As of this year, Steve Buts is the Editor in Chief of The Escapist. In this role he is responsible for the oversight of content posted on at EscapistMagazine.com, including reviews, news, articles, and vidoes. Steve will be calling in to share his experiences working with The Escapist at 8PM, so if you have anything you’d like to know about the life of the Editor in Chief of one of the internet’s best Gaming websites, this will be your chance to have them answered!
How terrible was school for you as a child? Honestly.
On a serious note, what’s it like running what is now a site heavy on video content compared to one that is primarily text.
What was the decision to move away from the weekly series of articles to the occasional one every week? I miss those. Particularly the opportunity to potentially write one.
Have you ever considered changing your Name?
Who draws in the most people to the escapist? Zero Punctuation or Unskippable?
What advice would you give to a college student that, while aware of the incredible effort and sacrifice (not to mention good looks) it takes, dreams of being a gaming journalist in the style of websites like Escapist or Gametrailers?
Where do you see yourself taking Escapistmagazine.com as a business and news/opinion outlet now that you find yourself in charge?
Have you ever thought “Maybe, Zero punctuation is not as good as it was at the beginning!”?
Did your classmates make fun of you in school?
With all of the superhero movies coming out lately, do you think a Doctor Strange movie will happen?
Are you guys still doing the Butts/Dengler thing?
How did you get your position at the escapist?
How did your family get the surname “Butts”?
What was biggest challenge of accepting editor in chief?
What ever happened to Doraleous and Associates?
How do you feel about extra credits?
Pie or cake?
How did you decide to add Zero Punctuation? What was your thought process?
Steve Butts:
Any relation to Alfred Mosher Butts, inventor of Scrabble?
Didn’t you get an email on SBEmail?
Lord Butts of Excapishire –
What is your favorite videogame series?
My Lord Butts:
What advice would you have for an aspiring blogger/columnist/article writer? (:
Do you watch Top Gear, get pigs and play MineCraft?
What’s the funniest way you’ve abused your new found power?
Do u ever have to come down hard on any of the shows on the Escapist? If so then for what?
who do you want to slime?
Pie or cake?
My bad, didn’t realize he wasn’t there. Sorry!
A more relevant question: I saw your review of Skyrim, you said you would play more of it. Did you? and if so, has that changed your opinion at all?
Your skype pic looks surprised, what were you looking at to look that surprised?
Zalzabar Jones III: “I miss those. Particularly the opportunity to potentially write one.”
Send a pitch in.
Aside from Escapist, what gaming news outlet do you find to be a respectable and reliable source of content and why?
Any games you are looking forward to?
How much time is spent creating the review of a game after you’ve played it?
As a man with an impressive amount of facial hair, what do you think about Movember?
With your administrative position, are you happier because you have the ability to make more change? Or do you kind of regret it because you have less time for gaming?
I already asked Mr. Scalzi about this, but what is YOUR opinion of erotic Star Trek fan-fiction?
how do you get a job similar to yours in your industry?
As Editor in Chief, how much input do you have in series’ such as Unskippable or Zero Punctuation?
30 hours of gaming a week. That is insane. I can’t imagine anyone else playing a game for that long in such a short amount of time.
What are your predictions on the upcoming VGAs? As in winners, surprises and Overall Show lack of Quality.
What is your favorite style of content on Escapist? Comedy like Loadingreadyrun, etc, or serious content like Moviebob, columns, podcasts?
do you have superior? like who do you answer to?
Based on that question, would you ever consider a short-running feature piece once in a while, rather than a long-running series?
How does the viewpoint of a game journalist differ from someone working in the gaming industry, and what kinds of conflicts arise from this, if any?
do you think that when you cancel future shows you can plan ahead so they can have great final episodes?
If I was thinking about applying to writing for the Escapist, what are some concerns I should be thinking about?
Worst game you’ve reviewed?
Do you intend to get rid of this “stuff” you don’t like?
Is there a LRR video that you like more than the rest?
Thanks for the answer to my question, Steve! A very fitting response. Best of luck in the future.
What game got u in to gameing?
Thinking back, what was the first game you played that you truly enjoyed? (:
Where is Escapist based out of?
Where do you see the gaming industry heading in the coming years? Do you see an increase in casual market games/hardcore games. Is there any technology you’d like to see advance in order to help the industry move forward?
What would it take, if we’re local to The Escapist offices, to get a visit/tour of the offices?
Dr. Emeritus Steve: Favourite 8-bit game (non-Nintendo if possible)?
You’ve got a massive, manly beard. What do you think about Movember?
That end deserved a “top of lung” before the “to be continued”.
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