He went on to Holy Names University in Oakland, California, where he earned a BA in English, with a minor in Computer Science in 2001.

After his fourth Ratchet & Clank game, Stout was moved to the new Resistance project, as the Lead Multiplayer Designer.

In March 2007 Stout accepted the Lead Level Design position at Obsidian Entertainment for Aliens RPG.

[7] Creative Director is the highest position within the field of video game design, and thus presented an important opportunity.

During his time at HU, Mike will mentor students, collaborate with faculty members, work on client projects and co-teach game design courses.

Later Uselessopinions grew to include a forum community and Stout's blog ("On Game Design"), but the humor articles became infrequent and as of August 14, 2007 the site is undergoing a redesign.