John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

Review: Vanquish

There is a point where – depending on the gamer – Vanquish clicks or falls apart. For the first gamer, it becomes a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 28, 2010

News

BlizzCon 2010: Why Is the StarCraft II Team Making Custom Maps?

What does Blizzard’s StarCraft II team stand to gain from making Blizzard DotA and StarJeweled? One of the most unexpected announcements out of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2010

News

Blizzard: You Can’t Beat WoW Out the Gate

Gamers and publishers dreaming of a wildly popular new MMO that crushes World of Warcraft from the get-go are dreaming an impossible dream, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2010

News

Take The Escapist‘s Halloween System Shock Quiz!

How much do you know about two of the spookiest games of all time? They may be older games, but System Shock and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2010

News

Plants vs Zombies Composer Musically Begs Blizzard for Druids

Plants vs. Zombies‘ singing sunflower Laura Shigihara desperately wants Blizzard to add Blood Elf Druids to World of Warcraft, and she’s willing to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

Misc

The Escapist‘s BlizzCon Cosplay Gallery!

Whenever you go to a large convention of any kind, you’re almost certainly bound to see at least some well-done cosplay – we’ve ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

News

Champions Online Going Super Free-to-Play

Cryptic Studios’ superhero MMO is the latest to throw its hat (or its cape) into the free-to-play ring. It seems like an odd ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

News

BlizzCon 2010: Cataclysm Equals Two Expansions’ Worth of Work

Is Cataclysm a lazy cop-out for Blizzard? Not on your life, says the developer. When Blizzard first announced Cataclysm – the third expansion ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

News

Blizzard Isn’t Selling These Giant Adorable WoW Plushies

Do you want to buy these giant World of Warcraft plushies? Too bad, you can’t! When Blizzard sent us a pair of the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

News

Indie Darling VVVVVV Gets Mind-Breaking Fan-Made Upgrade

If you thought the gravity-warping VVVVVV was tough before, then this fan-made take may make you feel a little bit ow my brain. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

News

Do You Think You Know Videogame Music? Try Our Quiz!

If you think you know all there is to know about videogame soundtracks, our quiz may well prove you wrong. For some people, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

News

BlizzCon 2010: Diablo III Won’t Be an E-Sport

Blizzard may love its e-sports, but it doesn’t want them in Diablo III. As demonstrated here at BlizzCon 2010, Blizzard’s games have a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2010

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