Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol
Born July 1978 (age 40)
England, United Kingdom
Residence Bath, Somerset, England
Occupation Games journalist, critic, author
Partner(s) Amanda Ricaud
Children 2
Website rossignol.cream.org

Jim Rossignol (born July 1978) is a British computer games journalist and critic, as well as an author. He has also branched out into games, founding the company Big Robot in 2010.[1]

Biography

Journalism

Rossignol started his career a reporter on a finance newsletter. He says he was fired from the job due to obsession with a video game.[2] He formerly wrote for the PC gaming blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun.[3]

Author

Rossignol has written a book entitled This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities, published by the University of Michigan imprint DigitalCultureBooks. The book examines the relationship between gamers and the videogames they play, via a tour through differing aspects of gaming culture in several parts of the world.

Personal

Rossignol lives with his fiancee Amanda Ricaud and their 2 children in Bath, Somerset.

References

  1. ↑ Jim Rossignol (27 September 2010). "Big Robot Lives Again". Big Robot. Retrieved 21 April 2012. my new company, Big Robot
  2. ↑ Rossignol, Jim (2008). This Gaming Life. Britain: The University of Michigan Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-472-11635-5.
  3. ↑ "I'd like to know more". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
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