Future's GamesRadar.com Debuts With An Impressive 2.6 Million Unique Visitors In March
South San Francisco, CA (April 20, 2006) -
GamesRadar ( www.gamesradar.com), Future
US, Inc.'s recent entry into the exploding US games
information website marketplace, has debuted as the fifth
largest site in the category, measuring 2,602,354 unique
visitors strong in the US, according to comScore/Media
Metrix's March 2006 Gaming Information Key Measures report.
GamesRadar ranked substantially higher than IDG
Entertainment, UGO Games and Ziff Davis' 1Up Network.
Since its March 1st launch, GamesRadar has enjoyed support
from a number of leading industry publishers, including 2K
Games, Atari, Capcom, Konami, LucasArts, Microsoft, Sega of
America, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Ubisoft. In
the coming months, Future will roll out an aggressive
outbound online marketing effort for GamesRadar that will
generate even more advertiser interest and
participation.
GamesRadar will further increase its visibility among
industry insiders and consumers alike with reporting during
E3 Expo, the world's premiere event for the video and
computer game industry. GamesRadar US and UK staff will team
up to bring consumers breaking news and images about current
and next-generation game systems from the industry's leading
software and hardware makers.
"We are thrilled that more than 2.6 million unique visitors*
appreciated the quality and the passion for PC and videogame
information that our editors produce daily on GamesRadar,"
said David Cooper, Publisher of GamesRadar. "Future US, Inc.
is also the publisher of the leading games magazines
Official Xbox Magazine, PSM: Independent PlayStation Magazine
and PC Gamer magazine and we are proud to have delivered
another leading games media vehicle in the US marketplace. We
appreciate the support of GamesRadar's charter
advertisers."
GamesRadar can be viewed online at www.gamesradar.com. US and UK versions of the site
are published daily from their respective countries.
*Source - comScore Media Metrix 2.0, March 2006; 2,602,354 US
unique visitors
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About Future
Future US is a leading US publisher of cutting-edge games,
computing, action sports and musician magazines, which sell
in excess of 2.6 million copies per month. Future's
publications reach a young, active, affluent audience and
rank 11th among audited newsstand publishers in gross
newsstand revenue. Its market-leading titles include Official
Xbox Magazine, PSM: 100% Independent PlayStation 2 Magazine,
PC Gamer, Maximum PC, MacAddict, Scrapbook Answers, Future
Snowboarding Magazine, Snowboard Journal, Snowboard Trade
News, Skateboard Trade News, Skateboard Buyer's Guide, Guitar
World, Guitar One, Revolver, Future Music, Guitar World
Acoustic, Bass Guitar, Guitar World Legends, Pregnancy, House
DIY, Decorating Spaces, Women's Health & Fitness and
Men's Edge. Future also publishes leading consumer websites
GamesRadar ( www.gamesradar.com) and Cheat
Planet ( www.cheatplanet.com), as well
as Next Generation (www.next-gen.biz ), the
highly-respected US game industry news source. Future is
based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in New
York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Diego.
( www.futureus-inc.com)
About Future plc
Future plc is an international special-interest media group
with offices in the UK, US, France and Italy. Founded in 1985
with one UK magazine, today it creates over 150
special-interest publications, websites and events, with
strong portfolios in the computing, games, music, automotive,
sports, crafts and leisure sectors. Over 100 international
editions of Future's magazines are also published under
licence in 30 other countries across the world. Future
employs over 1,500 people worldwide. The company is listed on
the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR).
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