The Escapist

The Escapist is an online magazine covering video games, gamers, the gaming industry, and gaming culture. Published by the Themis Group, it is edited by Julianne Greer, and was first published on July 12, 2005. The Escapist, which claims "print-quality writing", runs weekly with a main edition published on Tuesday; originally, a weekend extra edition was published on Friday. Each issue addresses a particular theme related to gaming culture. It is free and only available online. The premiere issue featured pieces from well-known gaming-community authors including Tycho Brahe, Kieron Gillen, and John 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. According to Themis, by late 2006 the website had 150,000 monthly readers. The website MMORPG.com noted that the webzine had become the "flagship brand" for Themis, which runs other... full article at wikipedia