Ian Howlett

Hello!

My name is Ian Howlett and I am the happily married founder and editor of LeftStickRight, formerly UGTV.ca. I am a full time application developer and part time gaming enthusiast. I work in the financial sector, building medium to large applications, as well as designing user experiences. And then I play video games!

I am a graduate of the University of Guelph in Computer Science and have been writing and working as a member of the enthusiast gaming press since early 2008. I am also the one responsible when the site breaks, looks funny or basically turns upside-down.

I am mostly a console gamer, having grown up on a light mixture of PC and Nintendo, I can be found sparsely online with my PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii. I own a DS, but it is sitting solemnly on my shelf along with a stack of games that get no playtime.

I (and subsequently LSR) am based out of a suburb just outside of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. I try and cover local events and developers, but if you're interested in getting in touch with me to learn a little bit more about LSR or to talk about your video game related project I am always happy to respond to emails.

Ian's Recent Posts

Question of the Week – What’s Your Worst Gaming Injury?

How badly have you hurt yourself playing a game before? That is the question we ask this week, which seems to involve light guns and mechs. Scary stuff.

Rock the Cravat – Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Not so fast! You still have to join us for our review of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. A bit of the familiar with some new twists.

Another Cast Episode 27 – Gold Medal Anti-Terrorism

On time for once it is Another Cast. This week we are late to the party on Modern Warfare 2 and earlier than normal on some news about the developers.

The Seven Heavenly Virtues of Dante’s Inferno

The second and final part of our Dante’s Inferno review comes to identify the virtues of the game and what it did right.

Question of the Week – What Will Halt An Online Only Future?

It is time for the Question of the Week, and this week we are joined by the normal crew plus one. Justin Amirkhani of General Games talks with us about an online only future.