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:
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. It was distributed with a variety of British magazines for...
Dates:
Publication: 2007–2009
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
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
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Game Developer
Series
Identifier: MAG-GD
Abstract
Game Developer was a monthly magazine that covered "the art and business of video games," published by UBM, which also managed the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and Gamasutra.com. In addition to the monthly (or occasionally bi-monthly) magazine, Game Developer would occasionally release special issues or supplements, most notably a Game Career Guide published every fall (after the June/July issue) starting in 2002. For several years, UBM also bundled a GDC preview guide with the...
Dates:
Publication: April 1994 – Fall 2013
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
EGM2 / Expert Gamer / GameNOW
Series
Identifier: MAG-EGM2
Abstract
EGM2 (stylized as EGM²) was a spinoff of Electronic Gaming Monthly that focused on in-depth coverage of games, such as strategy and tip guides, and import games. The magazine was published monthly in-between issues of EGM, acting as a second edition of the magazine. As with its parent magazine, Ziff Davis replaced Sendai Publishing as the publisher for EGM2 beginning with the July 1996 issue.Starting with issue 50, EGM2 was rebranded Expert...
Dates:
Publication: July 1994 – January 2004
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Computer Game Review
Series
Identifier: MAG-CGR
Abstract
Computer Game Review (abbreviated CGR) was a computer game magazine by Sendai Publishing, publishers of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Although it was a computer game magazine, early issues of CGR also covered console games, giving it the short-lived title Computer Game Review and 16-Bit Entertainment. The magazine eventually adopted the multimedia-focused title Computer Game Review and CD-ROM Entertainment for...
Dates:
Publication: June 1990 – June 1996
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
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
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
MCV
Series
Identifier: MAG-MCV
Abstract
MCV (originally The Market for Computer & Video Games) is a long-running game developer trade magazine, originally published weekly and first printed in September 1998. After the magazine was sold to Biz Media in 2019, it was renamed MCV/Develop, reviving the name of the defunct trade magazine Develop from the same publishers and moving from a weekly to monthly format.MCV was originally published in both the United...
Dates:
Publication: September 1998 –
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Develop
Series
Identifier: MAG-DEVELOP
Abstract
Develop was a UK game industry trade magazine, covering trends in development, emerging technologies, and profiles of developers. The magazine was published monthly and ran for 21 years before it was discontinued at the end of 2017 and absorbed into MCV, another gaming trade magazine owned by NewBay Media. 189 issues were published in total.
Biz Media, which later acquired NewBay Media, revived the Develop brand name in 2019 by renaming MCV into MCV/Develop.
Dates:
Publication: August 1996 – December 2017
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Fandom magazines, assorted
Collection
Identifier: MAG-FANMAGS
Abstract
Fandom magazines cover a wide range of popular media, including movies, television, comics, wresting, and video games. These magazines were often run by and for the fan community.
Dates:
Publication: Majority of material found within 1999
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Nintendo Power
Series
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDOPOWER
Abstract
Nintendo Power was the official magazine published by Nintendo of America, featuring coverage and tips for games on Nintendo consoles. Starting in December 2007, the magazine was published by Future US under license from Nintendo of America.
Dates:
Publication: July 1988 – December 2012
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library