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GamePro Media

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: October 1988 - 2011
  • Usage: October 1988 - July 1989

Biography

Originally founded as SuperPlay, Inc. in 1988 and acquired by IDG Communications some time after the publication of GamePro, Issue 1, May 1989. The group was left uncredited in the following issues until GamePro, Issue 25, August 1991, when they were first listed as a division of IDG (as GamePro Publishing, Inc).

Found in 398 Collections and/or Records:

S.W.A.T.Pro

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SWATPRO
Abstract S.W.A.T.Pro (originally short for GamePro's Secret Weapons And Tactics Guide, also referred to as SWATPro or simply SWAT) was a spinoff of GamePro that covered game tips, tricks, cheats, and walkthroughs. The magazine began as a special issue of GamePro before growing into a full magazine. After a year of one-off special issues, S.W.A.T.Pro eventually became a bimonthly magazine, published twice a year until...
Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within Fall 1990 – November 1995

The Adventures of GamePro, Issue 1, June 1990

 Item — Location: GamePro
Identifier: MAG-GAMEPRO-SPECIAL.ADV1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These special issues of GamePro were published outside the magazine's normal publishing schedule and numbering scheme. They include issues for specific games, consoles, and subject areas.

This sub-series currently includes 10 special and supplemental magazines that were published between 1990–1993. Other special issues of GamePro have not been cataloged yet.

Dates: Publication: June 1990

The Adventures of GamePro, Issue 2, January 1991

 Item — Location: GamePro
Identifier: MAG-GAMEPRO-SPECIAL.ADV2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These special issues of GamePro were published outside the magazine's normal publishing schedule and numbering scheme. They include issues for specific games, consoles, and subject areas.

This sub-series currently includes 10 special and supplemental magazines that were published between 1990–1993. Other special issues of GamePro have not been cataloged yet.

Dates: Publication: January 1991

The Adventures of GamePro, Issue 3, August 1991

 Item — Location: GamePro
Identifier: MAG-GAMEPRO-SPECIAL.ADV3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These special issues of GamePro were published outside the magazine's normal publishing schedule and numbering scheme. They include issues for specific games, consoles, and subject areas.

This sub-series currently includes 10 special and supplemental magazines that were published between 1990–1993. Other special issues of GamePro have not been cataloged yet.

Dates: Publication: August 1991

The Adventures of Sly Cooper, 2004–2005

 Series
Identifier: MAG-COMICS-SLY
Abstract

The Adventures of Sly Cooper was printed and included with issues of GamePro magazine, although it is typically shared and resold separately from the magazine.

Dates: Publication: 2004–2005

The Adventures of Sly Cooper, Issue 1, 2004

 Item — Location: Comics
Identifier: MAG-COMICS-SLY.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection includes an assortment of individual video game-related comics from various sources and publishers. The collection only includes individual comic issues, not bound graphic novel books or omnibus collections. Currently, the collection currently stretches from the early 1990s to late 2000s.

Dates: Publication: 2004

The Adventures of Sly Cooper, Issue 2, 2005

 Item — Location: Comics
Identifier: MAG-COMICS-SLY.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection includes an assortment of individual video game-related comics from various sources and publishers. The collection only includes individual comic issues, not bound graphic novel books or omnibus collections. Currently, the collection currently stretches from the early 1990s to late 2000s.

Dates: Publication: 2005

The Cutting Edge, Spring 1996

 Item — Location: GamePro
Identifier: MAG-GAMEPRO-SPECIAL.CUTTINGEDGE
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These special issues of GamePro were published outside the magazine's normal publishing schedule and numbering scheme. They include issues for specific games, consoles, and subject areas.

This sub-series currently includes 10 special and supplemental magazines that were published between 1990–1993. Other special issues of GamePro have not been cataloged yet.

Dates: Publication: Spring 1996

Tom Russo press materials and publications

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-008
Dates: Majority of material found within 1993–2005

Toys "R" Us Gamers' Guide, 1994

 Item — Location: Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.TOYSRUS.GAMERS94
Abstract

This catalog from Toys R Us contains syndicated game reviews from GamePro magazine.

Dates: Publication: 1994