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VGHF-MAG. Magazine Library

 Classification
Identifier: VGHF-MAG
This collection represents the magazines available in the Video Game History Foundation Research Library.

Found in 232 Collections and/or Records:

PSExtreme / Dimension PS-X / PSE2

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSEXTREME
Abstract PSExtreme (sometimes written as PS Extreme) was a PlayStation magazine by Dimension Publishing. Originally launched as Dimension PS-X, the magazine was quickly renamed by the fourth issue. The staff of PSExtreme included several alumni from GameFan magazine.Around the launch of the PlayStation 2 console in fall 2000, the magazine was relaunched as PSE2: PlayStation Extreme Magazine, focusing on...
Dates: Publication: December 1995 – May 2006
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

CD-ROM Professional

 Series
Identifier: MAG-CDROMPRO
Abstract CD-ROM Professional was a magazine that covered the rise of the CD-ROMs as a digital information medium. Although the magazine covered entertainment titles, its main focus was CD-ROM hardware, professional applications of CD technology, and non-entertainment titles. The magazine ran bimonthly through the end of 1994. As the quantity of news in the multimedia business increased, starting in 1993, CD-ROM Professional was supplemented with a special edition...
Dates: 1988–2000?
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Walmart GameCenter

 Series
Identifier: MAG-WALMART
Abstract Walmart GameCenter Magazine was a free magazine distributed by Walmart, covering new and upcoming games and gaming hardware. The magazine was produced and published by EGM Media, run by Electronic Gaming Monthly founder Steve Harris. EGM Media also produced two other magazines for Walmart: Geek Magazine, a general pop culture magazine; and Walmart Parents Guide To Videogames. Walmart GameCenter appears...
Dates: Publication: January 2012 – January 2024
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Digital Diner

 Series
Identifier: MAG-DIGITALDINER
Abstract Digital Diner was a short-lived multimedia magazine from Metropolis, the publishers of GameFan. The magazine covered a wide range of computer, internet, and multimedia topics, with a particular focus on entertainment and games, and was presented in the style of a media magazine like Rolling Stone rather than a computer magazine. Content included interviews with game and software developers, explorations of new topics in multimedia, a cover story celebrity profile with a multimedia angle, and...
Dates: Publication: est. late 1996 – July 1997
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Activisions

 Series
Identifier: MAG-ACTIVISIONS
Abstract

Activisions was a promotional newsletter by Activision, published seasonally from Fall 1981 to Fall 1983. The newsletter included previews of upcoming Activision games and interviews with Activision staff.

Dates: Publication: Fall 1981 – Fall 1983
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Game Developer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GD
Abstract Game Developer was a monthly magazine that covered "the art and business of video games," published by UBM, which also managed the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and Gamasutra.com. In addition to the monthly (or occasionally bi-monthly) magazine, Game Developer would occasionally release special issues or supplements, most notably a Game Career Guide published every fall (after the June/July issue) starting in 2002. For several years, UBM also bundled a GDC preview guide with the...
Dates: Publication: April 1994 – Fall 2013
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Edge

 Series
Identifier: MAG-EDGE
Abstract Edge is a long-running British video game magazine, published for its entire run by Future plc since 1993. The magazine has a special focus on the video game industry itself, covering the business of games in more detail than other enthusiast magazines published during its run. Edge is also noted for its highly critical editorial tone, particular through the 90s and early 2000s. From 1995–2002, Edge was affiliated with Next Generation, an American magazine also owned by Future...
Dates: Publication: October 1993 –
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Gamers' Republic

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMERSREPUBLIC
Abstract

Gamers' Republic was a monthly gaming magazine managed by Dave Halverson, founder of GameFan magazine, after leaving his previous publication. Like GameFan, Gamers' Republic was aimed at the hardcore gaming audience, with a focus on Japanese games and developers, along with coverage of anime.

Dates: Publication: June 1998 – August 2001
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

GamePro

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMEPRO
Abstract

GamePro was one of the longest-running American video game magazines, published continuously from May 1989 until the end of 2011. The magazine was originally published by SuperPlay, before being acquired by IDG Communications after the first issue.

GamePro continued to operate as an independent unit of IDG until the magazine was dissolved in Winter 2011, following a final issue which attempted to pivot the magazine from a monthly to quarterly format.

Dates: Publication: May 1989 – Winter 2011
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

PSM

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSM
Abstract

PSM was an independent PlayStation magazine by Imagine Publishing. The magazine ran until 2007, when it was discontinued and restarted as PlayStation: The Official Magazine, now affiliated with Sony Computer Entertainment.

Dates: Publication: September 1997 – December 2007
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

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