The company was established when Future plc acquired struggling Greensboro (N.C.) video game magazine publisher GP Publications, publisher of Game Players magazine, in 1994.[3]
The company launched a number of titles including PC Gamer, and relocated from North Carolina to the San Francisco Bay Area, occupying various properties in Burlingame and South San Francisco. When Chris Anderson, the founder of Future plc, sold Future to Pearson plc he retained GP, renamed Imagine Media, Inc. in June 1995, and operated it as his sole company for a few years.[4]
Buoyed by the Internet economy and the success of Business 2.0 in the US (and subsequently in the UK, France, Italy and Germany), Future rode the boom of the late nineties. During this period the company won the exclusive worldwide rights to produce the official magazine for Microsoft's Xboxvideo game console and cemented its position as a leader in the games market. In the spring of 2001, buffeted by economic factors and the market downturn, Future Network USA went through a strategic reset of its business that included the closure of some titles and Internet operations and the sale of Business 2.0 to AOL/Time Warner.[5]
On September 19, 2007, Nintendo and Future announced that Future US would obtain the publishing rights to Nintendo Power magazine. This came into effect with the creation of issue #222 (December 2007).[6]
On October 1, 2007, it was announced that Future US would be making PlayStation: The Official Magazine, which ended up replacing PSM and first hit newsstands in November 2007. With this launch, Future US became the publisher of the official magazines of all three major console manufacturers in the US. PlayStation: The Official Magazine closed in 2012.[7]
In 2012, NewBay Media bought the Music division of Future US.[8]
In 2018, Future reacquired majority of the assets previously sold to NewBay by buying NewBay outright for US$13.8 million.[9] Future used this acquisition to expand its US footprint, particularly in B2B segment.[10][11]
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^Butts, Tom. "Future Publishing acquires TV Technology parent NewBay Media". TV Technology. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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For the United Kingdom based parent company see Future plc Imagine Media redirects here For the British magazine publisher see Imagine Publishing Future US Inc formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games music and technology markets Headquartered in New York City the corporation has offices in Alexandria Virginia Minneapolis Minnesota and Washington D C 2 Future US is owned by parent company Future plc a specialist media company based in Bath Somerset England Future USIndustryPublishingPredecessorImagine MediaGP PublicationsHeadquartersNew York City USKey peopleRachelle Considine CEO 1 ParentFuture plc Contents 1 History 2 Magazines and websites 2 1 Current titles 2 2 Defunct titles 3 ReferencesHistory editThe company was established when Future plc acquired struggling Greensboro N C video game magazine publisher GP Publications publisher of Game Players magazine in 1994 3 The company launched a number of titles including PC Gamer and relocated from North Carolina to the San Francisco Bay Area occupying various properties in Burlingame and South San Francisco When Chris Anderson the founder of Future plc sold Future to Pearson plc he retained GP renamed Imagine Media Inc in June 1995 and operated it as his sole company for a few years 4 Buoyed by the Internet economy and the success of Business 2 0 in the US and subsequently in the UK France Italy and Germany Future rode the boom of the late nineties During this period the company won the exclusive worldwide rights to produce the official magazine for Microsoft s Xbox video game console and cemented its position as a leader in the games market In the spring of 2001 buffeted by economic factors and the market downturn Future Network USA went through a strategic reset of its business that included the closure of some titles and Internet operations and the sale of Business 2 0 to AOL Time Warner 5 On September 19 2007 Nintendo and Future announced that Future US would obtain the publishing rights to Nintendo Power magazine This came into effect with the creation of issue 222 December 2007 6 On October 1 2007 it was announced that Future US would be making PlayStation The Official Magazine which ended up replacing PSM and first hit newsstands in November 2007 With this launch Future US became the publisher of the official magazines of all three major console manufacturers in the US PlayStation The Official Magazine closed in 2012 7 In 2012 NewBay Media bought the Music division of Future US 8 In 2018 Future reacquired majority of the assets previously sold to NewBay by buying NewBay outright for US 13 8 million 9 Future used this acquisition to expand its US footprint particularly in B2B segment 10 11 Magazines and websites editCurrent titles edit Its magazines and websites include AnandTech Broadcasting amp Cable Electronic Musician GamesRadar Guitar Player Guitar World MusicRadar Laptop Mag Live Science MacLife Marie Claire Maximum PC Multichannel News Newsarama PC Gamer SmartBrief Space com TechRadar Tom s Hardware TWICE US Telecom Daily Who What Wear 5Gradar Defunct titles edit CD ROM Today Daily Radar Decorating Spaces Do Future Snowboarding Magazine Game Players Guitar One Guitar World Acoustic Guitar World Legends Guitar World s Bass Guitar Maximum Linux Men s Edge Mobile PC magazine netPOWER 12 Next Generation Magazine Nintendo Power Official Dreamcast Magazine Official Xbox Magazine PC Accelerator PlayStation The Official Magazine Pocket Gamer not to be confused with Pocket Gamer by Steel Media Revolution Scrapbook Answers Skateboard Trade News Snowboard Trade News T3 The Net Total Movie Women s Health amp Fitness World of Warcraft Official MagazineReferences edit Bloomberg Future US Inc Bloomberg Retrieved July 30 2021 Contact futureplc com Bath Somerset Future plc 2019 Archived from the original on October 12 2019 Retrieved October 12 2019 Cox Howard Mowatt Simon 2014 Revolutions from Grub Street A History of Magazine Publishing in Britain Oxford University Press p 220 ISBN 978 0199601639 About Imagine Imagine Media Archived from the original on October 12 1999 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Timeline a history of magazines Magforum com Retrieved June 17 2019 Future officially takes over Nintendo Power Nintendo Forums October 12 2007 Retrieved May 21 2014 PlayStation The Official Magazine Is Shutting Down Forbes November 7 2012 Retrieved June 17 2019 NewBay Media Buys Music Mags from Future US Folio January 13 2012 Future plc Acquires NewBay Media for 13 8m Future April 4 2018 Archived from the original on August 1 2019 Retrieved September 1 2018 PennWell Corp and NewBay Media acquired by UK firms Folio Access Intelligence LLC April 4 2018 Retrieved December 17 2018 Butts Tom Future Publishing acquires TV Technology parent NewBay Media TV Technology 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