| 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 | gamesradar |
| ISSN | 0967-9855 |
GamesMaster was a monthly multi-formatcomputer and video game magazine published byFuture plc in theUnited Kingdom. As of 2012,[update] it was the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, outselling its partner publicationEdge.[1] Along with partner magazineGamesTM, it ceased print in November 2018.[2] It was originally launched to complement the television showGamesMaster.
The magazine was launched in January 1993, to complement thetelevision 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 fromEmap, 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]
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