Game Informer press materials, press discs and game builds

Content Description

This accession includes a large collection of CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and other discs used in the production of Game Informer magazine from the early 1990s through 2000s, contained in a combination of cases, boxes, and disc spindles. While it is difficult to accurately measure the scope of this accession, VGHF estimates that it includes 8000–12,000 discs in total.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

These materials were collected by former Game Informer editors Andy McNamara and Andrew Reiner and donated to the Video Game History Foundation in late 2019. Much of this material was already digitized by the Video Game History Foundation prior to its donation.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

This accession includes a substantial number of development and review builds of commercial video games, the intellectual properties to which are not owned by the donors. Upon donation, the donors and the Video Game History Foundation jointly agreed to restrict access to this data from our publicly accessible digital collections, with the option to jointly revisit this agreement at a future time. To the extent that the donors have rights to other items in this collection, the donors have given the Video Game History Foundation permission to reproduce this material digitally; the intellectual property for these materials remains with their respective owners.

Use Restrictions

To the extent that the donors own the rights to the materials in this collection (with exceptions for game data; see "Access Restrictions"), they have allowed these materials to be reproduced for research and educational purposes (including both print and digital publication) with attribution to the donors and the Video Game History Foundation. The intellectual property rights for these materials remain with their respective owners.