Russell Sipe Founds "Computer Gaming World," the First Magazine on Computer Games

1981
Cover of Volume 1, Number 1 of Computer Gaming World
Cover of Volume 1, Number 1 of Computer Gaming World

In 1981 Russell Sipe founded Computer Gaming World as a bi-monthly publication. Computer Gaming World was the first magazine specifically devoted to computer games. The magazine published 268 issues before being replaced with Games for Windows: The Official Magazine. This went to online-only publication on April 8, 2008

In December 2013 the first 100 issues of Computer Gaming World were available from the Computer Gaming World Museum.

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