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 (stylised as PLAY) is a monthly magazine produced by Future plc in the United Kingdom, which reports on Sony's PlayStation product range. It features news, reviews, and previews concerning upcoming PlayStation titles. In addition to being sold in the UK, PLAY is also sold in Australia (as PLAY Australia) and as an import in the United States.[1]
PLAY
Cover for issue #190
Editor
Oscar Taylor-Kent
Staff writers
Managing Art Editor: Milford Coppock Operations Editor: Miriam McDonald Games Editor: Jessica Kinghorn Contributing Writer: Dashiell Wood
The magazine was first launched in 1995 by Imagine Publishing and was closed in 2016. Before it closed, the magazine had become the UK's longest-running PlayStation magazine.[2] Issue 269, the magazine's final printed edition was published in April 2016 when it become a digital only publication for a short time.[3] Prior to issue 249, PLAY came with a covermounted DVD every issue.[citation needed]
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Future plc acquired Imagine Publishing and its brands in 2016.[4] In May 2021, the PLAY brand was resurrected as a replacement for PlayStation Official Magazine UK.[5] The numbering was reset and the staff were retained from PlayStation Official Magazine UK.[6]
^"Read PLAY Australia magazine on Readly - the ultimate magazine subscription. 1000's of magazines in one app". nz.readly.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^. Imagine Publishing. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
^Shabana Arif (28 April 2016). "After 20 years Play magazine announces its last print issue". VG247. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^"Future acquires Imagine Publishing". www.inpublishing.co.uk. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^"Future plc launches new publication Play Magazine". Future. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^Ian Dean (30 April 2021). "Welcome to PLAY: your new PlayStation magazine!". gamesradar. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^"Play Magazine | GamesRadar+". gamesradar. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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