Edge (magazine)
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The cover of Edge Issue 234 (December 2011)
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| Editor | Tony Mott |
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| Deputy editor | Nathan Brown |
| Art editor | Andrew Hind |
| Staff writers | Ben Maxwell |
| Categories | Computer and video games |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 24,443 (Jan – Dec 2011) 29,007 (Jan – Dec 2009) 28,898 (Jul – Dec 2008) 31,304 (Jul – Dec 2007) 35,145 (Jul – Dec 2006) |
| Publisher | Matthew Pierce |
| First issue | October 1993 |
| Company | Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1350-1593 |
Edge is a multi-format video game magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom, which publishes 13 issues of the magazine per year. It is known for its industry contacts, editorial stance, distinctive anonymous third-person writing style, yearly awards and longevity.
The magazine was launched in October 1993 by Steve Jarratt, a long-time video games journalist who has launched several other magazines for Future.
The artwork for the cover of the magazine's 100th issue was specially provided by Shigeru Miyamoto. The 200th issue was released in March 2009 with 200 different covers, each commemorating a single game; 199 variants were in general circulation, and one was exclusive to subscribers. Only 200 magazines were printed with each cover, sufficient to more than satisfy Edge's circulation of 28,898.
In October 2003, the then-editor of Edge, João Diniz-Sanches, left the magazine along with deputy editor David McCarthy and other staff writers. After the walkout, the editorship of Edge passed back to Tony Mott, who had been editor prior to Diniz-Sanches. The only team member to remain was Margaret Robertson, who in 2006 replaced Mott as editor. In May 2007, Robertson stepped down as editor and was replaced by Tony Mott, taking over as editor for the third time.
Between 1995 and 2002, some of the content from the UK edition of Edge was published in the United States as Next Generation. In 2007, Future's US subsidiary, Future US began re-publishing selected recent Edge features on the Next Generation website; the Edge website and blog were subsequently incorporated into the NextGen site. In July 2008, the whole site was rebranded under the Edge title, as that was the senior of the two brands. In May 2014 it was reported that Future intended to close the websites of Edge, Computer and Video Games and their other videogame publications; in December 2014, it was confirmed that the C&VG website would close and its content would instead be published at GamesRadar, and in January 2015, it was announced that the same would happen to the Edge website.
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