Maxim, Volume 9, Number 6, "Three Kings: The Poker Pack", June 2005
Scope and Contents
Due to the irrelevance of most of this magazine's contents to video game history, the library's digital copy of this issue currently only includes the cover and the relevant article.
Content Note: Maxim contains sexual imagery and crude content.
Dates
- Publication: June 2005
Creator
- Dennis Publishing Ltd (Publisher, Organization)
Biographical / Historical
This issue of Maxim features a profile of professional poker player Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu is a featured player in the 2006 poker video game Stacked; this issue of Maxim describes the game as "Halo with chips" (p.102).
This quote gained notoriety after it was used on the back of the packaging for Stacked. The source of the quote remained unclear until February 2025, when blogger beverly jane published an article tracing the quote back to this issue of Maxim.
Extent
1 Magazines
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Although Maxim contains regular, brief coverage of video games, the Video Game History Foundation does not collect most issues of the magazine. However, we decided that the notoriety of the "Halo with chips" quote justified the acquisition of this specific issue, in order to properly attribute the quote to a primary source.
Creator
- Dennis Publishing Ltd (Publisher, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository