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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May 28, 2015
Two Years Later, rymdkapsel Is Getting New Content
By Jim Squires
Speaking on a purely personal note, rymdkapsel might be my favorite mobile game. It’s certainly in my Top 10. The clever mix of minimalist design and relatively fast-paced strategy make this one of the first games I recommend to everybody …
The Best
May 28, 2015
14 New iOS Games You Should Be Playing This Week
By Jim Squires
There are weeks with big surprises on the App Store, and then there are weeks with BIG surprises on the App Store. With Chaos Rings III coming to the West today, I feel fairly comfortable referring to this week as the …
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May 27, 2015
Shooting Stars Combines Your Two Favorite Things: Cats and Shmups
By Jim Squires
It wasn’t long ago that I was admitting my personal struggle to find the appeal in vertical shooters (or as they’re better known, “shmups”). And yet for the second week in a row, I find myself absolutely mesmerized with a new mobile …
News
May 27, 2015
Kabam’s ‘Mad Max’ Mobile Game Isn’t Happening
By Jim Squires
Last summer, long before the world had a chance to fall in love with Fury Road, Kabam announced a partnership with Warner Bros. to make a mobile game set in the world of Mad Max. It seemed like a logical …
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May 26, 2015
CSR Racing 2 Quietly Announced, Coming ‘Later this Year’
By Jim Squires
When Zynga purchased CSR Racing developer NaturalMotion for $527 million, the studio had more than a few titles under its belt. But despite how cool titles like Clumsy Ninja and Backbreaker Football might have been, CSR Racing is their game that took …
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May 26, 2015
The Meatly Is Making a Mobile Game, and It Looks Pretty Great
By Jim Squires
There are a lot of webcomics out there nowadays, and as you might have expected from my chosen profession, the ones I read most often are about video games. The Meatly is one such comic. Less about games and more …
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May 26, 2015
Tiny Ring Is about Left Turns (and Only Left Turns)
By Jim Squires
If you’re a fan of quick 10-second distractions (ie, the post-Flappy Bird boom of mindless mobile games), Tiny Ring is the next one that should probably be on your radar. It’s a racing game about doing laps around a simple …
Deals
May 26, 2015
Our 2014 Game of the Year Is 80% off Right Now
By Jim Squires
If you’re a mobile gamer, there’s a good chance that Threes! and Monument Valley were on the top of your Best of 2014 lists a few months back. And while you wouldn’t be wrong to choose either of those as …

Jim Squires

Two Years Later, rymdkapsel Is Getting New Content

14 New iOS Games You Should Be Playing This Week

Shooting Stars Combines Your Two Favorite Things: Cats and Shmups

Kabam’s ‘Mad Max’ Mobile Game Isn’t Happening

CSR Racing 2 Quietly Announced, Coming ‘Later this Year’

The Meatly Is Making a Mobile Game, and It Looks Pretty Great

Tiny Ring Is about Left Turns (and Only Left Turns)

Our 2014 Game of the Year Is 80% off Right Now

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