Kevin Cloud started at id Software in 1992 as an artist. Now he’s a co-owner, having worked on almost every game id’s ever ...

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to hold a virtual round table via conference call with four of the most ...

Some suggest, in this digital age of instant information, print media for videogames has been obsolete for years and is only just now ...

War. What is it good for? In the world of Cyber Nations, quite a bit, actually. Cyber Nations is currently the most active ...

Wizards of the Coast is probably the biggest brand in gaming no one ever thinks about. Despite my years-long affair with Magic: The ...

To compliment Erin Hoffman’s excellent take on the subject of game design programs at the community college and university level, The Escapist recently ...

Richard Newsome is the plaintiff’s attorney in Hernandez v. IGE, a lawsuit recently filed against the notorious real-money trade company. The Escapist‘s own ...

One hundred years after an epic disaster called The Big Wet, the scattered remains of humanity cling to existence in barren desert outposts, ...

In our world, the U.S.S.R. fell, ending the Cold War and depriving the entire creative industry of a worthwhile bad guy. However, the ...

Humanity toils beneath the boot of Dr. Wily and his robots, cowed by the relentless forces arrayed against them. Protoman has fallen, and ...

WizKids’ Pirates of the Spanish Main has it all: an interesting theme, fun mechanics, and most importantly, that addictive quality that somehow makes ...

In a world of MMOG clones, Lockpick Entertainment’s Dreamlords is a curious standout, an MMOG-RTS hybrid. Players use the game’s website to build ...