Play (UK magazine)

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PLAY
Play cover small.jpg
Cover for Issue #190
EditorIan Dean
CategoriesVideo games
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation18,776 (Jan 19 - Dec 19)[1]
21,735 (Jan 10 - Dec 10)[2]
24,062 (Jan 09 - Dec 09)[3]
26,464 (Jan 08 - Dec 08)[4]
24,007 (Jan 07 - Dec 07)[5]
First issueOctober 1995
CompanyFuture Publishing
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inBath
WebsiteOfficial Play website
ISSN1747-7859

Play is a monthly magazine produced by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom, which reports on Sony's PlayStation product range. It had been published by Imagine Publishing but closed in 2016. It was resurrected as a replacement for the official UK PlayStation magazine in May 2021.[6]

Before it originally closed, it had become the UK's longest-running PlayStation magazine.[7] Issue 269, the magazine's final printed edition was published in April 2016 when it become a digital only publication for a short time.[8] As well as being sold in the UK, PLAY is also sold in Australia. Though because of the distance between the two countries, Australia is one month behind,[citation needed] so some of the information may be inaccurate or old. Prior to issue 249, PLAY came with a covermounted DVD every issue.

References[]

  1. ^ "Standard Certificate of Circulation - Play" (PDF). ABC. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. ^ "No growth for games mags in ABCs". MCV. 2011-02-17. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ^ "Latest ABCs show mixed fortunes". MCV. 2010-02-11. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  4. ^ "Standard Certificate of Circulation - Play" (PDF). ABC. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-21.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Standard Certificate of Circulation - Play" (PDF). ABC. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-06-12.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Future plc launches new publication Play Magazine". Future. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  7. ^ "Play Celebrates 200th Issue In Style". Imagine Publishing. 2010-12-23. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  8. ^ Shabana Arif (2016-04-28). "After 20 years Play magazine announces its last print issue". VG247. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

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