Computer Games Magazine

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A sample issue of Computer Games Magazine.

Computer Games Magazine was a computer gaming print magazine. It was formerly Computer Games Strategy Plus, and before that, Strategy Plus. While its initial focus was on strategy games, it covered a wide range of game genres. The editor-in-chief was Steve Bauman. Based in Richmond, Vermont it was the only independent computer gaming magazine.

The magazine also covered content related to console games including Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS.

Computer Games Magazine included news, interviews, reviews, previews, and a wide variety of feature articles, as well as columns from game developers, industry leaders, academics, and writers within the videogame genre.

Games were rated on a 5-star system.

Computer Games was the sister publication and creator of MASSIVE Magazine, debuting in Fall 2006, and was also affiliated with game retailer Chips & Bits, as well as game auction/trading site GameSwapZone.com.

On March 13, 2007 it was reported [1] that both Computer Games Magazine and MASSIVE Magazine were shut down by their publisher, TheGlobe.com, after that company was hit with a multi-million dollar judgement in a lawsuit resulting from the e-mail spam of MySpace.