How to Contact John Romero

Choose one narrow angle where your experience is clearly useful to John Romero. Avoid broad positioning; one sharp contribution beats ten generic claims.

Use this as your foundation: John Romero responds to concise, outcome driven outreach that respects their calendar and inner circle. The strongest entry is through Romero Games leadership or studio partnerships and publishing outreach, ideally via a warm introduction from publisher partners or developer peers. Lead with a one page brief tied to studio growth and new game development and show you understand how decisions are made in Romero Games. Offer a low lift next step like a short call, memo, or pilot, and avoid generic praise by signaling measurable upside and low operational risk.

Create one concrete proof-of-work asset before outreach. This can be a short teardown, a practical proposal, or a relevant case study.

Distribute that work where the right people actually see it: Game Developers Conference.

Keep the first message short and specific. Lead with context, show proof, then ask for a small next step.

A strong opener is usually a focused question: How he defines what makes an FPS feel timeless

If there is no response, do not spam. Improve your proof and follow up in 10-14 days with a clearer signal.

Maintain the relationship through relevant updates around FPS design, studio leadership, game history. Small, consistent value compounds over time.