Block Copy Coders

I had to renew my blockcopycoders.com domain so thought it was only good and proper I get some value for my money and make a blog post.

Since last posting there’s been an excellent development in my professional life; the game we’ve been working on since last year is no longer a secret. We’re working on a great title called Crackdown 2 with Microsoft no less. You can read more about that on our company blog right here. Everyone is super chipper about the enormously good hearted reception we have received and it’s great to finally be out of stealth mode. All that needs doing is stupid amount of work to make an excellent game. Piece of piss

Another significant milestone we’ve passed recently is our son’s first birthday. He’s such a happy little chap and had a brilliant time opening the presents sent by his many admirers from around the country He’s growing up quick and getting the hang of a jet set lifestyle. In the last few weeks he’s flown down south twice; once for a little birthday party and also to my cousins wedding. He’s adapting well and weekends away seem to be becoming less disruptive to his routine.

Also recently we had a really excellent long weekend in Blairmore, near the west coast of Scotland. We rented a cottage and used that as a base for trips around Lochs Lommond, Fyne and Long. We were stuck out on a peninsula and it was a bit of a long drive visiting anywhere outside of it so our next excursion will have to be a bit better planned. I’m thinking we could stay somewhere near Inverness and take a few days to visit the ludicrously large amount of castles they have up there. Some pics from Blairmore and its surrounds can be found here.

Back in England this weekend just gone for my cousin Rachel’s wedding to Ryan. I’d been asked to do photos which was a tad daunting to be honest and also pretty tiring. In my head I had the idea of gadding about taking the odd snap but it turns out to be a pretty hard job involving a lot of running around and shouting at people I got a load of shots and I think some are pretty good. I’m about half way through the selecting and editing process them right. Once that’s complete I’ll need to find somewhere to turn the final shots into a nice album.

My mum was great as she lent us her Rav4 to get around while we were down south. Really nice to see her and George again as well and they were delighted to get some time with Charlie too

6 months now in Dundee. To be honest when me and Suzey moved here we both felt that the business opportunity was almost one in a lifetime and couldn’t be ignored but the downside would likely be moving to Dundee. We thought give it around 5 years here to do what we needed to and put up with living in a place we hadn’t chosen. And as it turns out living in Dundee has been absolutely excellent. We’ve settled quickly in a quality of life that suits us much more than the south coast. It’s a lot less crowded up here and the people are very friendly, on top of that you’re 20 minutes max from some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside. Some of the appeal is age related, I don’t think this would have suited us so well in our 20’s but right now we couldn’t be happier. Which is great