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| title = Computer Gamer
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| editor = Eric Doyle
| frequency = Monthly
| circulation = 20,000
| category = [[Computer magazine]]
▲ | company = [[Argus Specialist Publications]]
| firstdate = April 1985
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = N/A
| finaldate = June 1987
| finalnumber = 27
| issn = 0744-6667
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'''''Computer Gamer''''' was a [[video game]] [[video game magazine|magazine]] published in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Argus Specialist Publications]], covering home gaming from April 1985 to June 1987. It was a colourful relaunch of the failing "Games Computing", a more conservative magazine published throughout in monochrome.
When the magazine was relaunched, it was directly competing with [[Computer and Video Games]] but with only a fifth of the 100,000 monthly sales. It battled on for two years but, although it added 40,000 sales, it was eventually closed in 1987.
Like many similar magazines, it contained sections of news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, columnists, reader's letters, and occasionally cover-mounted [[game demos]].
Although lost in the crowd of titles on the market in the mid-80s, Gamer did achieve the distinction of having an issue banned by W H Smith and other UK newsagents. The cover promoted a game called "Blood And Guts" but was considered to be too gory and was replaced by a plainer rush cover. The offending image, constructed from pink hessian, bubblewrap, red paint and a Turkish knife, was demoted to background art on the review pages - without complaint.
[[Category:Home computer magazines]]
[[Category:British video game magazines]]
[[Category:Defunct computer magazines]]
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