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For a limited time we are offering free gift-wrapping for ON: Volume One. Pick the "Gift-wrapped" cover option and we will wrap a random cover for you - perfect for a Christmas gift for someone else or a festive surprise for yourself.
Experience games journalism at its finest
ON is the ultimate celebration of gaming's past, present and future. We give the very best writers in the industry freedom to write their dream feature and combine those words with bold and experimental design in a luxury journal.
A truly premium piece of physical media to keep, collect and take your time to enjoy; the sort of experience that can only be achieved in print.
Own a luxurious part of gaming history
ON is luxury piece of physical media, printed on high-end paper stock. A product that feels as at home on the coffee table as it does on the bookshelf.
Whether you’re treating yourself or searching for the perfect gift, ON makes an unforgettable present for any enthusiast, celebrating the passion and creativity of the gaming world.
All 8 covers for ON: Volume One are also available in the Complete Collection.
Press Coverage
“Loaded with sumptuous visuals, this is a hefty, joyous celebration of print media from some exceptional editorial talent.” - Tony Mott, Edge
"Luxurious and engrossing, ON is a visual and cerebral treat for anyone interested in reading the very best video game writers on the planet, let loose on their passions." - Tom Phillips, Eurogamer
"Drips class yet feels weighty and authoritative; the writers involved are quite simply some of the best in the business, and ON gives them the freedom to let their creative talents truly shine" - Damien McFerran, Time Extension
"ON bottles the creative energy of the video-game medium by supercolliding the industry's most incisive commentators with bold editorial design and extravagant production values. Fresh delights on every spread." - Jason Killingsworth, Tune & Fairweather
Product specifications
- Available in your choice of 8 different covers
- Over 200 full colour pages
- Perfect bound
- Lithoprint
- 350gsm quality uncoated cover paper
- 135gsm high quality uncoated inner paper
- Dimensions 280mm x 210mm x 19mm
- Printed in England
- ISBN 978-1-0687883-0-7
Andrew P Hind
ON is the brainchild of creative director Andrew P Hind, a veteran print designer renowned for his 20-year career as art editor for Edge, the globally renowned game magazine, and his work at boutique book publisher Tune & Fairweather. Nathan Brown (Edge, Hit Points) is editor in chief.
Jen Simpkins ON playing dress-up
Game developer and writer Jen Simpkins is fascinated by the complex rituals of personal style, but bounced off the latest instalment of Style Boutique in under a day. It’s made her wonder: where are the dress-up games with the depth and intrigue of real-life fashion?
Keza MacDonald ON games that changed Nintendo
Keza MacDonald has been besotted with Nintendo since the days of the SNES. In our first issue, she looks back at some of the most important games in a beloved catalogue, and ponders why Nintendo’s games remain synonymous with fun itself.
Yussef Cole ON life, death and Cyberpunk 2077
During the pandemic, Yussef Cole and his partner, a psychoanalyst, found themselves pondering how certain games provided fascinating insights into how we think about death. In our first issue, Cole focuses in on Cyberpunk 2077 in particular.
Christian Donlan ON handheld launch puzzle games
It’s been true since the days of the Game Boy: no handheld games console is ready to launch without a stellar puzzle game. For our first issue, Christian Donlan picks over some of his favourite examples, taking us from Columns right up to Puyo Puyo Tetris.
Margaret Robertson ON Japan’s paper play pioneers
In a quest to understand her new home in Tokyo, Margaret Robertson starts with a piece of paper and unravels it to reveal an intriguing and often ignored aspect of Japanese game-making. In our first issue you can read her fascinating piece on Japan’s paper play pioneers.
Keith Stuart ON the Sega Model 1 arcade board
Keith Stuart wants to take readers on a tour of one of SEGA’s most charismatic creations, the Sega Model 1 arcade board. It gave us the likes of Virtua Racing and Virtua Fighter, and helped usher in an era of graceful minimalism that survives to this day.
Nathan Brown ON the meditative joys of run-based games
Nathan Brown favourite genre of videogames is so of-the-moment that it doesn’t yet have its own Steam tag. In our first issue, he takes us through the dizzying, full-pelt world of run-based games, which offer a full campaign experience with endless variation in well under an hour
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