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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Demo crops up for Wildwood Down

Comedic 2D/3D point-and-click murder mystery stars young man with Down syndrome... Read more
Guilty Gaming Pleasures with Pushing Up Roses

Pushing Up Roses joins Joshua and co-host Matt Aukamp to discuss her rise to fame on YouTube, and the group explores their guilty gaming pleasures and the top five most ridiculous things ever put in their adventuring trousers... Read more
Demo stumps for President Rocket Game

Classic-styled point-and-click spoof adventure to get Kickstarter campaign early next year... Read more
Shadows of the Afterland shows first signs of life

Upcoming supernatural pixel art comedy adventure unveiled by the creators of Intruder in Antiquonia... Read more
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. detected leaving Early Access

Full version of first-person ghost-hunting simulator available now for Windows PC... Read more
The Expanse: A Telltale Series review

Like an interactive multi-episode spinoff of the TV show, The Expanse leaves room for improvement but offers a solid sci-fi experience in which time seems to fly by... Read more
Dominic Armato video interview – The voice of Guybrush on Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island

Cressup catches up with Dominic Armato, the legendary voice of Guybrush Threepwood, as the third and last Tall Tale DLC instalment for The Legend of Monkey Island arrives on Sea of Thieves... Read more
The Gray Man comes knocking on Windows PC

Surreal black-and-white slideshow-style adventure experienced from the point of view of a serial killer... Read more
Demo illuminates Candlelight: Lament on Steam

Expanded version of black-and-white Lovecraftian 2D point-and-click horror adventure in development for PC... Read more
Caster's Trap sprung loose on Windows and Mac

Demo also available for retro-styled, top-down pixel art supernatural mystery on Steam and itch.io... Read more
Homicipher prologue expanded and translated on Steam

Japanese horror adventure involving overcoming language barriers and falling in love gets updated demo... Read more
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story tuning up for release

Spinoff story-driven action-adventure to star League of Legends champions Nunu and Willump... Read more
Conquistadorio sailing onto PC and mobile devices next month

Android demo now available for classic-styled point-and-click adventure in the afterlife... Read more
Freaky Trip to get underway October 6th

Cartoon-styled "totally absurd" puzzle adventure coming next month to PC and Nintendo Switch... Read more