Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

Review: Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening

Sometimes, when writing reviews, we have a tendency to write more than is necessary. Especially when writing about games we enjoy, like Dragon ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 23, 2010

Editor's Note

I Know Kung Fu

As young men, we live for our fathers’ love. We try to deny it – even to ourselves – but we live for ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 23, 2010

GDC 2010

What Are They Hiding at Lucasarts?

The fact that it was a black van should have been my first clue. They are always smiling, those Lucasarts press folks, and ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2010

Editor's Choice

Gunners and Gamers

They call it the “Call of Duty Effect.” Last December, one of the hottest search terms on Google was for a gun, and ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2010

Editor's Note

Editor’s Choice

There’s been a lot of talk in the past year or so about the global recession and its impact on the games industry. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2010

News

Bioware Says Shooter Combat “Biggest Risk” in Mass Effect 2

“As a designer working on a sequel, I feel I have a responsibility to [the] fans,” says Christina Norman, Lead Gameplay Designer for ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2010

News

Playing Dungeons & Dragons on the Microsoft Surface

Kattan-Wright (center) speaking at GDC while the rest of the team (right) demonstrate playing D&D on the Surface. Several years ago, Microsoft began ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2010

News

Microsoft Believes Peripherals Are Old News

Citing the videogame industry’s birth in commercial arcades, Microsoft’s Eric Havir suggests Surface may be just getting started taking over the game industry. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2010

News

How Borderlands Went From Brown to Brilliant

A lot can change in four years, and nobody knows this as well as Gearbox Software, creators of Borderlands. Their game, born of ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2010

News

Naughty Dog Says Train Level Almost Broke Uncharted 2

Calling fully-movable and transformable set pieces like Uncharted 2‘s train and hotel levels the “holy grail” of action games, Naughty Dog’s Co-Lead Designer, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 12, 2010

News

BioShock 2‘s Big Sister Was a Disaster

According to 2K Marin’s Kent Hudson, there are a few core qualities an enemy character should embody in order for playing a game ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2010

News

Boobs Sell Games, According to Activision

How do you insure your game gets good buzz at a crowded GDC? You throw a party, that’s how. And if you’re really ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2010

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