John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Twilight: Eclipse Turns Into 8-Bit Game

Someone on the internet has (mis?)used YouTube’s annotation-link feature to turn Twilight: Eclipse into a NES-era RPG. A while back, YouTube added a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

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Happy Tenth Birthday, Diablo II!

Ten years ago, Blizzard released its legendary Diablo II. Can we please have the sequel already? On June 29th, 2000, a long-awaited sequel ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

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Nintendo Kicks Off Wii “Olympics” Next Month

Nintendo has announced its Summer 2010 Wii Games, which are kind of like the Olympics but with waggling a game controller instead of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

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How Much Money Does Shigeru Miyamoto Make?

Wonder how much money the CEOs and major bosses of Square-Enix, Nintendo or Sony make? Wonder no longer. Let’s be honest with ourselves ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII Story Complete After Four Years

Good news, everyone: Four years after Final Fantasy Versus XIII was first announced at E3 2006, the game’s story is now officially complete. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

Reviews

Review: Transformers: War for Cybertron

When I first saw Transformers: War for Cybertron at the beginning of June, I said that it was shaping up to not just ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

View From the Road

View from the Road: The Lesson of Final Fantasy XIII

This year’s Final Fantasy XIII was, to put it mildly, a divisive title within the Final Fantasy fanbase. While fans pointed to the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2010

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New Pokemon Black & White Trailer Reveals Triple Battles, Release Date

A new trailer for Pokémon Black & White has unveiled eight new Pokémon and the addition of triple battles to the franchise – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2010

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Dating Sim Girls Dump Pirates

Pirates of wildly popular DS dating sim LovePlus+ received an unpleasant surprise when their in-game girlfriends dumped them … for being pirates. Last ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2010

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ECA President: Lawmakers Know Anti-Videogame Bills Won’t Pass

ECA boss Hal Halpin says that the politicians who question him flat-out admit that they know their bills are unconstitutional and will never ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 27, 2010

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ECA President: DRM Has Gotten Worse, Not Better

ECA boss Hal Halpin thinks that while content creators absolutely have the right to protect their creations, “draconian” DRM only alienates consumers. Hal ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 26, 2010

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Internet Approves .XXX Domain Just for Porn

If you’re interested in setting up a new porn site, the .xxx domain is officially open for business for all of your smut-tacular ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2010

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