This page lists the current publishing and editorial leadership of Next-Gen Gaming Blog and the responsibilities associated with each role.
NGB was founded in 2011 and relaunched under a new editorial team in 2026, preserving the publication’s established history, brand and gaming focus. The roles below describe the current editorial structure rather than the staffing of every earlier period in the site’s history.
Publisher, Owner and Editor
Chris Slate
Owner and Editor
Chris Slate leads the current publication and is responsible for:
- overall editorial direction;
- publishing standards;
- ownership and publishing responsibility;
- coverage priorities;
- corrections oversight;
- commercial and editorial separation;
- review and ranking standards;
- maintenance of NGB’s editorial policies and publishing standards.
His current role reflects the editorial structure introduced with the 2026 relaunch and does not imply that he held the same position throughout NGB’s history since 2011.
Editorial Team
Steve Bauman
PC Gaming and Playtesting Editor
Steve Bauman covers:
- PC gaming;
- Early Access;
- playtesting;
- RPGs;
- demos, alpha and beta builds;
- technical performance and stability;
- balance and progression systems;
- player feedback.
His education includes the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
View Steve Bauman’s author profile
Additional biographical information, coverage areas and recent articles are available on his author profile and the NGB Team page.
Editorial Responsibility
NGB’s editorial leadership is responsible for:
- deciding whether a subject fits the publication’s coverage priorities;
- maintaining sourcing and attribution standards;
- reviewing sensitive claims where required;
- keeping advertising and commercial arrangements separate from editorial decisions;
- reviewing correction requests;
- maintaining author information and editorial policies.
Editorial responsibility includes distinguishing reporting, analysis and opinion from commercial material and addressing factual errors when they are identified.
Official Contact Channels
- General: contact@nextgengamingblog.com
- Editorial: editorial@nextgengamingblog.com
- Corrections: corrections@nextgengamingblog.com
- Advertising: advertising@nextgengamingblog.com
- Commercial partnerships: advertising@nextgengamingblog.com
- Phone: +44 7700 900742
Non-commercial expert and source collaboration should be directed to the editorial address.
Using the relevant contact channel helps separate editorial, correction and commercial communications.
Publisher Address
Next-Gen Gaming Blog
71–75 Shelton Street
London, England WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 7700 900742
Commercial Separation
Advertising and commercial proposals are handled separately from ordinary editorial inquiries.
Advertisers and partners cannot purchase positive editorial conclusions or ranking positions.
Paid visibility does not determine editorial ranking position.
Commercial contact with NGB does not provide approval rights over unrelated articles, reviews or corrections.
Masthead Updates
This masthead reflects NGB’s current editorial roles and responsibilities. It may be updated when the composition of the editorial team, publishing responsibilities or contributor roles change.
Biographical details and individual coverage areas are maintained on the relevant author profiles and the Team page.
Corrections or updates to the Masthead may be sent to editorial@nextgengamingblog.com.