Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

News

Industry Vet to Young Devs: You Might Never Be AAA

Longtime game developer Dave Ellis says that young designers should accept the fact that they may never work on a AAA title like ...

By Susan ArendtApril 14, 2011

Reviews

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Review

The Lego franchise of games has always had its share of issues, like bad camera, iffy controls, and even some bugs, but on ...

By Susan ArendtApril 7, 2011

News

Take Our Wizards & Witches Quiz, My Pretty!

Wizards, witches, mages and magic users are frequent features in geek fiction, so this week’s issue of The Escapist is devoted to all ...

By Susan ArendtApril 4, 2011

News

Name That Voice!

Can you match the actor to the videogame role? Acting for a living is a pretty sweet gig, at least once you make ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 28, 2011

Op-Ed

Why Child of Eden Made Me Cry

I have been trying to play Child of Eden for a very long time. It’s been shown at various industry events that I’ve ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 16, 2011

News

PAX East 2011: Portal 2‘s Writer Didn’t Try to Reinvent the Cake

Portal was perhaps one of the most quoted videogames ever created, but writer Erik Wolpaw says he doesn’t feel any pressure to cram ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 14, 2011

News

PAX East 2011: The Darkness 2 Hands on Preview

After our first look at The Darkness 2 from GDC, some of you commented that the up close and personal conflict looked fun, ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 14, 2011

GDC 2011

Alice: Madness Returns – Preview

American McGee’s Alice was quite the sensation when it was released in 2000. It was dark and edgy, turning the fantastic locales of ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 8, 2011

GDC 2011

The Darkness 2 First Look

If you want to get people’s attention, a crucifixion is a great way to start a demo. Our first look at The Darkness ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 8, 2011

GDC 2011

Uncharted 3: First Look in 3D

Sony decided to make our sneak peek at Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception a bit more interesting by showcasing it in 3d. I’ve never ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 8, 2011

GDC 2011

GDC 2011: Out of This World Became Amazing Almost By Accident

Eric Chahi went into the creation of Out of This World (Another World) with no plan, but a few rules. The result was ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 3, 2011

GDC 2011

GDC 2011: Limbo‘s Puzzle Creator Is Your Enemy

One of the nicest things you could to do Jeppe Carlsen, who helped design Limbo‘s puzzles, is tell him you want to slap ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 3, 2011

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