Shamus Young Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Jailed Spy: CIA Paid Developer to Make Anti-Middle East Games

A man detained in Iran on suspicion of spying for the U.S. claims he worked for Kuma Games. If the story Amir Mirza-Hekmati ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorDecember 20, 2011

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Skyrim Dethrones EA/Activision’s Streak Atop UK Christmas Chart

The last time a game published by a company other than EA or Activision led the UK charts in December was in 2002. ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorDecember 19, 2011

Experienced Points

Diablo III Has Single Player Online

So Diablo III is online only. We know this already. For some this is a terrible betrayal, for others it’s a minor inconvenience, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2011

Experienced Points

Deus Ex – Boss Fights

The consensus seems to be that Deus Ex: Human Revolution is smart, polished, and atmospheric, as well as a worthy sequel to the ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2011

Experienced Points

On Anonymous

I’ve had this column in the back of my head for a while now. Since Extra Credits brought it up, this week seems ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 3, 2011

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #260: The Dark Fortress

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] Last week I said that I liked Sony’s response to the whole “hackers break in and steal everything” deal. This was ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2011

Experienced Points

On the PSN Relaunch Announcement

Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President of Sony Entertainment, has made an official announcement regarding the Playstation Network attacks and the restoration of PSN ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2011

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #259: Don’t Fear the Creeper

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] Death to all creepers! Shamus Young is the guy behind Twenty Sided, DM of the Rings, and Stolen Pixels, Shamus Plays, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2011

Experienced Points

What?s Wrong with Mass Effect 2?

People are wondering why I’ve decided to hate Mass Effect 3 before it even comes out. Well, I don’t. I’m concerned that it ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #258: Where the Boys Are

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] There are 102 Quadrillion Unique Characters in Brink. None of them are female. I’ve said in the past that diversity is ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #257: The Electronic Artists

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] EA has been saying lots of things about Mass Effect 3. Sometimes the things they say contradict their comments made on ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 10, 2011

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #256: The E-Pology

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] Joking aside, Sony is actually handling the PSN outage better than I expected. They’re talking now and engaging in a bit ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2011

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