Malinche Entertainment
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Matawan, New Jersey, U.S. |
Key people | Howard Sherman, founder |
| Products | Interactive fiction including Pentari: First Light and The First Mile |
Malinche Entertainment was an interactive fiction development and publishing venture founded by Howard Sherman in 1998.
History
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Prior to starting his own software consulting business and Malinche, Sherman was a senior vice president at national Internet service provider RMI.net overseeing two divisions while keeping close ties to the regional ISP he founded, Excaliber Internet Corp.[2]
Reception and criticism
[edit]Sherman's published games under the Malinche label include Pentari: First Light (March 2003,[2] fantasy), Greystone (2003, murder mystery set in an asylum), Endgame (2004, suspense), The First Mile (2005, horror), and Pentari: The Apprentice (2007, fantasy). All of Malinche Entertainment's games are written by Sherman. They are written using Inform targeting the virtual Z-machine. Versions of some games were also available for iPods,[3] using a hypertext interface. The games have also been ported to the Nintendo DS, personal digital assistants, and iOS and Android platforms.[1][4]
Sherman stated that he markets his products to adventure gamers, the general fiction book market, and blind gamers.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Douglass, Jeremy (2007). Command lines: Aesthetics and technique in interactive fiction and new media (Ph.D. thesis). University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Willis, David P. (2006-06-20). "You Make the Call". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park Press. (Abstract)
- ^ Ogles, Jacob (2005-07-06). "Playing on Your IPod: Text Games". Wired News. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ Arendt, Susan (2007-10-10). "Play Old-School Text Adventures on Your DS". Game|Life, Wired. CondéNet, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Barton, Matt (2008-04-27). "An Interview with Howard Sherman of Malinche Entertainment". Armchair Arcade. Armchair Arcade, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-08-31.