The Games Machine (Italy)
Encyclopedia
The Games Machine , also known by the acronym TGM, is an Italian
Video game magazine. The magazine features previews, reviews, and cheat codes for computer games.
by the Milan
-based publishing company Xenia Edizioni.
The publishing of the Italian edition has continued also after the close of the British edition, The Games Machine became one of the most popular video games magazine in Italy.
In November 2005 the former owner sold the magazine to Future Media Italy, a division of Future Publishing
, and in January 2007 was acquired by the Italian publishing company Sprea Media Italy.
Italy
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Video game magazine. The magazine features previews, reviews, and cheat codes for computer games.
History
Launched in September 1988 as the Italian edition of the British magazine The Games MachineThe Games Machine
The Games Machine was a video game magazine that was published from 1987 until 1990 in the United Kingdom by Newsfield, which also published CRASH, Zzap!64, Amtix! and other magazines.-History:...
by the Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
-based publishing company Xenia Edizioni.
The publishing of the Italian edition has continued also after the close of the British edition, The Games Machine became one of the most popular video games magazine in Italy.
In November 2005 the former owner sold the magazine to Future Media Italy, a division of Future Publishing
Future Publishing
Future plc is a media company; in 2006, it was the sixth-largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers...
, and in January 2007 was acquired by the Italian publishing company Sprea Media Italy.