Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Op-Ed

World Cyber Games Championship

This morning, Razor and I are getting on a plane to go cover the World Cyber Games national championship at the Aladdin resort ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2006

Op-Ed

AGC: Dell Speaks

Michael Dell gave a standing-room only “Fireside Chat” (there was no fire) on Thursday at AGC. Members of the press were asked to ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 14, 2006

Op-Ed

AGC: The Future of Virtual Worlds

Raph Koster, Cory Ondrejka and Corey Bridges discuss the future of MMOs, and how you’ll be a part of it. The first panel ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2006

Op-Ed

AGC: Lunch with Warren Spector

Mongolian BBQ, in downtown Austin, is a horrible place to eat. I say this sincerely. It’s one of those theme restaurants where they ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2006

Op-Ed

Stargate Opening: Incoming Traveler

At AGC, I had the pleasure to speak with industry veterans Joe Ybarra and Dan Elggren, VP of Product Development and Senior Producer, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006

Refrigerators to Eskimos ...

“I’m Evil”

Jack, John and Joe are talking about games. Jack has played a new game. He likes it. He tells John and Joe, who, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006

Op-Ed

We’re Going to Vegas!

Somebody got stupid and asked Razor and Me to cover the World Cyber Games Championship. Where’s my “get out of jail free” card? ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2006

News

Escape Radio Episode Four

It’s time for Escape Radio, the audio program with its ear to the ground, a foot in the door and its heart in ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2006

Op-Ed

Notes from AGC: The Future of Online Gaming

There’s a lot of buzz about Second Life at AGC. A lot. In fact, the two titles peppering almost every conversation here are ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2006

Op-Ed

Left Behind Demo

We got word today that the demo for Left Behind: Eternal Forces was up, and we tried it in multiplayer and single-player. For ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 1, 2006

Op-Ed

Project X: Serious Games

We don’t talk a lot about the Serious Games movement here at The Escapist, at least not as such. If you look back ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2006

Op-Ed

Take Me To The River

“Two of Clubs on the Turn – no help there.” I said to myself, as the dealer flipped over the fourth. I was ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2006

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