: About Me

I started studying journalism and began by writing arts listings while working for a lifestyle magazine. I met a group of creative people who were about to embark on an exciting plan to start an independent national lifestyle magazine.

I worked alongside them for 5 years as the Games Assistant and specialised in Gaming Journalism. This was a roller coaster ride of sorts. The highs came from chatting to the PR companies and finding other gamers to talk shop with but unfortunately the lows were the realisation that the printing industry was suffering and the magazine finally folded.

I found I had the time to pursue an ambition of mine to work in the games industry and have been working in QA as a games tester ever since. I miss the writing and the contact with the PR companies and was recommended by Roisi Proven, a good friend of mine to try Helium.

My passion is ...

Drum 'n' Bass, Gaming, Cakes

I know too much about ...

cars breaking down ;)

My parents always told me ...

I was as noisy as an elephant and a fussy eater

My childhood ambition ...

to be able to buy my own cakes one day

My favorite memory ...

not enough RAM to recall :p

Why I write ...

I have a lot to say................

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Listening to dNbMidlands.com and watching anything with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in :D

My first job ...

bookkeeping for my dad........... didn't last long :)

My best moment ...

finally passing my driving test............ it took a while ;)

My inspiration ...

My boyfriend, cakes, innovative people

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories In praise of the Nintendo Wii

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The Wii was born of Nintendo's Clear Blue Ocean Strategy, a marketing strategy that aimed to focus on a market that was free from competitors. They had no plans to venture into the bloody red oceans of the high end graphics battle that was already raging between it's two main rivals. It's constitution was "that it is best to zig when others zag". Here enters the Wii! The core focus for the Wii was to "reach people who generally don't play video games". The games industry had changed considerably over previous years with the majority of new titles being targeted at young men with dispoable ...

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