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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002 [1] |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Matawan, New Jersey, U.S. |
Key people | Howard Sherman, founder |
| Products | Interactive fiction including Pentari: First Light and The First Mile |
Malinche Entertainment is an interactive fiction development and publishing venture founded by Howard Sherman in 1998.
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. [2]
Sherman's published games under the Malinche label include Pentari: First Light (March 2003, [2] 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, [3] using a hypertext interface. The games have also been ported to the Nintendo DS, personal digital assistants, and iOS and Android platforms. [1] [4]
Sherman stated that he markets his products to adventure gamers, the general fiction book market, and blind gamers. [5]
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