Issue 177: The Terabyte Tenderloin
Op-Ed

This week, The Escapist takes you into the seedy back alleys of the internet to uncover people and games that are weird, obsessive and occasionally downright disturbing.

Mail Bag

Each week we publish letters sent to us regarding previous issues and highlight particularly interesting forum posts. If you'd like to comment on an article directly, send your letter to editor@escapistmag.com.

Featured Articles

Want to reconnect with the games of your youth? Be prepared to break the law. Les Chappell explores the (not so) seedy underbelly of the online abandonware community.

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Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! isn't the be-all-end-all erotic underage witch-touching game, but there's something to be said for being the first. Brad Rice probes the gameplay of this not-so-obscure DS classic.

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It's rare to be able to witness an extinction in progress, especially in videogames. Tom Endo examines the steady decline of the ARC community, a crew of retro-savants devoted to a dying game.

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What happens when the war against Serious Business becomes Serious Business itself? Steven Croop analyzes Project Chanology, Anonymous' now legendary battle against the Church of Scientology.

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Most people are raised to know right from wrong, but a visit to the grey expanse of the internet can change everything. Russ Pitts tells us of his time in that no-man's land, where morals are for people who could afford them and all the music is free.