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MapFuture US is a leading publisher of special-interest magazines and digital media properties. With market-leading sites and titles in the Games, Music, Technology, and men’s and women’s special-interest markets, Future’s targeted properties reach a young, active, affluent and highly influential audience.

Our mission is to publish reader-focused media. Our editors are both journalists and passionate enthusiasts for the markets they cover. Future’s trademark “Tell It Like It Is” editorial has created a cult-like loyalty among readers and highly effective ad environments for its advertisers.

With just over 200 employees, Future US attracts talented editors and marketers who share our audiences’ passions, creating a unique work ambiance that produces successful products and fuels big ambitions. We are headquartered in South San Francisco, CA, with a satellite office in New York.

Future US is a subsidiary of Future plc (LSE:FUTR), the UK’s 3rd biggest special-interest publisher. Beginning with a single computer magazine in 1985, Future plc now publishes more than 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts through wholly-owned businesses in the UK, US, and Australia.

In the US, Future sells 1.4 million magazines each month; attracts 11 million unique visitors to our websites every month, according to Comscore; and we host annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts.  In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally.