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The UK’s leading magazine publishers are upping the ante on Apple devices. Future Publishing has launched more than 15 apps for iPhone and iPad in the last three months based on brands such as Total Film, Classic Rock and SFX, and the firm is keen to get its games portfolio …
Read More »No growth for games mags in ABCs
The UK games mags have seen falls across the board, according to the latest figures from ABC. The steepest falls were suffered by Official Nintendo and GamesMaster, which saw readership falls of over 6,000 each. But there were dips across the board for all the games press – with the …
Read More »Free iPads for Imagine Staff
Imagine Publishing has announced it has given every member of staff a free iPad. The company is celebrating the end of its first full year of publishing iPhone and iPad digital editions of its magazines. It is one of the first publishing firms in the world to make its entire …
Read More »Play mag reaches 10m sales milestone
Imagine Publishing has announced that its Play magazine has sold more than 10 million copies. This sales milestone for the UK’s longest-running independent PlayStation magazine coincides with its 200th issue, available now. Play was first published in 1995 around the launch of the original PlayStation and is the first independent …
Read More »Imagine poised for best year ever
Imagine Publishing has bought out its investor and is once again an independent media firm. The move has put the publisher in good spirits, with MD Damian Butt telling MCV Imagine is on course to celebrate its best year ever. Imagine is responsible for a growing portfolio of 20 magazines, …
Read More »Kinect is for games we cant even imagine
It’s something of a chicken and egg thing”. That’s the challenge that Microsoft faces with the Kinect motion camera, according to EA’s European senior VP Jens Uwe Intat. Specifically, the exec thinks that relying on conversation of existing IP and game types to push the appeal of Kinect is a …
Read More »HMV victorious at Industry Quiz
HMV emerged triumphant at last night’s MCV/Xbox 360 Quiz, fending off stiff competition from Microsoft, GameSpot, Imagine Publishing and Tesco. A mixture of retailers, media, peripheral firms and publishers gathered at London’s Sway Bar to battle to be the biggest brains in games, and win some pretty spectacular prizes, including …
Read More »GamesTM celebrates 100th issue
Multiformat magazine GamesTM is honouring its 100-issue landmark with a range of special covers. The monthly publication will print 100 limited edition covers for next month’s edition, which hits shelves on September 2nd. These focus on the ‘greatest games of all time’ including Super Mario World, Elite, Doom, Paperboy and …
Read More »GamesTM launches new website
Edge-rivalling UK multiformat mag GamesTM has lifted the lid on its brand new website that intends to give a digital front to the monthly paper. With the launch of the GamesTM website, we’re looking to bring the same great qualities that the magazine has brought to print media to the …
Read More »Butt on Total PC Gaming closure
Imagine Publishing has spoken up about the closure of Total PC Gaming, which it claims was shut down due to a lack of retail backing. MD Damian Butt said: Imagine Publishing can confirm that following a period of review it has decided to close Total PC Gaming magazine with immediate …
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