About
Welcome to the Portfolio of Jamin Smith, a freelance journalist with a deeply rooted passion for the games industry.
Jamin is a graduate of the University of Portsmouth with a degree in Computer Game Technology. Putting his development skills to one side however, Jamin now focuses exclusively on games journalism, which combines both his passion for writing, and computer games.
His history with videogames began in the 8-bit era, where countless hours were lost to his Sega Master System and a certain blue hedgehog. After progressing to the Mega Drive the following year, and a PSone soon after that — Jamin quickly discoverd that games had taken a firm hold of his life. Today, Jamin owns a total of 26 consoles and around 600 games — pictures of this collection can be found here.
Below is a summary of Jamin’s journalistic journey to date.
Noticing their was a serious gap in the market for a professional site dedicated to iPhone gaming, Jamin worked alongside Chris Thomas to bring the site to fruition. Jamin is currently the senior editor at the site, writing not only news and reviews, but also in depth features and interviews related to the increasingly popular sector of the games industry.
Sample writing;
The Top 10 iPhone games of 2009
SEED 1 – Rise of Darkness review
Hide and Geek
Jamin’s first dipped his toes into the icy waters of games journalism with a site he set up off his own back. That site was Hide and Geek, a small blog with a small but loyal following. After realising maintaining the site by himself would be a difficult task, he enlisted the help of two other aspiring journalists, and together they ran the site for a good year.