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Take-Two CEO Expects Grand Theft Auto IV Sales Will Beat Predictions

Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has predicted that Grand Theft Auto IV, which was released today, will beat the sales forecasts of leading industry ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

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EA Chief Creative Officer Departing in June

Electronic Arts Chief Creative Officer William “Bing” Gordon has left the company to take a position at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Power of Laughter

Team Roomba

You notice something amiss: The Scout is stuck halfway up the wall. This is problematic. Normally, it’d only be problematic for the Scout. ...

By Kieron Gillen Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Power of Laughter

My Friends are Funnier Than Your Writers

The essence of humor is surprise. Some things are funny because we don’t expect them at all, and others because we expect them ...

By John Evans Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Power of Laughter

Hey Baby, What’s Your Sign?

For a 15-year-old Belgian high school freshman in 1988, I spent a considerable amount of time trying to get a 40-year-old American software ...

By Ronald Meeus Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Power of Laughter

The Ludicrous

They say comedy is subjective, that a sense of humor is personal, indefinable, unique like a snowflake. That’s bullshit. Comedy is universal. Everyone ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Editor's Note

Power of Laughter

One of my dirty little secrets is I used to produce a sketch comedy show. This was before my television career took a ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Power of Laughter

How to Cheer Yourself Up

You know what’s hilarious? All the sad buggers. People who live in the richest countries in the history of the world; with cheap ...

By Colin Rowsell Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Letters to the Editor

Power of Laughter

In response to “Footprints” from The Escapist Forum: Let me just say, that this issue of the Escapist has been great. They say ...

By The Escapist Staff Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

Op-Ed

Open World

I like open world games – in principle. Granted, the worlds are never really open; most max at around small-town size. But compared ...

By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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New Study Shows Positive Effects of Casual Gaming

The results of a study by the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at East Carolina University have been released, showing that casual ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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SilverBirch Buys Lighthouse

Canadian digital media company SilverBirch has announced a not-quite-blockbuster deal to buy Netherlands publisher Lighthouse Interactive for $4 million.The company will acquire all ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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