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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 214 Collections and/or Records:

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

GameWEEK / ieMAGAZINE

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMEWEEK
Abstract GameWEEK was a video game trade paper published by CyberActive Media Group, Inc. as a successor to their previous trade magazine, VideoGame Advisor. Originally launched a weekly trade publication, the paper had an irregular schedule, sometimes publishing every other week instead.GameWEEK was rebradned as ...
Dates: Publication: 1998–2001

Girl Gamer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GIRLGAMER
Abstract Girl Gamer was an official licensed Nintendo magazine published in the United Kingdom that was targeted to girls. The game covered upcoming games for Nintendo platforms that the editorial staff believed were of interest to girls, as well as columns about game characters and accessories.This short-lived mini-magazine was marketed as a spin-off of Nintendo: The Official Magazine, also published in the UK by Future. We believe this magazine was distributed with a different,...
Dates: Publication: 2007–2009

GMR

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GMR
Abstract

GMR was a monthly gaming magazine that was sold exclusively at the retailer EB Games. As a gimmick, staring with Issue 12, each issue of GMR was given a special title, eg., Issue 15 was called "The Radical Issue." GMR also produced a large number of variant covers compared to other game magazines.

The magazine ceased publication in early 2005, shortly before GameStop announced they would purchase EB Games.

Dates: Publication: February 2003 – February 2005

Hardcore Gamer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-HARDCORE
Abstract Hardcore Gamer was a magazine by DoubleJump Publishing, founded by alumni of GameFan magazine, that covered current and retro games. Similar to GameFan, Hardcore Gamer had a special focus on import gaming and niche subgenres that received less coverage in mainstream publications, like Japanese role-playing games.The magazine ran for three and a half years on a semi-regular schedule until 2009, when publisher Tim Lindquist sold the rights to Hardcore Gamer on eBay to an unknown...
Dates: Publication: June 2005 – Winter 2009

Hero Illustrated

 Series
Identifier: MAG-HERO
Abstract

Hero Illustrated was a comics magazine by Sendai Publishing, the publishers of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), under the name Warrior Publications. The magazine's staff overlapped with EGM, including editor Steve Harris. Although Hero Illustrated was not focused on video games, the magazine included ads for video games and occasionally covered games based on comics.

Dates: 1993–1996

Hi-Res Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-HIRES
Abstract

Hi-Res Magazine was a short-lived bimonthly publication covering video games and software for Atari consoles and Atari computers. The magazine only ran for four issues.

Dates: Publication: 1983–1984

High-End

 Series
Identifier: MAG-HIGHEND
Abstract

High-End was a video game magazine "for advanced video gamers," focusing on console games, import games, and next-generation hardware. The magazine operated on an erratic schedule, only publishing four known issues over two years. Based on anecdotal evidence, the magazine had a low distribution limited to people within the video game business and may never have been widely distributed at newsstands.

Dates: Publication: 1991–1993

Home video magazines

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: LIBRARY-INITIAL-HOMEVIDEO
Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1978–1998

Hyper

 Series
Identifier: MAG-HYPER
Abstract

Hyper was a long-running Australian video game magazine by Next Publishing. The magazine was publishing every month from 1993 until early 2015; for its last three years, it was published quarterly.

Dates: Publication: 1995–2018