Steve Jackson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Jackson
Occupation	Game Designer
Date Of Birth	May 20, 1951(1951-05-20)
Age	73
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Taurus

Steve Jackson Biography

Steve Jackson is one of the most popular and richest Game Designer who was born on May 20, 1951 in England, United Kingdom.

Steve Jackson began his career in games in 1974 as a freelance journalist with Games & Puzzles magazine. In early 1975, Jackson co-founded the company Games Workshop with school friends John Peake and Ian Livingstone. They started publishing a monthly newsletter, Owl and Weasel, which was largely written by Jackson, and sent copies of the first issue to subscribers of the recently defunct fanzine Albion; Brian Blume received one of these copies, and sent them a copy of the new game Dungeons & Dragons in return. Jackson and Livingstone felt that this game was more imaginative than anything being produced in the UK at the time, and so worked out an arrangement with Blume for an exclusive deal to sell D&D in Europe. In late 1975, Jackson and Livingstone organized their first convention, the first Games Day. While selling game products directly out of their flat, their landlord kicked them out in the summer of 1976 after people kept showing up there looking for an actual store. By 1978 the first Games Workshop store had opened, in London.

At a Games Day convention in 1980 Jackson and Livingstone met Geraldine Cooke, an editor at Penguin Books. They persuaded her to consider publication of a book about the role-playing hobby. This was originally intended to be an introductory guide, but the idea of an interactive gamebook seemed more appealing. After several months Cooke decided that this was viable and commissioned Jackson and Livingstone to develop it. In 1980, Jackson and Livingstone began to develop the concept of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series, the first volume of which (The Warlock of Firetop Mountain) was published in 1982 by Puffin Books (a subsidiary imprint of Penguin Books). While Fighting Fantasy mainly targeted children, Sorcery! was marketed to an older audience. Jackson and Livingstone attributed the gamebooks’ popularity to their difficulty.

Steve Jackson Net Worth

Steve Jackson is one of the richest Game Designer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Steve Jackson (born 20 May 1951) is a British game designer, writer, and game reviewer.

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Who is Steve Jackson Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Stu Ranked on the list of most popular Game Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Steve Jackson celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

Does Steve Jackson still own Games Workshop?

Jackson and Livingstone sold off their stake in Games Workshop in 1991. In the mid-1990s Jackson spent 2.5 years as a games journalist with the London Daily Telegraph. He then set up computer games developer Lionhead Studios with Peter Molyneux. Jackson left Lionhead in 2006 when Microsoft bought the company.

Who invented Munchkin game?

Munchkin is a dedicated deck card game by Steve Jackson Games , written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic. It is a humorous take on role- playing games, based on the concept of munchkins (immature role-players, playing only to “win” by having the most powerful character possible).

Who owns Gurps?

GURPS Fourth Edition logo
Designers Steve Jackson
Publishers| Steve Jackson Games
Publication| 1985 (Man To Man), 1986 (1st and 2nd ed.), 1988 (3rd ed.), 2004 (4th ed.)
Genres| Universal

Who owns Steve Jackson Games?

TypePrivate
Key people| Steve Jackson
Products| Munchkin, Chez Geek, Car Wars, Ogre, GURPS
Revenue| US$6.6 million gross (2015)
Owner| Steve Jackson

Who is the CEO of Games Workshop?

Kevin D. Rountree (Jan 1, 2015–)