Hello World

Hello World,

And welcome to Off The Mark Gaming. I'm your host, Chris Conway.

I entered the world of game development at the age of 22 and was there for nearly 10 years. I started out at Rockstar Toronto as QA staff on a 3 month contract. I was later hired on for a full-time position where I eventually became the QA Manager and ran a small team of my own.

During my time at Rockstar I leaned a great deal about games and game design. I worked with some of the best designers, programmers, artists and audio engineers. I was shown just how much work went into creating the games we all love and it greatly increased my appreciation for video games.

Here at Off The Mark Gaming I want to use what I've learned over the years and take a look at the more off-beat side of gaming. Though I am a great fan of the triple-A games from studios like Rockstar, BioWare and Valve, I think there are enough websites dedicated to them already. Instead, I'll be looking at the smaller releases from companies like Atlus, NIS and XSEED. I also plan on voicing my opinion on gaming news like Nintendo's "Creator's Program" and other such announcements.

May this be the beginning of something interesting.

Until next time,
Chris Conway