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.

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January 12, 2015
Metamorphabet Lands Two IGF Nominations Prior to Launch
By Spanner Spencer
Topping the finals at the Independent Games Festival is a pivotal moment for any indie game developer. The prestige attached to even being nominated can catapult newcomers into the big leagues, so it’s easy to see why designer and interactive artist …
Culture
January 9, 2015
Inkle Is Now Selling 80 Days, Sorcery! Posters (and They’re Gorgeous)
By Spanner Spencer
If there are any games on the touchscreen platforms that don’t rely on showing off great graphics, it’s got to be gamebooks apps. Interactive fiction can exist perfectly well without a single image, and yet Inkle’s offerings consistently look amazing. …
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January 2, 2015
Heavy Metal Thunder Gamebook Sequel ‘Sol Invictus’ Imminent
By Spanner Spencer
Heavy Metal Thunder is a choose-your-own-adventure book series that began life in print and paper, penned by celebrated sci-fi author Kyle B. Stiff. Last year it saw a return to life as Barcelona-based indie developer Cubus Games gave it a stunning …
Reviews
December 30, 2014
Platform Panic Review: Infinite Platforms, Infinite Pleasure
By Spanner Spencer
The infinite runner is a relatively new concept, and is still evolving. That’s not to say Platform Panic is an infinite runner. But it is part of this sub-genre’s close family, and is an inspired step forward in this evolution …
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December 24, 2014
DestinyQuest Infinite Blends Gamebooks and RPG
By Spanner Spencer
I loved choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks back in the 80s, and I’m thrilled to see their long-awaited resurgence on the touchscreen platforms. In fact, I dare to say they’re better now than they were in print and paper, although I sometimes miss …
Reviews
December 23, 2014
Exiles: Far Colony Review – Shiny
By Spanner Spencer
Even though we’re several years deep in the smartphone world, some games can still surprise me by looking like someone’s shoehorned an Xbox 360 into pocket calculator. Exiles: Far Colony, for example, is almost too good looking. It verges on …
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December 16, 2014
Hearthstone Now in Soft Launch on Android
By Spanner Spencer
It’s hard enough convincing iOS users that Android devices are the cat’s pajamas, but it’s an almost impossible task when we’re left drumming our fingers waiting for the year’s hottest games to make the transition. But at last, Blizzard’s Hearthstone is finally …
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December 16, 2014
Thimbleweed Park Nears iOS, Android Stretch Goal
By Spanner Spencer
It almost seems pointless telling you about Thimbleweed Park, as most anyone who’s ever played a game, ever, knows about it. But just in case you’ve recently returned from Mars, where you were hiding in a cave with your eyes …

Spanner Spencer

Metamorphabet Lands Two IGF Nominations Prior to Launch

Inkle Is Now Selling 80 Days, Sorcery! Posters (and They’re Gorgeous)

Heavy Metal Thunder Gamebook Sequel ‘Sol Invictus’ Imminent

Platform Panic Review: Infinite Platforms, Infinite Pleasure

DestinyQuest Infinite Blends Gamebooks and RPG

Exiles: Far Colony Review – Shiny

Hearthstone Now in Soft Launch on Android

Thimbleweed Park Nears iOS, Android Stretch Goal

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

Thank You For Your Application Is an Interview Sim, Out Now

Combine Tiles to Grow a Home in Dorfromantik-Like TileShire, Coming Soon

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