Stirling has been playing games since his friend's dad got him hooked on black and white Civilization and he bragged about how it came on five floppy disks. That was a huge game at the time, and he feels very old now. He's written about a variety of topics, but most of his writing has been hands on criticism of and reporting on cars, lending him a great comparison point for taking on the world of racing games. Outside of racing games, he enjoys RPGs, strategy games, survival, and a select few first person shooters.