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Future plc
- GamesRadar+In November 2014, the website known as GamesRadar officially became GamesRadar+. This change marked the end of separate identities for Total Film, SFX, Edge…
- NewsaramaIn mid-1995, a fan named Mike Doran began posting news items on the Prodigy comic book message boards. These early posts shared information found across the…
- Marie ClaireJean Prouvost and Marcelle Auclair launched Marie Claire in 1937. The first issue appeared that same year, marking the start of a French international…
- Tom's HardwareThomas Pabst launched Tom's Hardware Guide in Canada during 1996. The project began as a small online effort focused on computer hardware reviews and news.
- Computer and Video GamesThe first issue of Computer and Video Games hit newsstands in November 1981. It stood as the world's first dedicated video game magazine at that moment.
- PlayStation: The Official MagazineThe first issue of PSM hit newsstands in September 1997 with Final Fantasy VII on the cover. This launch marked a distinct moment for independent video game…
- Mix (magazine)David Schwartz, Penny Riker-Jacob, and Bill Laski established a publication called the Mix in 1977. They launched it as a tabloid directory of recording…
- PlayStation Official Magazine – UKThe first issue of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine hit newsstands in November 1995. This launch coincided exactly with the release of the original…
- PC GamerThe United Kingdom saw the birth of PC Gamer in November 1993. Future plc published this monthly magazine devoted to personal computer gaming.
- Future plcChris Anderson opened Future Publishing in Somerton, Somerset, England, during 1985. The company launched with a single magazine called Amstrad Action.
- Retro GamerRetro Gamer launched in January 2004 as a quarterly publication. It became the first commercial magazine devoted entirely to retro video games.
- Edge (magazine)Steve Jarratt opened the doors to Edge in October 1993. He was a long-time video games journalist who had launched several other magazines for Future plc…
- The WeekJolyon Connell launched The Week in the United Kingdom during 1995. He arrived from the Sunday Telegraph with a clear vision for a new kind of news magazine.
- Future USFuture US began its life in 1994 when Future plc purchased GP Publications, a struggling publisher based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Hyper (magazine)Phil Keir, owner of Next Media and publisher of Rolling Stone, rang Stuart Clarke at home one night in 1993. The call came just as Clarke was starting to…
- Space.comSpace.com launched on the 20th of July 1999. This date marked exactly thirty years since the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs and Rich…