Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Op-Ed

Microsoft Is Making a What?

Microsoft does this thing. Some call it “assimilation,” others call it “smart business maneuvering,” but the effect is clear even if the morality ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2006

News

The News Room

One of Edward R. Murrow’s most recognizable utterances is “We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.” This quote seems especially meaningful to me ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2006

News

New Releases This Week for … Atari 2600?

BoingBoing was kind enough to share news of a new release for the Atari 2600. Called A-VCS-Tech Chalenge the “new” game is the ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2006

Op-Ed

Escape Radio

The week of July 24th, The Escapist, in association with InsomniaCorp, will present Escape Radio, a bi-weekly, 30-45 minute podcast devoted to mature ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2006

Op-Ed

It’s Coming

For the highly-anticipated anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Escapist, we’ve pulled out all the stops. For starters, we’ll be launching a brand-spankin’ ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 10, 2006

Op-Ed

BlogJam of the Week: Mecha-SonyApple

So here’s how the story goes: Sony’s got this shiny, new PS3 website, which really is spectacular. Well worth the billions of Yen ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2006

Op-Ed

Lester Who?

Esquire magazine’s Chuck Klosterman says that a Lester Bangs of video gaming “doesn’t exist,” but according to 1UP’s Jane Pinckard, he might exist, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 5, 2006

Where There's a Whip

Zombies Ate the Master Chief

It is every man’s nightmare: The dead have awoken, crawled out of their graves and ruined your favorite game. The easy questions (How ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2006

Op-Ed

Sony vs. Ronald Reagan

In 1983, the government of the United States of America destroyed a small island in the Pacific Ocean with an experimental nuclear weapon ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2006

Op-Ed

BlogJam of the Week: Beware of Greeks Cancelling Games

JoystickwithaQ takes the monkey this week with the sad tale of a little, Greek developer that could (not). The tale goes thus: Greek ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2006

News

Escapist Anniversary

The Escapist turns One Year old this July, and to celebrate, we’ll be doing a lot of drinking. Duh. We will also be ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 27, 2006

Editor's Note

It Came From The Escapist

What were you doing when Kennedy was assassinated? When Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface? When the shuttle exploded? Where were ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 27, 2006

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