Stuart Campbell (blogger)
British video games journalist
Stuart Campbell (born 1967) is a Scottish blogger, former video game designer and former video game journalist. Born in Stirling, he moved to Bath in 1991 to work for computer magazine Amiga Power as a staff writer, where he gained attention for his video game reviews. He has lived in Somerset ever since, and made further contributions to a number of publications both within the video game industry and in the popular media.
A long-term supporter of Scottish independence, Campbell launched the political blog "Wings Over Scotland" in November 2011.
Early career
In 1988, Campbell won the UK National Computer Games Championship's ZX Spectrum category, having been a runner-up in the Scottish heats earlier that year. The event was organised by Newsfield Publications and the National Association of Boys' Clubs, with sponsorship from video game publisher US Gold. In late 1989, US Gold and Computer and Video Games magazine sponsored a team of UK players, which included Campbell, to take part in the European Video Games Championship at the Salon de la Micro show in Paris. The UK team won, beating the French and Spanish competitors.
Using the prize fund from the first two competitions—£1,000 of computer hardware and US Gold software—Campbell set up an independent videogame fanzine, Between Planets. Campbell maintained contact with US Gold's PR department, ensuring a steady stream of review material for the fanzine.
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