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And end to an era, temporarily...

I'm moving to Australia. Brisbane to be exact, in the neighbourhood of Teneriffe. Actually, i'm already here but Blogger doesn't let you modify the date of entries so i had to write a few catchup things after the fact.

I've quit EA, after 10 years. It's been an interesting ride. Impossible to sum up as 'good' or 'bad' or either. It's been everything. I'll miss the people - some great people - good friends and fun times. I learned so much, and am respectful for that oppertunity.

If EA were to get organized, respect its staff and truly foster creativity, it would be absolutely unstoppable. Instead, it's coming to terms with its mediocrity and loosing good people on a daily basis. The staff fight a daily battle against the machine, instead of making a great game. Each day was war, a war of justification, not creation. The paralytic risk aversion running amok is strangling the life out from within. A terrible shame. It could be soooo much more, as many of the hardest to find ingredients are there in abundance.

I've been out for almost 2 months and have recieved a number of comments like "dude, you look healthy" or similar. My girlfriend says "I'm back".

So, onto Brisbane - Pandemic Studios. A superb, small (just right) sized company, working on a -massive- secret title.

My Vancouver friends! I'll miss you! Come down, stay at my place, go surfing and pet bats and kangaroos and snorkle!

Extra special thanks to Barrett and Matt for holding the best going away party imaginable. Concept? Printouts of my head/face from pictures over the years (typically unflattering ones) - LIFESIZE. I arrived at the party blindfolded (in a sperm superhero costume... (thanks Jon)) to be unveiled staring at 20-30 'me's' - friends holding up faces of me over theirs. Embarrizarre!

Friends! Vancouver! I miss you!