John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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DC Universe Online Developers Answer Fan Questions

At the Las Vegas SOE Fan Faire 2010, members of the DCUO dev team answered questions about appropriate levels of villainy and stealing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 9, 2010

View From the Road

View From the Road: Not Quite So Massive

Whenever one has a conversation about MMOGs these days, the subject matter is always dominated by the big titles – the games that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 9, 2010

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Footage Surfaces of Unreleased Blaxploitation Star Wars Film

Han Solo shot first, but Lando Calrissian shot funky. Star Wars has been many things over the years. It’s been a legendary space ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 9, 2010

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Hands-On: The Agency

Level 19 Secret Agent Man LFG! The MMOFPS is an odd beast. Given the overwhelming popularity of both FPS games and MMO games ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2010

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Hands-On: DC Universe Online

Batman must really be tired of having to rescue Robin by now – that’s why he’s making you do it. What happens in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2010

Reviews

Review: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift didn’t need to exist, but I’m happy that it does. The original BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, released about a year ago, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2010

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Fable III Delayed On PC, Still Groovy on Xbox 360

Microsoft says Fable III will be saving PC gaming a bit later than originally planned. A quick recap: First, Fable was released for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 3, 2010

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BioWare Mythic Swears Warhammer Online Isn’t a Money Pit

Despite what you may believe, BioWare Mythic would like to inform you that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is actually turning a profit. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 3, 2010

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Ninja Gaiden Creator Calls Devil’s Third “Best Game Ever”

Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki thinks his next game Devil’s Third will be the very best game anyone has ever made. You ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 3, 2010

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Rap Song Replaces Sex With Original 151 Pokemon

If you’ve never heard a rap song about a man and a woman having sex that’s composed almost entirely in the names of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 2, 2010

View From the Road

View from the Road: An Axe to Grind, Part 2

Last week, we here at The Escapist dug into the topic of the scourge of RPGs: the grind. I looked at what made ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 2, 2010

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StarCraft II Outsells StarCraft in the UK

In just a week, StarCraft II has sold more copies in the UK than its venerable elder brother StarCraft had sold over twelve ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorAugust 2, 2010

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