Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Op-Ed

Guitar Hero 2 Songs Leaked?

Videogameblogger reported yesterday on a supposed “leak” of almost the entire official Guitar Hero 2 song list. Red Octane would not confirm the ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2006

News

Where’s Radio?

Some of you may have noticed that it’s been a few weeks since the last installment of Escape Radio, and that we’ve been ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2006

Op-Ed

Xbox Live: Harder, Faster, Dumber

I had hoped that this was just a bad dream. A rumor masquerading as news. Gas that felt like a heart attack. But ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2006

Op-Ed

This-Gen (console) Conflict Rages!

We’re about a month away from complete, utter chaos in the game space, so as the major players are busy taking a long, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 4, 2006

All in the Cards

Steve Jackson: The Escapist Interview

Even if you’ve never heard of Steve Jackson, you’ve probably felt his influence. Steve Jackson started his career at Metagaming Concepts, where he ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 3, 2006

Op-Ed

Behind the Veil: Art Criticism

At one place I used to work, I was in charge of writing a daily column about the goings-on “behind the veil” as ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2006

Op-Ed

It’s (console) War!

This holiday season, you, the consumer, will have as many as eight gaming platforms for which to buy new games. And yes, I’m ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2006

Op-Ed

Guitar Hero 2 for Xbox 360 “Next Year”

I dropped my peeps over at Red Octane a quick hello to get a follow-up on the announcements from X06 yesterday. They are ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2006

Op-Ed

Demo Thursday: Sonic, Lego SW II and NLP

To continue my ongoing attempt to create a regularly-scheduled featurette in this space, I will now bring you this review of the few ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2006

Op-Ed

Gran Turismo HD: Stuck in the Hunny Jar

There’s honey inside. Always remember that. No matter how furiously the bees charge out, no matter how many times you get stung, no ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 27, 2006

Hands-On Gaming

OK Computer

When talking about “hands on” gaming, there are multiple avenues of respectable journalism to pursue, as my colleagues in this issue will ably ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2006

Op-Ed

Guitar Bleary

Josh Homme can kiss my ass. Guitar Hero is an unusual game in many respects, as has been widely discussed here and elsewhere ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 25, 2006

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