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Future has today announced the appointment of Neil Long as Editor of EDGE Online and Nathan Brown as Games Editor across the entire brand.

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The last issue of Xbox World promises to go out with a bang as it contains eight pages of everything there is to know about the next Xbox console.

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Xbox World and PSM3 magazines in the UK will no longer be published, Future has confirmed as a measure to focus on digital growth.

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Future Publishing’s US arm has confirmed it will cease production of PlayStation: The Official Magazine.

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Another Nintendo-branded magazine has been culled from the fold: today, Future Publishing announced it would discontinue its independent magazine, Nintendo Gamer. “After careful consideration we’ve taken the decision to close Nintendo Gamer magazine,” publisher Lee Nutter told CVG. “However, with Future’s ongoing strategy to drive digital growth across its international, digitally-focussed brand business, the website, Nintendo-Gamer.net will continue as excitement builds ahead of Nintendo’s Wii U launch.” Nintendo Gamer’s first issue was releases in 2006 and as of 2011, net circulation was 7,745. Official Nintendo Magazine will still be published. Thanks, GI International.

Our friends at EDGE have launched an iPad app. The digital version of Future UK’s venerable trade mag is on sale at half-price until July 18, at £1.99/$2.99/€2.49. It promises more content than the print edition as well as interactive elements like video and even free iOS games. There’s even a free sample. Top stuff team, looks pretty tasty on the old iPad.

Future Publishing Australia has officially debuted its Australian CVG team.

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Future Publishing has announced some staff changes and shuffles to Edge magazine, promoting Alex Wiltshire to Editor and appointing Nathan Brown as Online Editor.

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Today’s seems to be the day for games journalism job announcements, with Intent Media and Future both announcing a number of staff changes and hires.

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Future has announced a restructure in its games editorial team in order to increase its digital business.

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Future’s announced this disappointing results for its FY11 this morning, with revenue down and debt up.

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Future’s opened the gates to the website of Official PlayStation Magazine UK at long last. The website’s been promised for a long, long time, but only now has it finally gone live. Watch editor Ben Wilson give a full, proper introduction to the website and the OPM team below the break.

Big congrats chaps!

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MCV’s confirmed that CVG editor Tim Ingham has quit the site and will be returning to Intent to edit Music Week. Ingham joined Future from Intent, where he previously worked on MCV’s site, in 2009. He won the best online writer award at the GMAs last year.

Simon Maxwell, group publisher for Future’s games and film portfolio, said that the company is “sorry to lose Tim,” and that CVG’s “UK unique users” are currently “up 38 percent and page views up 67 percent year-on-year.”

All the best with it, Tim.

Future’s announced details and shown off the brand new PSM3 magazine, promising a 12 page world exclusive look at The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as well as an interview with Team Bondi boss Brendan McNamara. The magazine will also include QR codes to “see exclusive videos and supplementary
content from the wider world of PlayStation.” PSM3 editor Dan Dawkins said the redesign “reflects the needs of the modern, adult gamer.” Go check out the redesign in the September issue from next week, July 22.

Up to at least 100 staff will be laid off at Future UK, according to an MCV report.

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Tuesday’s second batch of shorts are here. Get ‘em while they’re hot, etc.

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Future Publishing’s announced that ex-Official PlayStation Magazine editor-in-chief Tim Clark is to become the company’s new EiC of its gaming arm.

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PC Zone editor Steve Hogarty has confirmed that the magazine is to close following its next issue.

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Future’s just said it’s releasing the first episode of PSN interactive show FirstPlay on April 8, next Thursday, for £0.99.

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Future Publishing has announced FirstPlay, an interactive magazine for the PlayStation Network in a similar vein America’s Qore.

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