Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
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 The final issue of the OPM U.S. |
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| Type | Video game magazine |
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| Owner | Jim Louderback |
| Publisher | Ziff Davis Media |
| Founded | December 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | January 2007 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Website | opm.1up.com |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (often abbreviated to OPM) is a now-defunct international video game magazine, originally published by Ziff Davis Media. The magazine focused on PlayStation culture, including gaming on the original Sony PlayStation, the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 3, and the PlayStation Portable. It was popular in part for its inclusion of a playable demo disc with each issue, licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment America. The magazine ran began production in September 1997 and ended with the January 2007 issue.
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[edit] Staff
The final incarnation of the OPM staff included:
- Editor-in-Chief – Tom Byron
- Managing Editor – Dana Jongewaard
- Senior Editor – Joe Rybicki
- Previews Editor – Thierry "Scooter" Nguyen
- News Editor – Giancarlo Varanini
- Art Director – Ryan Vulk
- Associate Art Director – Alejandro Chavetta
- Disc Editor – Logan Parr
- Editorial Director - John Davison
Past members included:
- Managing Editor - Gary Steinman
- Managing Editor - Din Perez
- Managing Editor - Dan Peluso
- Reviews Editor - Chris Baker
- Associate Editor - Mark MacDonald
- Editor in Chief - Wataru Maruyama
- Editor in Chief - Kraig Kujawa
- Editor in Chief - John Davison
[edit] Demo discs
OPM was the first gaming magazine to include a disc that featured playable and non-playable demos of PlayStation games. Beginning with Issue 1, each magazine came with a disc containing PlayStation game demos/videos. For example, the 23rd issue of the magazine, from August 1999, contained playable demos of Final Fantasy VIII, 3Xtreme, Tiny Tank, Jade Cocoon, Macross VF-2, Centipede, You Don't Know Jack, and Ultimate 8-Ball.[1] Beginning with Issue 49 (October 2001), the magazine came with a PlayStation 2 demo disc. Issues 50, 52, and 54 were the last issues to include PS1 demo discs.
OPM has released one PSP demo, and it was of the game Killzone Liberation. It was available only with the purchase of retail copies rather than subscription issues. The magazine was discontinued before any plans to release a PS3 demo disc were announced.
[edit] International Editions
Similar international editions of the magazine exist in the Finland, UK, Republic Of Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Australia. The Belgian edition is also published in the Netherlands.
The Australian edition was originally published by Next Media bi-monthly but eventually became a monthly magazine. APC published the magazine after issue 18. Currently it is published by Derwent Howard and is edited by Narayan Pattison.
The UK one was called 'Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK' and has now reached its end with its 100th issue. The staff at the time of the final issue was -
- 'Acting' Editor – Andy Hartup
- Art Editor - Mark Mitchell
- Editorial Assistant - Kim Richards
[edit] References
- ^ "Official US PlayStation Magazine 23 Review for PlayStation: Great Demo Disk". GameFAQs. 2001-10-25. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/review/R25094.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
[edit] External links
- OPM at 1UP.com
- radiOPM at 1UP.com - Official Podcast
[edit] Staff blogs
- Editor in Chief, Tom Byron
- Managing Editor, Dana Jongewaard
- Senior Editor, Joe Rybicki
- Previews Editor, Thierry "Scooter" Nguyen
- News Editor, Giancarlo Varanini
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