Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
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Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
This article is about the discontinued Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. For the re-branded PSM, see PlayStation: The Official 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 |
| Official website | opm.1up.com |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (often abbreviated to OPM) is a now-defunct monthly video game magazine, published by Ziff Davis Media. It was a sister publication of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The magazine focused exclusively on PlayStation hardware, software, and culture, covering the original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable. Perhaps the most famous aspect of the magazine was the inclusion each month of a disc that contained playable demos and videos of PlayStation games. The magazine was produced for nearly ten years, from September 1997 to the final issue in January 2007.
One month after OPM was discontinued in December 2007, the independent Playstation magazine; PSM, became Playstation: The Official Magazine, and replaced OPM as the official magazine focusing on Sony game consoles.
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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
- Pwnageness - Waffle
Demo discs
OPM was the first gaming magazine to include a disc that featured playable demos of PlayStation games. Beginning with issue one, each magazine came with a disc containing playable PlayStation game demos and non-playable video footage. Later, interviews, industry event coverage, and video walkthroughs of games would also be included on the discs. Beginning with issue 49 (October 2001), the magazine came with a PlayStation 2 demo disc, though for a time it would still be alternated with original PlayStation demo discs. Issues 50, 52, and 54 were the last issues to include PlayStation 1 demo discs. All of the demo discs were developed by LifeLike Productions, Inc.
OPM had released one PlayStation Portable demo, Killzone Liberation. It was available only with the purchase of retail copies rather than subscription issues. The magazine was discontinued before making the assumed eventual transition to PlayStation 3 demo discs.
International editions
Similar international editions of the magazine exist in Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom, the 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. It is currently published by Derwent Howard and is edited by Narayan Pattison.
The UK version 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
References
External links
- OPM at 1UP.com
- radiOPM at 1UP.com - Official Podcast
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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