Staying in line with my goals for 2011, I am excited to announce that I have accepted an invitation to join the writing staff at Gaming Nexus effective on Monday, January 17th. I’ll be working on news posts as well as doing some reviews and previews, plus I’ll be doing sales analysis on a monthly basis. 

This is a great opportunity for me, given that I have really wanted to jump back into the gaming press scene. After some frank discussions with the Editor-in-Chief, I believe that I’m going to get the support I need to continually improve as a writer in many facets and will be able to work and grow through some of my own mental obstacles. I know that I’ve stated how much I prefer writing features like reviews and opinion pieces over news reporting, but I’ve been presented with a unique challenge to reactively report on news instead of casual rewrites of press releases. I won’t be using that approach all of the time, but it’s something that I will be working on after I get my feet wet. 

What does this mean for Consoleation? 

I am not sure yet. Obviously, my commitment to Gaming Nexus will be top priority… and my sales analysis pieces will be going there first. I can see Consoleation becoming my “off the record” site to react to things in my own way, plus I will be continuing my PlayStation 2sDay series exclusively here. I’d also like to use the blog to expand on my published pieces, with postmortems after reviews are published and late reactions to already-reported events and news. I won’t be abandoning the blog, especially after over 2 years of work, but content may not be posted as consistently as it’s been in the past. 

I am grateful to all of you for your support as I am taking another step towards getting back to writing once again. This year is shaping up to be one of my most exciting ones ever, and if I can stay focused and find my groove, I may find myself at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Electronics Entertainment Expo… for the first time ever. I hope that you’ll read my work over at Gaming Nexus and even leave a comment or two.