Spanner Spencer

Yes. Spanner's his real name, and he's already heard that joke you just thought of. Although Spanner's not very good, he's quite fast, and that seems to be enough to keep him in a regular supply of free games and away from the depressing world of real work.

Reviews
January 30, 2015
Combo Queen Review: Too Tight on the Tap
By Spanner Spencer
Doesn’t it seem a shame for Apple, Samsung, and all those other manufacturers who’ve spent millions of dollars developing ultra-high resolution LCD screens, when you see a game like Combo Queen? Big chunky pixels just look so much better than …
Upcoming
January 30, 2015
Prison Architect Being Renovated for Mobile
By Spanner Spencer
I was fortunate enough to play Prison Architect at a games convention a year or so ago, and can confirm that it rawks. Of course, you don’t need me to tell you that. Just look at the fact that it’s …
Upcoming
January 30, 2015
Sid Meier’s Starships Looks Very Sid Meier (and That’s a Good Thing)
By Spanner Spencer
In a newly recorded video from last week’s the PAX South expo, Sid Meier has been wowed gamers by finally revealing his latest game: Sid Meier’s Starships. Famous for creating the turn-based strategy series Civilization, he took to the stage …
Upcoming
January 30, 2015
Rovio Testing Angry Birds Fight! in Thailand
By Spanner Spencer
Rovio is ready with another two Angry Birds games. I’ll give you a moment to pick yourself up off the floor and have a cup of tea to help deal with the obvious shock of that statement. Okay, sarcasm aside, I’d …
Reviews
January 27, 2015
Blood Brothers 2 Review: A Familiar Family Affair
By Spanner Spencer
Maybe it’s just my cynicism flaring up again, but when any free-to-play game immediately dazzles you with a couple of easy battles, then showers free gifts and beautiful pixels upon you, it’s hard not to feel like you’re being carefully …
Deals
January 21, 2015
Android Exclusive Humble Mobile Bundle 10 Now Live
By Spanner Spencer
I always look forward to the new Humble Bundle packages. Just between you and me, I’ve kinda reached a point where I hold off on buying a lot of games (across all platforms, not just mobile) because my Spidy sense …
Reviews
January 16, 2015
Socioball Review: Rollin’ With Your Homies
By Spanner Spencer
Do you remember the excellent home computer puzzle game Deflektor? It was a classic right from day one, back in… what? The 80s? Yeah, 1987, according to the ever-reliable Wikipedia. Anyway, it’s a game that inspired a generation, and that …
Reviews
January 16, 2015
Shadowmatic Review: Illuminating
By Spanner Spencer
Early in the iPhone’s life, the spectacular chill out game Zen Bound proved that there were experiences that could only work on a touchscreen device. Most other games, at the time, were trying to bring handheld console-style gameplay to the …

Spanner Spencer

Combo Queen Review: Too Tight on the Tap

Prison Architect Being Renovated for Mobile

Sid Meier’s Starships Looks Very Sid Meier (and That’s a Good Thing)

Rovio Testing Angry Birds Fight! in Thailand

Blood Brothers 2 Review: A Familiar Family Affair

Android Exclusive Humble Mobile Bundle 10 Now Live

Socioball Review: Rollin’ With Your Homies

Shadowmatic Review: Illuminating

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

Third-Person Action-Adventure Usual June Drops a Demo on Steam

Hollow Home Is an Isometric Narrative RPG about the Ukraine War

Zombies Ate My Neighbors-Like Lethal Wedding Is an Upcoming 16-Bit Co-Op Run-and-Gun Shooter