John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Cliff Bleszinski Wants You to Like This Terminator Unreal Mod

Epic Games’ Cliff(y B)lezsinski thinks this fan-made Unreal Engine mod based on the Terminator films is superb, and he’s not really wrong. Arguments ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010

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Rumor: Capcom and Namco Making Pair of Crossover Fighters

Word on the street is that the Street Fighter, Tekken and Soul Calibur casts will be mixing it up in not one but ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010

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Pokemon Black & White Changing More Than You Think

The upcoming Pokemon Black & White will actually have differences between versions that go beyond the series’ standard “different ‘mons for different games” ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010

View From the Road

View From the Road: It’s Time to Grow Up

The firestorm that erupted two weeks ago when Blizzard announced that it would be displaying posters’ real names on its forums has since ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2010

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Japan Completes Latest Killer Robot, Assures Our Doom

Japan’s latest giant robot project is complete, and it is only a matter of time before it devours us all and ushers in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2010

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TIGA: Canada a “Major Threat” to UK Games Industry

The chief executive of UK developer organization TIGA thinks that Canada is a major threat to game development in his home country. Last ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2010

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Fan Film Imagines God of War‘s Awkward Teen Years

If an indie film studio made one of those awkward high school “coming-of-age” movies starring God of War‘s Kratos, the trailer would look ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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Taiwanese Super Street Fighter Becomes Hometown Hero

A competitor in the massive EVO 2010 Super Street Fighter IV tournament became a hometown hero in his native Taiwan for beating heavily ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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The Escapist Chieftain and Geek Icons Sound Off on Dice

Dice have been a central part of gaming for thousands of years. A new book featuring essays from big-name geeks like Wil Wheaton ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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Fallujah Devs’ Breach Delayed, Becomes “Hardcore”

Atomic Games’ downloadable military shooter Breach – the game that someone apparently tried to steal from PAX East – has been delayed to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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Hideo Kojima Will Judge You(r Cosplay) at Comic-Con

Break out the bandanna and the cigarettes: Hideo Kojima will be in San Diego next weekend for SD Comic-Con 2010, and he will ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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The Next TF2 Update Isn’t (Just) From Valve

Hot on the heels of the TF2 Engineer update comes a new slew of items – only these babies weren’t designed by Valve. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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