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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 234 Collections and/or Records:

E3 Show Daily

 Series
Identifier: MAG-E3DAILY
Abstract Throughout the history of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the Entertainment Software Association (previously the Interactive Digital Software Association) has licensed various publishers to produce the E3 Show Daily, a daily newspaper covering new and announcements at E3. The content in the magazine was almost entirely promotional but included show-specific information, such as floor plans, exhibitor profiles, and discussions of trends in the game industry. The show dailies also...
Dates: Publication: 1995–2016
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

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

Internet Underground

 Series
Identifier: MAG-IUNDERGROUND
Abstract Internet Underground was an internet culture magazine by Sendai Publishing, the publishers of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Like other internet magazines published in the mid-1990s, Internet Underground covered current topics in internet culture. The magazine also included featured articles and reviews of popular websites at a time when the web was small enough to cover within the scope of a magazine. Internet Underground ran for about a year and a half. According to ...
Dates: December 1995 – June 1997
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Total!

 Series
Identifier: MAG-TOTAL
Abstract

Total! (sometimes stylized as TOTAL) was a British magazine that covered Nintendo games. The magazine ran from January 1992 until October 1996.

This magazine is unrelated to the other British gaming magazines named Total by Rapide Publishing, including Total PlayStation, Total 64, and Total Control.

Dates: Publication: January 1992 – October 1996
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

MegaTech

 Series
Identifier: MAG-MEGATECH
Abstract MegaTech was a British magazine covering the Sega Mega Drive platform and its various hardware add-ons. This was one of man unofficial British Sega magazines from the early-to-mid-90s, and like those other publications, MegaTech mainly focused and reviews and previews for upcoming games. Originaly one of several Sega magazines published by EMAP, MegaTech was acquired and published by Maverick Magazines starting with the February 1994 issue. The magazine was discontinued in mid-1995...
Dates: Publication: Christmas 1991 – July 1995
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

PC Games / Electronic Entertainment

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PCGAMES
Abstract PC Games was a computer games magazine from IDG Communications, the publishers of GamePro. The magazine was rebranded multiple times through its run. Originally known as PCGames, it was relaunched in 1994 as Electronic Entertainment, a magazine with a broader focus on multimedia and CD-ROMs. As the market for multimedia CD-ROMs cooled, the magazine was renamed again to PC Entertainment in 1996, before finally...
Dates: Publication: Fall 1988 – April 1999
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Game Informer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMEINFORMER
Abstract Game Informer is the longest-running monthly American video game magazine. Game Informer was originally a promotional magazine owned by the game retailer FuncoLand, which was reorganized as GameStop in December 2000. For many years, the magazine was tied to GameStop's reward program; it was decoupled from the rewards program and relaunched as a standlone subscription in March 2024 before being discontinued shortly after in August 2024. The magazine was acquired and revived by...
Dates: Publication: Fall 1991 –
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Official Xbox Magazine

 Series
Identifier: MAG-OXM
Abstract

Official Xbox Magazine (abbreviated OXM) was the officially licensed Xbox magazine in the United States.

Towards the end of the magazine's run, starting on August 2019, the American edition of OXM was replaced with the British edition of OXM, effectively merging the two magazines. Both editions of OXM were discontinued in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; the final issue is dated May 2020.

Dates: Publication: November 2001 – May 2020
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Mean Machines Sega

 Series
Identifier: MAG-MMS
Abstract

Mean Machines Sega was Sega magazine published in the United Kingdom by EMAP plc. The magazine was published alongside two separate, officially licensed Sega magazines by EMAP, Sega Magazine and Sega Saturn Magazine.

Dates: October 1992 – March 1997
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

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