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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:

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 –

PlayStation Official Magazine – UK

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSOFFICIALUK
Abstract

PlayStation Official Magazine – UK (sometimes abbreviated OPM) was, as the name suggests, the official PlayStation magazine in the United Kingdom, published by Future plc. The magazine ran until May 2021.

Dates: Publication: Winter 2006 – May 2021

PlayStation Solutions

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSSOLUTIONS
Abstract

PlayStation Solutions was a British PlayStation tips magazine by Rapide Publishing.

Separate editions of PlayStation Solutions were published in the United States and United Kingdom. Their only difference appears to be their physical dimensions; their content is identical (including British advertisements in the US edition).

Dates: 1996–1997?

PlayStation: The Official Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSTHEOFFICIAL
Abstract

PlayStation: The Official Magazine was the successor to PSM, published between 2007 and 2012. Unlike PSM, PlayStation: The Official Magazine was formally affiliated with Sony Computer Entertainment, rather than being an independent magazine.

Dates: Publication: Holiday 2007 – Holiday 2012

Pocket Gamer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POCKETGAMER
Abstract

Pocket Gamer was a specialty magazine that covered games for handheld consoles. The magazine was part of Imagine Media's Hard Core Gaming Guides brand of niche gaming publications. Like the Hard Core Gaming Guides brand itself, Pocket Gamer appears to have been short-lived, with only two currently known issues.

Dates: est. July–October 2000?

Pocket Games

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POCKETGAMES
Abstract

Pocket Games was a spinoff of Electronic Gaming Monthly focusing on handheld game consoles. The game primarily focused on Nintendo handheld consoles and games, but it expanded to include competing consoles, such as the Neo Geo Pocket and the PlayStation Portable. The magazine was published on an irregular seasonal schedule for around six years.

Dates: Summer 1999 – Summer 2006

PoJo's Video Game Review

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POJO
Abstract PoJo's Video Game Review (later simply titled Video Game Review) was a short-lived video game magazine published around 2001. It was styled like a consumer product guide, featuring news and reviews about upcoming games and consoles, as well as spotlights on gaming accessories. Game reviews in PoJo's Video Game Review did not have scores assigned but rather acted more like product recommendations.The PoJo brand started out as The Almighty PoJo, a Pokémon...
Dates: Publication: 2000–2001

Polygon

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POLYGON
Abstract Polygon was a short-lived magazine targeted to an adult audience, billing itself as "Intelligent Gaming." In addition to game reviews and previews, Polygon also featured extended articles profiling developers and studios, as well as coverage of related media such as anime.The cover of Polygon advertises the magazine as a successor to Silicon, a free magazine distributed at game stores that was also published by Ryan Smith. Apart from their sharing Smith as their publisher, it is...
Dates: Publication: 2003–2004

Promotional publications from events, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-EVENTPROMO
Abstract

Various one-off promotional magazines were distributed at video game industry trade shows. These items have been cataloged together.

Dates: Publication: 2002–2006

PS Max

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSMAX
Abstract PS Max was a short-lived PlayStation magazine written for a teenage audience. The magazine, spun off from the magazine PSM (according to the masthead), is credited to the PS Max Team, a team of fictional comic characters who love video games. Games are reviewed on an A-to-F scale, like a school report card.In addition to typical game magazine content such as reviews, previews, and cheat codes, PS Max also included an original comic featuring the PS Max Team.Only one...
Dates: Publication: Fall/Winter 1999