Mega (magazine)

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MEGA
MEGA #2, November 1992
Editor	Neil West Andy Dyer Gerry Doak Lee Brown
Categories	Video game magazines
Frequency	Monthly
First Issue	October 1992
Company	Future Publishing 1992 - 1994 Maverick Magazines 1994 - 1995
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website
ISSN	0966-6206

MEGA, subtitled '100% PURE SEGA MEGA DRIVE' was a monthly magazine, published in the United Kingdom, aimed at users of the Sega Mega Drive and later Mega CD and 32X.

Edited by Neil West and Published by Future Publishing as a response to EMAP's megadrive title 'MegaTech'. The four 'official' launch issue editorial staff members were Neil West (editor and ex-Sega Power), Andy Dyer (deputy editor and ex-Total!), Paul Mellerick (staff writer and ex-Sega Force) and Amanda Cook (Art Editor/reviewer and ex-Sega Power).

The magazine layout was polished and well detailed. Main features included in depth news, reviews, previews, interviews, tips section and a controversial Top 100 megadrive games section. MEGA would often have an exclusive first review special in their issues. Exclusive reviews included Sonic 2, John Madden '93, Virtua Racing and many more.

By the end of 1993 Neil West had crossed the atlantic to help launch the well respected US magazine Next Generation, holding the title Chief-in-editor. Andy Dyer took over the editor's positon up until the title's sale to Maverick.

In 1994 Future Publishing sold MEGA to Maverick Magazines, already the publisher of rival megadrive title Megadrive Advanced Gaming. The last MEGA issue published under Future Publishing was September 1994 (#23). Maverick stated in their October 1994 edition that they wanted to cover the Mega Drive specific area, having already bought another megadrive magazine title 'MegaTech' from EMAP, which was subsequently closed out.