​Forever young? I’m another year older but I’ll never stop playing games – or writing about them

ICYMI: My love for video games has never wavered, I have no intention of growing up and moving on

It is my birthday this week. And while that may not sound like a worthy subject for Pushing Buttons, bear with me.

I am now 54 – and so officially in my mid-50s – and I still write about video games for a living. I play video games every day; I work in a home office where I’m surrounded by video games. When I’m not playing them, I’m probably thinking about them. But at times like this, I think: maybe should I stop someday? Is there an upper limit on how long someone can do games journalism? Certainly I only know of a handful of people my age who are still writing about games on a full-time basis. Some of my friends outside the industry still play games, but usually only one or two a year – EA Sports FC, maybe, the latest blockbusting narrative adventure, Nintendo with the kids. If you’re not careful, life has a way of shepherding you away from your interests. Continue reading…
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