Future US closes PlayStation: The Official Magazine
Follows closure of Nintendo magazines in the UK and US
Future Publishing in the US is to close PlayStation: The Official Magazine, with the last issue due before the end of the year.
Neither Future US or staff at PlayStation: The Official Magazine would offer further comment, according to Game Informer. Earlier this year the publisher announced the closure of Nintendo Power, first launched in 1998.
In the UK, Future has recently closed Nintendo Gamer only months before the launch of the release of Nintendo's new console, the Wii U.
Future Publishing UK has not responded to GamesIndustry International's requests for comment at the time of writing.
I remember how thrilled I was when OPM (in the US) launched... NEW DEMO DISCS EVERY MONTH?! My teenage mind was blown.
Then I watched the Tomb Raider 2 video on the first disc... man oh man, I don't think a video demo has ever been lamer. Thankfully, playable Ace Combat 2 and PaRappa the Rapper were also on that disc. The mag earned my allowance at the newsstand every subsequent month for the next couple years (basically until I was old enough to get a job and buy full games)... sad to see it go, though.
Edited 1 times. Last edit by James Wells on 7th November 2012 4:51pm
Posted:6 months ago