Riley Constantine, Author at The Escapist

News

Dead Space Co-Creator Starts New 2K Studio

Michael Condrey is behind some of modern gaming’s greatest hits: he co-created the survival horror/actioner Dead Space when he was chief operating officer ...

By Riley ConstantineFebruary 4, 2019

News

PS5 Might Play Every PlayStation Game Ever

Gamers love backwards compatibility. Even video game figureheads in the C-suite like Xbox’s Phil Spencer who once insisted backwards compatibility was a little ...

By Riley ConstantineFebruary 1, 2019

News

Twitch and Blizzard Improve Overwatch League Pass for 2019

Twitch and Blizzard are joining forces. The premier live streaming video game platform and the World of Warcraft developer are teaming up to ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 31, 2019

News

Wii Closes Shop

The Wii Shop Channel is no more. The online storefront for the successful Nintendo Wii console shut its doors today after more than ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 30, 2019

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Column

God of War Needed a Soft Reboot. So Did I.

This entry of Pop Heart continues a discussion about God of War started in the previous column. Read that here. I was apprehensive ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 30, 2019

News

Feed Your Fantasy With The Elder Scrolls Cookbook

Insight Editions is publishing a cookbook based on Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls franchise. The publishing company, who had previously crafted recipe books for ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 29, 2019

News

Riot Games and Active Minds Raise Awareness for Mental Health

Mental health is a serious issue. According to the Center of Disease Control, 50 percent of Americans will suffer from a mental illness ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 28, 2019

News

Metroid Prime 4 Development Restarted Due to Quality Concerns

Trusting video game publishers ain’t easy. EA, Ubisoft, and other publishers produce products that spread joy around the world, but their end goal ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 25, 2019

Video Games

Nintendo Switch’s Indie Shangri-La

The Nintendo Switch is a great hub for Indie games. Nintendo’s portable-by-day and home-at-night console has an ever-growing install base ranging from casual ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 24, 2019

News

Metal Gear In Concert Sounds Solid

Video game themed concerts are an artform unto themselves. Watching an orchestra play classic video game tunes conjures up a unique aura of ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 23, 2019

News

Machinima Purges Years of YouTube Content

Online content is finite. The belief that our favorite articles, artwork, or videos will be available online for perpetuity is misguided. While uploading ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 22, 2019

Interview

Donkey Kong 64 Stream Raises $340K for Trans Charity

Trans rights in the United Kingdom are in a precarious position. Newspapers, tabloids, and online publications regularly produce content portraying trans people as ...

By Riley ConstantineJanuary 21, 2019

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