Relish the Special Edition
Unlock the ultimate collector’s experience with the ON Volume One Special Edition, available with your choice of cover and one of nine hand crafted limited edition slipcases. Curate your cover and slipcase combination to create your own personal ultimate celebration of gaming.
The slipcase, themed around the collection of iconic covers, is a true work of art—lovingly assembled in England, using premium paper stock and finished with a smooth, durable matte laminate coating.
It’s not just a protective casing; it’s an exquisite showcase that elevates the magazine to a whole new level of sophistication. Signalling the first in our new line of upcoming products, existing fans and newcomers to the ON community will truly appreciate the craftsmanship and artistry of the special edition and slipcase.
Available now for pre-order, with shipping in Spring 2025. Don’t miss your chance to be among the select few who own this iconic piece.
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.
Read an interview with Andrew P Hind here.
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?
Read an interview with Jen Simpkins here.
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.
Read an interview with Keza MacDonald here.
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.
Read an interview with Yussef Cole here.
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.
Read an interview with Christian Donlan here.
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.
Read an interview with Margaret Robertson here.
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.
Read an interview with Keith Stuart here.
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
Read an interview with Nathan Brown here.
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