Shamus Young Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Mine all Minecraft

Some people have claimed that all I do is criticize games. These people are right. I usually stick to analyzing the flaws in ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 8, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #233: The Wonders!

[folder_nav][folder_nav] One of my favorite things to do in Civilization is to play on a small map on one of the lower difficulty ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 12

[folder_nav] Against my better judgment I am once again working for Socrates. Shockingly, my current job doesn’t have me rushing to the site ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #232: The History of Civilization, Part 3

[folder_nav][folder_nav] In Civilization V you sometimes have “great people” born in one of your cities. You can use them to start a golden ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2010

Experienced Points

Age of Kotick

This week John Funk said in his Twitter feed, “Let’s be honest here. We could write the news story ‘Bobby Kotick Opens Door ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #231: The History of Civilization, Part 2

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Yeah, I know Critical Miss did the Gandhi joke last Tuesday. But you just can’t talk about the Civ series without talking ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 11

[folder_nav] Despite my better judgment, I return to Socrates for my reward and for another job. The quest description. By the way: It’s ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #230: The History of Civilization, Part 1

[folder_nav][folder_nav] I played Civilization II back in the late 1990’s. Almost every iteration since then has felt superfluous to me. The newer versions ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2010

Reviews

Your Favorite Game Sucks

There are people who spend forty hours a week working to come up with new ways to entice you to pony up for ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 24, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #229: The Tearful Goodbye

[folder_nav][folder_nav] So Good Old Games went out of business. But not really. Now it’s clear that the service is just getting a facelift ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 24, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 10

[folder_nav] The sun is setting over Millennium City as I return to Socrates. I have recently rescued a shipment of ping-pong balls from ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #228: All Points Bu

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Seventy-nine days. That’s how long APB ran. The box is still on shelves, and I’m sure a few unlucky stragglers will end ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorSeptember 21, 2010

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