The Escapist is at least decent for seeing what folks like Warren Spector have on their minds. The articles (especially the EVE Online coverage) sometimes contain stories that veteran gamers agree are implausible. They get written because something sort of cool actually happened in an MMOG, but then the writer's fantasy takes over and the rest is a sci-fi story. This is a bit harsh, but some of their articles do deserve this criticism.
As for their layout... I must agree with the poster above who called it trashy. I like to use ctrl-mousewheel a lot to increase text size. Unfortunately, Escapist Mag's presentation is the type that gets completely destroyed by the slightest text-increase.
Still, the magazine is developing into a bit of a MMOG meme nexus, and while it does some annoying things (layout, exaggeration, etc.), it does have its finger approximately on the thoughtful-MMO-player-group pulse.
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The Escapist is at least decent for seeing what folks like Warren Spector have on their minds. The articles (especially the EVE Online coverage) sometimes contain stories that veteran gamers agree are implausible. They get written because something sort of cool actually happened in an MMOG, but then the writer's fantasy takes over and the rest is a sci-fi story. This is a bit harsh, but some of their articles do deserve this criticism. As for their layout... I must agree with the poster above who called it trashy. I like to use ctrl-mousewheel a lot to increase text size. Unfortunately, Escapist Mag's presentation is the type that gets completely destroyed by the slightest text-increase. Still, the magazine is developing into a bit of a MMOG meme nexus, and while it does some annoying things (layout, exaggeration, etc.), it does have its finger approximately on the thoughtful-MMO-player-group pulse.