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.

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August 25, 2015
Ski Safari 2 Hits the Slopes This Week
By Jim Squires
While it may never have reached the top of the mobile gaming world in the way Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, or Where’s My Water? did, Ski Safari is a game that came ridiculously close. There’s a very good chance …
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August 24, 2015
Don’t Call it XCOM: Game Insight’s X-Mercs Stands on Its Own
By Jim Squires
“Soon” is a word that fellow Gamezebo writer Nick Tylwalk and I joke about often. We’ll see a game announced with the vague release date of “soon,” only to have weeks, months, and even years pass before it finally sees the …
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August 24, 2015
Land Sliders Announced from Former Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride Designer
By Jim Squires
Prettygreat is a studio that has a lot to live up to, and not just because of its name. When it comes to a “who’s who” of mobile games, the hype is very much real at this little Australian startup. …
News
August 21, 2015
There’s a Fallout Shelter Infographic, Because You’re Too Old to Hang a Poster on Your Wall
By Jim Squires
If you’re a mobile market watcher, few games have proven as interesting to follow this summer as Fallout Shelter. The game blew up the App Store when it was announced during Bethesda’s E3 press conference. In a matter of days …
Play
August 21, 2015
Fat Pebble’s Clay Jam Reborn as PLAY-DOH Jam
By Jim Squires
Fat Pebble are the sort of amazingly nifty developer that should be on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but thanks to an incredibly small body of released work, they’re virtually unknown. It kind of makes me sad. Their only release …
The Best
August 20, 2015
8 New iPhone and iPad Games You Should Be Playing This Week
By Jim Squires
If you had asked me last week to put together a list of upcoming iOS games I was excited about, it would probably look a lot like the list below. The only difference? These games aren’t upcoming — they’re available …
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August 13, 2015
Pocket God Gets a Turn-Based Strategy Game Next Week
By Jim Squires
Surprises are delightful sometimes. Pocket God, for instance, is a franchise that we don’t hear nearly enough from anymore. So when we do? SURPRISE! And today, developer Bolt Creative’s surprise was a biggie. Not only have they announced a new entry …
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August 13, 2015
IT’S HAPPENING: Galactic Keep Submitted to Apple
By Jim Squires
There are some impossible truths that we all embrace to help us get through the day. In my case, these truths usually sound like “of course french fries are healthy, they’re made from potatoes!” Oh — and let’s not forget “I’m sure …

Jim Squires

Ski Safari 2 Hits the Slopes This Week

Don’t Call it XCOM: Game Insight’s X-Mercs Stands on Its Own

Land Sliders Announced from Former Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride Designer

There’s a Fallout Shelter Infographic, Because You’re Too Old to Hang a Poster on Your Wall

Fat Pebble’s Clay Jam Reborn as PLAY-DOH Jam

8 New iPhone and iPad Games You Should Be Playing This Week

Pocket God Gets a Turn-Based Strategy Game Next Week

IT’S HAPPENING: Galactic Keep Submitted to Apple

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

The Queen’s Gondola Is an Anomaly Game with an Eldritch Horror Mystery, Out Now

A Lost Man Is an Atmospheric, Grayscale Hand-Drawn Point-and-Click Adventure, Out on Steam

Cresata Is an Upcoming 2.5D Side-Scrolling Action Platformer Inspired by Strider