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.

News
September 15, 2014
Microsoft Buys Mojang: What Does It Mean for Mobile?
By Carter Dotson
After the rumors first leaked out last week, pen has been put to paper, and Microsoft is in the process of buying Minecraft creator Mojang for $2.5 billion. This makes Mojang’s founder and primary shareholder Markus “Notch” Persson a billionaire, as he reportedly …
Reviews
September 11, 2014
Goblin Sword Review: Can You Dig It?!
By Carter Dotson
Goblin Sword is a good game. There’s not a lot that’s particularly unique to it, in any special way. I’ve played a lot of games like it – heck, it could be an unreleased Ravenous Games title, in the various …
Reviews
September 10, 2014
CounterSpy Review: Flawed Operation
By Carter Dotson
CounterSpy is a game that’s intriguing for many reasons. One, it literally just came out on PlayStation 3, 4, and Vita, so we have a game that can be played on a traditional gaming system that can also be played …
Walkthroughs
September 8, 2014
The Journey Down: Chapter Two Walkthrough
By Carter Dotson
General Tips This is fairly standard point-and-click adventure game. So if you get particularly lost or confused, just talk and interact with everyone and everything, and you’ll often figure things out by trial and error.Tapping and holding, then dragging, will …
Upcoming
September 8, 2014
WARP: Warriors of the Red Planet – The MOBA That Works on Mobile?
By Carter Dotson
The MOBA is a genre that just has not quite agreed with mobile, despite it taking off in this age of free-to-play. Developers and publishers have tried valiantly to make the genre work on mobile, with pretty much no success …
Reviews
September 8, 2014
The Journey Down: Chapter Two Review – Boogie Down
By Carter Dotson
Some games just figure out how to do pretty much everything correctly. The Journey Down: Chapter Two is one of those games. A point-and-click adventure game (the second in a trilogy) about Bwana, a man trying to find his adoptive …
Reviews
September 5, 2014
Real Fishing 2014 Review: The One That Got Away
By Carter Dotson
I have no problem with free-to-play. I understand the economics of gaming, that people want things for free, and that they’re more willing to spend money after the fact than up front. As well, free-to-play has brought so many new …
Play
September 5, 2014
Star Wars Commander’s Doran Campaign Now Live
By Carter Dotson
Star Wars Commander, the Force-filled take on Clash of Clans, has taken over the App Store, cutting down its opposition like Han Solo shooting Greedo. The game sits comfortably in the top 15 of the grossing charts. Licensed versions of …

Carter Dotson

Microsoft Buys Mojang: What Does It Mean for Mobile?

Goblin Sword Review: Can You Dig It?!

CounterSpy Review: Flawed Operation

The Journey Down: Chapter Two Walkthrough

WARP: Warriors of the Red Planet – The MOBA That Works on Mobile?

The Journey Down: Chapter Two Review – Boogie Down

Real Fishing 2014 Review: The One That Got Away

Star Wars Commander’s Doran Campaign Now Live

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

Embroidered Dark Medieval Title Scarlet Deer Inn Announces Its PC Release Date

Single-Player 3D Action RPG Stupid Never Dies Drops on Steam in Fall 2026

AndaSeat Launches Kaiser 4 Minions Edition