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GamesMaster (magazine)
Encyclopedia
GamesMaster is a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing
in the United Kingdom
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GamesMaster is the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, outselling its sister publication Edge
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. While the show has since ceased broadcasting, the magazine has carried on.
The magazine publishes a number of reviews and previews of games; however this covers only half of the magazine as it includes latest gaming news, posters, letters from readers and monthly competitions.
The popularity of the magazine has grown and now game producers even seek to achieve the elusive GamesMaster “Gold Award” for a reference on their package. The Gold Award is awarded to games that score 90% or higher.
started a local edition of GamesMaster in September 2003. Each issue was initially priced at PhP
95.00 (around US$2.06 or £1.27 as of December 2009), but later issues were priced at PhP
100 (around US$2.17 or £1.34 as of December 2009). The edition quickly gained popularity with the local community because of its affordable price and extensive coverage of the Filipino gaming scene.
GamesMaster Philippines ceased publication in September 2006 due to a corporate restructuring
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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...
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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GamesMaster is the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, outselling its sister publication Edge
Edge (magazine)
Edge is a multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. It is known for its industry contacts, editorial stance, distinctive anonymous third-person writing style, yearly awards and longevity....
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History
The magazine was launched in January 1993, to complement the television show of the same nameGamesMaster
GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.-Origins:...
. While the show has since ceased broadcasting, the magazine has carried on.
The magazine publishes a number of reviews and previews of games; however this covers only half of the magazine as it includes latest gaming news, posters, letters from readers and monthly competitions.
The popularity of the magazine has grown and now game producers even seek to achieve the elusive GamesMaster “Gold Award” for a reference on their package. The Gold Award is awarded to games that score 90% or higher.
GamesMaster Philippines
The Philippine publishing house Summit MediaSummit Media
Summit Media is the leading consumer magazine publisher in the Philippines. The first issue was on June 1995, for the magazine Preview. It was a successful publication launch which brought about the rise of other magazines titles for the different Filipino lifestyles...
started a local edition of GamesMaster in September 2003. Each issue was initially priced at PhP
Philippine peso
The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used...
95.00 (around US$2.06 or £1.27 as of December 2009), but later issues were priced at PhP
Philippine peso
The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used...
100 (around US$2.17 or £1.34 as of December 2009). The edition quickly gained popularity with the local community because of its affordable price and extensive coverage of the Filipino gaming scene.
GamesMaster Philippines ceased publication in September 2006 due to a corporate restructuring
Restructuring
Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable, or better organized for its present needs...
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