- The Games Machine
Infobox Magazine
title = The Games Machine| image_size = 200px |"The Games Machine" #1, OCT NOV 1987
editor = Graeme Kidd, Gary Penn (co-editor)
frequency = bi-Monthly, monthly
circulation =
category =Video game magazines
company =Newsfield Publications Ltd
firstdate = October / November 1987
country =United Kingdom
language = English
website =
issn = 0954-8092
finaldate = September 1990
finalnumber = 34"The Games Machine" was a
video game magazine that was published from1987 until1990 in theUnited Kingdom by Newsfield, which also published "CRASH", "Zzap!64 ", "Amtix! " and other magazines.History
The magazine ran head to head with Future's recently launched "ACE" and
EMAP 's long running "C&VG" magazines. Unhappy with the profits from the title Newsfield decided to call it a day for the title in 1990.However Newsfield would, more or less, continue with a multi format magazine with "
Raze ". This new title would concentrate on the ever rising consoles like theMega Drive as well as the established NES andMaster System ."The Games Machine" in Italy
In
Italy there is a magazine of the same name which used to be the Italian translated version of the British magazine. However, the Italian version still publishes with original articles, and it is one of best selling magazine in Italy about PC games.Fact|date=November 2007External links
* [http://www.tgmonline.it TGM Online] : home of the Italian magazine and related forums
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