UK’s biggest gaming magazine PLAY is shutting down

Back in early August it was announced that the long-running video games magazine ‘Game Informer’ would unfortunately be shutting down after more than 30 years. Exactly two months later, one of the UK’s biggest gaming magazines ‘PLAY‘ has also announced its closure.

Sharing the unfortunate news via Twitter, the publication's official account announced that “With a heavy heart, we have to let you know that the next issue of PLAY will be the magazine's final one. For current subscribers, the subs team will reach out before long with next steps”. Full details on the closure, as well as print's legacy, can be found HERE.

While PLAY as a brand has only existed in its current form for a few years, many may remember the publication back when it was known as the Official PlayStation Magazine; or perhaps PSM2/3 – among other names.

Regardless of when you got into gaming, there likely was a PLAY magazine (or its predecessor) somewhere on your local shop’s shelf. As such, it is a shame to see yet another physical gaming press platform shut down.

While the world has gone increasingly digital, traditional gaming mags are core to the history of the industry, and so this most recent loss is sad to see.

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