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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A Podcast Page-Turner with Revolution's Tony Warriner
Studio co-founder Tony Warriner joins us for a deep dive into a distinguished decades-long career spanning classics like Broken Sword to Beneath a Steel Sky, culminating in his recent book, Revolution: The Quest for Game Development Greatness. Bonus top five: favourite Revolution game moments... Read more
System of Souls now operating on PC and PS5
Portal-style transhumanist physics puzzler available for download on Steam and the PlayStation Store... Read more
Countdown is on until Chaosmonger's Three Minutes to Eight
Side-scrolling sci-fi pixel art adventure from the creator of Encodya coming to PC, consoles and mobile devices... Read more
Lake to rise again with Season's Greetings DLC
Wintry holiday-themed expansion to relaxing mail delivery slice-of-life adventure coming this November... Read more
Syberia to be adapted into animated series
Microids to consult with What The Prod on new medium for Benoît Sokal's alternate history fantasy world... Read more
Repella Fella drawing a crowd on Steam
Free prologue of cartoony choice-based dramedy set in postapocalyptic Australia also available on Windows and Mac... Read more
Planet of Lana review
Planet of Lana breaks no new ground, but it’s a beautiful and frequently captivating sci-fi puzzle-platforming experience... Read more
First chapter of Barrett Foster detected on PC
Free prologue of indie investigative mystery also available on Steam and Epic Games Store... Read more
DESORDRE fully pieced together on Steam
Portal-style physics puzzle from the creator of Time Breaker available now on Windows PC... Read more
Total Reload gearing up for PC and consoles
Portal-style 3D environmental physics puzzler coming to Steam and Epic this summer, and consoles in 2024... Read more
Return to Grace on PC to stay
Futuristic sci-fi narrative adventure available now to download on Steam and Epic... Read more
Quintus and the Formidable Curse preparing to be unleashed
Horror-themed sequel promises to be "larger and far more dangerous" than 2021's Quintus and the Absent Truth... Read more
Strong Bad's Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate taking shape
Three bite-sized comedic mysteries based on Homestar Runner web cartoon "coming soon" on PC... Read more
Creation of The Talos Principle II well underway
Sequel to Croteam's acclaimed 2014 philosophical sci-fi puzzler to arrive on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms later this year... Read more
Annie and the AI springs to life on Steam
Narrative puzzle game about cultivating human/articifical connections available now for download on Windows and Mac... Read more