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Microsoft Studios Exec Cautions Valve on Launching Hardware
Microsoft Studios Exec Cautions Valve on Launching Hardware Phil Harrison warns Valve that, despite its size, it may be entering a "really tough business". The news of Valve's Linux-powered Steam Box...
View ArticlePoll: New to the Escapist/ Floaters like me.
So this is my first one ever being a member of the escapist for a long time now just wondering how many new people are new on here (those that have been members for under a year). Plus how many are...
View ArticlePoll: Women In Front Line Combat Role
I recently read a few articles about female military members in the US in court to allow themselves to be placed in front line combat roles, I've heard about this in the UK military as well but not to...
View ArticleWhat difficulty do you start with?
I've been playing games for a long time, and the past couple years I've felt that games just aren't as challenging as they used to be. Due to both my experience and the fact that games really are...
View ArticleGood idea, shit game
So I was looking back at the Guild 2: renaissance, and I was left a bit sad. It had plenty of potential, plenty of good ideas if done correctly. Yet it was almost completely broken, and was a shell of...
View ArticleScience is based on faith?
I know mentioning Extra Credits here is somewhat taboo, but I am not so much interested in them as much as the can of worms they just inadvertently opened. In their recent two videos they pointed out...
View ArticlePoll: Do you listen to rap?
Just curious as to whether The Escapist is a fan of rap or not. I used to listen to the odd bit here and there, though I've been getting a bit more into it lately. Mos Def (who apparently goes by a...
View ArticlePoll: Is Spec Ops: the Line overrated?
*Puts on flame suit, hides behind bullet proof glass* Okay, I liked Spec Ops. It was good, some of the time. However, every time it pops up on these forums people call it "A SHOW OF HOW OUR MEDIUM IS...
View ArticleI will gift one person any $10 Steam game(s) they want. [CLOSED]
EDIT: THIS IS OVER NERDS. Oh crap, here I am again, giving things away to people I don't know. So it's 3:10am my time, here in New Mexico. Tonight, between 10 and 11pm (depending when in that window I...
View Articleboys have a penis girls have a vagina
so again i once had a friend who didn't know men had a penis until she was 18. so when and how did you find out and can anyone even come close to 18 years old anymore in these days of internets and...
View ArticleNew Zealand, Australia higher then U.S in freedom Index
New Zealand leads the way in human freedom according to an international index that ranks 123 countries. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10858183 Top 10 Countries: 1....
View ArticleWe Are Our Avatars VI (Open)
Welcome to We Are Our Avatars VI Ahem. Welcome to We Are Our Avatars VI, or WAOAVI for short. My name is Saltyk, and I will be acting as the Game Master for this thread. That means that I am more or...
View ArticleWhy Dark Souls isn't a good game - a Hardcore gamers reaction to first...
The main problem I find with Dark Souls is that it isn't well designed. My biggest gripe with it is that there is no pause button, no map, no tutorial not even explanations. One might argue that...
View ArticlePoll: Do you prefer to be good or evil in games with a binary moral choice...
So I was playing through Dishonored recently (which is generally a great game and tickled all of my stealthrogenous zones), and went for the non-lethal, minimal-contact approach. I noticed that in the...
View ArticlePoll: Respect, Religion and Offense
When I mentioned the potential creation of this thread it to a poster I happened to be arguing with, I didn't expect to end up creating it, but I've decided I see enough of the arugment to warrant its...
View ArticlePoll: Is Spec Ops: the Line overrated?
*Puts on flame suit, hides behind bullet proof glass* Okay, I liked Spec Ops. It was good, some of the time. However, every time it pops up on these forums people call it "A SHOW OF HOW OUR MEDIUM IS...
View ArticleThe game that got you into gaming
Hey everyone, a new, wet behind the ears second-time poster here! Look back and find the game that made you realize you truly wanted more of the medium. You may have played other games before, but this...
View ArticleJimquisition: Desensitized to Violence
Desensitized to Violence Description: Warning -- Contains graphic content. If you don't want to see disturbing Internet things, skip the footage starting at 1:20 and ending at 1:49. As the mainstream...
View Articleboys have a penis girls have a vagina
so again i once had a friend who didn't know men had a penis until she was 18. so when and how did you find out and can anyone even come close to 18 years old anymore in these days of internets and...
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