Launch Day Magazine, 2014–2016

Sub-Series

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Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This is a partial collection of Walmart GameCenter, Geek Magazine, and Walmart Parents Guide To Videogames.

All three magazines were published on irregular schedules and were frequently undated. Dates were listed with the digital copies of many issues, although many of those were unavailable at the time of cataloging. When possible, dates were also taken from copyright years printed each issue, from editorial comments, or from the Retromags entry for Walmart GameCenter (which appears to have been sourced from the digital issues). Due to a lack of issue numbering, the total number of issues for Walmart Parents Guide To Videogames is unclear.

This collection also includes two issues of Launch Day Magazine that were available through the EGM Media website. Due to the deliberately ephemeral nature of Launch Day, it is unclear if any other survivng issues exist.

From the Series:

Because Walmart GameCenter and its affiliated magazines were distributed digitally for free, we have decided to include digital copies in our library even when we are missing a physical copy of the issue.

Dates

Publication: 2014–2016

Creator

EGM Media (Publisher, Organization)
Steve Harris (Publisher, Person)
Walmart (Licensor, Organization)

Full Extent

From the Series: 117 Magazines

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Launch Day Magazine was a digital magazine distributed by Walmart from 2014–2016. Each issue coincided with the release of a specific video game at North American retail. The magazine appears to have been distributed exclusively through a series of mobile apps, and their data is no longer online. The only surviving issues of Launch Day were distributed as PDFs by EGM Media, the magazine's original publisher.