Jim Rossignol | |
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Born | July 1978 (age 38) England |
Residence | Bath, Somerset |
Occupation | Games journalist, critic, author |
Partner(s) | Amanda Ricaud |
Children | 2 |
Website | http://rossignol.cream.org/ |
Jim Rossignol (born July 1978) is a British computer games journalist and critic, as well as an author. He has also branched out into games, founding the company Big Robot in 2010.
Rossignol started his career a reporter on a finance newsletter. He says he was fired from the job due to obsession with a video game. He currently writes for Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
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 fiancee Amanda Ricaud and their 2 children in Bath, Somerset.