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BEFORE BECOMING PART OF TT GAMES, TRAVELLER’S TALES WAS BEST KNOWN FOR CHARACTER-BASED ACTION TITLES SUCH AS TOY STORY, SONIC 3D AND CRASH TWINSANITY. FOUNDER JON BURTON HELPS RETRO GAMER CELEBRATE THE STUDIO’S FINEST RELEASES

PC Zone is one of those magazines that fans still champion long after its closure, and Richie Shoemaker’s five years on its staff make him a familiar face to many of them. We learn about his start in games media, how he launched a single-game magazine that outlasted many more mainstream titles, and why he’s recently returned to print magazines