 March 1991 cover | |
| Categories | Computer magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | EMAP (1981–2001) Dennis Publishing (2001–2004) |
| First issue | November 1981 |
| Final issue | October 2004 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Website | computerandvideogames |
| ISSN | 0261-3697 |
Computer and Video Games (also known asCVG,Computer & Video Games,C&VG,Computer + Video Games, orC+VG) is a British-basedvideo gamemagazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004.[1] Its offshoot website was launched in 1999[2] and closed in February 2015.[3]CVG was the longest-runningvideo game media brand in the world.[4] SeveralCVG writers led the creation ofVideo Games Chronicle in 2019.[5]
Computer and Video Games was established in 1981, being the first British video games magazine.[6] Initially published monthly between November 1981[7] and October 2004 and solely web-based from 2004 onwards,[8][9] the magazine was one of the first publications to capitalise on the growinghome computing market, although it also coveredarcade games. At the time of launch it was the world's first dedicatedvideo games magazine.[10] The first issue featured articles onSpace Invaders, Chess, Othello and advice on how to learn programming.[11]
Reviews featured a numerical score, with the highest rated games receiving the "C+VG Hit" award. This logo came to be seen as a selling point for games, big and small.[12][better source needed]
The magazine had aABC of 106,000 for the second half of 1986.[13]
In early 2014, CVG, amongst otherFuture-operated websites, was earmarked for closure by management,[14] but instead received staff cuts in July.[15]Future announced the closure of the website in December 2014.[3] The website closed on 26 February 2015, with all pages redirecting to Gamesradar+, another Future publication.[16]
Until the closure of CVG, their official YouTube channel provided a variety of video game related content, providing everything from walkthroughs of games to news regarding video game consoles[17][18] and regarding gaming events.[19] Their second longest running series,GTA V O'clock[20] covered news andconspiracy theories regardingRockstar Games'Grand Theft Auto V andGrand Theft Auto Online. It was one of the few publications invited to see and playGrand Theft Auto V[21] before its release to the public on 17 September 2013 and re-release for PC[22] on 14 April 2015.
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 Cover of issue 1 ofCVG Presents | |
| Categories | Computer magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publisher | Future plc |
| First issue | April 2008 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | ComputerAndVideoGames.com (defunct) |
When the magazine did reappear it was in a new form, titledCVG Presents, on 16 April 2008 with a bi-monthly release schedule.[23]
CVG hosted the annualGolden Joystick Awards, the longest running gaming ceremony in the world. Originally created in 1982 as the CVG magazine's annual awards ceremony, the awards moved onto the web with CVG.com in 1999.[24]
In April 1983, the magazine published the results of its first Golden Joystick Awards, along with pictures from the ceremony inBerkeley Square. DJDave Lee Travis presented the award for best game of the year toJetpac.[25]
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