Author Archives: Jason L Blair

About Jason L Blair

Writer, game designer.

Saints Row IV Cover Art

Saints Row IV is only a handful of months away and I can’t wait for you all to get your hands on it. Until then, though, check out the newly-released cover art for the standard and Commander-in-Chief editions of the … Continue reading

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I Want to Do More. I Want to Do Better.

I spent last week at the largest gathering of video game developers in the world: the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California. It was amazing. It was five intense days of lectures, networking, and learning. I met a wide … Continue reading

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Back in the Saddle of the One-Year Plan

February was a bad month as far as getting any of my own writing done. All my energy was spent on work for the day job (which is awesome) but it left little time for finishing Five-Story Drop (the upcoming … Continue reading

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Announcing SAINTS ROW IV

The higher-ups in the decision-making offices have officially made the announcement so I can now share it all with you. This is the title I’ve been working on since I joined the amazing team at Volition last summer: Saints Row … Continue reading

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Chat with Me Tonight!

Hey everyone, sorry for the last minute notice but I’ll be sitting down with the folks at #rpgnet for a chat tonight, starting at 8p Eastern/7p Central. I’ll be talking about all things Streets of Bedlam and Little Fears, as … Continue reading

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I’m Speaking at GDC 2013

Ever since joining the video game industry, I’ve wanted to attend two events: E3 and the Game Developers Conference. This year, not only am I attending the latter but I’m speaking on a panel there! I’m crazy excited to hang … Continue reading

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The One-Year Plan: Goal One – Met!

I finished a novel last night. I’m still a bit stunned by it honestly. It’s a Middle Grade novel, sure, so it’s 1/3 the size of a standard adult novel (what most folks think of when they think of a … Continue reading

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The One-Year Plan Begins Now

The grand odometer of life has flipped another digit, and I’m staring across a field of 365 chances to fulfill some dreams until it does so again. As I talked about back in September, I aim to become an honest-to-goodness … Continue reading

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Out Now: CONSPIRACY RULES!

I’d been a fan of Lester Smith‘s original Dark Conspiracy for many years. My gaming interests tend to have a dark streak and Lester’s vision of a near-future world overrun by all manner of horror was a perfect fit to … Continue reading

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Behold the Human Stretch Goal

Over the past couple weeks, three different game designers offered me a chance to contribute to their Kickstarter projects as a participant in possible stretch goals. As the first’s been active for a bit, and the second was just announced … Continue reading

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