Malinche Entertainment

Malinche Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2002[1]
Defunct2015
HeadquartersMatawan, New Jersey, U.S.
Key people
Howard Sherman, founder
ProductsInteractive 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

Howard Sherman representing Malinche Entertainment at Gen Con Indy 2008.

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Willis, David P. (2006-06-20). "You Make the Call". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park Press. (Abstract)
  3. ^ Ogles, Jacob (2005-07-06). "Playing on Your IPod: Text Games". Wired News. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.