Steve McKevvit is a veteran (a young one, mind!) of Gremlin Interactive. A pie-munching native of Wigan, Steve has seen Gremlin’s star rise through the years, so we’d thought it high time we asked…

What do you think was the best game Gremlin produced last year?
A hard one this. It was a toss-up between the adrenaline-charged thrill (that’s what it says on the box) of Motorhead, or the Elite-inspired space-opera Hardwar. Hardwar gets my vote - it was a really deep, old school game and I spent hours playing it.

Why did Actua Soccer 3, the greatest football game ever, receive a muted response in some quarters?
I like it at Gremlin so I’ll keep my personal opinions to myself. It is typical though isn’t it? We finally produce a footy game that actually lives up to all the pre-release hype and Johnny Gamer ignores us, plumping for a third helping of EA’s More of the Same Soccer. Madness!

Can you tell us anything you might be adding to Actua Soccer 4?
We’re hoping to add a lot more features including real world ball physics, but most importantly I hope we’ll be adding a lot more punters!

What’s the best thing about living in Sheffield?
1. The beauty of the nearby Peak District.
2. Eccleshall Road, the city’s bohemian latin quarter - a cultural melting pot 24 hours a day.
3. OPP Records, for the cheapest sounds in town.
4. It’s not London!

Wigan Athletic. Discuss.
Wigan: One-time Orwellian hell-hole cum rugby capital of Northern hemisphere. This ex-centre of the moribund Lancashire mining industry is now known as the home of ‘The Verve’ (Wigan’s biggest band) with the highest percentage of category A (ie lowest standard) accommodation in metropolitan Britain. Wigan’s second biggest band ‘The Tansads’ are not so famous.
Athletic: The town’s second biggest club (after slightly more famous Wigan Warriors). Proposed move to new stadium and Chairman Whelan’s bottomless millions, beckons Blackburn-style golden era. We hope.

How’s the new baby changed you?
Less sleep, more worries. But generally happier.

What do you do on Saturdays?
Either drive to Wigan (delivering daughter and mother to welcoming grandparents on the way) and watch ‘the boys’ or go shopping and take in the dubious delights of Sheffield United. Either way, the quality’s the same.

What’s the best local Gremlin boozer?
Everyone drinks in the Washington (owned by Pulp drummer Nick Banks, pop fans!) but I think it’s shite. Try The Rutland on Paternosta Row.

Finally, we had to ask, is Gremlin for sale? What’s going on?
Is it? I don’t know.