Tag: Magazines
News Pour One Out for Iconic US Gaming Mag Game Informer
Magazine shuttered after 33 years
After an epic 33 year run, iconic US gaming tome Game Informer is no more. The magazine, which published its first issue all the way back in 1991, was shuttered today by parent company GameStop. There’ll be no final issue or fond farewells, as all current staff have been laid off effective immediately. At the time...
News RPM Is a Retro Magazine Looking Back on the Fascinating History of PlayStation
Funded on Kickstarter already
Who else grew up reading magazines like OPM, PSM2, and GamesTM? While print media has receded over the years, there's still a lot of passion for it among enthusiasts. There have been lots of high quality, independent mags cropping up, and RPM looks like another great example. Spearheaded by Sandeep Rai, who...
Hands On Lock-On Magazine Is a Love-Letter to the World of PlayStation
Shame it's now sold out
Print media is dead. It's a fact which has been clear for some time, at least in the realm of video games. The internet has rendered the majority of magazines irrelevant, because print can never hope to keep up with the fast-paced nature of the games industry, nor can it be expected to challenge a media which is capable of...
News Official PlayStation Magazine UK Canned, PLAY Branding Resurrected
The legend continues
The sole remaining official magazine in Britain has turned off the lights, as Official PlayStation Magazine UK is no more. The publication’s latest incarnation tallied 187 issues, with Returnal being the last ever cover star. Future Publishing shuttered Official Xbox Magazine UK in 2020, while Official Nintendo Magazine UK...
News Official PlayStation Magazine Is the UK's Last Licensed Publication
OXM and ONM now gone
If magazines were a battle royale, then Official PlayStation Magazine would be feasting on roast chicken for its tea. Official Xbox Magazine sadly shut last week, meaning that OPM is the last remaining licensed publication in UK newsagents. There was a time when shelves were filled with gaming mags, but now only EDGE, Retro...
Guide Detroit: Become Human - How to Find Every Magazine
Bookworm
Detroit: Become Human has one major collectible: magazines. These virtual, tablet-like documents can be found all over the game’s near-future world, and must be picked up in order to be logged. Once you’ve picked up a magazine, you’ll be able to re-read it via the game’s Extras menu. There are a total of 46 magazine locations in...
News Legendary UK Magazine GamesMaster to End After 25 Years
Multiformat publication GamesTM also axed
It’s been a rough decade for games magazines, and two more casualties have been claimed. Legendary publication GamesMaster, which has been running for a whopping 25 years, will end on 1st November, as will its multiformat accomplice GamesTM. Staff from both magazines will be redeployed throughout Future,...
News UK Magazine Play Calls Paper Based Issues a Day
Play another day
As someone whose entire career was founded off the back of spending hundreds of hours reading Official PlayStation Magazine, EDGE, and GamesTM, it's always sad to hear that a UK institution is pulling out of newsagents. Play, admittedly, wasn't this author's regular read – but your humble host still has multiple issues littered...
News Future Publishing Shutting Down PSM3 Magazine
Dropping like flies
Hot on the heels of the closure of PlayStation: The Official Magazine in North America, print media giant Future Publishing has announced that it is shutting down PSM3 in the UK. The unofficial PlayStation publication dates all the way back to 2000 – where it was originally known as PSM2 – and has published over 160 issues...
News Future US Closes PlayStation: The Official Magazine in North America
Stop press
North American magazine publishing giant Future US has announced that it will end production of PlayStation: The Official Magazine later this year. The last issue of the historical publication will hit store shelves in December. The origins of the brand date all the way back to 1997. It caps a tough year for North American print media,...
News French Official PlayStation Magazine Teases 'Big Comeback', Place Your Bets Now
The French edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine is teasing a "big comeback" as part of its next issue
A silhouette mentions a "long overdue" return that's sure to make a "lot of noise". Hitman 5? It doesn't really look like that guy to be honest. You guys got any better guesses?</em>
