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Evan Dickens
Staff Writer

I was born February 17th, 1981, thus making me 27 today. I lived in the beautiful Pacific Northwest US (Portland, Oregon area) my whole life until moving to Central Oregon in the summer of 2004.

I hold dual degrees in accounting and business administration from George Fox University, and work as a CPA at a public accounting firm in Bend, OR. No free tax tips will be given.

My first adventure games were the four Rainbow Books of Adventure and everything else I could find for the Tandy CoCo 3, including Scott Adams' Adventureland.

Once we stepped into the modern world and got a PC, my first adventure game was Willy Beamish, when I was 11 years old. I quickly devoured the entire Sierra and LucasArts catalogs and have been a devoted adventure fan since then. I joined Adventure Gamers when it was founded in 1999 and took over as the site's chief editor in May of 2004.

I have all kinds of hobbies besides adventure games. I love to read. I play and teach guitar and spend a lot of time writing music. I also write a lot, though I often fail to complete a project before getting excited about a different one (someday I'll actually finish something). And I love music, movies, and television. And professional sports. Oh, and I find the occasional moment to spend with my beautiful and patient wife Chelsea and delightful newborn daughter Natalie Marie.

I retired from the editor position of Adventure Gamers in November of 2004. Retirement is kinda lame, by the way.

More about me:

Favorite adventure games - Beneath a Steel Sky, Day of the Tentacle, Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, Police Quest trilogy

Favorite movies - American Beauty, Usual Suspects, Fight Club, This is Spinal Tap

Favorite bands - Joy Electric, Death Cab for Cutie, Hammock, Starflyer 59, Weezer, The Fray, The Killers

Favorite TV shows - The Simpsons, The Shield, The Office, 24, Frasier

Favorite sports teams - Indiana Pacers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Flyers

Now aren't you sorry you took the time to read this. :)

Evan Dickens's forum username is Stinger.


Recent articles by Evan Dickens
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood review
The penultimate tale makes a strong case for itself with bold story twists, but a few key issues might raise some objections.
by - November 9, 2009
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan review
Now feeling right at home with Monkey Island, Telltale raises the bar to new heights in an episode deep within the sea.
by - October 2, 2009
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay review
The second episode sails along with more pirate adventurey goodness, but can't quite summon greatness just yet.
by - August 24, 2009
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal review
The debut Monkey Island episode shows the franchise revival is in good hands, but a few issues nearly slip through its poxed fingers.
by - July 7, 2009
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance review
Sonny Bonds' second Police Quest cops the honour as the best adventure released in this classic Sierra series.
by - April 17, 2009
A Vampyre Story review
Things are looking up for comic adventure fans, as Autumn Moon delivers a solid (though flawed) debut with the promise of more to come.
by - December 20, 2008
Jack Keane review
There's plenty of reason to be keen about Deck13's whimsical adventure, though a few quibbles give cause for voicing displeasure.
by - June 3, 2008
Sam & Max: Episode 205 - What’s New, Beelzebub? review
The antics heat up in a diabolical finale that will leave players doing plenty of soul-searching... Sam & Max-style!
by - April 14, 2008
Sam & Max: Episode 204 - Chariots of the Dogs review
The Freelance Police soar to new heights, as the latest episode of Season Two is one for the ages.
by - March 13, 2008
Sam & Max: Episode 203 - Night of the Raving Dead review
You won't kill yourself laughing, but the undead stars of Episode 203 make for another lively Sam & Max installment.
by - February 12, 2008