Summary
GamesMaster was a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom. As of 2012,[update] it was the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, outselling its partner publication Edge.[1] Along with partner magazine GamesTM, it ceased print in November 2018.[2] It was originally launched to complement the television show GamesMaster.
| Editor | Ian Evenden |
|---|---|
| Categories | Video game journalism |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | January 1993 |
| Final issue | December 2018 |
| Company | Future plc Summit Media (2003–2006) |
| Country | United Kingdom Philippines (2003–2006) |
| Based in | Bath |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0967-9855 |
History
editThe magazine was launched in January 1993, to complement the television show of the same name. While the show later ceased broadcasting, the magazine continued,[3] outlasting the show by 20 years.[4] GamesMaster was edited for Future by Jim Douglas, who was poached from Emap, where he had been due to edit the official Nintendo magazine.[5]
The first issue of the magazine sold 219,492 copies according to Future Publishing.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Magazine ABCs: Encouraging next-generation signs for Future's games portfolio". Future Publishing. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "GamesMaster and GamesTM magazines to close next month". Metro. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ ".GamesMaster Magazine – Issue One – January 1993". www.gamesmasterlive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "GamesMaster reboot will be released this year as show confirmed to be coming to E4". 7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Untitled". The Guardian. 19 November 1992. p. 44. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scholfield, First (4 March 1993). "Microfile". The Guardian. p. 41. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Golden Joystick Awards
- Archived GamesMaster magazines on the Internet Archive