MEET THE TEAM
Lex Luddy - Editor-in-Chief
Hi there, I’m Lex! I run all the daily operations here at startmenu. I took over when James and Imogen both had to step away. I’m queer as heck and love video game history. When I make time to play games, I’m willing to try anything… Except for Kingdom Hearts.
You can bother me on Bluesky @LexLuddy.xyz, although I wouldn’t recommend following me. I am deeply unfunny.
KM Nelson - Managing Editor
KM is a passionate editor who loves nothing more than helping writers bring their work to the next level.
A late-bloomer when it comes to gaming as a hobby, she generally sticks to single-player RPGs. Favorite games include Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Wandering Village, Hi-Fi Rush, and the Pokémon series.
You can find her on Bluesky also.
Dave McAdam - Podcast Host
Dave is a writer, lapsed games journalist, and occassional farmer.
He doesn’t want people finding him online right now, but you can hear his wonderful voice every second week on The startmenu Podcast.
George Benjamin Jones - Ex-Deputy Editor
George is an extremely talented writer and the good looks of startmenu. He is 98% convinced that Deadly Premonition is the greatest piece of media ever created and has plenty of other opinions you are sure to hate.
George can be found on Bluesky but he likes to pretend that website doesn’t exist for his own wellbeing.
James Law - Co-Founder
James no longer writes of us but he is still a good boy that we love!
Ever the cool dude, James has been writing about games for a while. A gaming enthusiast from a young age, he decided to start writing because none of his friends wanted to listen to his gaming-related hot takes. He figured that maybe some people online would, and here we are.
Favourite games: Football Manager 2012, Football Manager 2013, Football Manager 2014, Football Manager 2015, Football Manager 2016, Hearthstone, Night In The Woods, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Ganondorf main), oh, and Football Manager 2020.
You can follow his Bluesky if you have some kind of death wish.
Imogen Calypso Mellor - Co-Founder
Calypso doesn’t write for us anymore because she’s much too cool for us, but we still love her too!
She doesn’t like spare time, it seems. If she isn’t playing Overwatch or streaming on Twitch, she’s shooting a bow, or spending time in the gym. With a passion for point-and-click adventures and knowledge of how to fletch an arrow, she is a little more ready for an apocalypse than you.
She’s just waiting for her time.
Favourite Games: Skyrim, Portal 2, Overwatch, Ratchet and Clank (most of them), Tetris (99).
Follow her Bluesky for intelligently worded opinions on games and *checks notes* Billie Eilish.