Four years of The Escapist

It is with great respect that I encourage you to celebrate 4 years and 210 issues of the popular gaming magazine The Escapist with the latest issue: “E-volution.”

The 210th issue of The Escapist is all about change: how the industry has changed, how the games have changed, how The Escapist has changed and even the changes that are waiting in the wings of a glorious future (I hope).

Inside this commemorative Fourth Birthday issue you’ll find a number of interesting articles including “Time to Move On” by EIC Russ Pitts, “The Incredible Disappearing Teacher” by Rob Zacny, “Memory Lane” by Leigh Alexander, “The Escapist’s 4th Anniversary Birthday Bash Quiz,” an exclusive interview with Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw and a special thank-you to all past and current contributors.

If you’re looking for something interesting to read, then check out The Escapist Issue #210.

My only advice for the new Editor in Chief? It needs more Susan Arendt.

Tomb Raider Underworld UK Review Pressure?

Sometimes, when review scores look like they are going to be very bad for a game, instead of trying to control the message, publishers may try to control the timing. That is apparently the case with Tomb Raider Underworld reviews going live in the United Kingdom. John Keefer wrote an article about this in Sept. (see From the Pulpit: Are Embargoes Really Necessary? ) , and stories like this only further the need to examine the use of embargoes.

The first hint that this was happening came from a twitter post from Gamespot UK journalist Guy Cocker, who said that Eidos’ UK PR representatives had asked journalists to not post a review if the score was below 8.0.

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