Editing GamesMaster (section)

{{Short description|British TV program}}
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{{Infobox television
| image        =
| caption      = 
| genre        = [[Entertainment]]
| runtime      = 30 mins (Original series)<br />60 mins (Series 4 "Gore Special" episode, Revived series)<br />(inc. adverts)
| creator      = Jane Hewland
| presenter    = '''Original series:'''<br />[[Dominik Diamond]] (Series 1–2, 4–7)<br />[[Dexter Fletcher]] (Series 3)<br />'''Revived series:'''<br />[[Robert Florence]]<br />Frankie Ward (Co-presented)<br />Ty Logan (Co-presented)
| starring     = '''GamesMaster:'''<br /> [[Sir Patrick Moore]] (Original series)<br />[[Sir Trevor McDonald]] (Revived series)
| network      = [[Channel 4]]
| network2     = [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]]
| first_aired  = {{start date|1992|1|7|df=yes}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|1998|2|3|df=yes}}
| first_aired2 = {{start date|2021|11|21|df=yes}}
| last_aired2  = present
| num_series   = 7
| num_episodes = 126
| language     = English
| country      = United Kingdom
| company      = Hewland International (Original series)<br />Future Studios (Revived series)
| related      = ''[[Games World]]'' 
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'''''GamesMaster''''' was a British television programme which originally aired on [[Channel 4]] from 1992 to 1998. In 2021, it returned for a new series on [[YouTube]] and [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]]. It was the first UK television programme dedicated to [[video game]]s.<ref>{{cite web | author=Langshaw, Mark| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a175628/feature-gamesmaster-retrospective.html |title=Feature: 'GamesMaster' Retrospective - Gaming News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=2009-09-06 |access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref>

[[Dominik Diamond]] was the host for six of the original seven series while astronomer [[Patrick Moore|Sir Patrick Moore]] featured as the GamesMaster. He was replaced in 2021 with [[Sir Trevor McDonald]]. The show's format consists of a mixture of game reviews, small "features", tips and challenges. Challenges form the biggest section of the show and generally consist of "average" players and celebrities, often competing against each other for the coveted Golden Joystick.<ref name=":0" />