Tobias Bjarneby (born 30 March 1974 in

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) is one of

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's most noted

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magazine writers. He was the

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of '' Super POWER'' magazine (renamed Super Play in 1996) from 1993 to December 2004 and has also written for ''

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''. Earlier, he worked for

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. Currently he is the editor in chief of

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. He has advocated for public acceptance of gaming as a fashionable

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rather than a

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activity. He also wrote and directed the indie video game

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, which was released in June, 2019.

features a collection of

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-style

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s inside a nostalgic

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narrative.

References

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