Jim Squires

Jim Squires is the Editor-in-Chief of Gamezebo. Everything you see passes his eyes first, so we like to think of him as "the gatekeeper of cool stuff." He likes good games, great writing, and just can't say no to a hamburger. Also, he is not a bear.

News
April 5, 2013
Games of the Month – March 2013
By Jim Squires
Maybe it's just me, but that seasonal transition - the winter-to-spring of it - makes March seem like the longest month ever. Also, the whole "31 days" thing doesn't help. But doesn't it feel even longer than that? Thankfully, this past March gave us plenty of good games to help us while away our end-of-winter doldrums!
News
April 3, 2013
Day of the Tentaclosed: Disney shutters LucasArts
By Jim Squires
I've felt a great disturbance in The Force. It was as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. It's official: Disney has killed off LucasArts.
News
April 3, 2013
Replay Wednesdays: Little Inferno, Fester Mudd and more!
By Jim Squires
We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we've already covered that show up on new platforms? It's staggering. This Wednesday and every Wednesday, Gamezebo is rounding up the games that aren't quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice. And who doesn't love new(ish) games?
News
April 2, 2013
After only a year, OMGPOP’s Dan Porter has left Zynga
By Jim Squires
If you set your WABAC machines to 54 weeks ago, you'll arrive at a time that was very different for Zynga. Their stock was hovering around $13 a share, and they were riding high on a wave of successful acquisitions and the prospect of a bright year ahead. It was in this environment that Zynga made its most notable acquisition to date: the $180 million purchase of New York-based Draw Something creators OMGPOP. As part of that purchase, Zynga retained OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter to lead the team at Zynga NY.
News
March 29, 2013
Free Games and Sales: Fishdom 3, Waking Mars and more!
By Jim Squires
Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck. That's what my grandmother always told me. But to heck with good luck! I'd rather have good games! And with a few hundred pennies (or in the case of our iOS picks, none at all), you can pick up some real hum dingers this weekend.
Upcoming
March 28, 2013
Mittens Preview
By Jim Squires
If we were to make a short list of the best mobile physics puzzlers, Disney's Where's My Water? would be right up there with Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. It's just that good. And while we've enjoyed its many content updates and spin-offs (what Phineas and Ferb fan doesn't love Where's My Perry?), there's one question that's yet to be answered: could Disney do it again?
News
March 27, 2013
New iOS Games Tonight: Nimble Quest, Magicka and more!
By Jim Squires
If you've had even the teensiest bit of jealousy in your heart about all of the lucky folks who've been at GDC all week, it's time to let that go. Why? Because tonight you'll be able to download a bevy of great new iOS games, while they won't even have a chance to think about playing something for fun until the weekend.
News
March 27, 2013
Replay Wednesdays: Dragon City, Monster World, and more!
By Jim Squires
We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we've already covered that show up on new platforms? It's staggering. This Wednesday and every Wednesday, Gamezebo is rounding up the games that aren't quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice. And who doesn't love new(ish) games?