Shamus Young, Author at The Escapist

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You’ve probably heard about games that were visually downgraded before release. Usually we’ll get a trailer or an E3 demo that shows off ...

By Shamus YoungOctober 16, 2018

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Like I said last week, Marvel’s Spider-Man is a fantastic game that really shines in areas where other games typically struggle. On the other ...

By Shamus YoungOctober 9, 2018

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If you’ve looked at a gaming site in the last month, then you already know that the new Marvel’s Spider-Man game has been ...

By Shamus YoungOctober 2, 2018

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I’m sure you’ve heard about the gaming crash of 1983. Even if you’re too young to remember it personally, the event is still ...

By Shamus YoungSeptember 24, 2018

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Judging by comments and social media interactions, everyone agrees that loot boxes are bad for gamers, but lately I’ve come to conclude they’re ...

By Shamus YoungSeptember 18, 2018

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We think of Steam as the unstoppable juggernaut of digital distribution on the PC. And it is. But Steam is also a very ...

By Shamus YoungSeptember 11, 2018

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Japan does not care about the Xbox. It’s not that the console sells poorly, it’s that it barely sells at all. At the ...

By Shamus YoungSeptember 4, 2018

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The No Man’s Sky NEXT update is out, which has renewed interest in the game. People are talking about No Man’s Sky again and the ...

By Shamus YoungAugust 28, 2018