John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Pachter: Publishers Need to Charge for Online Play

Outspoken analyst Michael Pachter thinks that free online multiplayer is hurting new game sales – and publishers need to start charging subscriptions to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

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Square-Enix Isn’t Sure Where to Take Final Fantasy

Square-Enix boss Yoichi Wada recognizes that many fans didn’t enjoy Final Fantasy XIII, and admits that the developer isn’t sure where to take ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

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Download the StarCraft II Client Right This Instant

If you’re planning on picking up a digitally distributed copy of StarCraft II, you can download the game’s client right now – you ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

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Activision CEO: We Need to Fix Our Hardcore Reputation

Eric Hirshberg, the newly-appointed CEO of Activision Publishing, thinks that it may be an uphill battle to correct his company’s reputation in the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

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Watch Pokemon‘s Pointless Video Chat in Action

Seeing Pokemon Black & White‘s local four-way video chat in action doesn’t make it look any less useless. Earlier this week, we learned ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

Reviews

Review: Singularity

Given Activision’s apparent tendency to heavily promote everything under the sun that it publishes, it’s a wonder that Singularity seems to be flying ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

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Kmart to Put Community Game Reviews on Store Shelves

Want to have your amateur review of Red Dead Redemption sponsored by a major retailer? Better start making nice with Kmart. The next ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2010

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A Whopping 108-Artist-Strong List Revealed for DJ Hero 2

This fall, all of you would-be-heroic DJs will get to spin the tables with artists like Metallica, Eminem, Deadmau5 and Lady Gaga – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2010

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Stormtroopers Arrest Princess Leia on New York Subway

A group of street improv artists made a New York City subway ride less miserable by reenacting a classic scene from Star Wars. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2010

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Top Japanese Devs Heap Praise on the 3DS

Veteran Japanese developers including Hideo Kojima, Suda51 and the creators of Mega Man and Okami are all over Nintendo’s newest handheld. Hey Nintendo, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2010

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Huge Papercraft Green Hill Zone Celebrates Sonic’s Birthday

This 68-inch-tall papercraft sculpture of Sonic the Hedgehog‘s iconic Green Hill Zone may be the best Sonic-related thing made in the last ten ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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Lawyer Predicts Gaming Win at the Supreme Court

Videogames may be facing their gravest challenge yet in the States at the Supreme Court, but at least one lawyer thinks that the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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