I was trying, had a few interviews and test days with Future Publishing, they seemed to call me in a lot for positions writing, did an OXM test day. I did some stuff for Future with Total Film magazine in the office like a floor up of them. They just never really picked me for a staff writer position. They have a split division between London and Bath so most of their setup was in Bath so not doable for me. I had a very positive interview with the guy who was setting up IGN UK for the first time way back when FOX bought them. But Minkley brought in his own guy I was told by the producer. With Future over the years what seem to have done is abandon the staff writer setup and have like a production designer and editor and then try and freelance everyone to get them on the cheap. So the staff/office system they used to have no longer really exists as far as I can see. The mag market is collapsing to an extent because of the rise of free online.

Eurogamer came out of nowhere as far as I can tell.

CVG is the site I would probably be best at, fast breaking news etc. They have something of an advantage because they can just rip content from the future network, mag articles, interviews etc.

And TBH there are only so many times you can get a door closed in your face before you stop knocking. They also don't seem to advertise work anymore. The employment situation in the UK is pretty dire.

I kinda like the Ninja star game and balloon trip. I play them occasionally. Only paid $5 for it, tho.