About Max Level Games

Max Level Games started as a passion project, something to do in order to work towards my intended career while I was studying. It came to be when, out of nowhere one day, I thought about how I'd love to do some kind of media that involved talking about video games and films etc. I couldn't do it alone however. I mean, who wants to sit there for an hour and listen to one guy spout out his opinions on entertainment media? Only one person came to mind when I thought about who I'd want to help create this project with; my best friend Liam.


Within a week from the initial idea, we had come up with the name and a format we liked and thus, the Max Level Games Podcast was born! Each week we'd get together and have at length discussions about anything and everything gaming and beyond. All of our episodes were published to SoundCloud and after a further few weeks, we even made video forms to post on a YouTube channel. We never saw any kind of success or major recognition but we didn't care, it was fun and we've always had a passion for the subject.


Unfortunately life did what it does best and came in the way. It started out small, whereby one or both of us would have other commitments on the day we were due to record. The issue with this was altering days and getting off track only made getting back on more difficult. We had always agreed that other commitments like family or work had to come first, and in the end that's what they did. Around March/April 2019, we had to put the podcast on an indefinite hiatus while we focused on keeping the rest of our lives going by.


But obviously that wasn't to be the end.


That's were this blog comes into things. Since being a journalist will require some form of writing experience, I thought what better way than to create my own blog where I could write about the things I enjoy and anything that comes to mind. I chose to name the blog after our podcast because if it hadn't been for that initial idea and the support and cooperation of my friends and family, I'd never have began to take these steps. While the podcast may be over, I want to carry the name with me however I can so that what Liam and I created will continue to grow into whatever it needs to be. To that end, welcome to the Max Level Games blog.


- James