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Gaming, In My Opinion
Name: James Batchelor
Online Name: BatchGC Age: 20 Location: United Kingdom Occupation: Student of Journalism First Gaming Experience: Super Mario Bros (NES) Consoles owned: NES (broken), Nintendo64, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Playstation 2, Laptop I’ve tried making a number of websites in the past. I’ve tried creating sites around games (naturally), mod-making, my creative writing and hybrids of all three. However, I never got around to finishing them, mainly because I was developing them online and I wasn’t allowed on the internet for more than half an hour at a time. Plus, they looked rubbish. This site probably looks rubbish, and I may end up neglecting and forgetting this site like I did the others, but I am far more determined to keep this one going. The reason is simple: I need this site for my CV. I’m currently studying for a degree in Journalism, with the aim of working on a games magazine. As part of one of my modules, I had to brainstorm ways in which I could show future employers the quality of my journalistic practices and writing style. For months, I have been searching for a website that I could contribute to and work for, as a number of people in my class already do so, but I couldn’t find one with a vacancy (if you run a games website and need another writer, please email me!). In the end, I decided that if I couldn’t find a website to work on, I’d just start my own. I have the whole of the summer ahead of me, which should give me more than enough time to get in the habit of writing at least one or two articles per week, and hopefully I’ll be able to continue that when I return to uni in September. As you can see from the consoles I own, I’m predominantly a Nintendo gamer, but I’ve always liked to think I have the open mind to appreciate all games on all consoles. My recent purchase of a Playstation 2 should help this. I’ve already written a number of reviews in the past, which can be found in the reviews section, but I hope to write longer and better reviews, as well as news stories, previews and general features. I hope you enjoy my writing and my site. |