Russ Pitts, Author at The Escapist

Video Games

An Apology from Editor-in-Chief Russ Pitts

Yesterday was a bad day. It was a reminder that the smallest of actions can have a big impact on everyone. Yesterday Escapist ...

By Russ PittsFebruary 5, 2019

Opinion

How Bethesda Killed Fallout

This is not a eulogy for Black Isle Studios, the creators of the original Fallout games. Nor is it a paean for the ...

By Russ PittsJanuary 1, 2019

Opinion

Games of 2018: Editor-in-Chief Russ Pitts

This is a weird year for me to pick a game of the year. I started this year as a civilian playing games ...

By Russ PittsDecember 27, 2018

Interview

Seven Years and a Breakdown: Schafer’s At the Gates Is (Almost) Done

Jon Shafer used to be the strategy game wunderkind who got started making mods, mentored under the legendary Sid Meier, took over Meier’s ...

By Russ PittsDecember 11, 2018

Opinion

[UPDATED] Bethesda’s Canvas Bag Problem Gets Ridiculously Worse

Six months ago, when Bethesda announced its online-only version of Fallout, Fallout 76, I was too busy sweating in the Los Angeles sun ...

By Russ PittsDecember 5, 2018

Video Games

Review: Red Dead Redemption 2

Spoiler warning: There are spoilers. “All those years!” Arthur Morgan screams in anguish, as he follows the titular head of Dutch’s gang down ...

By Russ PittsNovember 21, 2018

Opinion

Blizzard Betrayed its Fans, and the Press Only Made it Worse

Last week, Blizzard gathered a throng of ultra-fans at its annual Blizzcon in Anaheim, Calif. and there, in full view of the gathered ...

By Russ PittsNovember 5, 2018

Opinion

I Hate Everything That Isn’t Red Dead Redemption 2

I hate everything that isn’t Red Dead Redemption 2. This is not a review. I’ve played 30 hours of Red Dead Redemption 2, ...

By Russ PittsOctober 25, 2018

Movies & TV

Vroom Vroom Shootem: Mad Max is the Perfect Terrible Game

Mad Max shouldn’t exist. Starring a vaguely Australian-sounding Max in search of his “Black on Black” Ford Falcon Interceptor, Warner Bros. and Avalanche’s ...

By Russ PittsOctober 16, 2018

Video Games

Welcome to Escapist Magazine Volume Two

Welcome to Volume Two You may have noticed we made a few changes. Escapist Magazine Volume Two has been in the works for ...

By Russ PittsOctober 3, 2018

Reviews

Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Why do I play Assassin’s Creed? That’s the question I keep coming back to as I think about Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, the 11th ...

By Russ PittsOctober 1, 2018

News

Digest: Fornite beats Playstation and Telltale gets sued

Fortnite scores Epic win over Playstation Acknowledging that 125 million Fortnite players can’t be wrong, Sony finally announced that PlayStation 4 owners will ...

By Russ PittsSeptember 26, 2018

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