Longest running UK games magazines: 2025 update
This list doesn't often need an update these days, so it's been years since the last one (which you can see here). As always, the list counts print magazines with at least 10 years of publication and continuous issue numbers. Digital-only continuations, like with Play post-269, don’t count.
Retro Gamer has finally climbed into the top five, overtaking the original incarnation of Play for longevity. The magazine has also surpassed CVG for the total number of issues, and if it can last until the end of 2026, it will overtake it for longevity too. After that, the next major milestone would be to overtake GamesMaster, but that wouldn't take place until late 2029. Edge and PC Gamer are of course still active and continue to extend their lead at the top.
Sadly, we've lost more magazines since the last update. Wireframe sadly ceased publication, as did Play - and with the closure of Play, there are no more platform-specific console gaming magazines on UK shelves. Minecraft World reached 113 issues before biting the dust, an impressive total that sadly leaves it short of the ten years required to make this list.
However, we do have a new inclusion! 110% Gaming reached its 11th anniversary last month, and continues as a monthly publication. The kid-focused title was launched by DC Thomson but recently moved to Kennedy Publishing, the publisher of titles such as Horrible Histories and Top Of The Pops, with a new editorial team taking charge of the magazine.
1: Edge 32 years+, Oct 1993 - present 417+ issues
2: PC Gamer 32 years+, Dec 1993 - present 416+ issues
3: GamesMaster 25 years 10 months, Jan 1993 - Nov 2018 336 issues
4: Computer & Video Games 22 years 11 months, Nov 1981 - Oct 2004 277 issues
5: Retro Gamer 21 years+, Jan 2004 - present 278+ issues
6: Play 20 years 6 months, Oct 1995 - Apr 2016 269 issues
7: PC Zone 17 years 5 months, Apr 1993 - Sep 2010 225 issues
8: GamesTM 15 years 11 months, Dec 2002 - Nov 2018 206 issues
9: Pokémon World/Pocket World 15 years 1 month, Sep 2000 - Oct 2015 174 issues 10: Official Xbox Magazine 14 years 6 months, Sep 2005 - Mar 2020 188 issues
11: Official PlayStation Magazine 14 years 5 months, Dec 2006 - May 2021 187 issues
12: PowerStation 14 years, Sep 1996 - Sep 2010 183 issues
13: Nintendo Magazine System/Nintendo Official Magazine 13 years 4 months, Oct 1992 - Feb 2006 162 issues
14: PSM2/PSM3 12 years 2 months, Oct 2000 - Dec 2012 161 issues
15: 110% Gaming 11 years+, Oct 2014 - present 139+ issues
16: Sinclair User 11 years, Apr 1982 - Apr 1993 133 issues
17: X360/X-ONE 10 years 3 months, Aug 2005 - Nov 2015 131 issues
