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The Escapist is an online magazine covering video games, gamers, the gaming industry, and gaming culture. Published by Alexander Macris since its inception, it was edited by Julianne Greer up to June 30, 2009, then by Russ Pitts through September 2011, then by Steve Butts until September 4, 2012, and is currently edited by Susan Arendt. The Escapist was first published on July 12, 2005. The...  MORE

The Escapist is an online magazine covering video games, gamers, the gaming industry, and gaming culture. Published by Alexander Macris since its inception, it was edited by Julianne Greer up to June 30, 2009, then by Russ Pitts through September 2011, then by Steve Butts until September 4, 2012, and is currently edited by Susan Arendt. The Escapist was first published on July 12, 2005. The Escapist originally ran weekly with a main edition published on Tuesday but it is now updated continuously. On the 15th November 2012 it was announced that the Escapist had been acquired by online media company Alloy Digital from its corporate owner, Themis Media, for an undisclosed sum. LESS