From issue 34, OPS2 changed again – however this time retaining its recent redesign. Starting from issue 26, the magazine was set the task of attracting a more mass market, mainstream audience. This ran from issue 1 (December 2000) to 25 (October 2002).
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In the beginning OPS2 was designed for the early adopter – encompassing hardcore gamers and previous readers crossing over from the original Official UK PlayStation Magazine. The magazine would go on to become the UK's best selling PlayStation 2 magazine, peaking with 197,348 readers in 2002. The last game to be reviewed was SBK-08: Superbike World Championship, which earned 7/10. The first game to be reviewed was Tekken Tag Tournament, which received 8/10. It had four design changes in its lifetime: 1 to 25, 26 to 41, 42 to 89, and finally 90 to 100. The magazine was commonly abbreviated OPS2. It ran for 100 issues, with the last going on sale in the month of July 2008. Each month the magazine came with a cover-mounted playable demo DVD. Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine (often abbreviated to OPS2) was launched in December 2000 as the sequel publication to the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, originally priced £4.99, to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 2 console. George Walter (acting ed) (issue 77 to 78) Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine Editor
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In the month of February 1999, issue 42 (cover game: Metal Gear Solid), according to ABC the magazine managed a record 453,571, beating the UK's biggest lads magazines FHM, Maxim and Loaded. By mid-1997, PSM was selling over 150,000 issues a month. The magazine would go on to become not only the best selling PlayStation magazine in the United Kingdom, but the best selling videogames magazine in the world. The last game to be reviewed was Ford Truck Mania, which garnered 7/10. The first game to be reviewed was Wipeout, which received 8/10. It had 3 design changes in its lifetime: 1 to 51, 52 to 72, and finally 73 to 108. Roughly midway through its run the abbreviations in the magazine changed from PSM to OPM (this was mainly because another magazine by the name of PSM2 was launched in the 4th quarter of 2000, and so as not to cause confusion, the abbreviations of the official magazine were changed to OPM). It ran for 108 issues, with the last hitting news stands in March 2004.
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The Official UK PlayStation Magazine is a now-defunct magazine, launched in November 1995 to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation console. Issue 108 (March 2004) – The final edition of Official UK PlayStation Magazine, with Lara Croft on the cover. Staff would remain the same, while subscribers to OPM would continue to be subscribed with the issues number resetting. On 30 April 2021, GamesRadar+ announced that the " Official PlayStation Magazine" title would end, citing "along with Sony we felt that the Official PlayStation Magazine had finally earned a well-deserved retirement," and the magazine would be relaunched as Play. The magazine covered PlayStation lifestyle, as well all aspects of High Definition media in lesser detail. However, it additionally also covered PlayStation Vita material. From Issue 7 (June 2007) to Issue 84 (June 2013), the magazine came with a playable Blu-ray Disc it primarily covered PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation VR and the upcoming PlayStation 5 games and material. Although the first issue was distributed in three-month intervals, from Issue 2 onward, it became a monthly segment. PlayStation Official Magazine – UK, generally abbreviated as OPM, is a magazine based in the United Kingdom that covered PlayStation news, originally created in Winter 2006. PlayStation Official Magazine – UK cover from the January 2019 issue