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== ''PC Gamer'' UK == {{Infobox magazine | title = PC Gamer (UK) | image_file = PC Gamer UK issue 399 cover.webp | image_size = | image_caption = Cover of ''PC Gamer'' UK #399 (July 2024) | editor = Phil Savage | editor_title = Editor | previous_editor = {{hidden|ta1=left|Former Editors|<br>1993β1994 Matt Bielby<br> 1994β1995 [[Gary Whitta]]<br> 1995β1996 [[Jonathan Davies (journalist)|Jonathan Davies]]<br>1996β1999 Jim Flynn<br>1999β2000 James Ashton <br>2000β2003 Matt Pierce<br>2003β2006 Mark Donald<br>2006β2009 Ross Atherton<br>2009β2012 Tim Edwards<br>2012β2013 Graham Smith<br>2013β2017 Samuel Roberts}}<ref name="IF5cF" /><ref name="CxqUK" /><ref name="GhHJk" /> <!-- Note just to break text heavy fields -->| staff_writer = {{hidden|ta1=left|Staff writers|Tim Edwards<br>Graham Smith<br>Tony Ellis<br>Craig Pearson<br>Tom Francis<br>Richard Cobbett<br>[[Jon Hicks (journalist)|Jon Hicks]]<br>Jim Rossignol<br>John Walker<br>Alec Meer<br>Matt Avery<br>Chris Buxton<br>Andy Butcher<br>Michael Gapper<br>[[Kieron Gillen]]<br>Mike Channell<br>Tim Stone<br>Adam Oxford<br>Quintin Smith<br>Duncan Harris<br>Drew Northcott<br>David Lyttleton<br>Chris Thursten<br>Tom Senior<br>Marsh Davies<br>Andy Kelly<br>Joe Donnelly }} | frequency = Every four weeks, 13 per year | circulation = 19,125 print 2,929 digital<br />22,054 total (Jan β Dec 2013)<ref name="SaYz5" /><br/><br />21,272 print 3,241 digital<br />24,513 total (Jan β Dec 2012)<ref name="wuuAd" /><br/><br />23,652 print 379 digital<br/>24,031 total (Jan β Dec 2011)<ref name="Z19wl" /><br/><br />25,019 (Jan β Dec 2010)<ref name="NbotJ" /><br/>26,487 (Jan β Dec 2009)<ref name="lMLTk" /><br/>32,619 (Jan β Dec 2008)<ref name="8Osvs" /><br/>{{Nowrap|38,654 [[Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)|ABC]] (July β Dec 2007)<ref name="circ" />}} | category = [[List of game magazines|Games magazine]] | company = [[Future plc]] | publisher = Richard Keith | firstdate = {{start date and age|1993|12}}<ref name="background_uk" /> | country = United Kingdom | based = [[Bath, Somerset]] | language = [[British English]] | website = {{URL|www.pcgamer.com/uk/}} | issn = }} === Magazine === The British edition of ''PC Gamer'' has been in constant monthly publication since 1993. Subscribers get a special edition of the magazine with no headlines on the front cover (only the masthead and [[BBFC]] rating).<ref name="c1RfQ" /> Almost exclusively devoted to PC games, the magazine has a reputation for giving in-depth reviews.<ref name="EOUmJ" /> The magazine originally shipped with an accompanying {{convert|3.5|in|mm|adj=on}} floppy disc. A CD [[game demo|demo]] disc (labelled ''CD Gamer'') was released alongside the floppy disk edition from issue 11 onwards with the first CD Gamer containing all the content from the previous 10 issues' floppy discs. The single CD was later expanded to two CDs.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} An edition with a 9 GB DVD known as ''DVD Gamer'' ran alongside the 2CD edition for a couple of years, until production of the CD Gamer edition ceased as of issue 162. The UK Edition then only came with a single double-sided DVD. In August 2011, the UK magazine announced it was to be discontinuing the disk as of issue 232, and replacing it with more pages of content within the magazine and exclusive free gifts.<ref name="whNNh" /> ==== Regular features ==== The magazine has many regular features which make up each edition of the magazine. These include sections called Β΄''Eyewitness''Β΄, Β΄''Previews''Β΄, Β΄''Send''Β΄, where letters from the readers are spread over 2 two-page spreads, at least one special feature, which reports on gaming related issues such as the effect of PC gaming on the environment, a review section which reviews the latest released PC games and re-reviews titles that have been released on budget and Β΄''Extra Life''Β΄ which reports on modding games and gaming culture and revisiting old games. There is also a Β΄''Systems''Β΄ section, which reviews and recommends hardware such as video cards and monitors. The back page of the magazine is entitled Β΄''It's All Over''Β΄ and usually consists of game related artwork such as a version of [[Salvador DalΓ|DalΓ's]] ''[[The Persistence of Memory]]'' featuring items from ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''.<ref name="eF4E8" /> For a time, one of the magazine's features, Β΄''Gamer Snap''Β΄, where amusing pictures sent in by readers were printed in the magazine, however the feature was discontinued and replaced with a ''Guess the Game'' where readers sent in drawings of memorable scenes in video games drawn in [[Paint (software)|Microsoft Paint]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} === Forum and blog === The ''PC Gamer'' blog was started to coincide with the transfer of the ''PC Gamer'' UK site to become part of the Computer and Video Games network which incorporates all of Future plc's gaming magazines. The move brought some controversy, with many long-standing members of the forum leaving due to the new forum's cramped spacing, advertising and slow loading times. The introduction of a blog was seen as one of the redeeming features of the switch. The blog has since been regularly updated with contributions from many of the magazine's staff. The topics discussed range from the controversy over violent video games, to the benefits of buying a PC over a console. In 2010, PC Gamer re-launched their website and blog by bringing together the online communities of both the US and UK magazines into one website.<ref name="abPmY" /> As a result, the PC Gamer blog now has contributions from both the US and UK magazines, all hosted at the new website along with the forums for both magazines. === Podcast === The ''PC Gamer'' UK podcast started on 4 May 2007 and ran 93 episodes until its final episode, which was released on 5 July 2013. It had a rotating cast made up of members of the staff including Chris Thursten, Tom Senior, Graham Smith, Tom Francis, and Marsh Davies. The podcast was formerly hosted by Ross Atherton until his departure in June 2009 and then by Tim Edwards until his departure in 2012. The host position varied between Chris Thursten and Graham Smith from week to week. Previously monthly, the podcast was recorded every [[fortnight]]. Participants discussed the games they had been playing and news from the industry, and answered questions submitted via [[Twitter]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} The podcast began again in March 2016 with a new episode being released weekly.<ref name="6vISI" /> <!-- this line is used for spacing -->
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