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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 225 Collections and/or Records:

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

HyperPlay RPG

 Series
Identifier: MAG-HYPERPLAY
Abstract

HyperPlay is a British fanzine about retro Japanese role-playing games. The magazine is published by its eponymous editor Kincl and tends to focus on games from the 1990s and early 2000s for the Super Nintendo and PlayStation 1 and 2. The magazine also features original fanart for the featured games in that issue.

Dates: Publication: 2015–2018

IGN magazines

 Series
Identifier: MAG-IGN
Abstract The gaming news website IGN tried multiple times to produce a magazine based on their site. Their first attempt, IGN64.com The Magazine, was published by their owner Imagine Media back when the site originally exclusively covered Nintendo 64 games. This iteration of the magazine listed only one issue. Later in 2001 as an independent company, they attempted to relaunch their magazine with GameShark under the title IGN.com The Magazine....
Dates: Publication: 1998–2001

Incite Video Gaming / Incite PC Gaming

 Series
Identifier: MAG-INCITE
Abstract

Incite Video Gaming and Incite PC Gaming were two gaming magazines published simultaneously by Computec Media. The magazine was targed toward young men and included extensive ancillary content like sports and wrestling coverage, celebrity interviews, and model photoshoots.

Dates: Publication: July 1999 – August 2000

INFO

 Series
Identifier: MAG-INFO
Abstract INFO Magazine (originally INFO-64, later .info) was a Commodore computing magazine edited and published by Benn Dunnington. The magazine covered a variety of hardware, software, and games for Commodore computers, including the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and Amiga. INFO also had extensive advertisements for Commodore software and hardware companies, which are a glimpse into the extensive Commodore community.Notably, INFO...
Dates: Publication: Fall 1983 — April 1992

InterAction / Sierra News Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-INTERACTION
Abstract

InterAction was a promotional magazine by developer Sierra On-Line, published seasonally. Starting around 1987 as Sierra Newsletter, the magazine grew and started to feature more graphics and color printing, eventually becoming Sierra News Magazine before it was rebranded InterAction. Sierra would publish the magazine until the company underwent significant layoffs and restructuring in early 1999.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1987 – Spring 1999

Interactive Quarterly

 Series
Identifier: MAG-INTERACTIVEQ
Abstract

Interactive Quarterly was a seasonal magazine that covered adult CD-ROMs and multimedia.

Dates: Publication: Spring 1995 – Fall 1996