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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Posts by Jack Allin
Chronique des Silencieux to be revealed later this year
Kickstarter coming next month for isometric deduction-based mystery set in 1970s France... Read more
Demo emerges from Rusty Lake's Underground Blossom
Next installment of surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure series to arrive this summer on PC and mobile devices... Read more
Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward becomes real on consoles
Procedurally generated survival horror available now to download on PlayStation and Xbox platforms... Read more
The Creepy Syndrome ready for catching
Anthology of psychological horror stories with varied graphics and gameplay available today on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch... Read more
Steam Puzzle Fest demo reveals How 2 Escape
Co-op escape game puzzler to launch this year for PC and consoles alongside free mobile companion app... Read more
First words expressed about Language Adventure!
Stop motion point-and-click edutainment adventure to offer "language learning" in 2024... Read more
Last Christmas now present on Steam
Former point-and-click Adventure Jam 2022 entry to be updated and expanded for commercial PC release... Read more
Demo set free for Escape from Mystwood Mansion
Full version of first-person 3D puzzle adventure to arrive on Steam for Windows PC this summer... Read more
Stray Gods to find a home on PC in August
Choice-driven "roleplaying musical" set in modern-day urban fantasy world coming to Steam on August 3rd... Read more
Kickstarter takes off for 10 Dead Doves
Demo available for retro-styled narrative-driven horror adventure coming to PC later this year... Read more
A New York Hour with Wadjet Eye's Dave Gilbert
The acclaimed writer/designer/actor/director joins us to talk indie development, voice acting, creative choices, and so much more, including the studio's upcoming Nighthawks and Old Skies. Bonus top five: best modern pixel art games... Read more
Bye Sweet Carole introduced for 2024 release
Traditionally animated horror fairy tale from the creator of Remothered blends classic adventuring with stealth and platforming... Read more
The Question of Review Bias
Does bias negatively (or positively) impact a review unfairly? What does it mean for a writer to be truly "objective?" It's a very important topic to us as journalists, so this week we explore these questions and more from an editor's perspective. Bonus top five: Games and movie reviews we personally disagree with. (Because that's okay!)... Read more
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot set to return for The London Case
Sequel to 2021's The First Cases coming this summer to PC, PlaySation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms... Read more
Paws of Coal to be unearthed on Steam next month
Animal-themed narrative adventure in the Trip the Ark Fantastic universe coming May 1st on PC... Read more