Malinche Entertainment was an interactive fiction development and publishing venture founded by Howard Sherman in 1998.

History

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.

Reception and criticism

Sherman's published games under the Malinche label include ''Pentari: First Light'' (March 2003,
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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

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targeting the virtual

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. Versions of some games were also available for iPods, using a hypertext interface. The games have also been ported to the Nintendo DS,

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s, and

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and Android platforms. Sherman stated that he markets his products to adventure gamers, the general fiction book market, and blind gamers.

References

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