The Escapist
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The Escapist is an online gaming/geek lifestyle magazine. It was launched in 2005, but the site truly took off when it began hosting video content with its recruitment of Yahtzee Croshaw's Zero Punctuation in 2007. The site has an active forum community and pulls in writers and columnists for all sorts of op-eds in its free, weekly "features", but most tropers will know the site for one of its hosted series.
Escapist-produced works with pages on this wiki include:
- Zero Punctuation
- Extra Punctuation
- Critical Miss
- Moviebob's Big Picture
- Escape to the Movies
- Intermission
- Unskippable
- Miracle of Sound
- Jimquisition
- Firefilm's series:
- No Right Answer
- Media Sandwich
...and have included in the past:
- Apocalypse Lane
- Doomsday Arcade
- Doraleous and Associates
- Extra Credits
- Rebecca Mayes Muses
- There Will Be Brawl
- Unforgotten Realms
At one time the large number of creative people on the Escapist's payroll often led to cooperation, guest appearances, and in-jokes, detailed in the pages above. It can generally be assumed that anyone who makes content for the Escapist has met or spoken with most of the creators who shared their tenure. That being said, there is not a unified "office" for this freelance work, which is spread over the English-speaking world.
In early November 2023, The Escapist (and its parent organization, Gamurz) fired editor-in-chief Nick Calandra and several other employees, and the entire remaining video team, including Yahtzee Croshaw, resigned in protest. The former Escapist employees have started a new channel, Second Wind, which as of early 2024 seems to be successfully displacing Escapist content from the YouTube algorithm.
Not to be confused with the comic book of the same name, or the film of the same name.