Stainless Appoints Ben Gunstone as CEO

Oh man, where to start with this wild ride of a news story? So, Stainless Games — you know, the folks behind Carmageddon, that game where you pretty much just, well, cause chaos with cars — decided to shake things up at the top. Ben Gunstone, the new top dog, is now officially the CEO. And it’s kinda funny ’cause he’s stepping into some big shoes. Patrick Buckland’s shoes to be exact. Patrick’s been around since forever, like 1994 forever.

Fast forward to 2022, Ben joins up. He was a game director, but then whoosh — climbed that corporate ladder to operations director. And now? Bam. CEO status. It’s kinda like “rags to riches,” but in the gaming universe. But let’s rewind a sec: before Ben hit up Stainless, he was hanging out over at Dovetail Games. Just for, like, a year, or maybe more. The details get fuzzy, but that’s not really the point, is it?

And get this — Ben’s all like, “Whoa, I’m so psyched to be CEO!” Okay, maybe he didn’t say “psyched,” but you get the vibe. He’s talking about how Patrick’s been this legendary figure for the past three decades. Thirty years! Seriously, that’s practically ancient in tech years.

Now Patrick’s not disappearing or anything. Nah, he’s easing into this Executive Chairman spot. It’s like he’s saying, “Hey, I’m 62 soon. Crazy, right? Yeah, some folks joke I don’t look a day over 70.” Ha, classic Patrick humor. But yeah, he’s just taking a breather from the CEO chaos, but sticking around, especially since major shareholder status means Stainless is still his baby.

Honestly, it’s kinda heartwarming. This mix of stepping down but not really, kinda like when you let the younger folks handle the BBQ but you’re still guarding those secret sauce recipes. Oh, and he’s all jazzed about getting back into game-making. So many feels, right? Anyway — or wait, was I saying something else? No idea. Just a big ol’ handover deal here.

Onwards, as they say. Or upwards. Or maybe sideways. Who knows.