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Launch Editor

Dave Perry

Company

Paragon Publishing
Imagine Publishing

ISSN

1358-9474

First Date

November 1995

Final Date

Still Going

Total Issues

230

Contents

EditorsEdit

Dave Perry - (Nov 1995 - ) Managing Editor

Keith Hennessey

Ryan King

Rick Porter (Editor-in-Chief) ( - Dec 2012)

Samuel Roberts (Deputy Editor) (Current)

Nick Roberts (Editor-in-Chief) (Current)

WritersEdit

Please see here for a list of people who are credited with writing articles or reviews in Play.

StatsEdit

Circulation FiguresEdit

Year Jan-Jun Jul-Dec
2009 24,062
2010 21,735
2011 15,693
2012 10,065

ReviewsEdit

Issue Games Reviewed Average Score Highest Score Highest Scoring Game Lowest Score Lowest Scoring
1 28 77% 95% Tekken 38% Novastorm
2 18 70% 92% Lone Soldier 37% King of Bowling
3
4 14 81% 94% Actua Soccer 67% Cyberia
197 20 75% 93% Vanquish 29% Quantum Theory
198 21 72% 94% BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 36% Saw II: Flesh & Blood
205 8 72% 95% Portal 2 42% Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive
206 12 68% 91% L.A. Noire 38% Thor: God of Thunder
207 15 65% 88% Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 20% Kung Fu Panda 2
208 16 62% 81% Puzzle Dimension 30% Call of Juarez: The Cartel
209 9 74% 92% Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 49% Rugby World Cup 2011
210 16 72% 94% Ico and the Shadow of the Colossus Collection 50% Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer
211 20 70% 94% Batman: Arkham City 35% X-Men: Destiny
212 93% The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 38% Spider-Man: Edge of Time
224 16 72% 94% XCOM: Enemy Unknown 37% Double Dragon Neon
225 18 70% 95% Need for Speed: Most Wanted 32% Silent Hill: Book of Memories
226 6 74% 88% Far Cry 3 55% Epic Mickey 2
227 11 69% 93% DmC (Devil May Cry) 18% Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
228 4 83% 94% Persona 4 Golden 70% Dead Space 3
229 15 65% 90% Tomb Raider,
God of War: Ascension 		40% Aliens: Colonial Marines,
Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires
230 9 73% 97% BioShock Infinite 55% Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

Other InfoEdit

Issue Cover Date Release Date Pages Price Editor / Deputy Ed. Publisher
1 November 1995 19th October 1995 100 £2.95 Dave Perry Paragon
2 December 1995 16th November 1995 100 £2.95 Dave Perry Paragon
3 January 1995 14th December 1995 £2.95 Dave Perry Paragon
4 February 1995 18th January 1996 100 £2.95 Dave Perry Paragon
5 21st February 1996
205 N/A 12th May 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
206 N/A 9th June 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
207 N/A 7th July 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
208 N/A 4th August 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
209 N/A 1st September 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
210 N/A 29th September 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
211 N/A 27th October 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
212 N/A 24th November 2011 116 £4.99 Ryan King Imagine
213 N/A 22nd December 2011
224 N/A 25th October 2012 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
225 N/A 22nd November 2012 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
226 N/A 20th December 2012 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
227 N/A 17th January 2013 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
228 N/A 14th February 2013 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
229 N/A 14th March 2013 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
230 N/A 18th April 2013 100 £4.99 Samuel Roberts Imagine
231 23rd May 2013

Issue IndexEdit

Play Index
Date Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Xmas
1995 12
1996 3456789101112131415
1997 161718/19202122232425262728
1998 2930/313233343536373839404142
1999 4344/454647484950515253545556
2000 5758/596061626364656667686970
2001 7172/737475767778798081828384
2002 85868788899091929394959697
2003 9899100101102103104105106107108109110
2004 111112113114115116117118119120121122123
2005 124125126127128129130131132133134135136
2006 137138139140141142143144145146147
2007 148149150151152153154155156157158159160
2008 161162163164165166167168169170171172173
2009 174175176177178179180181182183184185186
2010 187188189190191192193194195196197198199
2011 200201202203204205206207208209210211212
2012 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225
2013 226 227 228 229 230                
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