros. 3 in New Super Mario Bros. for the DS. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2010

Misc

The Escapist’s Final Fantasy Cosplay Gallery

We asked you all to send in your Final Fantasy cosplay, and you sure did. We here at The Escapist have noticed that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2010

News

Sega Championing Awareness of UK Hedgehog Decline

The company behind the most famous hedgehog in the world wants you to know that Sonic’s real-world counterparts in the UK are having ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 10, 2010

News

Nintendo Not Planning to Drop DS Support After 3DS Launch

With its shiny new thoroughbred on the horizon, Nintendo has no plans to put its old workhorse out to pasture just yet. Nintendo’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

News

Black Ops Contains a Secret Classic Adventure Game

Older gamers picking up Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops may be in for one wholly unexpected blast from the past. It seems ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

News

Activision Wants Black Ops Owners to Report Bugs, Please

Run into a bug while blasting fools in Call of Duty: Black Ops? Treyarch and Activision want to hear about it. Let’s face ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

News

First L.A. Noire Trailer in Four Years Coming Thursday

Rockstar’s long-dormant crime thriller will be making its first public appearance in years later this week. Set in 1947 Los Angeles, Rockstar’s L.A. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

Editor's Note

J + RPG

When I first saw a TV commercial for Final Fantasy VII – this commercial, to be precise – there was part of my ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

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