The Escapist (magazine)

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The Escapist
The Escapist Magazine Issue 1.jpg
Cover for The Escapist's first issue: "Gaming Uber Alles"
Type of site
Video game website
Available inEnglish
OwnerEnthusiast Gaming
EditorsNick Calandra
URLwww.escapistmagazine.com/v2
LaunchedJuly 12, 2005; 16 years ago (2005-07-12)

The Escapist (formerly known as Escapist Magazine) is an American video game website and online magazine. First published as a weekly online magazine by Themis Media on July 12, 2005,[1] The Escapist eventually pivoted to a traditional web journalism format[2] and became well known for a roster of popular video series.

In 2018, Escapist Magazine launched Volume Two, a rehauled website in conjunction with its purchase by Enthusiast Gaming, which also owns Destructoid.[3] The site name reverted to The Escapist in April 2020.[4]

History[]

2005–2011: Founding and popularity[]

The Escapist was conceived as a PDF-format magazine by Themis Media, whose president Alexander Macris had previously found success with its sister site WarCry Network. Editor-in-chief Julianne Greer had not been involved in the gaming industry before The Escapist, and had a background in marketing and new media.[5]

The premier issue featured pieces from well-known gaming-community authors including Jerry Holkins, Kieron Gillen, and John Scott Tynes. Following issues included work by Tom Chick, Allen Varney, Jim Rossignol and other top writers from in and outside the game industry, including a four-part piece by leading game designer Warren Spector.[6] According to Themis, by late 2006 the website had 150,000 monthly readers.[5] The website MMORPG.com noted that the webzine had become the "flagship brand" for Themis, which runs other websites and ventures related to the gaming industry, with the reputation of "a widely read and highly respected form of game journalism" and "paying writers top dollar".[6]

On July 9, 2007, the site relaunched with a completely new design, which also saw the end of the weekly PDF issues and a shift in layout to one more similar to other websites.[7] Although the weekly topic and publish schedule was retained, new regular content additions included more game reviews, editorial articles, conference coverage, and a relaunch of Shoot Club by Tom Chick.

The most notable addition to the content lineup was Zero Punctuation, a weekly animated review series that led to a four-fold increase in web traffic.[8] Within the next four years, The Escapist contracted several creators including LoadingReadyRun, Miracle of Sound, and , as well as helping launch Extra Credits as a rebrand of its creators' videos.

In 2010, The Escapist launched a membership service called the Publisher's Club which for $20 a year removed advertisements from the site, conferred forum benefits and entry into special contests.[9]

2011–2018: Dispute and decline[]

Around the end of July 2011, there was a dispute between The Escapist and James Portnow, the producer of Extra Credits.[10] After not being paid for months, the Extra Credits team needed to pay for surgery for their artist, Allison Theus. They began a charity fund on RocketHub, separate from The Escapist, and received substantially more money than was necessary for Theus's surgery. They planned to use this extra money to create a game publishing label, where the revenue would go directly into funding subsequent projects.[10][11] Alexander Macris, owner and co-founder of The Escapist, stated the money should have been used to create more episodes of Extra Credits for The Escapist and to compensate Themis Media for donation incentives, such as premium memberships and T-shirts.[12]

During the dispute, a number of other contracted creators spoke out in support of Extra Credits, relaying similar stories of mistreatment by the management. Among them were MovieBob, Jim Sterling, LoadingReadyRun, and the creators of No Right Answer. Later, those creators would also break ties with The Escapist, leaving Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw as the sole contracted creator by 2017. As a result, Extra Credits broke ties with The Escapist, moving to Penny Arcade and later becoming independent.

Macris would later become involved with the sale of Themis Media to Alloy Digital, as well as supporting the Gamergate controversy in 2014 by openly adopting stricter policies.[13]

On November 15, 2012, it was announced that Themis Media had been acquired by Alloy Digital for an undisclosed sum.[14] For a few years afterwards, Alloy cross-promoted Smosh Games on The Escapist. In 2014, Alloy Digital merged with Break Media to form Defy Media,[15] with a consolidated portfolio that did not mention The Escapist.

On January 21, 2015, Defy Media announced it was cutting staff across a portfolio of its main sites including The Escapist, GameTrailers and GameFront.[16] In 2016, The Escapist laid off a 'number of employees' and shuttered its main office in Durham, North Carolina leaving the website's main operation out of Seattle.[17]

By late 2017, the site was reduced to Croshaw, a small streaming team and the editor-in-chief with the closure of the site seeming imminent as the community volunteers were the only contributors to the site besides Croshaw.[18]

2018–present: Relaunch[]

In July 2018, The Escapist was purchased by Enthusiast Gaming, owner of Destructoid,[19] and a relaunch was announced with former editor-in-chief Russ Pitts at the helm,[20] which came into effect September 2018 and the website name changed to Escapist Magazine Volume Two.[21] The Big Picture, produced by MovieBob, was the first series to be officially relaunched alongside the continued Zero Punctuation.[22] Following a Twitter exchange with Zoë Quinn over a now-deleted article about Gamergate, Russ Pitts announced he would be taking a "voluntary leave of absence" from The Escapist in February 2019.[23] Nick Calandra, who joined the site in 2019 as the Managing Director of Video, replaced Pitts as Editor-in-Chief in July 2019.[24]

In April 2020, the site name reverted to The Escapist. The site also launched The Escapist +, which allows readers to view the site without advertisements.[4] Management under Calandra saw a surge in original content as the site transitioned from a gaming news focused site to a more gaming commentary based site. In October 2020, Bob Chipman's contract with The Escapist was not renewed.[25] Later in October, the Escapist Movies YouTube channel was relaunched.[26] In April 2021, the Escapist Plays YouTube Channel was relaunched as "The Escapist Live".[27] In May 2021, the Escapist Movies YouTube channel merges with the main Escapist YouTube channel.[28]

Hosted content[]

The Escapist has hosted a number of ongoing video series, columns and streams, most of which pertain to video games, although they have expanded to other aspects of geek culture. Content is dispersed across their site,[29][30] YouTube channels,[31][32] and Twitch channel.[33] Their podcasts can be found across YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.

Current series[]

Zero Punctuation[]

Zero Punctuation is a weekly video game review series created by Croshaw. Every Wednesday, Croshaw plays an animated caricature of himself who doesn't stop speaking for any punctuation, hence the name of the series.[34] It has an accompanying livestream series, Post-ZP.[35]

Slightly Something Else[]

Slightly Something Else, formerly Slightly Civil War[36], is a live podcast starring Croshaw and Jack Packard discussing general video game topics hosted every Tuesday on the Escapist YouTube Channel.[37]

Yahtzee's Dev Diary[]

Yahtzee's Dev Diary is a video series by Croshaw where he examines and gives his insights on game design, writing and general creativity every Tuesday fortnight. For season one, he developed 12 games within 12 months. For season two, he began development on Starstruck Vagabond.[38]

Review in 3 Minutes[]

Review in 3 Minutes are short review videos on recent video games, TV shows and films with contributors KC Nwosu, Amy Campbell, Jesse Galena and Will Cruz for the video game segments and Darren Mooney and Packard for the TV and film side.[39] The videos are released on their review embargoes. The video game side comes with an accompanying livestream series, Post-3MR.[40][41]

In the Frame[]

In the Frame is a biweekly video series/column by Darren Mooney that focuses on TV shows and movies where he examines relevant topics relating to pop-culture.[42]

Snapshot[]

Snapshot is a videos series/column by Marty Sliva where he highlights a particular moment in a video game and why it stands out.[43]

The Escapist Show[]

The Escapist Show is a video series/podcast hosted by Calandra and Packard, where they discuss the games they have been playing and the week's video game-related topics every Sunday. Occasionally, a guest will be brought on for the show or for a separate interview video.[44]

The Escapist Movie Podcast[]

The Escapist Movie Podcast is a live podcast hosted by Packard and Mooney, streamed on the Escapist YouTube channel, where they discuss the weekly topics in TV and film with rotating guests.[45]

Behind Schedule[]

Behind Schedule is a monthly video series by Galena focused on playing and reviewing older games for the first time with a modern perspective.[46]

A Marvelous Escape[]

A Marvelous Escape is a weekly video series hosted by Packard, Mooney, and Nwosu where they discuss the latest Marvel shows and film.[47]

Ask the Creators[]

Ask the Creators is a monthly video series where The Escapist team answer audience-submitted questions released on The Escapist YouTube channel.[48]

Gameumentary[]

Gameumentary is a documentary/interview series focusing on video game development and the people behind the production of video games.[49] It was founded in January 2017 by Calandra and acquired by Escapist's parent company Enthusiast Gaming in October 2018.[50] All Gameumentary content was moved under Escapist in July 2019 after Calandra's promotion to Managing Editor of Video.[51]

Livestreaming[]

The Escapist has multiple weekly series streamed live across YouTube and Twitch.[52][53][54]

Escape from the Law[]

Escape from the Law is a fortnightly column by Adam Adler discussing topics in geek culture from a legal perspective.[55]

Second Look[]

Second Look is a weekly column by Elijah Beahm focusing on highlighting under appreciated games from recent memory.[56]

Hidden Gems[]

Hidden Gems, formerly Friday Freebies [57], is a weekly column by Amy Davidson focused on recommending low-profile indie games on Steam.[58]

The Takeaway[]

The Takeaway is a weekly column by Sliva analyzing the latest news in the games industry.[59]

Escape the Galaxy[]

Escape the Galaxy is a weekly video series hosted by Sliva, Rachel Kaser, and Omar Ahmed where they discuss the latest Star Wars shows and film.[60]

Industry Interviews[]

Industry Interviews is a video interview series hosted by Calandra as an extension of the Escapist Show, it features rotating guests from the video game industry to discuss upcoming projects and related topics.[61]

Area of Effect[]

Area of Effect is a weekly column by Chris McMullen analyzing specific moments in video games and their significance.[62]

New Narrative[]

New Narrative is a column by Andrei Pechalin analyzing video game design decisions every Wednesday fortnight.[63]

The Stuff of Legends[]

The Stuff of Legends is a column by Beahm analyzing the deeper, more obscure lore of popular franchises every Saturday fortnight.[64]

Spoiled[]

Spoiled is a column by Kaser highlighting points of video game narratives and analyzing their significance.[65]

Past series[]

March Mayhem: Developer's Showdown[]

March Mayhem: Developer's Showdown (commonly referred to as March Mayhem or simply MM) was an annual event hosted by The Escapist to determine the most popular video game developer in the industry. The event was first introduced in 2008 and ran until 2015. It takes the form of a series of opinion polls, split into four divisions (North, South, East and West) each consisting of 16 developers. In each round, developers are eliminated down to two, who then compete in the grand final.

The event was criticised by many site members due to the site's policy of allowing developers to advertise on their own websites and games in order to gain votes. Further criticism ensued in 2010 when Zynga was permitted to enter the competition despite multiple controversies surrounding the business practices of the company and debates whether Facebook applications could be considered games.[citation needed] There was also significant controversy over the 2011 result, considering winner Mojang had not officially released a game as of March 2011.[citation needed] As a result of this criticism and a generally negative opinion of the contest by Escapist users, March Mayhem did not take place in 2013, but was then revived in 2014 in much the same format, albeit with greater community input in the initial 16 developers chosen.

Results[]

Year Winner Runner-up Ref.
2015 BioWare Telltale [214]
2014 Valve Firaxis [215]
2012 Valve BioWare [216]
2011 Mojang BioWare [217]
2010 Valve BioWare [218]
2009 Turbine BioWare [219]
2008 Turbine Harmonix [220]

The Escapist Games Showcase[]

The Escapist Indie Showcase was held from June 11–14, 2020 focusing on indie games. The main showcase video was aired first on June 11 and was akin to a Nintendo Direct in format as well as featuring messages from the developers behind the games. Streams were held after the showcase where The Escapist team played some of the games while interviewing their developers live. They partnered with GOG for the event.[221]

The Escapist Games Showcase was held from November 10–12, 2020, as part of the digital EGLX event.[222]

Awards[]

In May 2008, The Escapist won the Webby Award and 2008 People's Choice Award for Best Video-Game Related Website. The Escapist also won this award in 2009 after a protracted voting battle between the members of The Escapist and the website GameSpot. In 2011 The Escapist again won three Webby Awards: Best Games-Related Website, People's Voice Best Games-Related Website and People's Voice Best Lifestyle Website.[223][224][225][226] The Escapist also received a Mashable Open Web Award for Best Online Magazine in 2009[227] and was named one of the 50 Best Websites by Time magazine in 2011.[228]

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