Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

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Our Love of Robots Begins With a Pooping Duck

Though it may seem to be a modern conceit, our fascination with lifelike automatons is actually centuries old and features at least one ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 30, 2009

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EA Rickrolls Yahtzee

Yahtzee was pretty angry at the package that EA sent him today, but don’t worry – that was the whole point. It seemed ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 28, 2009

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Exploring Japan’s Fascination With Robots

An affection for robots is an intrinsic part of Japanese culture, but what is it about them that holds such fascination? The Japanese ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 28, 2009

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Take The Escapist Robot Quiz!

Fire up your positronic net to answer ten quick questions about some of your favorite artificial life forms. We at The Escapist love ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 26, 2009

Contests

“Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread” – A Text Adventure

Phantom of the Arcade 2: Shadows, Darkness, and Dread is a text adventure in the style of Infocom classics like Zork and Planetfall. ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 26, 2009

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GameX Day One: Of Robots and Jedi

No-one ever really knows what to expect the first year of a show. Will it be chaos? (Yes, probably.) Will it be good ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 24, 2009

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Hands-On: Dante’s Inferno

Let’s get this out the way: Dante’s Inferno is a God of War clone. It’s not reminiscent of God of War, it doesn’t ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 23, 2009

Context Sensitive

Traitor to the Cause

A few months back, I was fortunate enough to visit BioWare in Edmonton and play Dragon Age: Origins for several hours. Both the ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 22, 2009

Reviews

Review: Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming

Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming (DS) is a puzzle game in which your goal is to harvest vegetables as efficiently as – hey, where ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 21, 2009

Reviews

Review: Saw

Back at E3, I played through the Saw demo with the (understandable) expectation that it would be lackluster, but was delighted and surprised ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 20, 2009

Editor's Note

Everyday Gamer

Although I still think of myself as a typical gamer, the truth is I’m not. I’m part of the machine now, a member ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 20, 2009

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Lights…Camera…Pixar Quiz!

Enjoy a quick quiz about the animated films of Pixar. Popcorn not required, but certainly recommended. Pixar: a company so good at making ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 19, 2009

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