John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Review: NCAA Football 11

Given the relationship between college football and the pro leagues, it’s somehow fitting that the NCAA Football series has always been overshadowed by ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 29, 2010

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Fan Recreates StarCraft, a la Lego

If there were ever a Lego StarCraft game, it might look something like this. Hm, what’s that? Oh, apparently there’s a sequel to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 28, 2010

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New DS Title Asks You to Play Two Games Simultaneously

Could you handle a DS game where the second screen wasn’t a mere map or inventory monitor, but an entirely separate adventure? This ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 28, 2010

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We’ve Been Named a North Carolina “Company to Watch”

The Escapist‘s parent company and publisher Themis Group was named one of 25 “companies to watch” in North Carolina. You know, in general ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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EverQuest II to Test Free-to-Play Waters

Another subscription-based MMOG is jumping on board the free-to-play train: EverQuest II will be launching optional F2P servers. After Dungeons & Dragons Online ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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Michael Jackson Estate Forces Removal of Plant-Eating Zombie

The family of the late King of Pop has taken offense to a Thriller-parodying brain-eater in PopCap’s popular Plants vs. Zombies. Plants vs. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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Rockstar Art History Collection Canceled

Remember that cool “complete history of Rockstar in artbook form” that we told you about last week? Yeah, nevermind. Last week, I wrote ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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US Government Declares iPhone Jailbreaking Legal

If you own an iPhone and want to “jailbreak” it in order to install non-Apple-certified applications, good news – it’s now considered perfectly ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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StarCraft II: How Is It So Far?

Mega-RTS StarCraft II has been out for almost a day in some parts of the world – how is it shaping up? So, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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GameStop Buys Flash Game Portal Kongregate

Brick-and-mortar kingpin GameStop has taken a decidedly non-brick-and-mortar turn with the purchase of online social gaming mecca Kongregate. When you think of GameStop, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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[Update] Maxis Getting Help From BioWare to Write Darkspore?

Is the noted Canadian RPG studio assisting in the penning of the fiction for Maxis’ upcoming Diablo/Spore hybrid? Last week, EA unveiled a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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StarCraft II: Midnight Launch Detected

Matt, Jake, Sam, Kier and Jeff were the first five people to walk out of the store with StarCraft II. In the dead ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

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