GamesMaster (magazine)

GamesMaster was a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom. As of 2012, 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.

GamesMaster
EditorIan Evenden
CategoriesVideo game journalism
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJanuary 1993
Final issueDecember 2018
CompanyFuture plc
Summit Media (2003–2006)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Philippines (2003–2006)
Based inBath
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.gamesradar.com
ISSN0967-9855

History

The 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
  1. "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.
  2. "GamesMaster and GamesTM magazines to close next month". Metro. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ".GamesMaster Magazine – Issue One – January 1993". www.gamesmasterlive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "Untitled". The Guardian. 19 November 1992. p. 44. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 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.


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