Computer and Video Games (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Computer and Video Games (CVG or C+VG) is a video game magazine
and website published in the United Kingdom
.
s. The magazine saw many changes over the course of its life, and by the mid 1990s had switched focus to concentrate entirely on games consoles.
The magazine was "suspended" in 2004 after Future Publishing
bought the magazine (alongside PC Zone
) from Dennis Publishing Ltd who had themselves purchased it from the magazine's original publishers EMAP
. Future, who also published CVGs main rival, GamesMaster
, subsequently decided to publish their magazine as opposed to keeping CVG in operation. Subscribers received a copy of GamesMaster to allow the staff a break and would return in a few months. In actuality, it would be four years before a heavily revamped CVG returned to newsagents' shelves.
In the meantime, the magazine's website has continued to flourish, and recently Future incorporated the forums of many of its other games related publications to ComputerAndVideoGames.com
in addition to devoting sections to those that did not previously have a formal website, such as PC Gamer
.
Editor-in-Chief
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
and website published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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History
Initially published monthly between November 1981 (magazine launch date was 14 October 1981) and October 2004 and solely web-based from 2004 onwards, the magazine was one of the first publications to capitalise on the growing home computing market, although it also covered arcade gameArcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
s. The magazine saw many changes over the course of its life, and by the mid 1990s had switched focus to concentrate entirely on games consoles.
The magazine was "suspended" in 2004 after Future Publishing
Future Publishing
Future plc is a media company; in 2006, it was the sixth-largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers...
bought the magazine (alongside PC Zone
PC Zone
PC Zone was the first magazine dedicated to games for IBM-compatible personal computers to be published in the United Kingdom. Earlier PC magazines such as PC Leisure, PC Format and PC Plus had covered games but only as part of a wider remit. PC Zone was founded in 1993.The magazine was published...
) from Dennis Publishing Ltd who had themselves purchased it from the magazine's original publishers EMAP
EMAP
Emap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
. Future, who also published CVGs main rival, GamesMaster
GamesMaster (magazine)
GamesMaster is a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom.GamesMaster is the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, outselling its sister publication Edge.-History:The magazine was launched in...
, subsequently decided to publish their magazine as opposed to keeping CVG in operation. Subscribers received a copy of GamesMaster to allow the staff a break and would return in a few months. In actuality, it would be four years before a heavily revamped CVG returned to newsagents' shelves.
New format
When the magazine did reappear it was in a new form, titled CVG Presents, on 16 April 2008 with a bi-monthly release schedule. The new format concentrates the whole magazine on a single subject. The first issue of the new format concentrated on the history of the Grand Theft Auto series of games.In the meantime, the magazine's website has continued to flourish, and recently Future incorporated the forums of many of its other games related publications to ComputerAndVideoGames.com
ComputerAndVideoGames.com
ComputerAndVideoGames.com is the web-based successor to Computer and Video Games magazine, the world's oldest specialist gaming publication.- History :Launched in August 1999, CVG is one of the UK and Europe’s leading gaming web sites...
in addition to devoting sections to those that did not previously have a formal website, such as PC Gamer
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
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Magazine
- Terry Pratt
- Tim Metcalfe
- Eugene Lacey
- Graham Taylor
- Julian RignallJulian RignallJulian "Muppet" Rignall is a longterm publishing veteran with experience launching and managing numerous video game magazines and websites...
- Tim Boone
- Garth Sumpter
- Paul Rand
- Mark Patterson
- Paul Davies
- Alex Simmons
Website
Editors- Shivam Mudgal
- Patrick Garratt (2002/2003)
- Johnny Minkley (early 2004)
- Stuart Bishop (acting Ed 2004)
- John Houlihan (late 2004)
- Gavin Ogden (2006–2009)
- Tim Ingham (2010–2011)
Editor-in-Chief
- John Houlihan - (2009–present)
External links
- ComputerAndVideoGames.com Archive of reviews from the magazine, and others by the same publishers