Shamus Young Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

The Rise, Fall and Rise of Adventure Games

Like most genre names, the term “Adventure Game” is an unfortunate wreck. The genre is typified by gameplay where you WALK around, LOOK ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 20, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #222: Breen Interviews the Companion Cube

[folder_nav][folder_nav] This space intentionally left blank. Shamus Young is the guy behind Twenty Sided, DM of the Rings, and Stolen Pixels, Shamus Plays, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 20, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 6

[folder_nav] Now that I’ve defeated the snowstorm, I’m at last free to explore all of Canada, experience its rich cultures, and meet its ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 18, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #221: After Curfew, Episode 9

[folder_nav][folder_nav] In case you missed the related news stories: John Carmack ports Rage to the iPhone. Vince Zampella says reviewers should finish games. ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 17, 2010

Experienced Points

Revenge of the Litigated

Last week I heaped on the doom and gloom and talked about how hard it is for a small company (like a game ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 13, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #220: Guilt Wars 2

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Lots of game designers like to talk about innovation. And then the game comes out and it’s another space marine shooter. And ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 13, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 5

[folder_nav] If you remember from last time, I’m here to rescue survivors from this crash. My job is to free people from debris. ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #219: Mythbombers

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Aliens walk among us. Aliens from other planets, who want to harvest our organs, which they use to power the warp drives ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2010

Experienced Points

The Litigation Hammer

Activision has been scoring asshole points at a tremendous rate over the past couple of years. I think they’re on their way to ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #218: Now Hiring

How bad must it suck to be Palpatine’s apprentice? Palpatine spends all day looking for people to kill him. Right in front of ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 4

[folder_nav] If you remember from our previous thrill-packed episode, some generic bug aliens had invaded Earth and then I pressed the buttons to ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #217: The Empire Strikes First

[folder_nav][folder_nav] I just thought the comparison between the two Jedi was interesting. It’s not quite as amusing as Kennedy vs. Lincoln, but it’s ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 3, 2010

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