Carmageddon’s creator—yeah, the one where cars crash into… well, everything—Stainless Games, just swapped out their CEO. They’re throwing Ben Gunstone into the big chair. You know, the comfy one with all the stress nobody really wants but pretends they do. He’s taking over for Patrick Buckland, who’s basically been running the show since, like, 1994. Seems Ben’s been hanging around since 2022, showing up first as a game director and somehow, boom, now he’s CEO. Pretty quick rise, right?
Before all this, Ben was doing some stuff at Dovetail Games. Not sure what exactly—probably something important-ish. And he’s all, “Yeah, I’m super hyped and also kinda freaked to be CEO now.” He said it more professionally, but you get the idea. He’s stepping into this legacy thing that’s not just about the games but almost like a family heirloom with pixels and code thrown in.
Patrick, on the flip side, who doesn’t look a day over… ahem, well, you decide, is offloading some stress. I mean, he’s 62, thinking, “Time to chill a bit.” Not out of the game, though. He’s sliding over into an Executive Chairman role, which sounds fancy and, honestly, a bit mysterious. Like, what does that even mean? Maybe it’s just a way to keep an eye on things while he works on whatever games are churning in his brain.
He’s the major shareholder—translation: big boss—so it’s still his baby. But he’s letting Ben drive the car now. Guess it’s like passing the torch or maybe sharing a really good playlist. Anyway—or wait, where was I?—Patrick trusts Ben, so there’s that. Onwards, upwards, maybe sideways a bit, but always moving.
