 Cover of the first issue ofPlanet PC | |
| Editor | David Bradley |
|---|---|
| Categories | Video games,computing,technology |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 20,181 (2000) |
| Publisher | James Binns |
| First issue | 1 December 1999 (1999-12-01) |
| Company | Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Bath, Somerset |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 1468-7836 |
| OCLC | 226102215 |
Planet PC was a BritishPC gaming magazine aimed at pre-teens, first published in December 1999. It was issued monthly byFuture plc inBath, Somerset,[1] and was backed by a marketing budget of£50 thousand.[2] Similar magazines published by Future includedPC Format, for whichPlanet PC was hoped to be a feeder.[2]Planet PC cost £2.95 per issue, with its target market being eight-to-twelve-year-old malePC users.[1] During the year 2000, the magazine had a circulation of 20,181.[3] Its editor was David Bradley, its associate editor wasChris James, and its publisher was James Binns. In October 1999, two months before the release of the first issue, Binns explained thatPlanet PC would fill a gap seen as "too old and ... too expensive for [the] younger market".[2]
Every issue ofPlanet PC came with a free CD that featured severalgame demos.[2] Often, reviews of the games that were featured on the CD were included within the magazine. Each issue would also include gaming news, tips, readers' letters, readers' game reviews, comics, competitions, and full-size posters. The first three editions ofPlanet PC contained an exclusiveTop Trumps trading card game. Issue nine was released with four different covers, each depicting a different character from the television seriesPokémon:Charizard,Ash Ketchum &Pikachu,Squirtle orTeam Rocket.
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