Future, the special-interest media group, today announces it is strengthening its games business with the introduction of two new senior roles. James Binns moves to a new position as Head of Edge International and PC Gaming and Simon Maxwell is appointed to the new role of Group Publisher, Console and Online.

Future’s UK games portfolio includes eleven monthly print titles, an expanding digital business that includes gamesradar.com, computerandvideogames.com and on-console products such as FirstPlay, plus the Games’ industry’s biggest awards event, the Golden Joystick Awards.

Effective from 1st March, both roles will report to Robert Price, Chief Executive, Future UK. James Binns moves from his role as Publishing Director, Games, to oversee the international development of Edge, as well as PC Gamer and PC Zone. Simon Maxwell moves from his role as Group Publisher for Total Film, SFX and DVD Review, to oversee official and independent console titles as well as websites computerandvideogames.com and gamesradar.com. Simon brings more than ten years publishing experience from roles with Future, IPC and Cabal Communications. He joined Future in 2004 and has gone on to shape the company’s film group into one of its most successful portfolios. Nial Ferguson, Publishing Director for Entertainment and Tech Lifestyle, will assume interim responsibility for the film portfolio while recruitment for a new Group Publisher is underway.

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