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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/future-on-standby-for-gaming-boost.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Publisher future said it expects the gaming sector to drive growth" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/min-future-on-standby-for-gaming-boost.jpg" alt="Publisher future said it expects the gaming sector to drive growth"/></a></p>
<p>Gamers keen to get the lowdown on the latest developments in the console market should help reverse an annual decline in magazine sales, publisher Future said.</p>
<p>The group, which prints official titles for Microsoft and Nintendo, said 3D games and improvements to consoles, such as the new motion-sensitive Kinect device for the Xbox 360, will increase its reach.</p>
<p>The Bath and London-based company &#8211; publisher of Total Film, Cycling Plus and Classic Rock magazines &#8211; said gaming now accounted for 21% of its UK revenues and helped lift full-year sales in its digital arm, which focuses on websites and interactive downloads.</p>
<p>Future reported a 9% increase in adjusted pre-tax profits to £8.3 million in the year to September 30, despite a 1% decline in revenues to £151.5 million.</p>
<p>In the UK, Future said revenues declined 3% in the first six months but this turned around in the second half, leading to an overall decline in the UK of 1%.</p>
<p>Future&#8217;s full-year performance marks a welcome turnaround after a terrible previous year, when the group was hit by a deep advertising slump and industry wide news-stand disruption in the US, where it has now seen a return to profit.</p>
<p>Stevie Spring, Future&#8217;s chief executive, said: &#8220;After an exceptionally tough 2009, we&#8217;ve delivered a set of results in 2010 that demonstrates we&#8217;re back on track.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ms Spring said gaming remains one of the world&#8217;s most popular leisure pursuits.</p>
<p>The company is also pushing new products such as FirstPlay, a weekly interactive show, which is downloaded direct to the PlayStation 3, and magazines such as Comic Heroes and Tap!, a magazine about Apple products.</p>
<p>Ms Spring said advertising revenues grew by 4% for the year in the UK, which was &#8220;encouraging in a media sector that continues to experience very significant advertising and news-stand challenges&#8221;.</p>
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