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 12, 2015
‘Into the Circle’ Is Basically Endless High Score Curling
By Jim Squires
The Canadian government will tell you that I live in a nation with two national sports: hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the summer. This is a lie. Or at the very least, it’s an omission of truth. While …
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May 12, 2015
Dungeon Hunter 5 Gets a Big Update Tomorrow
By Jim Squires
While it may not have been the best entry in the series, Dungeon Hunter 5 has earned a sizable share of fans. And when you build up enough of a player base, there’s only one thing that can keep them …
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May 11, 2015
New Crossy Road Characters ‘Aren’t Very Far Away Now’
By Jim Squires
If you’re a developer who’s seen the sort of success that Crossy Road’s Hipster Whale has, you’d be a damned fool not to keep that going. That’s probably why the team has released update after update unleashing new characters into the …
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May 8, 2015
GotchApp Is the GPS Spy Game We’ve Literally Dreamed of
By Jim Squires
Don’t ever let anyone tell you parallel thinking isn’t a thing. A few months ago I woke up from a deep sleep with a brilliant idea: a game of tag with strangers played out entirely using your mobile phone’s GPS. …
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May 8, 2015
Expect 5 Nintendo Mobile Games Before April 2017
By Jim Squires
It was a long time in coming, but earlier this year Nintendo finally committed to making games for smartphones and tablets. They had announced a partnership with DeNA, confirmed that their mobile games would be original titles (ie not ports) …
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May 8, 2015
Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master Is One for the Kids
By Jim Squires
While great in theory, educational games are typically given as much love as a dirty dish towel. For every Oregon Trail, Mario Teaches Typing, or Donkey Kong Jr. Math, there are a million cringe-worthy releases aimed at bettering your kids. …
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May 7, 2015
2-bit Cowboy is Really Great, Really Free
By Jim Squires
When it first launched in May of 2014, I fell in love with the Gameboy-era ways of 2-Bit Cowboy. Displayed in that perfect, green-tinged monochrome, the game lived up to the lofty promise its description, “WesternVania,” promised. It was a cowboy …
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May 6, 2015
Threes! Removed from Google Play Because of ‘2048’ Keyword
By Jim Squires
Sometimes the business of mobile games makes my head hurt. Tonight’s development is no exception. Indie games developer Asher Vollmer has revealed on Twitter that Google has removed Threes! from Google Play. The reason? Google Play has taken Threes off …

Jim Squires

‘Into the Circle’ Is Basically Endless High Score Curling

Dungeon Hunter 5 Gets a Big Update Tomorrow

New Crossy Road Characters ‘Aren’t Very Far Away Now’

GotchApp Is the GPS Spy Game We’ve Literally Dreamed of

Expect 5 Nintendo Mobile Games Before April 2017

Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master Is One for the Kids

2-bit Cowboy is Really Great, Really Free

Threes! Removed from Google Play Because of ‘2048’ Keyword

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