Malinche Entertainment

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History

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Howard Sherman representing Malinche Entertainment at Gen Con Indy 2008.

Prior to starting his own software consulting business and Malinche, Sherman was a senior vice president at national Internet service provider RMI.net overseeing two divisions while keeping close ties to the regional ISP he founded, Excaliber Internet Corp.[1]

Reception and criticism

Sherman's published games under the Malinche label include Pentari: First Light (March 2003,[1] fantasy), Greystone (2003, murder mystery set in an asylum), Endgame (2004, suspense), The First Mile (2005, horror), and Pentari: The Apprentice (2007, fantasy). All of Malinche Entertainment's games are written by Sherman. They are written using Inform targeting the virtual Z-machine. Versions of some games were also available for iPods,[2] using a hypertext interface. The games have also been ported to the Nintendo DS, personal digital assistants, and iOS and Android platforms.[3][4]

Sherman stated that he markets his products to adventure gamers, the general fiction book market, and blind gamers.[5]

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