Tag Archives: video games

Heading Toward a New Horizon

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Jason L Blair

Y’know, as much as it hurt at the time, maybe that failed Kickstarter was a blessing as my life has gotten very busy. I wanted everybody to know that today starts my final week with the wonderfully mad, creative folks … Continue reading →

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Out Today: AGENTS OF MAYHEM

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Jason L Blair

Wow. This is a huge one for me. I’ve worked in video games for over a decade and on multiple projects (some of which even shipped!) but I’ve never put so much heart, soul, sweat, and tears into a game … Continue reading →

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Hello? This thing on?

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Jason L Blair

So it’s been a year, huh? Man, what craziness the past twelve months have brought. I won’t be getting too much into it right now but I’m facing down a full left hip replacement next Thursday and about a month … Continue reading →

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See You at E3!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jason L Blair

I am super-stoked to announce that I will be heading to Los Angeles on Monday to spend the week at E3! This will be my first time at the show and I am honored to be there representing Agents of … Continue reading →

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Watch Me: IGN REWIND THEATER

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Jason L Blair

More Agents of Mayhem news! I had the pleasure of sitting down with IGN’s Vince Ingenito to discuss the story behind the recently released AOM announce trailer! Check it out:

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Announcing: AGENTS OF MAYHEM

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Jason L Blair

I am so incredibly excited and relieved to finally be able to talk about what I’ve been doing at work! For those who have been wondering, I am Lead Writer on Deep Silver Volition‘s upcoming Agents of Mayhem! Check out … Continue reading →

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Watch Me Play PREY

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Jason L Blair

I recently sat down to play through the very first game I ever worked on, Prey, here at my current job at Deep Silver Volition. Check out my wonderful first-person skills in the below video. Also, I wrote the manual.

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Interview with Local Show “Current”

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Jason L Blair

I’m a (local) TV star! My coworker Lorcan Murphy and I sat down with local news show Current to discuss having fun at the workplace, which is something we at Volition know quite a bit about.

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Here’s the Thing About Dreams

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Jason L Blair

Another year has ended (and I’ll write about that soon) and another one has started. All comments about arbitrary date changes aside, the beginning of a new year is as good a time as any other for reflection and declaration. … Continue reading →

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Game Writing: 11 Things I’ve Learned

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Jason L Blair

Veteran writer (and scion of Tom Clancy) Richard Dansky asked an interesting question: So what knowledge do you think is absolutely essential to working in games writing? Concepts? Elements of craft? Specific terminologies? Legal and professional issues? I responded with … Continue reading →

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