James has spent most of his career working in the games industry in various marketing roles. He’s been playing games since 1980, when his dad first bought a ZX80. He has extensive experience working on game launches across multiple platforms as well as running B2B campaigns for a wide range of clients looking to target the games industry.

Favourite Game: The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time (N64)

If age ain’t nothing but a number, for John, that number would be 1981 – the year he got a ZX81 for Christmas, and his love of gaming was born. In the (many) years since, John has cut his teeth on a ton of game launches for big global brands and small indies alike. Luckily, his son now gives him the perfect excuse to keep on gaming.

Favourite Game: Too many to mention! Pretty much anything GTA or Zelda-related – although Destiny, Left4Dead and Half Life have been amazing gaming experiences (hence my choice of character!)

Mo has more years of experience in B2B tech PR than she will ever admit to, thanks to her time in both UK tech specialist and global multidisciplinary agencies, and more recently as a freelance consultant. Fuelled by coffee and chocolate, preferably simultaneously, she excels at building and delivering strategic communications plans for start-up organisations.

Favourite Game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village

At the time of writing, Alex has 1,712 titles in his Steam library and he plans to play them all. Enjoying almost every genre, from AAA to indie art-house, the only notable gap in his videogame knowledge is the sports sim… sorry FIFA.

Favourite Game: The Path

Working across several B2B tech agencies, Max has extensive experience in managing the reputation and relationships of clients with the media and key stakeholders. Having been a gamer ever since he could hold an N64 controller, Max is passionate about the sector and its continued growth in the corporate sphere. His work extends across traditional media relations, including social media strategy, owned content production and events management.

Favourite Game: Alan Wake (Max loves torches/flashlights)

Jumping straight into the world of PR after graduating from university, Jack is good on his namesake and is BGM’s Jack-of-all-trades. From curating influencer strategy to hosting podcasts, writing releases and coordinating campaigns, he’s been doing it all in the almost 5-years he’s been with the team.

Favourite Game: All of his clients, obviously

Tom joined BGM in 2021 after a brief stint in games journalism. A self-titled lover of all things indie gaming, when he’s not working, you’ll find him working through his backlog on his Steam Deck or leading Scuderia AlphaTauri to Formula 1 glory in his F1 Manager save. Outside of the gaming sphere, you’ll probably catch him travelling the length of the country supporting his home town club, Hull City!

Favourite Game: TLOZ: Breath of the Wild

Megan joined the BGM team after graduating with a Masters in Journalism and some games journalism work. A lover of horror and cosy games, she has a soft spot for indies and can often be found working through the rather large number of farming sims she has on Steam. Aside from games she loves reading, rock climbing and listening to Taylor Swift.

Favourite Game:Stardew Valley

After graduating from the University of Exeter with a First Class degree in Business, Tamsin couldn’t wait to jump into the world of social media marketing! When she’s not playing her beloved Nintendo Switch, Tamsin is an avid concert-goer (with the tour t-shirts to prove it).

Favourite Game: Animal Crossing New Horizons

Mike first got into the world of PR after taking on a part-time role at a local agency while studying Journalism at the University of Sheffield. Since then, he’s produced content for a broad range of businesses working across both B2B and B2C, which has helped him hone his writing skills. Away from the desk, Mike can usually be found baking cakes, out for a run, or endlessly replaying Resident Evil 4.

Favourite Game: Resident Evil 4 (2005)

Naomi has many years of experience in meticulously developing, managing and improving the essential functions of a variety of organisations. From High-end property to Classic sports cars she’s ready for anything! Her calm no-nonsense approach ensures Big Games Machine is always a well-oiled one. Aside from being a committed virtual office ninja, pets collector, true crime addict and shameless Eurovision Song Contest super fan, Naomi navigates a busy family life that often revolves around Minecraft, Roblox and Marvel Superheroes.

Favourite Game: Micro Machines 2