''Sega Zone'' was a
Sega
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orientated publication from
Dennis Publishing
Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc.
In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusia ...
in the early 1990s. ''Sega Zone'' had split off from the former multiformat console title ''Game Zone'', which continued as a
Nintendo
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Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
magazine. Early Dennis Publishing staff members included launch editor Amaya Lopez, deputy editor Vivienne Nagy, and staff writer Martin Pond.
In 1993 ''Sega Zone'', along with ''Game Zone'', was sold to
Future Publishing
Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photogr ...
. During this period ''Sega Zone'' had the following familiar
Future
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names working for the magazine; Tim Norris (editor), Tim Tucker (deputy editor), Josse Billson (staff writer) and
Stuart Campbell (longtime contributor).
In early 1994
Future Publishing
Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photogr ...
itself sold the ''Sega Zone'' title onto
Maverick Magazines
''Maverick Magazines'' was a British magazine publishing company during the 1990s.
Overview
Maverick Magazines was founded by Hugh Gollner in 1992. Based in Oxford, Oxfordshire, the company published a handful of computer game and leisure magazi ...
.
The same year the titles faded away.
See also
* ''
Sega Power
''Sega Power'', initially known as ''S: The Sega Magazine'', was a Future publication aimed at the Sega range of consoles, including the Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear and later on the Mega-CD, 32X and Saturn. The magazine was later re ...
''
* ''
Sega Force
''Sega Force'' was an early 1990s publication that covered the Sega console range (Sega Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Master System and Game Gear).
History
''Sega Force'', along with ''Nintendo Force'', was initially announced in mid-1991 by Newsfield. ...
''
* ''
Sega Pro
''Sega Pro'' was the first publication from Paragon Publishing and catered for the Sega consoles: the Master System, Game Gear and the Mega Drive. Early editorial staff included Dominic Handy (editor), Les Ellis (games editor), Dave Perry (de ...
''
* ''
Mean Machines Sega
''Mean Machines'' was a multi-format video game magazine published between 1990 and 1992 in the United Kingdom.
Origins
In the late 1980s ''Computer and Video Games'' (''CVG'') was largely covering the outgoing generation of 8-bit computers li ...
''
* ''
Sega Magazine
''Sega Saturn Magazine'' was a monthly UK magazine covering the Sega Saturn, a home video game console. It held the official Saturn magazine license for the UK, and some issues included a demo CD created by Sega, ''Sega Flash'', which included ...
''
References
External links
AP2 - Amiga Power tribute site Sega Zone page.
Selection of Sega Zone reviews and features by Stuart Campbell.
Archived Sega Zone magazineson the
Internet Archive
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Defunct computer magazines published in the United Kingdom
Home computer magazines
Magazines established in 1992
Magazines disestablished in 1994
Magazines published in London
Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Video game magazines published in the United Kingdom
Sega magazines
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