DC-UK
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DC-UK was a
History
At launch, DC-UK changed the prevailing Future plc games magazine running order of the time, which went news - previews - features - reviews - tips - letters, by rearranging some of the major sections. This resulted in a running order of reviews - news - features - previews - tips - letters. The magazine also offered some additional content, such as interviews with game developers and attempts at unusual features, such as creating cocktails themed around famous Sega characters. Following Field's departure, DC-UK reverted to the standard Future plc format, which was used until the magazine's closure. The upbeat feel of the magazine, however, continued throughout every issue, and prior to being revised the title was nominated for the 1999 InDin Magazine of the Year award.[citation needed]
Sales of DC-UK, particularly during the early months of its existence, were strong
In March 2000 Future published the first issue of the short-lived DC-UK spin-off title
During the magazine's run it was supported by a website at dc-uk.co.uk. This closed on 8 March 2001, shortly after the magazine's last issue had gone on sale, with the message 'Goodbye folks!'.[1]
DC-TIPS
Editor | Will Groves |
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Categories | Video games magazines |
Frequency | Monthly |
First issue | March 2000 |
Final issue Number | May 2000 3 |
Company | Future plc |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
DC-TIPS was a magazine dedicated to game guides and tips for the Dreamcast and each issue was on average 128 pages long, for the price of £3.99. The magazine was launched as a companion to DC-UK and the two magazines were offered to readers in a special combination subscription. Issue #1 was published in March 2000, 7 months after "parent" magazine. The magazine was cancelled before issue #4 went to press, with most of the latest issue completed. Some of the commissioned work for future issues included
The magazine was launched by Will Groves who was editor for the lifetime of the magazine. Richard Owen joined as the full-time staff writer halfway through the creation of the first issue. In charge of art was Brad Merrett and the designer was Efrain Mendoza. Contributors to the magazine included Dean Mortlock, Nadine Pittam, Daniel Glenfield, Sally Meddings and Jon Billington.
The colour orange was prevalent throughout the magazine, complimenting DC-UK's prevalent blue. It is worth noting that the Dreamcast logo in Europe was blue, and in the US and Japan it was orange. This made orange an obvious choice for DC-TIPS given that the design was so closely tied to its parent DC-UK.
Although its run of magazines was short, DC-TIPS covered a relatively large number of games throughout its pages. The magazine would begin with a set of featured games with guides taking up between 5 (Sega Bass Fishing) and 20+ pages (MDK2). At the back of the magazine was a section named "Listings" which had tips for most games on the Dreamcast system. These tips would be between a short paragraph and six pages. The style in the Listings section was much more compact than in the front of the magazine.
Some of the games featured included:
- Chu Chu Rocket
- Crazy Taxi
- Evolution
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- MDK2 (Cover Art)
- NBA 2K
- Power Stone
- Rayman 2
- Resident Evil 2
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Shadow Man
- Slave Zero
- Sonic Adventure
- Soul Calibur
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (Cover Art)
External links
- DC-UK at the Internet Archive
References
- ^ "We'd Like To Say Hi To Mr. Dreamcast". GameSetWatch. Think Services. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ "New titles and Internet magazines maintain circulation growth and diversification at Future UK". Press Release. Future plc. 2000-02-11. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ Vickers, Amy (2001-02-16). "Future axes 350 jobs as magazines close". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-02-14.