Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

Review: Dead Space

When you first fire up Dead Space (and I do mean “when,” not “if”), you’ll be struck by a nagging feeling that you’ve ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2008

Dressed to Kill (and loot)

The Dice They Carried

I hadn’t used my dice in years. Wasn’t sure I still had them, even. I used to carry them in a small, brown ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 28, 2008

Reviews

Review: Fallout 3

There’s no other way to say it: I was deeply and profoundly affected by this game. I don’t need to lay it all ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 28, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: Flinging Dudes is Never Not Fun

I like Star Wars. Whatever else may be written about me after I’m gone, please allow this simple statement to persevere. I wouldn’t ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2008

Reviews

Review: Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Run and shoot. Sometimes jump. That’s what games were like in the 80s and early 90s; running, shooting and sometimes jumping. That’s all ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 18, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: Sailing to My Doom

I remember it was covered with rust. Which, considering it spent its days bobbing up and down in the salt water of the ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2008

Reviews

Review: Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

I used to say the only game I ever needed (had I to choose only one) would be Mercenaries. It’s not Tom Clancy. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 4, 2008

Heart and Seoul

Baang You’re Dead

It’s inevitable: You’re going to die. I’m sorry to break this to you. I wish it weren’t so. Death is the one inescapable ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: Why Isn’t It Fun?

It’s hard not to love this job. In spite of the long hours, the irascible demands of our audience and the occasional aneurysm, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

News

Where’s My Video?

Hey folks, we’re experiencing a temporary, hopefully brief outage of our video system. Sorry for the heartache, but we’re working on it. Stay ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2008

E3 2008

Wilson Candidacy in Turmoil

Mike Wilson isn’t a politician, or a big thinker. He’s just a game company CEO who’s had enough. Enough infighting, enough censorship and ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: The Extra E in E3

As you read this, I’ll be stepping off the plane in Los Angeles, picking up my rental car and loading up a metric ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2008

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