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Simulations Publications, Inc. launched Ares magazine in 1980 as a bi-monthly science fiction and fantasy publication. The magazine was designed to complement their existing military publication Strategy & Tactics and featured foldout maps and die-cut counters with every issue.
Simulations Publications, Inc. was taken over by TSR, Inc. in 1982, which fundamentally altered the magazine's trajectory. TSR published the twelfth issue but immediately reduced the frequency from bi-monthly to quarterly to align with their strategic priorities.
TSR stopped printing Ares as a separate magazine in April 1984 and folded its content into a section within their house magazine Dragon. The Ares section continued until July 1986, bringing the original publication to a close after six years of existence.
The first issue of Ares magazine contained a game called WorldKiller which received mixed reviews from critics. Reviewers described the game as uneven and lacking in complexity despite the serious science fiction writing included in the same issue.
Michael Anderson of One Small Step Games successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign to recreate Ares magazine in February 2014. The project produced new issues in December 2015, September 2016, and January 2017 to honor the original publication's format.