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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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MADievals: The Rise of Rusty Steelknee charges out of early access

MADievals: The Rise of Rusty Steelknee charges out of early access

Complete version and demo of tongue-in-cheek fantasy adventure available now for Windows PC... Read more

Copies of Detective Hayseed: The Cloning Madness found on Steam

Copies of Detective Hayseed: The Cloning Madness found on Steam

Sequel to 2016 comic adventure Detective Hayseed: Hollywood available now for Windows and Mac... Read more

The Expanse: A Telltale Games Series – Archangel review

The Expanse: A Telltale Games Series – Archangel review

If an hour-plus playing politics with The Expanse’s Chrisjen Avasarala sounds like your idea of a good time, “Archangel” is a match made in heaven. For all others, it’s merely an undercooked diversion that adds nothing new to the main storyline... Read more

Silence Channel 2 now transmitting on Steam

Silence Channel 2 now transmitting on Steam

Demo also available for first-person 3D supernatural horror adventure based on a true story... Read more

Supermassive's The Casting of Frank Stone set for 2024 release

Supermassive's The Casting of Frank Stone set for 2024 release

Upcoming cinematic horror adventure for PC and consoles part of the Dead by Daylight universe... Read more

Sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol to rise next year

Sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol to rise next year

The Rise of the Golden Idol to be set in the 1970s with fifteen new mysteries to deduce... Read more

Don't Nod drops first look at Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Don't Nod drops first look at Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

New narrative-driven cinematic thriller from the creators of Life Is Strange coming to PC and consoles in late 2024... Read more

The Mermaid's Tongue demo gets people talking about Tangle Tower sequel

The Mermaid's Tongue demo gets people talking about Tangle Tower sequel

Detective Grimoire and Sally to return in underwater adventure on PC and consoles in 2024... Read more

First details of Nirvana Noir arrive with a bang

First details of Nirvana Noir arrive with a bang

Sequel to Genesis Noir spanning two parallel realities unveiled for PC and Xbox Series X|S... Read more

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley opened in early access

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley opened in early access

First two of four chapters released for controversial hand-drawn narrative adventure featuring cannibalism for survival... Read more

Dead Meat being seasoned for PC release

Dead Meat being seasoned for PC release

Experimental black-and-white murder mystery interrogation coming to Steam in 2024... Read more

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story review

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story review

A strong contender for champion of League of Legends spinoffs, Song of Nunu is fairly lightweight but presents a charming, beautiful 3D platforming adventure for franchise veterans and newcomers alike... Read more

The Muller-Powell Principle teleports onto Windows PC

The Muller-Powell Principle teleports onto Windows PC

Playable prologue also available for Portal-styled sci-fi environmental physics puzzler on Steam... Read more

Time for a first look at Faravid Interactive's Midnight Margo

Time for a first look at Faravid Interactive's Midnight Margo

Unique side-scrolling adventure with RPG elements unveiled by the co-creator of Whispers of a Machine... Read more

Soul of Butterflies: Incubation hatched on PC and iOS

Soul of Butterflies: Incubation hatched on PC and iOS

Debut installment of hand-drawn puzzle adventure series available on Steam, itch.io and the App Store... Read more