VGHF-MAG. Magazine Library
Classification
Identifier: VGHF-MAG
This collection represents the magazines available in the Video Game History Foundation Research Library.
Found in 232 Collections and/or Records:
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 rebranded as ...
Dates:
Publication: 1998–2001
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
The Logical Gamer
Series
Identifier: MAG-LOGICAL
Abstract
The Logical Gamer was an early independent video game newsletter, edited by Alan R. Bechtold. The newsletter covered recent video games and hardware, interviews with game developers, and industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show.
Dates:
August 1982 – December 1983
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
News and media magazines, assorted
Collection
Identifier: MAG-NEWSMAGS
Abstract
Various news, media, and business magazines have covered video games and video game developers, usually as part of their culture or business coverage.
Dates:
Publication: Majority of material found within 1985–2002
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
PC Gamer (US)
Series
Identifier: MAG-PCGAMERUS
Abstract
PC Gamer is the longest-running American computer game magazine, first published in 1994.The magazine was originally spun off from Game Players PC Entertainment, a computer game magazine by GP Publications. When British magazine conglomorate Future acquired GP Publications in 1994, they relaunched PC Entertainment as the US edition of their UK magazine PC Gamer. In recent years, the American and British versions of PC Gamer have starting sharing a substantial amount of...
Dates:
Publication: May 1994 –
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment / VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
Series
Identifier: MAG-VGCE
Abstract
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (VG&CE) was a monthly gaming magazine by Larry Flynt Publications, spun-off from the Video Game Digest column in the Atari computer magazine ANALOG Computing. The magazine's name was changed to VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine starting with Issue 80 in September 1995.VG&CE begat several of its own spinoffs, including Tips & Tricks and the TurboGrafx magazines TurboPlay...
Dates:
Publication: December 1988 – September 1996
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
3DO Club News
Series
Identifier: MAG-3DOCLUB
Abstract
The 3DO Club was the official promotional fan magazine for the 3DO platform published by The 3DO Company. The magazine featured company and platform news, coverage of new 3DO games, as well a direct order catalog for 3DO titles. It is believed to have run from 1993 to 1995.
Dates:
Publication: 1993–1995
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Future Play
Series
Identifier: MAG-FUTUREPLAY
Abstract
Future Play was a promotional magazine and mail-order catalog by video game retailer Try Soft, which sold Nintendo products at their retail locations in the Pacific Northwest. The magazine seems to have been given away for free at Try Soft stores and distributed through the company's mailing list. Future Play's content mostly consisted of advertisements, as well as small amounts of hints, commentary, and letters from readers.This magazine is notable for containing unique ads for...
Dates:
Publication: 1989–1990
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Videogame Advisor
Series
Identifier: MAG-VGADVISOR
Abstract
Videogame Advisor was a monthly game industry trade magazine that covered news in the game industry, as well as interviews with game industry figures, previews and reviews of upcoming games, and other information relevant to the games business, such as financial date and industry directories. The magazine was formatted like a newspaper, with dense news items up-front followed by special features.
The magazine ran through the end of 1997, ...
Dates:
Publication: 1995–1997
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Multimedia World
Series
Identifier: MAG-MULTIWORLD
Abstract
Multimedia World is a spinoff of PC World focusing on multimedia hardware and software. The magazine paid special attention to multimedia games and CD-ROMs, as well as operating systems, music software, and anything adjacent to home computer media production.
Like its parent magazine, Multimedia World was owned by IDG Communications.
Dates:
Publication: December 1993 – 1996?
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Computer Entertainer
Series
Identifier: MAG-CEVGU
Abstract
Computer Entertainer, originally titled The Video Game Update, was a video game newsletter published from 1982 until July 1990. It began as a newsletter for the video game mail-order company Video Take-Out, operated by sisters Marylou Badeaux and Celeste Dolan, before branching out into general video game coverage.
Computer Entertainer was one of the few American video game publications that ran continuously through the 1983–1984 American game industry...
Dates:
Publication: 1982–1990
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library