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]
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| Born | James Michael Rossignol[1] July 1978 (age 45) England |
| Occupation(s) | Video game journalist, critic, author |
| Partner | Amanda Ricaud |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | rossignol |
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.