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
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]