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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:

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?

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

P.S.X.

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSX
Abstract P.S.X. (short for PlayStation Experience, sometimes written as PSX) was an unofficial PlayStation magazine, originally by Sendai Publishing, the publishers of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The magazine was published on a bimonthly schedule through mid-1996, when Ziff-Davis purchased Sendai and switched the magazine to a monthly format. P.S.X. ran through September 1997, after which it was relaunched as the officially licensed ...
Dates: Publication: Fall 1995 – September 1997

Q64

 Series
Identifier: MAG-Q64
Abstract

Q64 was a seasonal magazine by Dimension Publishing covering the Nintendo 64 console. The magazine appears to have run for only 10 issues, ending its run at the end of 1999.

Dates: Publication: Summer 1997 – Winter 2000

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

Retailer catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER
Abstract

This is a collection of catalogs, flyers, and brochures from video game retailers that advertise upcoming products and promotions. These are distinct from retailer-produced magazines, such as Game Informer and Walmart GameCenter.

Dates: Publication: 1973–2009

Retro Gamer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-RETROGAMER
Abstract Retro Gamer is the longest-running British retrogaming magazine. The magazine covers of a wide range of historical gaming subjects, typically overviews of old games and platforms as well as interviews with game developers.Retro Gamer publishes around 13 issues per year, typically every four weeks. The magazine's original publisher, Live Publishing International, Ltd., went bankrupt in mid-2005. During a subsequent five-month gap in Retro Gamer's schedule, the magazine was...
Dates: Publication: 2004 –

RETRO Videogame Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-RETRO
Abstract

RETRO Videogame Magazine (also known as RETRO Magazine) was a retrogaming magazine published by Mike Kennedy. The magazine featured interviews with developers of retro video games and retrospectives written by a variety of notable gaming columnists.

Dates: Publication: 2014–2016

Sega Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SEGAMAG
Abstract Sega Magazine was the official licensed Sega magazine in the United Kingdom from 1994–1998, published monthly. The magazine featured reviews, previews, and tips for new games on Sega consoles, including accessory-specific add-ons like the 32X. Starting in November 1995, the magazine was rebranded Sega Saturn Magazine to promote the new system. It was eventually discontinued in 1998 when Sega pulled their license, choosing instead to produce an official Dreamcast...
Dates: Publication: 1994–1998

Sega newsletters and brochures

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-SEGANEWS
Abstract

This is an assorted collection of newsletters and promotional publications from Sega of America, currently from the 1980s.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 1988–1989