“Bum!”

I’d hoped to have a post primed and ready to rock, but given general secrecy and my rapid departure from the UK, that wasn’t to be.

More details soon, no doubt, but for now you might have a few questions, like:

“Trion World Network?”

“What are you working on?”

“What’s keeping you busy at E3?”

More soon.

It’s a pretty surreal world out there today – for me, at least.

Four years ago I went to bed in Brighton, hearing the pundits say that John Kerry was going to oust George W. Bush from the White House. I woke up and felt like I’d slipped into a parallel dimension.

Last night, I went to bed knowing for certain that the near-impossible had happened; America had voted for its first black President. I only managed to make it to 10pm before I fell asleep, but I knew at 8pm, unlike my wife who knew at 4am… because I was sitting alone in a California hotel room, eating pizza and watching CNN.

Why? Well, I’ve been here since Friday, interviewing for a job – which I got an offer on yesterday. Yeah. I’m going to move to the USA and live in California. It felt pretty surreal. Two monumental events, and I’m celebrating with Dominos…

My life – and the political landscape for America – have literally changed overnight. I won’t bore you with politics, but unfortunately I can’t tell you much about the job, either… yet. I will say I’ll be working for an MMO company, they’re obviously based in California, and… actually that’s all I’ll say. (And for those of you who I have told, feel smug if you like, but don’t mouth off in comments, please… everything will be revealed in time.)

Well, I better get going. I have bags to pack, meetings to attend, lunches to eat and planes to catch. I’ll be back in the UK tomorrow. At least for a while.