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Future is fast-tracking its plans to move its print operations to the UK. All US print brands, including consumer marketing, production and – significantly – editorial leadership will be centralised in the UK office (there will be some localised contribution from the US). The US arm will now focus solely …
Read More »Future suffers readership decline despite digital growth
UK publishing outfit Future suffers shrinking audience numbers across its gaming brands. The latest figures from publishing watchdog ABC reveal Edge’s digital edition saw the biggest growth of Future’s brands as its circulation rose by 68.7 per cent year-on-year for the period ending December 2013. Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox: …
Read More »Pellett named new editor for PlayStation: The Official Magazine
GameMaster editor Matthew Pellett has been named editor of PlayStation: The Official Magazine. Pellett joined the team in 2007 as staff writer on Xbox World 360, he moved over to GamesMaster in October 2011 and worked his way into the editor’s chair. His replacement on GamesMaster will be announced ‘in …
Read More »Vote in the Golden Joysticks, get a free game
Online retailer Green Man Gaming is giving away a free game to everyone who votes in the Golden Joystick Awards. Voters just need to choose between downloadable PC games Sid Meier Civilization V and Mafia II (while stocks last, but we’ve been advised there is plenty of stock.. The move …
Read More »OPINION: Future blames games – but did it fail to innovate as the world changed?
Future Publishing says the depreciated games market has hurt its growth. I’m not convinced that’s true. In fact, think hard about the notion that games overall are ‘challenged’ – at a time when the addressable audience for all kinds of games is bigger than ever – and the whole thing …
Read More »Future blames weak sales on games market – and warns more cuts are ahead
Specialist games magazine publisher Future is planning more cuts, it has warned in a new trading updated. Sales in the three months up to June 2013 were below expectations and the firm will miss targets, it said today. So Future plans to keep cutting its print cost base until the …
Read More »Future restructures its games team
Future has reorganised its senior management team for film and games. It follows the departure of Edge and OXM publisher Richard Keith last week, and criticism from Future’s senior management, which blamed disappointing sales of its video game publications for a drop in the company’s performance. Former head of entertainment …
Read More »Edge boss leaves ahead of Future games restructure
Richard Keith, the publisher of Edge, PC Gamer and Xbox 360: The Official Magazine, is leaving Future. It comes ahead of what will be a ‘review of the publishing structure’ at Future’s games division. The news follows a drop in revenue for Future as revealed in its last financial statement. …
Read More »Official US PlayStation magazine closing this year
Publisher Future US has revealed it will be shutting down Playstation: The Official Magazine. The end will be swift for the publication, with its Holiday 2012 special scheduled as the final issue. "Future US can confirm it will end production of PlayStation: The Official Magazine with the last issue slated …
Read More »Clair Porteous named head of Entertainment at Future
Future Publishing has named Clair Porteous as head of its Entertainment group. She replaces Simon Maxwell, who left to join Eurogamer in August. Porteous has been holding down the role on a interim basis since his departure. She will now take control of Future’s entire games and film portfolio. Prior …
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