Jack Allin
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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The Heirloom generating funds through Kickstarter
Hand-painted mystery inspired by Scottish folklore coming to all major platforms beginning in 2024... Read more
George Orwell's 1984 coming soon to PC
First-person adaptation of Big Brother's dystopian future blends adventure and survival sim elements... Read more
A Cup of Coffee with DecafJedi Jess Morrissette
Twitch streamer and retro games enthusiast Jess Morrissette (aka DecafJedi) of Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset fame joins us to talk all-things Sierra, Space Quest, and much more pixelated adventuring fun... Read more
Spirit Hunter to strike again in Death Mark II
Sequel to Death Mark and NG coming to PC, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch in February 2024... Read more
First details unwrapped for Scarred
Singaporean psychological horror adventure with survival elements coming to PC in spring 2024... Read more
Letter day for OU with launch on PC and Switch
Japanese hand-drawn fantasy adventure available now to download on Steam and the Nintendo eShop... Read more
New limited-time Jusant demo lands on Steam
Don't Nod's beautiful rock-climbing action-puzzler coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms October 31st... Read more
Second episode launched for Jorel's Brother and the Most Important Game of the Galaxy
Classic-styled point-and-click sci-fi comedy adventure based on popular Brazilian cartoon series... Read more
Mirrored Souls becomes tangible on PC and consoles
Relaxed split-screen "single-player co-op" puzzle platformer available now to download... Read more
Little Nightmares to resume under Supermassive Games in 2024
Next installment of acclaimed horror series to offer both singleplayer and online co-op play modes... Read more
Broken Sword old and new: Parzival’s Stone and Shadow of the Templars: Reforged unsheathed at Gamescom
The only thing better than one new Broken Sword announcement is TWO new Broken Sword announcements. Or at least, one new and one old-is-new-again announcement in the form of Parzival's Stone and a 4K remaster of the classic Shadow of the Templars, respectively, just unveiled by Revolution Software at this year's gamescom... Read more
Hollow Home to come out of Kyiv in 2025
Choice-driven narrative RPG about the Russian invasion of Ukraine coming to PC and consoles... Read more
Demo introduces Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
Pilot installment of planned short story series from the creator of Mars Underground coming early 2024... Read more
Lengthy demo powered up for CRT7
Retrofuturistic tech puzzler coming soon from the BAFTA-winning creator of SOLAS 128... Read more
Don't Nod to bring canine tale Koira to PC
Wordless hand-drawn fantasy adventure coming in 2025 from indie Belgian developer Studio Tolima... Read more