DC-UK

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DC-UK
Publisher: Future Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Backed systems: Sega Dreamcast
First issue date: 1999-xx-xx
Last issue date: 2001-02-15
Number of issues: 20
Frequency: Monthly
Circulation:
  • 28,857 (1999-07—1999-12)[1]
  • 20,383 (2000-01—2000-06)[2]
  • 17,162 (2000-07—2000-12)[1]
ISSN: 1467-5250

DC-UK was a Sega Dreamcast magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom.

It has been rumoured that Future had put in a bid for the official Dreamcast license in the UK, but had to pull out after Sony Computer Entertainment Europe complained (as at the time, Future Publishing had the rights to sell the official PlayStaiton magazine too). The end result was DC-UK, with Dennis Publishing being given the rights to produce the Official Dreamcast Magazine instead.

In the first few months sales of DC-UK were very strong, though never matched that of the Official Dreamcast Magazine whose selling point was the bundled demo discs provided by Sega. Towards the end of its life the spin-off magazine DC-Tips was created, though sales for both magazines suffered when British customers dropped the Dreamcast in favour of the PlayStation 2.

Ratings

Main article: DC-UK/Ratings.

Back issues

Issue PDF Name Date Price Barcode Extras
1 Logo-pdf.svg September 1999 1999-xx-xx £2.952.95 9771467525009-10 VHS cassette
2 Logo-pdf.svg October 1999 1999-09-29[3] £2.952.95 9771467525009-11
3 Logo-pdf.svg November 1999 1999-10-26[4] £2.952.95 9771467525009-12
4 Logo-pdf.svg December 1999 1999-11-22[5] £2.952.95 9771467525009-13
5 Logo-pdf.svg January 2000 1999-12-17[6] £2.952.95 9771467525009-01
6 Logo-pdf.svg February 2000 2000-01-24[7] £2.952.95 9771467525009-02
7 Logo-pdf.svg March 2000 2000-02-18[8] £2.952.95 9771467525009-03
8 Logo-pdf.svg April 2000 2000-03-16[9] £2.952.95 9771467525009-04
9 Logo-pdf.svg May 2000 2000-04-xx £2.952.95 9771467525009-05
10 Logo-pdf.svg June 2000 2000-05-12[10] £3.503.50 9771467525993-06 GD-ROM disc
11 Logo-pdf.svg July 2000 2000-06-09[11] £2.952.95 9771467525009-07 Cheats disc
12 Logo-pdf.svg August 2000 2000-07-06[12] £2.952.95 9771467525009-08
13 Logo-pdf.svg September 2000 2000-08-02[13] £2.992.99 9771467525016-09
14 Logo-pdf.svg October 2000 2000-08-30[14] £2.992.99 9771467525016-10
15 DCUK UK 15 cover.jpg November 2000 2000-09-26[15] £2.992.99 9771467525016-11
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16 Logo-pdf.svg December 2000 2000-10-23[16] £2.992.99 9771467525016-12
17 Logo-pdf.svg Christmas 2000 2000-11-17[17] £2.992.99 9771467525016-13
18 Logo-pdf.svg January 2001 2000-12-14[18] £2.992.99 9771467525016-01
19 Logo-pdf.svg February 2001 2001-01-18[19] £2.992.99 9771467525016-02 VHS cassette
20 Logo-pdf.svg March 2001 2001-02-15[20] £2.992.99 9771467525016-03

Supplements

References


Sega-related magazines published in the United Kingdom
Future Publishing S: The Sega Magazine (1989-1990) | Sega Power (1990-1997) | Mega (1992-1994) | Sega Zone (1993-1994) | Saturn+ (1995-1997) | Saturn Power (1997-1998) | DC-UK (1999-2001) | DC-Tips (1999)
Paragon Publishing Sega Pro (1991-1996) | Sega XS (1993-199x) | Mega Power (1993-1995) | Dreamcast Magazine (1999-2002) | Dreamcast Solutions (1999)
EMAP MegaTech (1991-1994) | Mean Machines Sega (1992-1997) | Sega Magazine (1994-1995) | Sega Saturn Magazine (1995-1998)
Impact Magazines Sega Force (1992-1993) | Sega Force Mega (1993-1994) | Sega Master Force (1993) | Mega Machines (1993-1994)
Maverick Magazines Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (1992-1995) | Mega (1994-1995) | MegaTech (1994)
Dennis Publishing Sega Zone (1992-1993) | Official Dreamcast Magazine (1999-2001)
Europress Interactive Mega Action (1993-1994)
Rapide Publishing Total Saturn (1996-1997)
Quay Magazine Publishing Dreamcast Monthly (1999-2001) | Dreamcast Strategies (1999)
Magical Media Mr. Dreamcast (2000)