MegaZone

{{Short description|Australian video game magazine}}

{{other uses|Mega Zone (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox magazine

| image_file = MegaZoneAug92.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| image_caption = MegaZone #23, August 1992

| editor =

| frequency = Bi-monthly (1988-1990)
Monthly (1990-1995)

| circulation =

| category = Video games

| company = MegaComp Publications (1988-1990)
Sega Ozisoft (1990-1993)
Mason Stewart Publishing (1993-1995)

| founded =

| firstdate = July 1988

| finaldate = October 1995

| finalnumber =

| country = Australia

| language = English

| based =

| issn = 1321-8131

}}

MegaZone was an Australian video game magazine which ran from July 1988 to October 1995, ultimately publishing 56 issues.

MegaZone started out as a bi-monthly, multi-platform magazine named MegaComp which was originally published by Elwood, Victoria–based MegaComp Publications.[https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/526814?lookfor=Megazone%20magazine MegaZone : Australia's electronic entertainment magazine - National Library of Australia][https://archive.org/details/megazoneau01/page/n1/mode/2up MegaCom Magazine Issue 01 - Archive.org] It later switched to a monthly format under the ownership of local software distributor Ozisoft (later Sega Ozisoft) and changed its name to MegaZone. In June 1993 the magazine switched its focus exclusively to Sega console software after being taken over by Mason Stewart Publishing. Later issues would be published under the name Sega MegaZone to denote its new focus.

Although ostensibly multi-platform in coverage prior to its acquisition by Mason Stewart, Sega Ozisoft used the magazine to promote titles they distributed in Australia, which included Commodore 64, Amiga and PC titles alongside games on Sega platforms, but none on Nintendo platforms as they were distributed by rival Mattel in the country. During this period subscribers to the magazine were also given a 20-page insert called SegaZone dedicated to Sega games, which was published on a quarterly basis until its content was merged with the main magazine.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170421232055/http://www.perfectconversion.net/historical_megazone.htm History of MegaZone - Perfect Conversion]