Shamus Young Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

The Game Crash of 2013?

I’ve often used this space to complain about the way this industry is being run, about how publishers have a narrow view that’s ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2013

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The Ebert of Videogames

A couple of weeks ago Warren Spector asked the question, “Where’s Gaming’s Roger Ebert?” Most people know who Spector is, but if you’re ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJuly 30, 2013

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Save the Xbox!

Now that the dust has settled around the entire Xbox One controversy and we’re all done heaping shame on the folks in Redmond, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2013

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Tutorial Torture

If you’ve played any of the BioShock games you’ve probably noticed the really goofy tutorial messages that pop up at nonsensical times. Like, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJuly 2, 2013

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In Defense of Silent Protagonists

I have heard it said the Gordon Freeman is a bad character because he never says anything. The same is said about Chell ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 4, 2013

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Nintendo Wants Its Cut

Can someone call Nintendo for me? We’ve been out of touch for a few years, and I’ve lost Nintendo’s number. Also I don’t ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2013

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Violent Videogames are Awesome

Note: Most of the data linked in this article comes from sources that relate to the United States. It’s not because I don’t ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 14, 2013

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Reviving The Classics

Last week I suggested reviving some old Lucasarts titles. Some people wanted to see the older games like Grim Fandango, The Dig, Day ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 7, 2013

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Lucasarts Games that Deserve Another Shot

So Disney closed Lucasarts. It’s not necessarily the end of Lucasarts games, of course. If they’re interested, Disney could easily license out the ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2013

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Why We Have Checkpoint Saves

I’ve always been a big fan of being able to save and load the game at any time. I hate that feeling where ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Thief‘s Risky Reboot

A bit over week ago we saw the first real trailer for the upcoming Thief game. This led to a fresh round of ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2013

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Explaining BioShock Infinite

Warning: BioShock Infinite spoilers ahead! So, the end of BioShock Infinite is confusing. It does a reveal, then another, then another, and it ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2013

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