Mur Lafferty Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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10 Things I Love About Zombies, Run!

The bigwigs, namely Nintendo, have tried to get gamers moving before. My kid and I were in love with the Pokewalker, a pedometer ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorAugust 23, 2012

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Serial Monogamy

I’ve been feeling lost and sad lately. Lonely. I got to a point in Skyrim where I finished the main quest, and then ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2012

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Daisy

I’ve been watching Hollywood produce movies as if it were a child sitting in the corner, playing with a spoon. Let’s see. We ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2012

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Directionally Challenged

I have no sense of direction. It’s scary and chronic. I have lived in Durham, NC, for thirteen and a half years, but ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorApril 5, 2012

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Marital Problems

I’m having marital problems. I don’t know if it’s the difference in religions (he was reluctant to get married in my church), or ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorMarch 29, 2012

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The Hero Bag of Tricks

I love superheroes. Specifically, I love superhero stories that turn the typical tropes on their heads. I’m not a longtime reader of X-Men ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2012

Reviews

I Got A Golden Ticket?

I feel the need to speak my mind. At the extremely advanced age of thirty-seven, I want to share the benefit of my ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorAugust 3, 2010

Everyday Gamer

Hypocritical Mommy

Ever since my husband and I decided to have a family, I wanted to raise a geek, a gaming geek, preferably. We nurtured ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2010

Yarr!

The Johnny Depp Factor

In sumo wrestling, wrestlers work hard to achieve different ranks, and once a wrestler reaches the peak rank, yokozuna, he cannot be demoted. ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorApril 17, 2007

Editor's Choice

Do Degrees Matter?

For most geeks, there’s no greater career aspiration than being a professional in the gaming industry – unless you count getting rich off ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorFebruary 27, 2007

Silver Screen, Gold Disc

Read Any Good Games Lately?

I have a confession to make. I’m not proud, but I have to tell the truth. I was one of the five or ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007

Microsoft: The "X" Men

I Have No Mouth and I Must Blog

The phenomenon of blogging has been going strong for the last five years, and, in a fit of navel-gazing, the phenomenon of reporting ...

By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorNovember 28, 2006

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