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March 03, 2006
The not-so-secret secret
So, just to clarify, I didn't go "work on RF Online," at least not the way some people have been speculating. RF Online is one of many games I'm now responsible for as the Director of MMO Games at Codemasters in the UK.
I've spent the last few months travelling back and forth between the US and the UK helping the very talented team in the Codemasters Online Gaming (COG) group launch two MMOs within a week of each other.
Now, for any of you that know anything about what it takes to launch one MMO, I'm sure you can empathize with the amount of effort it took to pull such a thing off, not to mention pull it off relatively smoothly.
For me, it's been quite an adventure. I've learned just how valuable Skype can be for keeping up with the family. I've realized how much my family means to me. Being away from them for weeks at a time has been rough. And of course, we couldn't be doing it without the help of our newest (and oldest) family member, my father-in-law, who now lives with us. He's been great to us, and perhaps too good. I hope he understands how much his presence has meant to Kimberly and I (not to mention the kids!).
Anyway, I'm rather enjoying England. It has snowed just about every time I've been here. And I constantly feel like I'm on a movie set, what with all the "mate," "cheers," and "knackered" phrases being bandied about. Much to my wife's dismay, I don't think there's much of a chance that I'll pick up an accent. If I didn't get a Texas drawl having been born and raised there, I doubt the English English will stick.
One of the things that really attracted me to this role is the opportunity to do some serious business development. Tomorrow, I set off on the second half of my two week circumnavigation of the planet. Time to finally go to Korea and see the most intense gaming culture on the planet. San Fran to England to Seoul back to San Fran. Wee!
Time to hit the sack. Right after I finish this quest...
Posted by SunSword at 05:23 PM | Comments (0)