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Hosted Games has two new games for you to play! Tomb of the Khan by Todd Maternowski You are a world ­famous archaeologist at the entrance to the long ­lost tomb of Genghis Khan. Can you defeat the Lovecraftian horrors within, or will you descend into madness? Tomb of the Khan is a thrilling interactive horror novel by Todd Maternowski, where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects–and powered by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Enjoy a 52,000 ­word tale of friendship, magic, and inter­dimensional horror Develop an archaeological style: cautious

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Samurai of Hyuga Book 2 is the blood-pumping sequel to the interactive tale you already know. Return to the land of silk and steel, where fantasy and reality clash and tough choices await you at every turn. Good thing you’re still the toughest ronin around. Become a bodyguard, a savior, or just a killer with a good excuse. Try to keep your mind intact as you travel down the path of madness, with twisted romances and drama at every turn. Love and lust, spirits and demons. What happens when you

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To celebrate the launch of Samurai of Hyuga Book 2, we’re also announcing that Devon’s earlier games in our Hosted Games program, Samurai of Hyuga Book 1 and Fatehaven are out now on Steam! They’re 25% off this week only so buy them today!

We’re proud to announce that A Midsummer Night’s Choice, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for Steam, iOS, and Android. It’s 25% off until September 1st! In this Shakespearean comedy adventure, can forbidden love conquer adorable fairy outlaws? A Midsummer Night’s Choice is a 190,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Kreg Segall, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects–and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind”

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Choice of Games’ latest release will be A Midsummer Night’s Choice, a Shakespearean romp (but much easier to read) through an enchanted forest, complete with fairies that do battle on harnessed rabbit-steeds. I sat down with the author, Kreg Segall, who is an Associate Professor of English in the Department of Humanities at Regis College to learn more about how Midsummer came about, and some of the challenges and pleasures of Shakespeare-style storytelling. How did you stumble onto writing interactive fiction? It feels less like a stumble than a natural progression. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing interactive

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Gunpowder diplomacy in a city primed to explode! You’re a shapeshifting android created to infiltrate the enemy. Steal, lie, and persuade your way to success. Can you save a people on the brink of war? Machinations: Fog of War is a 150,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Chris Conley, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects–and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. It’s 25% off until August 26th! Explore a 150,000-word tale of deception, intrigue and betrayal in an age of gunpowder

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For the first time, we’re offering our fans a chance to pre-order our next game, A Midsummer Night’s Choice by Kreg Segall. We’ll release the game to the public on Thursday, August 25th; you can buy it today at a discounted price. If you buy it here on our website, you’ll be able to play it on your preferred device (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, or Linux) when the game comes out. Fairy outlaws invade a Shakespearean comedy! In this Shakespearean comedy adventure, can forbidden love conquer adorable fairy outlaws? A Midsummer Night’s Choice is a 190,000-word interactive fantasy novel by

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Hosted Games has three new games for you to play! The 3Games by Ema L. Bícová & Anna Michalcová Imagine an independent city in space, where drugs are a source of superpowers and lethal reality shows a source of income. Team up with equally desperate citizens and fight for your life. How many will you save from an untimely death? The 3Games is an interactive novel by Ema L. Bícová and Anna Michalcová where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based–200,000 words, without graphics or sound-effects–and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Join a deadly reality

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http://www.iftechfoundation.org/press/interactive-fiction-technology-foundation-announced/ Cambridge, Massachusetts, 30 June 2016—The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation (IFTF) was formally announced today as the first-ever nonprofit formed to support the success and growth of all forms of interactive fiction — text adventures, choice-based games, visual novels, and more. The Foundation’s mission is to ensure the ongoing maintenance, improvement, preservation, and development of tools and services necessary to the creation and distribution of interactive fiction. IFTF also announced today that it will assume stewardship of the prestigious Interactive Fiction Competition (IFComp). Interactive fiction is a game category where the player’s interactions primarily involve text. Examples run the gamut

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We’re happy to announce that one of our bestselling games, Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance, is now available on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux. (It’s still available on iOS and Android, too.) It’s 17% off on Steam until July 4th! Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations! Affairs of the Court is an epic interactive fantasy novel by Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse. It’s a tale of romance, deception and court intrigue, where your choices control the story. The game is entirely

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