Tag: review

2023 in review: London calling to the faraway towns

The past twelve months witnessed a lot of firsts for me, including my first peer-reviewed essay published in an academic journal and writing for the UK Games Expo.

2019: Ups, downs and in between

This was the year I celebrated my fifth anniversary as a full-time writer and journalist.  On the day itself – 20th August – I was a guest of Adam Rosser on his Game On show for BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss Cyberpunk 2020, including the forthcoming video game adaptation.  Pay attention – Cyberpunk will…
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2018: Branching out and all that

2018 has been another great year for me, at least compared with Theresa May’s.  I started the year writing for a new client (ITPro), as well as becoming a full member of the National Union of Journalists. I continued to write for the BBC and Computer Weekly, and started appearing on radio.  In January, my…
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2013 and All That

For me, 2013 was the year we entered the future. As a child of the eighties, I remember reading the background to the Cyberpunk role-playing game.  The game was set in the then-future 2013 world of cybernetic enhancements, sleek technology and flying cars.  Whilst we may not have these cars, and limb-replacement technology is not…
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2011: In Review

Overall, 2011 has proved to be a positive year for me.  My wife Caelia and I moved into our new home, which has a room set-aside for my study.  Four months after we moved, our son Michael was born (yes, we did move in the midst of pregnancy). On a professional level, my writing has…
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