Keane Ng Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Treyarch: Games Could Still Use More Zombies

With the living dead in everything from first-person shooters to tower defense games, have games been saturated with zombies? Call of Duty dev ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 14, 2009

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The Portable NES You Never Wanted

Thinkgeek’s Retro Mini handheld lets you take your NES games on the go, which sounds like a dream from 1985 come true. Some ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 14, 2009

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Lair Dev Factor 5 Shuts Down

Rogue Squadron and Lair developer Factor 5 is officially closing the doors of its US branch, while the separate German division of the ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 14, 2009

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Steve Wiebe Could Win $10,000 In Quarters

Would-be Donkey Kong champion Steve Wiebe now has some incentive to take back the world record at this year’s E3 aside from bragging ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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Nintendo Doesn’t Want Your Satisfaction

Core gamers aren’t satisfied with what Nintendo does for them, the company has admitted. But that’s just how it should be, they say. ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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City of Heroes Goes Rogue In New Expansion

Things are getting morally ambiguous in City of Heroes with the announcement of Going Rogue, a new expansion pack which will let heroes ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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Might & Magic Goes Puzzle RPG On DS

The Might & Magic franchise returns as a manga-styled DS puzzle RPG that looks quite different from that other puzzle RPG game everyone ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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Kojima Productions Teases Next Game

It’s written in the clouds. Kojima Productions has started their pre-E3 teasing of their next game with mysterious URLs that lead nowhere, and ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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Blizzard Confirms New MMOG Is New Franchise

Any hopes for World of Diablo/Starcraft/Lost Vikings should be promptly flushed down the drain, as Blizzard has confirmed that their new and unannounced ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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Everybody Barfs In Critter Crunch

Critter Crunch, a PSN puzzle game with a despicably adorable art-style and beautiful hand-drawn animation, boasts one of the most gross gameplay conceits ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2009

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Pokemon Gold/Silver Gets Skateboards, Girls

The first details on Nintendo’s DS remakes of Pokemon Gold and Silver have arrived, and the classic titles are getting a taste of ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2009

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TF2‘s Sniper Trades Rifle For Bow and Arrow

Guns? Who needs guns? Team Fortress 2‘s Sniper is ditching the weapon that gives him his name for a longbow dubbed “The Huntsman.” ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2009

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