Computer Gamer
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 Original logo used from issue #1 to #23 | |
| Editor | Eric Doyle |
|---|---|
| Categories | Video game journalism |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 24,000 |
| First issue | April 1985 |
| Final issue Number | June 1987 27 |
| Company | Argus Specialist Publications |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Computer Gamer was a video game magazine published in the United Kingdom by Argus Specialist Publications, covering home gaming from April 1985 to June 1987. It was a colourful relaunch of the failing magazine , a more conservative magazine published throughout in monochrome.
Like many similar magazines, it contained sections of news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, columnists, reader's letters, and occasionally cover-mounted game demos.
When the magazine was relaunched, it was directly competing with Computer and Video Games but with only a fifth of the 100,000 monthly sales. It battled on for two years but, adding only 6,000 sales, it was eventually closed in 1987.
Although lost in the crowd of titles on the market in the mid-80s, Gamer did achieve the distinction of having an issue banned by W H Smith and other UK newsagents. The cover promoted a game called "Blood And Guts" but was considered to be too gory and was replaced by a plainer rush cover. The offending image, constructed from pink hessian, bubblewrap, red paint and a Turkish knife, was demoted to background art on the review pages - without complaint.
External links[]
Archived Computer Gamer magazines on the Internet Archive
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