''ST Review'' was a

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in the

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covering the

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during the early to mid 1990s. Published by

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and launched in May 1992 and placed at the "serious end" of the market, it catered to ST users who wished to use their ST for a variety of productive uses, such as its

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capabilities, programming or

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, as opposed to casual gaming. The title was sold to Europress after EMAP decided to close it due to lower-than-expected sales and it ran for another two years with freelance Editor Vic Lennard, full-time Deputy Editor Tony Kaye, and a full-time designer. This three-person team, along with freelance contributors, kept the magazine popular for almost two years before it finally succumbed to falling sales and the lack of success of Atari's

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, the expected replacement of the ST. This was due in part to the increasing PC market. The magazine was eventually sold to

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, producers of rival '' ST Format''. The last issue was published in January 1995.Atari ST Review
/ref> Like many similar magazines, it contained sections of news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, columnists, reader's letters, and cover-mounted disks of

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Atari ST magazines Defunct computer magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1992 Magazines disestablished in 1995 {{UK-sci-mag-stub