Last week we discussed various theories of game design. We interviewed Trip Hawkins, who began the largest game company in the world, and ...

The Escapist is an odd beast. There are the fine words of our writers, the fancy art, the sleek back-end. But which is ...

The en vogue topic of many U.S. State Legislatures these days appears to be videogames – violent ones, to be specific. Some are ...

I frequently get letters to the editor in which people say things like “my Escapist.” When talking to people outside of the office ...

This issue is not exactly about retro games. Despite the name, “Groovy Games,” we aren’t going to wax poetic about all of our ...

Games’ true specialty as an entertainment medium is interactivity. Books are a solitary activity. Movies and TV are passive processes of being entertained. ...

“It only took us 26 minutes to break it!” I said, laughing. Everyone else was laughing, too. Well, everyone except Alex. You see, ...

“What’s going on with the suits, Virgil?” “Nothing. That’s his suit, I’m trying to fix it.” “He can take a new suit, Virgil. ...

As anyone who has worked in, knows someone who has worked in or really has any vague notion of the media industry can ...

Last week, The Escapist discussed one of the darker spots of gaming – addiction. We discussed what happens, why it happens and even ...

I might be a little obsessed. It’s something that happens to me every now and then. Whenever a new Harry Potter book comes ...

This week’s issue, “Walton’s World,” was originally intended to be about Wal-Mart and its effect on gaming. You know, the place that distributes ...