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Future is tapping into a rapidly growing online gaming phenomenon with a free monthly magazine, What MMO. As the name suggests, the 16-page title focuses on MMO games and will be inserted into 150,000 copies of Future’s PC computing and games magazines – including PC Gamer, PC Format, PC Zone …
Read More »Futures H1 trading profit up 17%
Future Publishing has reported a like-for-like 17 per cent rise in trading profit for the six months to March 31. The publisher recorded a total pre-tax profit of 4.1m – with video games magazines a star performer. The firm reported a 6.2m pre-tax profit for the same period a year …
Read More »Golden Joysticks spearhead London Games Festival
The Golden Joysticks is set to become the jewel in the crown of this year’s London Games Festival as MCV can reveal that the Future-organised event is the official awards partner for 2008’s celebration of gaming culture. Publisher Future is calling on the industry to make this year’s event the …
Read More »Futures bright after turnaround
Future Publishing is leaner, more focused and set to further increase its online presence, according to Future’s UK MD Robert Price. The leading games magazine publisher has turned its business around after a few turbulent years – posting a full-year pre-tax profit of 9.2 million in its latest financials, a …
Read More »Outlook healthy at Future after profits boost
Future Publishing has posted a pre-tax profit of 9.2 million in its full-year financials, up dramatically from the 36.7m loss of the previous year. While revenues were down from 188.1m in 2006 to 165.7m for the financial year ended September 30th 2007, the company is confident that it has turned …
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