Marshall Honorof Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Console Ports Are “Not Worth It,” Says Braid Dev

Jonathan Blow believes porting indie games to XBLA and PSN might be more trouble than it’s worth. If only game designer Jonathan Blow ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2011

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Brazilian 360s Go Local and Sell for Less

Now Brazilians can buy 360s, even if they don’t have a top hat, a monocle, or a swimming pool full of money. Countries ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2011

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Live Action Uncharted Hits Japanese TVs

The greatest mystery of the Uncharted series may be how Nathan Drake became Japanese. Wouldn’t Uncharted make a great TV show? TV Tokyo ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2011

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Rock Out with Rhythm Game History

Sex, drugs, and plastic guitars collide in a new book. Did you know that music games can trace their lineage back to Milton ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 27, 2011

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Hardcore Gamers Embrace Zynga

Core gamers are too busy playing FarmVille to knock it. All it takes is a quick trip to an internet gaming forum to ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 27, 2011

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Call of Duty: Elite Could Make Similar Services “A Necessity”

Activision believes player services like Call of Duty: Elite could keep franchises profitable for years to come. When Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2011

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Researchers Pinpoint Real-life Zombie Hotspots

Zombies may not talk much, but they can help analysts learn about language bias on the web. Zombies don’t have much to say ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2011

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Mow Your Friends Down in PlayStation Home

Bring your PS Home avatar to a firefight, because nothing says “let’s hang out” quite like a shotgun blast to the face. As ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2011

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BioShock Developer Shelved Genre-Bending Console RTS

Irrational Games shows that even innovative projects sometimes get canceled. With releases like BioShock, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich, and SWAT 4, ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2011

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Odin Sphere Developer’s Last PSP Opus Heads West

Grand Knights History will make Western gamers’ eyes pop and thumbs ache this winter. Perhaps you’ve used Vanillaware’s Odin Sphere to demonstrate to ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2011

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Teenager Will Sing to Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio

An 18-year-old health student will sing for millions in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. A few weeks ago, Ubisoft reached out to its fans with ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2011

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PSP and Vita Play Nicely Together

Whether you have a PSP or a Vita, you’re good to go for ad-hoc multiplayer. If you’re planning on getting a Vita but ...

By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorSeptember 21, 2011

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