Computer Gaming World

*Computer Gaming World*
	Issue 249 from March 2005
Editor	Russell Sipe (1981–1992); Johnny Wilson (1992–1999); George Jones (1999–2001); Jeff Green (2002–2006);
Categories	Computing, Gaming
Frequency	Monthly
Founder	Russell Sipe
First issue	November 1981
Final issue; Number	November 2006; 268
Company	Russell Sipe (1981–1993); Ziff Davis (1993–2006);
Country	United States
Based in	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language	English
Website	computergamingworld.com; (Archived 2004-06-05 at the Wayback Machine)
ISSN	0744-6667
OCLC	8482876

Computer Gaming World (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006.^[1]^[2]^[3] One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through the 1990s and became one of the largest dedicated video game magazines, reaching around 500 pages by 1997.

In the early 2000s its circulation was about 300,000, only slightly behind the market leader PC Gamer. But, like most magazines of the era, the rapid move of its advertising revenue to internet properties led to a decline in revenue. In 2006, Ziff announced it would be refocused as Games for Windows, before moving it to solely online format, and then shutting down completely later the same year.

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Issue 249 from March 2005
Editor	Russell Sipe (1981–1992) Johnny Wilson (1992–1999) George Jones (1999–2001) Jeff Green (2002–2006)
Categories	Computing, Gaming
Frequency	Monthly
Founder	Russell Sipe
First issue	November 1981; 42 years ago (1981-11)^[1]
Final issue Number	November 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11)^[2]^[3] 268
Company	Russell Sipe (1981–1993) Ziff Davis (1993–2006)^[4]^[5]^[3]
Country	United States
Based in	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language	English
Website	computergamingworld.com (Archived 2004-06-05 at the Wayback Machine)
ISSN	0744-6667
OCLC	8482876