Computer Games Magazine was a computer gaming print magazine. It was formerly Computer Games Strategy Plus, and before that, Strategy Plus, which had been founded as Games International in the UK.[1] 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 in the United States.
The magazine also covered content related to console games including Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS. Computer Games was the sister publication and creator of MASSIVE Magazine (later renamed MMO Games Magazine), debuting in Fall 2006, and was also affiliated with game retailer Chips & Bits, as well as game auction/trading site GameSwapZone.com.


            

Computer Games was the sister publication and creator of MASSIVE Magazine (later renamed MMO Games Magazine), debuting in Fall 2006, and was also affiliated with game retailer Chips & Bits, as well as game auction/trading site netsoftware-games.com. On March 13, 2007 it was reported that both Computer Games Magazine and MMO Games Magazine were shut down by their publisher, after that company was hit with a multi-million dollar judgement in a lawsuit resulting from the e-mail spam of MySpace. A Greek version of Computer Games Magazine is still in print. This publication is currently on its seventh year of circulation and has been offering a covermount of full game (titles have included Resident Evil 4, Fallout 1,2, Icewind Dale, Hitman: Contracts, and more).