Matthew Ash

Matthew Ash has extensive work experience in the gaming industry. Matthew started their career as a QA Tester at Lionhead Studios in 2010, working on Fable 3 for Xbox 360. Matthew then joined Creative Assembly in 2014, initially as a Quality Assurance Technician and later as a Senior Quality Assurance Technician. In 2017, they transitioned to a Game Experience Manager role, where they provided feedback, customer support, and advocated for community ideas directly to the development teams. From 2018 to 2020, they served as a Beta Program Manager, overseeing testing and feedback processes.

In 2020, Matthew joined Two Point Studios as their Quality Assurance Lead. Matthew managed QA coverage for Two Point Hospital and later moderated UX tests for Two Point Campus. Matthew also engaged in post-launch player experience activities such as feedback harvesting, reporting, moderating, and CRM. Currently, Matthew is working at Reality+ as their Lead QA, starting in July 2022.

Matthew Ash attended St. John's College in Portsmouth, UK from 2003 to 2005, where they pursued A Level studies in Product Design, Computing, and Three Dimensional Design. Following this, they enrolled at the University of Portsmouth from 2005 to 2008 and earned a BSc degree in Computer Games Technology.