The Escapist, Issue 42: The Answer to Everything

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The Answer to the ultimate question of Life, The Universe and Video Games! Issue # 42 of The Escapist is now online. The Escapist, Issue 42: The Answer to Everything (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/42). Articles include:

Shannon Drake: Scratching the Surface (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/42/3)
From the founding of Origin to the rise of NCsoft in the western world, Richard and Robert Garriott have been at the forefront of the games industry since its inception. Shannon Drake and Julianne Greer sit down with the masterminds to discuss the future of online gaming.

Greg Costikyan: The Revolution Began With Paper (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/42/13)
"The revolution didn't begin with Pong, and the game explosion isn't limited to digital media." Greg Costikyan looks at the evolution of game design innovation, and where you the next evolution in games will come from.

Nick Bousfield: Gaming on the Orient Express (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/42/20)
"The game ticks all the boxes required by the arthouse games movement: innovative gameplay with a fresh slant on an old genre, an original graphical approach and a sophisticated, adult story and theme. So why isn't it better known?" Nick Bousfield looks at Jordan Mechner's 1997 masterpiece, The Last Express.

[The-Builder]

He, issue 42. Definetly not a coincidence. :)

[Skjef]

There are things like, in Korea, for example, game machines were banned up until recently because of a holdover from World War II that they didn't want to import Japanese console machines. If you're a gamer in Korea, you're a PC gamer, not a console gamer, and those kinds of things drive it to a uniquely rapid and high point.Crazy. A very interesting tidbit that I've never seen before, and thought I'd point out.

[agentgray]

The Last Express.

I was one of those 100,000 who bought the game. I loved every minute of it.

[thecrazyd]

The Last Express.

I was one of those 100,000 who bought the game. I loved every minute of it.
That game is quite awesome. It behooves anyone who hasn't tried it to check it out.

... and I behoove myself to actually finish it some day.

[Hellstorm]

Oh boy, more Greg Costikyan crap to ignore! Oh wait, he isn't preaching... maybe not ignore but...gloss over.