Jim Rossignol
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| Born | James Michael Rossignol[1] July 1978 (age 45–46) England |
| Occupation(s) | Video game journalist, critic, author |
| Partner | Amanda Ricaud |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | rossignol |
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 in 2010.[2]
Biography
Rossignol started his career as a reporter on a finance newsletter. He says he was fired from the job due to an obsession with a video game.[3] He formerly wrote for the PC gaming blog Rock Paper Shotgun.[4]
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.
Rossignol lives with his fiancée Amanda Ricaud and their two children in Bath, Somerset.
References
- ^ "James Michael ROSSIGNOL – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ Jim Rossignol (27 September 2010). "Big Robot Lives Again". Big Robot. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
my new company, Big Robot
- ^ Rossignol, Jim (2008). This Gaming Life. Britain: The University of Michigan Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-472-11635-5.
- ^ "I'd like to know more". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
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