Steve Jarratt is a long-time videogames journalist

Videogames journalism

Video game journalism is a branch of journalism concerned with the reporting and discussion of video games. It is typically based on a core reveal/preview/review cycle...

 and magazine editor

Editing

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...

. He has launched a large number of magazines for Future Publishing

Future Publishing

Future plc is a media company; in 2006, it was the sixth-largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers...

, many of which are still published. Magazines he has worked for include:

• Zzap!64
  Zzap!64
  Zzap!64 was a computer games magazine covering games on the Commodore International series of computers, especially the Commodore 64 . It was published in the UK by Newsfield Publications Ltd and later by Europress Impact....
  
  : Reviewer and assistant editor (March 1987- May 1988)
• CRASH
  CRASH (magazine)
  Crash was a magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was published from 1984 to 1991 by Newsfield Publications Ltd until their liquidation, and then until 1992 by Europress.-Development:...
  
  : Editor (April- July 1988)
• CU Amiga: Reviewer (approx. late 1988)
• Amiga Format
  Amiga Format
  Amiga Format was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future Publishing. The magazine lasted 136 issues from 1989 to 2000. The magazine was formed when, in the wake of selling ACE to EMAP, Future split the dual-format title ST/Amiga Format into two separate publications...
  
  : Writer and reviewer (August 1989- ?), editor (June 1994-Jan 1995)
• Commodore Format
  Commodore Format
  Commodore Format was a British magazine for users of the Commodore 64 home computer. All sixty-one issues of the magazine were produced by Future Publishing. These came towards the end of the machine's commercial life - from October 1990 until October 1995....
  
  : Launch editor (October 1990- early 1992)
• Total!
  Total!
  Total! was a video game magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing. It was published monthly for 58 issues, beginning in December 1991 , with the last issue bearing the cover-date October 1996...
  
  : Launch editor (January 1992-late 1993)
• Edge: Launch editor (1993-?)
• Official UK PlayStation Magazine
• T3: Launch editor (1997-?)
• Laptop Magazine: Launch editor (September- November(?) 2003)
• 3D World
• Official Nintendo Magazine: Group Senior Editor 12 February 2006 (2006–present)
• Windows Vista: The Official Magazine
  Windows Vista: The Official Magazine
  Windows: The Official Magazine is a technology magazine produced by Future Publishing in association with Microsoft, and published worldwide...
  
  : Editor-in-chief (2007)

He is currently Group Senior Editor at Future Publishing

Future Publishing

Future plc is a media company; in 2006, it was the sixth-largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers...

 overseeing existing titles like SFX, Practical Classics

Practical Classics

Practical Classics is a magazine written in Peterborough, England about classic cars. It was started in 1980.It focuses on affordable classic cars for the man in the street, as well as more expensive and exotic classic cars that have now become affordable. It has always had a strong emphasis on DIY...

and Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, leading the redesign of the UK edition of Official Xbox Magazine

Official Xbox Magazine

Official Xbox Magazine is a monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch of the original Xbox. A preview issue was released for E3 2001, with another preview issue for November 2001. The magazine is bundled with a disc that includes game demos, preview videos and...

and working on upcoming launch titles.

External links

"Zzap! Where are they now?." Accessed 6 March 2006