PSM3

PSM3 (short for PlayStation 3 Magazine) was a video game magazine specialising in all Sony video game consoles and handheld gaming platforms. It was published by Future plc, a UK-based publishing company.

The magazine launched in October 2000 under the name PSM2 and quickly became one of the most popular unofficial PlayStation magazines on the market. It changed its name to PSM3 in issue 78, focusing more on Sony's PlayStation 3, but still covering PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. In July 2011, PSM3 underwent a redesign in an effort to appeal to the "needs of the modern, adult gamer."

On 13 November, 2012, it was announced that both PSM3 and sister magazine Xbox World are to be closed down by publisher Future. The final issue of both magazines went on sale on 12 December 2012.

Magazine team

PSM3 also had a number of regular freelance contributors, including writers from Edge, PC Gamer and NME.

DVD

PSM3's cover disc was popular with readers because of its reviews. Each month, the writers recorded a commentary - much like a director's commentary or a podcast - over footage of recently released games.

PSM

PSM, an acronym, may refer to:

Organizations

PSM pistol

The PSM (Pistolet Samozaryadny Malogabaritny, Russian for "compact self-loading pistol") was designed by the Tula Design Bureau in 1969 as a self-defense firearm for law enforcement and military officers of the USSR. The pistol entered production at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant in 1973.

The PSM is a blowback-operated handgun with a double-action trigger and slide-mounted manual safety without a slide stop. The grip panels are made from thin aluminum and new model with hard plastic. The weapon is made from steel.

The PSM was designed around the newly developed 5.45×18mm cartridge, which was developed for the weapon by Precision Mechanical Engineering Central Research Institute. The cartridge is capable of penetrating 55 layers of kevlar at realistic engagement distances. This cartridge has a bottlenecked case and a spitzer-pointed jacketed bullet, providing performance superior to the .22 LR and .25 ACP (6.35×16mmSR Browning) rounds.

The pistol was primarily intended for army high command staff. However, owing to its insignificant dimensions, especially small thickness (21 mm across the safety catch), it soon became popular with security (KGB) and law enforcement (militsiya) personnel. The PSM was also appreciated by higher echelon Communist Party functionaries.