Together with Frey and his brother Franco, Kean formed Newsfield Publishing in 1983.
Both Kean and Frey had cut their publishing teeth at the London publisher Alan Purnell.
Throughout 1983, the trio built up their business, promoting the games via a slim printed catalogue.
As the UK computer game scene exploded in 1983, Kean and the Freys were serendipitously at its heart.
While not a gamer himself, Kean understood how to create magazines and connect them with their audience.
As editor, Kean vehemently supported his young charges.
Despite the financial implications, Kean backed the visibly distressed Stone, and the score stood.
And it wasn’t just the journalists who adored Kean and his fellow Newsfield founders.
Players relied on monthly magazines for their gaming news, reviews and tips.
“He was a hugely educated man and knew so much about everything,” Wilkins tells me.
In terms of producing print, he was the teacher, and I had so much to learn.
He passed all he knew on in a way that I could pick up."
His final work for Fusion was, appropriately, designing and writing for the 2021 Zzap!64 annual.
And those two traits are perhaps the ones that sum him up best.
Those of us lucky enough to have met him will miss his words, charm and personality.
