Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Epic

Cliff Bleszinski: The Escapist Interview

Cliff Bleszinski, aka “CliffyB,” is the last person you’d expect to hear talk about his dog. The poster child for hyper-macho gameplay, who ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2008

Interviews

Producing Gears of War: The Rod Fergusson Interview

Rod Fergusson knows production. At Microsoft, he helped create courseware their consultants use to teach project management, went on to produce MS Train ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: GTA 4: The Best Game I’ve Ever Played

I have to admit to a certain reticence when it comes to praising games. Like most writers, I can usually find something not ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2008

Power of Laughter

The Ludicrous

They say comedy is subjective, that a sense of humor is personal, indefinable, unique like a snowflake. That’s bullshit. Comedy is universal. Everyone ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Editor's Note

Power of Laughter

One of my dirty little secrets is I used to produce a sketch comedy show. This was before my television career took a ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Op-Ed

Open World

I like open world games – in principle. Granted, the worlds are never really open; most max at around small-town size. But compared ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

Editor's Note

Post Mortem

We love it when other people fail. “Tragedy,” said Mel Brooks, “is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall in ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: Turn Based

Rushing to put on jogging pants and get outside to do a few miles before the sun went down, I realized I’m not ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 21, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: The Orange Juice Principle

The line at the DMV was short, and moving quickly. Take a moment to let that sink in. I’ll wait. It was a ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2008

Overtime

Master Chief in Sneakers: Making Life Not Suck

I’ve just reached the bottom of the half-mile hill, the warm-up portion of my run, and it almost broke me. My legs hurt, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2008

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: Swag

I couldn’t help myself; it was a really nice hoodie. They offered it to me at the registration desk at this year’s D.I.C.E. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2008

Editor's Note

The Fiction Issue

The Escapist turns three years old this summer, and during those three years we’ve profiled game industry giants, interviewed superstars, chronicled the rise ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2008

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