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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 234 Collections and/or Records:

3 For 3DO Enthusiasts

 Series
Identifier: MAG-3MAG
Abstract

3 For 3DO Enthusiasts (also called 3 Magazine, or 3 For the 3DO Enthusiast in the masthead) was a short-lived independent magazine that covered the 3DO platform. The magazine featured reviews, previews, and guides for 3DO games, as well as coverage of the state of the platform and The 3DO Company. The magazine ran for slightly over a year before it was discontinued.

Dates: Publication: 1994–1996

Game-specific promotional magazines, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-GAMEMISC
Abstract

As part of their promotional campaigns, game publishers would occassionally publish one-off or short-run magazines based on individual game titles or franchises.

Dates: Publication: 1999–2005

RePlay Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-REPLAY
Abstract

RePlay Magazine is a long-running trade magazine for the American game center industry. Published monthly since October 1975, RePlay broadly focuses on "other out-of-home entertainment venues," according to their website, which includes not only electronic games but other coin-operated amusements, such as jukeboxes and claw machines.

Dates: Publication: September 1977 — May 1996; Publication: Majority of material found within 1985 – 1990

Play (UK)

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PLAYUK
Abstract

Play is a British unofficial PlayStation magazine published by Future plc. The magazine was first published in 1995 and discontinued in 2018. Future re-launched the magazine in 2021 after a three-year hiatus under the GamesRadar brand.

Not to be confused with Play, an American gaming magazine launched in 2001.

Dates: Publication: June 2021 –

SonyPro / PSX-Pro

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SONYPRO
Abstract

SonyPro (later PSX-Pro) was a British spinoff of GamePro magazine focusing on the Sony PlayStation. After three issues, the magazine switched from a bimonthly to monthly format and was renamed PSX-Pro. In total, this short-lived spinoff ran for about one year.

Dates: Publication: 1995–1996

gamesTM

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMESTM
Abstract gamesTM (or Games TM) was a monhtly British multiplatform gaming magazine. The magazine was published by a range of publishers over its 17-year lifespan:Paragon Publishing Ltd (December 2002 – September 2003) Highbury Communications plc (as Highbury-Paragon) (October 2003 – Christmas 2005) Imagine Publishing (UK) (February 2006 – November...
Dates: Publication: 2002–2018

PC PowerPlay

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PCPOWERPLAY
Abstract PC PowerPlay (abbreviated PCPP) is a long-running Australian computer game magazine, originally launched by Next Publishing as a complement to their console game magazine Hyper. The magazine was acquired in 2018 by the Australian division of Future, which continues to run the magazine as part of the PC Gamer family.The magazine started as a monthly publication but later in its run (circa 2019, following its acquisition by Future) shifted to a bimonthly...
Dates: May 1996 —

Fusion

 Series
Identifier: MAG-FUSION
Abstract

Fusion (also called Fusion Magazine) is a British retrogaming magazine, focusing in particular on British computer games from the 80s and 90s. The magazine also includes several special issues, typically themed around specific games or platforms.

Fusion is the flagship retro magazine of its namesake retrogaming magazine publisher, Fusion Retro Books.

Dates: Publication: 2018–

CyberSurfer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-CYBERSURFER
Abstract

CyberSurfer was a "magazine of entertainment technology," covering computer-related entertainment topics like games, multimedia software, screensavers, and the emerging World Wide Web. Images online suggest that at least nine issues of CyberSurfer were published through January 1997.

Dates: Publication: 1995

E3 Show Daily

 Series
Identifier: MAG-E3DAILY
Abstract Throughout the history of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the Entertainment Software Association (previously the Interactive Digital Software Association) has licensed various publishers to produce the E3 Show Daily, a daily newspaper covering new and announcements at E3. The content in the magazine was almost entirely promotional but included show-specific information, such as floor plans, exhibitor profiles, and discussions of trends in the game industry. The show dailies also...
Dates: Publication: 1995–2016