A range of 199 different editions will be available on the newsstand, while the 200th design – custom designed by LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule – will be delivered exclusively to subscribers:
“For Edge’s tenth birthday the team produced ten unique cover designs, so to mark this occasion we needed to do something a bit more ambitious,” said Tony Mott, Edge’s Editor-in-Chief.
“At one point during the process we had over 300 designs, and paring those down to the final 200 was one of the most interesting headaches we’ve ever had. The final line-up includes a selection of different art styles, featuring characters and games from a variety of genres, and we think we’ve put together a strong representation of gaming as a whole.”
Key features inside issue 200 are Edge’s rundown of the 100 best games to play today and an in-depth look at the conception and birth of the industry-changing PlayStation. Elsewhere, the team talks exclusively to Ted Dabney, the forgotten co-founder of Atari who, after 35 years, finally tells his story.
“As far as we know, no one’s ever produced 200 different cover designs for a single edition of a magazine, and at certain points during the process – usually late at night, surrounded by stacks of proofs and mad-eyed art staff – it was easy to see why,” said Mott.
“But we have the results in the office and they look great. Now we’re just looking forward to readers getting issue 200 in their hands.”