Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

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Take The Escapist Ghosts Quiz!

They rattle chains, they go bump in the night, and they scare the pants off of Shaggy and Scooby. The transparent undead are ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 15, 2010

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Costume Judge for Hire

I’m still not quite sure why I was volunteered to judge a costume contest at the Carolina Game Summit, given that the closest ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 11, 2010

Good Eats

Wizards and Weight Watchers

I am skulking in the shadows, lurking in a back alley of a particularly unsavory city. I am a bold and brave adventurer, ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 9, 2010

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BioShock 2 Special Edition Unboxing

Curious to see what you get when you plunk down $100 for the Special Edition of BioShock 2? Oh, come on, you know ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 8, 2010

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Take the Escapist BioShock Quiz!

Get ready for your return to Rapture by reminiscing about your first trip beneath the waves. BioShock 2 comes out this week, but ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 8, 2010

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Dialogue Trees

Warning: The following article contains major Mass Effect 2 spoilers. Proceed at your own risk. Games tell stories in many ways. Some, like ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 4, 2010

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Take The Escapist Spaceship Quiz

Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow and show off your spaceship smarts with this quiz. For as long as humans have had ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 1, 2010

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X-Play Celebrates 1000th Episode

I blew the interview with Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb, hosts of X-Play, which celebrates its 1000th episode this coming Monday, February 1. ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 29, 2010

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Spoiler Alert!

In 1994, the Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer, Norway, which meant that events were long over by the time they were broadcast ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 28, 2010

Reviews

Review: Mass Effect 2

There’s a scene in the beginning of Mass Effect 2 when a Cerberus operative walks into the room and shoots someone in the ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 26, 2010

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Take the Escapist Mass Effect Quiz

You can finally get your hands on Mass Effect 2 this week, but before you rejoin Commander Shepard, let’s see how much you ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 25, 2010

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Yes, They’re Gamers, Too

A recent article by Jun-Kai Teoh opined that people who play Farmville aren’t gamers. His rationale for being a real “gamer” – a ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 21, 2010

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