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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David Younger, Inklingwood Studios interview – Foolish Mortals
Inklingwood's David Younger shines light on the studio's promising new supernatural adventure that you’d be foolish to overlook... Read more
Sopa being cooked up for PC and consoles in 2023
Fantastical narrative adventure inspired by Spirited Away, The Little Prince, and Coco... Read more
Did the Adventure Genre Really Die?
Author and game designer Shawn Mills of Infamous Quests joins Joshua to discuss the downfall of the golden age of adventure games. They debate whether the genre really died, and why, and discuss the reasons it has rebounded in popularity in recent years. Bonus chat: top five sidekicks... Read more
A Knight in the Attic to emerge in 2023
Rolling VR-exclusive adventure unveiled from the creators of The Big Con... Read more
Action in My Adventure Games?
Hotspot co-founders Jack Allin and Joshua Cleveland introduce the new site, the big livestream launch event, and discuss their views on what an adventure game really is, including whether a game is still an adventure if it's got action in it... Read more
To the Moon series detours with just a Beach Episode
Short standalone spinoff adventure from Freebird Games coming to Windows PC later this year or early 2023... Read more
Delirium to set in soon on PlayStation
Cartoon-styled first-person comedy adventure the latest product of the PlayStation Talents initiative... Read more
Mikey and Grover's Unexpected Adventures now expected on PC
Demo available on Steam for upcoming point-and-click pixel art treasure hunt... Read more
Incubus nearly ready for possession on Windows PC
New ghost-hunting tale from Darkling Room coming soon to Steam... Read more
Spike Chunsoft's Master Detective Archives: Rain Code forecast for spring 2023
Lucid-noir mystery by the creators of the Danganronpa series unveiled for Nintendo Switch... Read more
Nobodies: After Death identified for 2022 release
Sequel to 2019 assassination cover-up puzzler coming to Windows, Mac and Linux on Steam... Read more
Tom Hardwidge, Tall Story Games interview – Lucy Dreaming
Lucy Dreaming is the first commercial adventure from Tom Hardwidge after several well-received freeware titles, and with the game due to release early next week, we nabbed the indie British developer to chat about his upcoming point-and-click comedy adventure inspired by the genre classics of the 90s... Read more