Steve Watts Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Batman Begins Again

An alley. A gunshot. Pearls shattering. Batman’s origins in murky Gotham have been told and retold. That moment, in which a child lost ...

By Steve Watts Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2013

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Wii U: Half-Step or Jump Start?

The Wii U launched into the long shadow of impending console generations. While Microsoft and Sony have not made any formal announcements, many ...

By Steve Watts Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2012

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Something Other Than Soldier

War is an easy starting point for videogames. In a medium that thrives on neat, clean conflict, the backdrop of nations fighting against ...

By Steve Watts Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2012

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Fighting for Loyalty

Customer loyalty programs aren’t a particularly new development, but we’ve only seen the videogame industry making strides to adopt them in the last ...

By Steve Watts Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2012

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When Work Feels Like Play

Videogames tend to thrive on bombastic action. Bursts of gunfire, the jarring rock of an explosion, and shouts of pain are commonplace, but ...

By Steve Watts Legacy AuthorMarch 22, 2012

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You?re a War Criminal

Where does one draw an ethical boundary when pretending to commit moral atrocities? That was the question recently raised by a committee meeting ...

By Steve Watts Legacy AuthorDecember 20, 2011