James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and became the
Editor-in-Chief of GamesIndustry in 2021. He previously served as editor of Develop and has written for Eurogamer, NintendoLife, and MCV. He also runs the
Non-Violent Game of the Day blog to showcase the full breadth of video games and their subject matter. He does still play violent games, but always on Story/Easy mode.