Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Editor's Note

Learning From Failure

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford Fail better. – Samuel Beckett Nothing instructs quite so well ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 21, 2010

Op-Ed

Author Joel Rosenberg Arrested

Influential fantasy and mystery writer Joel Rosenberg is currently embroiled in a labyrinthine legal battle versus the City of Minneapolis, stemming from an ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 20, 2010

Five Favorites 2010

Russ Pitts’ Five Favorites 2010

2010 has been an amazing year for videogames. From indie hits to AAA blockbusters, there’s been a lot to love about this year. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2010

Reviews

Review: Tron: Evolution

Tron: Evolution is that rarest and most wonderful movie-based game: one in which the related media serves as an inspiration, instead of an ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2010

Editorials

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Overview

I’m kind of a purist, so the idea of starting with the really solid presentation of the Old West setting of Red Dead ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2010

Editor's Note

Genre Defining

What’s in a genre? Quite a lot, in fact. But the most important aspect of a genre is that it gives you some ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2010

Genre Defining

Introducing The Escapist’s Genre Wheel

What’s in a genre? Here at The Escapist, we’ve gone around and around on the subject of genre classifications. Sure, they can often ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2010

Reviews

Review: Epic Mickey

Epic Mickey is a tragedy. Narratively and in real life. Epic Mickey is one of the few games I’ve been eagerly anticipating since ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2010

Reviews

Review: Crazy Taxi

It’s hard to meet anyone who doesn’t know about Crazy Taxi. The game was an arcade staple near the turn of the last ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

Editor's Note

No More Space Stations

No More Space Stations … Screw That. The Contrarian View Space … get over it. That’s the message carried aloft on the winds ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2010

Editor's Note

Miss Cleo Predicts Your Gamerscore

To paraphrase Yoda, always in motion is the future of gaming. Microsoft’s Kinect, Sony’s Move and a brand new color of Wii all ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2010

Reviews

Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops

Dear Readers, In response to some confusion on the part of our audience regarding The Escapist‘s policy of awarding review scores solely on ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2010

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