Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

Alt+Escape

Alt+Escape: Closure

Welcome to Alt+Escape, our weekly pick of browser-based games to help you start your weekend a little early. Check back each Friday for ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 13, 2009

Reviews

Review: R-Type Dimensions

R-Type Dimensions, downloadable from Xbox Live Arcade, is what we old-time gamers call a “shoot-em-up,” or “shmup” for short. If you’ve ever played ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 10, 2009

Editor's Note

Of Love and Games

Games are an important part of my life, but the kind I choose to play at any given moment depends largely on my ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 10, 2009

Reviews

Review: Savage Moon

We have a gaming room here at The Escapist offices, but given that our space is a wee bit limited, it also doubles ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 5, 2009

Reviews

Review: The Maw

As Xbox Live Arcade title The Maw begins, you are having a very bad day. First, you are dragged through a spaceship and ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 27, 2009

News

Bad Hair, Classic Games

Long, long ago, the hit TV show That’s Incredible hosted one of the very first televised videogame competitions. It was awesome then, and ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 23, 2009

News

Hilarious Fable 2 Parody

Remember the ‘What will you become?’ campaign for Fable 2? Well, even if you don’t, this video parody of it is still hilarious. ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 23, 2009

News

Where the Hell Is Matt? – the Game Version

The gang from Team Fortress 2 are dancing their way across the world of gaming, Matt-style. In case you’re not familiar with the ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 22, 2009

News

Four New Spore Games Coming This Year

Will Wright is making good on his promise that Spore isn’t just game, it’s a franchise; four new titles are due out this ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 22, 2009

News

Game Journalist Dead in Apparent Murder/Suicide

Former game journalist Jason Montes was found dead in his home on Sunday after an apparent murder/suicide. According to police, Montes, who once ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 22, 2009

Reviews

Review: Cuboid

Like all good puzzle games, the premise for Cuboid, available for download from the PlayStation Network, can be summed up in a single ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 21, 2009

Editor's Note

Minority Report

When I was little, I used to watch Looney Toons every day after school. Bugs Bunny was, I thought, the epitome of comic ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 13, 2009

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