Thanks for coming to this site.

My name is Matthew S. Burns and Magical Wasteland is a place for my thoughts on video games, the people who make them, and the industry that has grown up around our efforts.

For a decade or so I worked on big budget, large team projects in mass-market entertainment franchises such as Call of Duty and Halo.

Recently, though, I’ve gone independent and have started a small developer called Shadegrown Games, where we aim to create entertainment that’s grown in a way more friendly to the ecosystem around us. Organically, if you will.

In my spare time I write and compose music.