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This article is about the U.K. PlayStation magazine. For the defunct U.S. video game and anime magazine, see Play (US magazine). For the Chinese PC-gaming magazine, see Play (PRC magazine).

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


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