Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Limited Fourth Edition of Halo Reach Spotted

Microsoft is now shipping a special VIP edition of Halo Reach containing the game, a custom controller and a copy of the novel ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2010

Editor's Note

Deathmatch

Computers suck at getting inside your head. They can do a lot of things, but that’s not one of them. A computer can ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2010

The Writers' Room

Mafia II is Not a Game

There is a product being sold right now called Mafia II. You will need a gaming machine and familiarity with playing games in ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 1, 2010

Reviews

Review: Mafia II

Mafia II is one of the most immersive, rewarding videogame experiences you will ever play – if you have the patience for it. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 31, 2010

Editor's Note

Second Banana

I hate sidekicks. I especially hate the videogame sidekicks who are always bumping you when you’re trying to line up a headshot, standing ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 24, 2010

Editor's Note

You’re Wrong

You’re wrong. What about? It doesn’t matter. Pick something. Scan your brain for an opinion you hold deeply, a fact the truth of ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2010

Reviews

Preview: Civilization V

Recently 2K invited us to New York City to preview Civ V, gave us a brief presentation on the game and then ushered ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2010

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: RealID and Why Hate Speech is the Least of Our Worries

If you were alive and conscious over the past two weeks, it would have been practically impossible for you to ignore the news ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2010

Editor's Note

Cold Dark Heart

Human beings are optimists, in general. Hell, we have to be. The slings and arrows life throws our way on a daily basis ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorAugust 3, 2010

Editor's Note

Massively Casual

I didn’t realize the AAA game industry was getting younger, I thought it was always mostly 23-year-olds all the way back to when ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

Massively Casual

The Man Who Would be Zynga

There’s a revolution happening in gaming. It’s been happening so swiftly and so subtly you may not have noticed until now, when it’s ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2010

Reviews

Review: Crackdown 2

Forget story – Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360) doesn’t have one. Or, it does, really, but it doesn’t matter. You won’t care about it ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 23, 2010

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