Life has been moving pretty fast lately, both in the real world and in the land of videogames. Where do we begin....?

EMPLOYMENT

I got a job. Well, actually, I got two jobs. Specifically, I got a shit job, then I got a not shit second job, and so quit my first shitty job. Bleurgh.

I just accepted a 3 month contract as a runner in a VFX film studio in London. As a recent graduate, getting a position as a runner is pretty standard, as this is how you learn the layout of the studio, how the pipeline works, the different people you will be working with, as well as just a general understanding of how, as MattBodega would say, "the graphics" get made. In practice, I'm going to be making coffee and passing on messages, but we all gotta start somewhere...

How does this affect you at Giant Bomb?

Well, I'm not going to be around much. By "much" I mean "at all". I'm going to be working long hours and I'm either going to be commuting 2 hours each morning or sleeping on a sofa in Brixton, neither of which allow me extensive access to the internet or Giant Bomb. I only completed Gears of War 3 yesterday, and if you know how much I love Gears Of War you will understand how fucking criminal it is that it took me that long; I literally didn't have enough time to play that game. Still, it's done now, and I'm not saying a goddamn thing about it. I need time to meditate and play a little of the multiplayer before I wade into a full review.

Anyway, MattyFTM has agreed to cover the Blog Initiative while I search for somewhere to live. It might take a couple of weeks. Fuck, it might take months. At this point everything is pretty uncertain. Stay tuned...

EUROGAMER

I played videogames! I got to try Skyrim, Rage, Battlefield 3 singleplayer and multiplayer, Uncharted 3, Tintin, Rayman Origins, Guild Wars 2, SSX, Assassins Creed: Revelations, and a bunch of other junk I can't remember at the moment. Mass Effect 3, Star Wars:TOR, Counter Strike: GO and Batman: Arkham City were all there too, but I couldn't be fucked to queue for 2 hours to play each one so I merely observed. Time permitting, I'm hoping to write some impressions of all the stuff I played, but I want to preface it by saying that my Game Of The Show was easily Rayman Origins on XBLA. Had such a great time playing that game, looks and feels fantastic. You should be stoked.

It was also great to see some whiskey shirts in the crowd. I got to meet some Giant Bomb peeps, notably Matt and Mracoon. Fun was had. Photos were taken. Hotdogs were eaten. All this, and more, coming soon...

THE BLOG INITIATIVE

You guys are awesome. The incredible reception and enthusiasm to The Blog Initiative that we have generated as a community is why I devote so much of my time to this site. Big love to everyone who contributed, and all the great writers out there. I want to be inside each and every one of you. The Blog Initiative is going strong!

THE FUTURE

The future is uncertain. When I figure it out, you can be sure I'm going to write it down here. Catch you on the flip-side, Giant Bomb...

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