HobbyConsolas

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HobbyConsolas
Hobby Consolas logo.svg
CategoriesComputer and video game magazines
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation 32,129 (March 2014)
Publisher Axel Springer
First issueOctober 1991
CompanyHobby Press
Country Spain
Based in Madrid
Website hobbyconsolas.com

HobbyConsolas is a Spanish video game magazine founded in 1991 by Hobby Press and published by Axel Springer SE. [1] The first issue appeared in October 1990. [2] The monthly magazine offers information about games for all consoles, [2] and since 2012 has also covered video games for PC and mobile devices. In March 2014 it had a circulation of 32,129 copies, [3] and had approximately 330,000 readers. [4] Their official website is the fifth most visited Spanish video game website. [5]

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Listeners of the Spanish radio program Game 40 named HobbyConsolas the best game magazine of 1997. [6]

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