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
Sherlock Holmes takes on The Case of the Hung Parliament in VR
Single or multiplayer live-action deduction mystery available via AppLab and SideQuest on the Meta Store... Read more
An interview with Jane Jensen, legendary designer of the Gabriel Knight trilogy ... and beyond?
With her husband Robert Holmes Kickstarting a new music album of original game themes, this seemed like a perfect time to touch base and get her perspective on things and discuss their plans for the future – plans that they've made no secrets about hoping could ultimately lead to that long-awaited new Gabriel Knight sequel... Read more
Road To Devadatta arrives on Steam
Demo also available for free-roaming adventure with light action elements on Windows PC... Read more
The Aching bursts out on Windows, Mac and Linux
Demo also available for dark fantasy adventure running in an emulated Tandy 1000 environment... Read more
Adventure Game Hotspot Convention Announced!
Hey, we'll be hosting our very own adventure game convention, the first ever on U.S. soil! In a standalone mini-podcast, Joshua and Jack spill the deets on the upcoming AGHcon in Tacoma, Washington on April 20-21, 2024... Read more
The Kraken Wakes unleashed on PC
Adaptation of John Wyndham's 1950s sci-fi/horror novel features conversational AI... Read more
Lil' Guardsman to be one to watch later this year
Hand-painted deduction adventure coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms... Read more
Demo foretells upcoming arrival of Twilight Oracle
Kickstarter coming April 25th for comedic point-and-click fantasy adventure from the creator of The Corruption Within... Read more
Project Dark sees the light on PC, Switch and mobile devices
Choice-driven, episodice narrative anthology presented through binaural audio... Read more
The Last Worker review
The Last Worker offers an intriguing blend of gameplay elements, but it labours under some dodgy mechanics and questionable design decisions... Read more
Killer Frequency getting dialed in for release
First-person "black comedy slasher adventure" is coming soon to PC and Meta Quest 2... Read more
Demo unearthed for The Abandoned Planet
Slideshow-style pixel art adventure set in the Dexter Stardust universe coming to Windows, Mac and Linux this summer... Read more
Demo whipped up for Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale
Choice-based visual novel with animated sprites coming later this year to Windows, Mac and Linux... Read more
Cursed Mansion exits Early Access
Demo of retro RPG-styled nonlinear survival horror also available on Steam and itch.io... Read more
The Illusion: Curse becomes tangible on Steam
Third installment in escape room horror series available now for Windows PC... Read more