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GamesMaster is a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing
Future Publishing

Future plc is an international special-interest media company. Future Publishing is its UK business, jointly based in Bath and London. The brand produces magazines, websites and events in a range of specialist sectors including games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The magazine was launched in January 1993, priced at £3.50, to complement the television show of the same name
GamesMaster

GamesMaster was a Great Britain television show, screened on Channel 4 from 7 January 1992 to 3 February 1998, and was the first-ever UK television show dedicated to Video game....
. While the show has since ceased broadcasting, the magazine has carried on. GamesMaster is the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, even outselling its critically acclaimed 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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GamesMaster is a monthly multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing
Future Publishing

Future plc is an international special-interest media company. Future Publishing is its UK business, jointly based in Bath and London. The brand produces magazines, websites and events in a range of specialist sectors including games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The magazine was launched in January 1993, priced at £3.50, to complement the television show of the same name
GamesMaster

GamesMaster was a Great Britain television show, screened on Channel 4 from 7 January 1992 to 3 February 1998, and was the first-ever UK television show dedicated to Video game....
. While the show has since ceased broadcasting, the magazine has carried on. GamesMaster is the biggest selling multi-format video games magazine in the United Kingdom, even outselling its critically acclaimed 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....
. Issues of the magazine regularly include a game cheats handbook. There have been 205 issues published as of October 2008.

The magazine publishes a number of reviews and previews of games; however this is only half of the magazine as it includes posters, letters from the public 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.

There have been some public concerns (raised in a "Redeye" column in Edge in 2003 for example) that GamesMaster’s coverage of adult rated games may increase the likelihood that an under-age child will buy the video game. Gamesmaster countered that it is up to parents to make sure that they don’t buy games unsuitable for their children..

GM Philippines


The Philippine publishing house Summit Media
Summit 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 in 2003. Each issue was priced at PHP
Philippine peso

The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos or sentimo . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English language and so "peso" was the name used....
 120 (around USD 2.96). The edition quickly gained popularity with the local community because of its affordable price and relevance to their preferences.

GamesMaster Philippines ceased publication in September 2006 due to a corporate restructuring
Restructuring

Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of partially dismantling or otherwise reorganizing a company for the purpose of making it more profitable....
. The final issue's cover had the words "GAME OVER" written in the old Nintendo font used in Famicom games. An online commentary of the magazine's demise, and its effects, has been published recently.

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