Microplastics, they’re fantastic. Content Director @ GLHF. Consultancy, mock reviews. Did some writing for a video game called The Axis Unseen.
Sorry for the self promo but I literally won’t have a job by the end of the year if enough people don’t subscribe. I think we’re doing good stuff!
Chris SchillingBelatedly caught up with this (the other Firezide Chats are well worth checking out, btw) and man, it's impressive how Kirk gets his interviewees to really open up. That's not as easy as you might think; there's an art to it.
I had a chat with @harvey1966.bsky.social about growing up poor, dealing with the deaths of his parents, and how those things shaped his outlook on work and life. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Harvey SmithA chat about deaths of his parents, growing up in poverty, and how those things shaped his outlook on life.www.gaming.firezidechat.comThis week’s Firezide Chat interview is with @benstarr.bsky.social. We spoke about social anxiety, growing up as a drama kid, and why he’s in his villain era. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Ben StarrA chat about social anxieties, what it was like wanting to be an actor as a teenager, and why he’s been a bit angry with baristas lately.www.gaming.firezidechat.comThey say he’s back in his features writing era. I spoke to @harvey1966.bsky.social and @lizardengland.bsky.social and then wrote 1300 words about video game ladders, for Eurogamer. www.eurogamer.net/the-descent-...
The Descent - how game devs learned to love laddersThe ups and downs of everyone's favourite bit of video game connective tissue.www.eurogamer.netAt least the new CEO has realistic goals — 1bn players per day, lmao.
Christopher DringBig cuts, but Xbox has managed to avoid closing any studios today. Double Fine and Compulsion go indie. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will have new owners. Arkane Lyon process starts today. CEO Asha Sharma wants Xbox to reach 1bn players a day (it currently hits 1bn a year).
I chatted with @lukedale.bsky.social about how Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel changed his life. There’s also an entire archive of interviews like this on the website. Consider subscribing. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Luke DaleA chat about battling chronic acne as a teen and facing rejection as a young adult, the road to becoming an actor, about streamning and about starting a bar.www.gaming.firezidechat.com