James Michael Rossignol (born July 1978) is a British video game journalist and critic, as well as an author. He has also branched out into games, founding the company
Big Robot
Big Robot is a UK company that specialises in developing computer games, registered in Halstead, England. The company was started by Jim Rossignol in 2010.
''AVSEQ'' was released in 2011, ''Fallen City'' is in the final bug-testing phase prior ...
in 2010.
Biography
Rossignol started his career as a reporter on a finance newsletter. He says he was fired from the job due to obsession with a video game.
He formerly wrote for the PC gaming blog ''
Rock Paper Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' (also rendered ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun''; short ''RPS'') is a UK-based website for reporting on video games, primarily for PC. Originally launched on 13 July 2007 as an independent site, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was acquir ...
''.
Rossignol has written a book entitled ''This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities'', published by the
University of Michigan
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, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
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.
Rossignol lives with his fiancée Amanda Ricaud and their two children in
Bath, Somerset
Bath () is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 101,557. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, ...
.
References
External links
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Interview with Jim Rossignol on BLDGBLOG
1978 births
British male journalists
British video game designers
Living people
Video game critics
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