Russ Pitts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: I, John Marston

Red Dead Redemption is not a role playing game. Although it could be argued that all games – in that they cause you ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 22, 2010

News

Mafia II Producer Explains Mafia‘s Infamous “Race Car Level”

The reason the race car level in Mafia wound up being incredibly aggravating is so simple, you may not actually believe it. “It ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 22, 2010

Reviews

Preview: Mafia II

There’s a stealth level in Mafia II. You could be cynical and assume that’s because the game’s publisher (2K Games) insisted on it, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010

Editor's Note

Playing a Role

You don’t have to be a sociologist to note that roleplaying is often a punch line, and, if we’re being honest with ourselves, ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010

Summer Picks 2010

The Escapist Staff’s Summer Picks: Russ

It’s become a tradition here at The Escapist to do a “Five Favorites” roundup at the end of the year, where each of ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2010

Smile and Nod

Smile and Nod: My Favorite Villain is Me

My favorite videogame villain of all time has to be Admiral Thrawn, from Star Wars: TIE Fighter. It certainly helps that by the ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2010

Editorials

Epic Mickey: Warren Spector’s Epic Gamble

“I hold up my own career as an example of the ability to do original work in someone else’s sandbox.” Warren Spector If ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2010

Editor's Note

Anti/Villain

I always root for the bad guys. Watching movies, reading comic books or what have you, the set-up always seem the same: Some ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

Editor's Note

Happy Anniversary

As I write this, members of Team Escapist are preparing to celebrate our hard-won 5th birthday by running around shooting each other with ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2010

Editor's Note

Constructive Criticism

The internet is a great and wonderful thing. I lose track attempting to count the number of ways it has enhanced my life. ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 29, 2010

News

When Games are Sold Like Guns: An Interview with the ECA’s Hal Halpin

In April of this year, the United States Supreme Court announced that they had agreed to hear a case submitted by the State ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2010

E3 2010

E3 2010: Interview with Deadliest Catch?s Captain Sig Hansen

One of my favorite demos at E3 2010 was in the unlikeliest of places: The Discovery Channel booth. It was actually the Crave ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2010

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