x.jpg So we posted the first part of a 'Father's Day Special' article over at Gamasutra, smartly compiled by Brenda Brathwaite for us - and it's got Blizzard's Rob Pardo (World Of Warcraft) and Big Rooster's Tim Gerritsen (Prey) talking about how being a father has changed the way they do business and make games.

There's a cute pic of Pardo with his 7-year-old daughter (a level 54 warlock!), and he notes: "Playing games with my daughter is great because it really allows me to see what is fundamentally fun about game mechanics. For example, when she was only 5 years old, she would just jump off buildings over and over and collect lots of different outfits for her character. I generally have more of an "achiever" mentality when I play games, and playing with my daughter really helps give me a more rounded perspective towards games."

Alice at Wonderland Blog noticed it, too - commenting: "It's really cute that the only difference in their setup there is that Rob has a traditional corporate gel wristmat, and his daughter has a cartoony (winnie the pooh?) mat. Bet she kicks her dad's ass in pvp."