Future Publishing
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Future Publishing Ltd - part of Future plc - is a magazine publishing company based in Bath, England. It publishes 90 magazines in 4 countries, with key titles including .net, Metal Hammer, Total Film, SFX, Total Guitar, Computer Arts, PC Plus, PC Format, MacFormat, T3, Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine, Linux Format, Computer Arts, What Mountain Bike, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, NGC Magazine and Edge. The corporate motto is currently, "Media with passion." Its previous motto was, "Your guarantee of value."
To coincide with the launch of the TV series, Gamesmaster Magazine was launched in the early 90s, and still exists today, despite the long departure of the series.
In 2004, Future Publishing bought two UK computer magazines - Computer and Video Games magazine and PC Zone - from Dennis Publishing Ltd. for £2.5m in cash. They do not plan to make any changes to PC Zone, but they plan to suspend Computer and Video Games magazine in its current form due to low sales.
In 2004 Future Publishing also launched into the kids market with new licenced magazines. First came JETIX Magazine, the official mag of the JETIX TV channel and then Official Duel Masters Magazine based on the popular trading card game.
Future Publishing was started with the publication of Amstrad Action, in 1985 - from which it grew to become one of the largest publishing houses in the UK.