Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

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Zero Punctuation Shirts Finally Arrive

You can now put your love for The Escapist and Zero Punctuation on display for all to see with one of nine different ...

By Susan ArendtJune 25, 2008

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The Lowdown on This Week’s Downloads

Each week, we’ll help you keep track of the new downloadable content available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. Xbox Live ...

By Susan ArendtJune 20, 2008

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Sony Answers Prayers, Delivers In-Game XMB

And lo, were the cries of the PlayStation faithful for in-game XMB finally answered with firmware update v2.40. A post on the PlayStation.blog ...

By Susan ArendtJune 17, 2008

Editor's Note

Superheroes

To say I did not enjoy high school is a bit of an understatement. My experiences during that time are so woefully cliché ...

By Susan ArendtJune 17, 2008

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Escapist Crew Wows Webby Crowd

The Escapist team was at its most glamorous and witty as it wowed the crowd at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in New ...

By Susan ArendtJune 13, 2008

Context Sensitive

I Am Become Psycho Poker Bitch

Last weekend, I traveled to Pennsylvania to visit with my mom, who didn’t really pay much attention to videogames until I got a ...

By Susan ArendtJune 12, 2008

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DiCaprio Signs On to Portray Atari Creator

Academy Award-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to portray Nolan Bushnell in a biopic about the Atari founder. Paramount Pictures snapped up ...

By Susan ArendtJune 9, 2008

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Resistance Developer Expands to East Coast

Resistance: Fall of Man developer Insomniac Games is expanding eastward and opening offices in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The new studio, set to open ...

By Susan ArendtJune 4, 2008

Context Sensitive

Of Favorite Games and Booty Calls

“What’s your favorite game of all time?” Short of “Hey, can you get me a Wii?” it’s probably the question I get asked ...

By Susan ArendtJune 2, 2008

Reach Out

A Murderer Has Your Email Address

It was late, and I was tired. The police had requested help making sense of certain computer files they had been sent by ...

By Susan ArendtMay 15, 2007

Lightness of Being (a Gamer)

Strangers in a Strange Land

Ellen and her husband had gone to the local nursery to pick out some bushes for their back yard. Natalie had taken her ...

By Susan ArendtApril 10, 2007

Silver Screen, Gold Disc

X-Striking a Blow for the Fans

The cops were a bit unexpected. After several years of guerilla filmmaking, Tim Ekkebus and the rest of the X-Strike crew were used ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 23, 2007

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