John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Pokemon Black & White Grab Rare Perfect Score from Famitsu

The fifth generation of the Pokemon series is the first to grab a coveted 40/40 from Japanese game uber-mag Famitsu. Long-term Poke-fans will ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2010

Reviews

Review: Shank

Shank is a very simple game with a very simple goal. There is no rescuing of princesses – or indeed, rescuing of anyone. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2010

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Glasses-Free 3D On Its Way to Japanese Arcades

The goggle-free 3D technology powering Nintendo’s 3DS handheld could be getting a big brother in Japanese arcades soon enough. 3D gaming is poised ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Behind the Scenes of Halo: Reach

When it comes to big names in gaming, you don’t get much bigger than Halo. Bungie’s sci-fi shooter took the gaming world by ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Rage Preview

You kind of have to feel sorry for the folks at id Software. They invented and defined the FPS genre with games like ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Killzone 3 Hands-On

I never really jumped on the Killzone train. I never played the first game, and I played the well-received second game for maybe ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2010

News

[Update] Your Pokemon Black & White Starters Could Evolve Like This

If these “leaked” images of the final evolutions for the Pokemon Black & White starter critters are legit, I take back everything bad ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Torchlight II Hands-On

I have previously gone on the record as being pretty damn positive about Runic Games’ smashing indie hit Torchlight, but I didn’t like ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Hands-On

In fighting games, there are players – of varying levels of skill – and then there are button-mashers. Don’t lie, you know who ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Brink Hands-On

Let’s start out with a probably-true supposition: Say you’ve played Valve’s Team Fortress 2. You’ve been playing TF2 for a while – you’re ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2010

Reviews

PAX 2010: Crysis 2 Multiplayer Hands-On

At first glance, Crysis 2‘s multiplayer feels like its influences begin and end with Call of Duty. It’s still unmistakably grounded firmly in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2010

Conferences

PAX 2010: Warren Spector Keynote

Like previous PAX keynote speakers before him, Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is a nerd icon. Unlike actor Wil Wheaton, Monkey Island creator ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2010

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