Europress - Europress Impact

Europress Impact

When Europress bought Newsfield in 1991, Europress Impact, a satellite company of Europress, was launched. Run by ex-Newsfield directors Roger Kean, Oliver Frey and Jonathan Rignall. In 1993 the publishers name changed to Impact Magazines. Beginning of 1994 Impact Magazines closed.

Key titles from Europress / Impact Magazines included:

  • Zzap!64 - Along with CRASH, Zzap!64 was one of the two main titles brought in from Newsfield. After issue 90 Zzap! was re-launched as Commodore Force, which lasted for 16 more issues ending with the last one on March 1994.
  • CRASH - CRASH was Newsfield's first ever magazine title and the best seller at its peak. In 1992 the tile was sold to EMAP after only five issues and was incorporated into their own Spectrum title Sinclair User.
  • Sega Force - As with N Force, Sega Force was in its planning stage and ready to go ahead just when Newsfield collapsed. Covering the range of Sega consoles at the time. In July 1993 the magazine was split into Sega Force Mega, for the Mega Drive, and Sega Master Force, for the Master System and Game Gear. The titles disappeared as Impact Magazines closed.
  • N-Force - Similar to sister title Sega Force but covered the Nintendo consoles NES, SNES and Game Boy. Later renamed SNES Force.
  • Amiga Force - Amiga Force was very much a video games magazine launched towards the end of 1992. Covering the Commodore Amiga computer games scene. It lasted for 16 issues before going down with its publishers.
  • Mega Machines - Impact Magazines launched Mega Machines in the summer of 1993. Similar to the existing Sega Force Mega, the new title catered for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega CD. However, it was aimed at a younger audience and was printed in landscape.

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