''MegaZone'' was an Australian video game magazine which ran from July 1988 to October 1995, ultimately publishing 56 issues. ''MegaZone'' started out as a bi-monthly, multi-platform magazine named ''MegaComp'' which was originally published by

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–based MegaComp Publications. It later switched to a monthly format under the ownership of local software distributor Ozisoft (later

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) and changed its name to ''MegaZone''. In June 1993 the magazine switched its focus exclusively to

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console software after being taken over by Mason Stewart Publishing. Later issues would be published under the name ''Sega MegaZone'' to denote its new focus.Megazone and Sega OziSoft - Forgotten Worlds
/ref> Although ostensibly multi-platform in coverage prior to its acquisition by Mason Stewart, Sega Ozisoft used the magazine to promote titles they distributed in Australia, which included

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and PC titles alongside games on Sega platforms, but none on

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platforms as they were distributed by rival

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in the country. During this period subscribers to the magazine were also given a 20-page insert called ''SegaZone'' dedicated to Sega games, which was published on a quarterly basis until its content was merged with the main magazine.History of ''MegaZone'' - Perfect Conversion
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