China Moments

Shanghai, 2003-2006: In early 2003, I quit an IT job to follow my dreams of living abroad. Fortune smiled on me, and I landed my first job in the videogame industry at Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio. China Moments, my first blog, documented my first expatriation experience and my obsession with the craft of videogames.

  • The Mysterious Case of the Japanese Screwdriver

    As a producer, my role is to allow my team to do their job unhindered; to get the details out of the...

  • The Taxi Scam

    You live in a country for more than two years, you think you’ve figured out all the scams. Hah...

  • Nosebleed Spicy

    I’m in the closing moments of the E3 project right now, which means we’re all getting cr...

  • Landfall

    The big travel circle that took me to Los Angeles and through Montreal on the way back is now comple...

  • VIP Cinema

    I went to see Batman Begins yesterday, and it was a damn good movie. It takes a lot to make me forge...

Shanghaied and Addicted to Burnout

January 20, 2005 Leave a comment

Well, as of today at 3 PM, Hélène is gone to Thailand for 2 and a half weeks. Which means I’ll stay in cold, gray Shanghai while she’s enjoying super-fresh seafood in a paradise island of plenty where you get ...

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The Feeling of Receiving Your Own Game

January 18, 2005 Leave a comment

Today, I received my complimentary copy of Ghost Recon 2 PS2. It’s always a rush to get a version of a game you created. It’s strange, especially since I had the chance to play with the Gold Master until I ...

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