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Print is dead, right? Readers have moved on to websites, social media, tablets, smartphones – and yet a core of print publications still exist. So how are the UK’s magazine giants keeping their brands alive? Earlier this year, figures from the Audit Bureau of Certification showed that monthly sales of …
Read More »Future bullish in the face of video game departures
Future Publishing insists it is ‘business as usual’ despite losing entertainment chief Simon Maxwell. It is the second senior Future games exec to leave this year, with James Binns departing the firm in January to launch his own initiative, Network N. Maxwell has joined Eurogamer as Group Publishing Director. In …
Read More »Future closes Nintendo Gamer
Future Publishing’s independent Nintendo-focused magazine Nintendo Gamer printed its final issue today. Nintendo Gamer will continue to run its website but the magazine will cease to exist. The magazine’s editor Nick Ellis wrote a farewell note in the final issue stating that the move "draws the curtain on 20 years …
Read More »Report: Nintendo Power magazine shutting down
Nintendo Power’s near 25-year run is apparently coming to an end. A report out of Ars Technica states that Future Publishing is planning to stop production of the magazine. The report was seemingly confirmed hours later by Nintendo Power senior editor Chris Hoffman sending out Twitter posts on how he …
Read More »OXM hails team as web traffic trebles
Future says its Official Xbox Magazine website has increased its traffic by 220 per cent year-on-year. According to ComScore data, the site scored 504,068 global visitors last month, making it ‘the biggest dedicated Xbox content site in the UK.’ It follows a refresh of the website last year. OXM’s editor …
Read More »New Official Nintendo team in place for Wii U launch
Future has recruited a new editorial team for its Official Nintendo Magazine. And the new recruits are currently redesigning the mag and website to coincide with the launch of Wii U. Former ONM editor Chandra Nair has returned to Future Publishing in the role of editor-in-chief for the firm’s Nintendo …
Read More »Future reshuffles senior Entertainment team
UK media group Future Publishing has made a number of changes to the senior management team for its Entertainment brands. The reshuffle is part of Future’s ongoing plans to grow these magazines and websites, as well as their digital counterparts such as videos, on-console shows and Newsstand editions. Don Ditri …
Read More »There’s more to games media than ABCs
Future’s Steve Payne explains why you can no longer judge the games media on ABC and traffic numbers alone It’s ABC time, which will mean some discouraging circulation decreasing in the gaming sector. Then comes lots of bad news about the declining importance of magazines to the modern gamer. Afterwards, …
Read More »Keith: "I’m thrilled to be back at Future"
Richard Keith returns to Future as publisher today. He replaces James Binns, who leaves after 18 years. Likewise, Keith is a veteran of games publishing, having spent more than 12 years running, editing or writing for games websites, magazines and events. He first joined Future in 1999, editing Official PlayStation …
Read More »Binns: "It’s time for new adventures"
James Binns’ departure from Future Publishing was confirmed this morning, with the popular publisher saying ‘it’s time for new adventures’. Binns has worked at Future veteran for 18 years and departs the company after a successful career of editing, publishing and launching a number of key brands. Future said this …
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