Simon Parkin
@SimonParkin
non-fiction writer // @newyorker // fellow @royalhistsoc // podcast: @myperfectcnsle // THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN - coming 2024 (@sceptrebooks/ @scribnerbooks).
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Ali Salim was a software engineer for Xerox. He died ten years ago. Now his son, the actor Abubakar Salim, has made a game exploring that loss. For British GQ I asked Abu whether it has been hard reliving his grief on the promo trail, with journalists like me: gq-magazine.co.uk/article/tales-…
I spoke to johnjohanas, creative director at Tango Gameworks (EN) about the webgame that led him to work with Resident Evil’s Shinji Mikami, and how he convinced a major publisher to back Hi-Fi RUSH, a lavish tribute to blue-sky Dreamcast games: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…
I spoke to johnjohanas, creative director at Tango Gameworks (EN) about the webgame that led him to work with Resident Evil’s Shinji Mikami, and how he convinced a major publisher to back Hi-Fi RUSH, a lavish tribute to blue-sky Dreamcast games: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…
In a recent episode of The Rest Is Entertainment, a listener asked why the games industry, which dominates media in commercial terms, is still viewed as a cultural underling. Marina Hyde argued it's due to an absence of stars. For My Perfect Console Podcast I put the question to BAFTA's deputy chair:
I spoke to Wes Fenlon, senior editor at PC Gamer, about the art and economics of running one of the world's most successful video game outlets, his passion for fan translations, and the five games that have shaped his life and tastes: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…
UK Publication day. I'm so grateful to everyone who's been in touch already after reading the book, and to those who shared their stories while I was piecing it all together. Thanks also to my brilliant publisher Quercus Books