DinoSlothFounder & Managing Director
Leads an independent game-engineering and delivery practice.
Based in Thailand · calls in UK and European hours
Built and sold three game studios. Now I advise on the decisions that can go wrong.
Pitbull Syndicate went to Midway, Pitbull Studio to Epic Games, Coconut Lizard to Keywords. I now work with founders, boards and leadership teams on sales, acquisitions, restructures and the plans behind them. Fixed fees, agreed up front. No success fees.
3studios founded and sold
30+years in games and technology
50+developers led at peak
15+major titles shipped
01Advisory
Help with the decision in front of you.
A buyer or publisher has approached you. You are thinking about buying a studio. You have just taken over one. Your board wants a plan tested before money goes in. I work through the decision with you and tell you straight what I think.
Who I work with
Studio founders with a buyer at the door · Boards and investors with a founder to support · New studio heads · Leadership teams outside games with a plan to test, AI strategy included
- Every engagement is a fixed fee, agreed before we start. The first 20-minute call is free.
- Start small: a 60-minute Orientation call is £500 and comes with a written note.
- Larger projects, from sell-side preparation to a full strategy plan, run from £20,000.
02Record
Built, led, sold and shipped.
My advisory practice is grounded in operating experience: studio acquisitions, technical leadership at Epic Games and credits across several generations of hardware.
Coconut LizardFounder & Managing Director
Built a specialist co-development studio, partnered on Sea of Thieves and Conan Exiles, then led its sale to Keywords Studios.
Pitbull Studio / Epic Games UKFounder / General Manager
Founded Pitbull Studio, sold it to Epic Games and led the UK operation contributing to Unreal Engine 4 and Epic titles.
03 / Writing
Ideas from the operator’s seat.
Every Business Has Expensive Assumptions
Most businesses don’t have an AI problem. They have an evidence problem.
Read article →The strange route into game development
Cassette tapes, sleep deprivation and accidentally becoming employable.
Read article →Smaller teams, better leadership
Why AI may increase the impact of small, highly capable teams.
Read article →04 / Contact
Three lines is enough.
Tell me what the company is, what has changed, and what you want to be true in six months. I reply within two working days and say whether I am the right person.
Based in Thailand (UTC+7). Calls in UK and European business hours are routine.