Carter Dotson

I'm Carter Dotson! I'm a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, by way of San Antonio, TX. I'm still not used to that whole 'winter' thing. I've had a lifelong passion for gaming, especially on-the-go gaming of all forms, and a special place in my heart for games by small developers. I care way too much about baseball, too.

Reviews
July 10, 2014
Sonic Jump Fever Review: A Better Way to Bounce
By Carter Dotson
Perhaps the world just was not ready for Sonic Jump in 2012. I know I wasn’t. We were in a world where an endless runner starring Sonic apparently made too much sense, and we instead got a game about Sonic …
Features
July 10, 2014
Developers Hurting Customers Over Lost Steam Keys is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
By Carter Dotson
If a person buys a game in good faith from a store which they trust, and it turns out that the Steam key for the game (which worked upon redemption) was actually ill-gotten in some form — whose fault is …
Deals
July 9, 2014
And Then …and then it rained Was Free from Starbucks
By Carter Dotson
Starbucks likes to give away free apps. Some of these, like Threes, you have to go to actually go to a Starbucks to actually get. And who wants to go to an actual Starbucks? Some folks would just feel awkward …
News
July 8, 2014
Cliff Bleszinski is Going Free-to-Play with Blue Streak
By Carter Dotson
Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games and Gears of War fame has made a few big announcements recently. One, he’s found a home at the new studio Boss Key he’s founded with Arjan Brussee, with whom he worked on Jazz Jackrabbit …
Game Development
July 8, 2014
Make Games the Spry Fox Way!
By Carter Dotson
With games like Triple Town, Leap Day, and the upcoming Road Not Taken, Spry Fox are known for high-quality games. But how do they get to this point? Well, Andrew Fray of Spry Fox gave a talk at Falmouth University …
Walkthroughs
July 7, 2014
HexSweep: Tips, Cheats, and Strategies
By Carter Dotson
No matter what, HexSweep is not an easy game, and to a large degree, it’s about reflexes and performing in the moment. But there are a few tips we can give you on how to be better at this game. …
Reviews
July 5, 2014
HexSweep Review – Didn’t Sweep Me Off My Feet
By Carter Dotson
Sometimes I just don’t like a game very much. It’s not because the game is necessarily bad, it just winds up not appealing to my tastes at all. Such is the tale of HexSweep, a game I certainly found fault …
Deals
July 3, 2014
Humble Store DRM Freedom Sale Offers Sales with a Side of Liberty
By Carter Dotson
You survived the Steam Summer Sale without going broke, and you thought it was safe when Canada Day sadly passed with just one sale of note. But you forgot about America. And The Humble Store is here to remind you about …

Carter Dotson

Sonic Jump Fever Review: A Better Way to Bounce

Developers Hurting Customers Over Lost Steam Keys is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

And Then …and then it rained Was Free from Starbucks

Cliff Bleszinski is Going Free-to-Play with Blue Streak

Make Games the Spry Fox Way!

HexSweep: Tips, Cheats, and Strategies

HexSweep Review – Didn’t Sweep Me Off My Feet

Humble Store DRM Freedom Sale Offers Sales with a Side of Liberty

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

Mobile MOBA Honor of Kings Drops Massive Update HOK Plus 2.0

Hand-Drawn Action-Puzzle Platformer The Rusted Drops a Demo on Steam

A Deep Dive Into My Talking Angela 2’s New Nail Salon Feature