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Jack Allin

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Co-founder, editor-in-chief

As a games journalist for over twenty years, first as editor in chief of Adventure Gamers and now as co-founder/editor/podcaster at the Adventure Game Hotspot, Jack has written literally thousands of articles that both celebrate the genre's rich history and champion its future by supporting modern developers. He has also edited scripts for dozens of game localizations, and is currently co-writing and designing the upcoming adventure Fogtown. 

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First details dug up for Mesektet

First details dug up for Mesektet

Point-and-click pixel art thriller unveiled by the creator of The Castle and The Legend of Skye... Read more

First details unlocked for Lost Key: The Path of Illumination

First details unlocked for Lost Key: The Path of Illumination

Point-and-click pixel art murder mystery unveiled by the creators of The Adventures of the Black Hawk... Read more

Enigma of Fear ready for conquering on Windows PC

Enigma of Fear ready for conquering on Windows PC

Paranormal survival horror blending pixel art characters and 3D environments available now on Steam... Read more

Neon Blood spills onto PC and consoles

Neon Blood spills onto PC and consoles

Neo-noir adventure-RPG hybrid available now digitally worldwide and in physical format for PS5 and Switch in Europe... Read more

The Adventures of Zomboy to be revived next month in commercial remake

The Adventures of Zomboy to be revived next month in commercial remake

Enhanced update of 2012 "bite-sized" post-apocalyptic freeware Flash game coming December 19th to Steam... Read more

Torrezno Entertainment's Luis Izquierdo Juez – Myths, monsters and surprising monastic pursuits in Legends of Castile

Torrezno Entertainment's Luis Izquierdo Juez – Myths, monsters and surprising monastic pursuits in Legends of Castile

With its Kickstarter campaign in its final week, the creator of Legends of Castile drops in to talk about the upcoming point-and-click fantasy adventure set in nineteenth-century Spain. ... Read more

In the Abyss of Dream to emerge in June 2025

In the Abyss of Dream to emerge in June 2025

Studio Chien d'Or's upcoming cosmic horror October Nightmares to get early prelude on Windows PC... Read more

First clues unraveled for sci-fi puzzle adventure Strand

First clues unraveled for sci-fi puzzle adventure Strand

Time-looping mystery aboard a futuristic space station coming to PC on Steam in 2025... Read more

Demo shines light on Cosmic Void's Neon Hearts City

Demo shines light on Cosmic Void's Neon Hearts City

Point-and-click cyberpunk adventure unveiled by the creator of The Corruption Within and Twilight Oracle... Read more

Demo offers glimpse into future of Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

Demo offers glimpse into future of Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

Sequel to Clifftop's popular 2016 mystery adventure unveiled for Windows, Mac and Linux... Read more

Demo offers a look ahead at next month's On Your Tail

Demo offers a look ahead at next month's On Your Tail

Cozy open-world "detective life sim" coming to PC on December 16th, Nintendo Switch in February... Read more

Jane Jensen releases Gabriel Knight short story Five Hearts

Jane Jensen releases Gabriel Knight short story Five Hearts

First chapter of original new story available to download from Robert Holmes' website... Read more

Once Alive is born on Steam

Once Alive is born on Steam

First-person 3D post-apocalyptic mystery available now to download for Windows PC ... Read more

Nebelmer demo glides onto Steam

Nebelmer demo glides onto Steam

Fantasy 3D "mini-open world" adventure coming to PC in early 2025 ... Read more

First clues uncovered for The Mystery of Doomsday Valley

First clues uncovered for The Mystery of Doomsday Valley

Hand-drawn, point-and-click mystery from the creator of Champy the Useless Vampire coming soon to Kickstarter... Read more