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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 242 Collections and/or Records:

Gamestar (AU)

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMESTARAU
Abstract

Gamestar was an Australian monthly video game magazine that covered console, computer, and arcade games as well as occasional columns about topics adjacent to gaming culture, such as manga or the internet. The magazine ran for slightly over a year, releasing 13 issues.

Dates: Publication: June 1994 – June 1995

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

Mega Drive Advanced Gaming

 Series
Identifier: MAG-MDADVANCED
Abstract

Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (printed on the cover as Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming) was an unofficial British Sega magazine by Maverick Magazines. This monthly publication ran for 32 issues, ending in April 1995.

Dates: Publication: September 1992 – April 1995

Amiga Addict

 Series
Identifier: MAG-AMIGAADDICT
Abstract

Amiga Addict is a British retrogaming magazine that exclusive covers Amiga computers. The magazine covers Amiga games, software, and the community, as well as interviews with people who were once involved with the Amiga scene. Amiga Addict was published monthly for the first seven issues, at which point it switched to an irregular publishing schedule.

Dates: Publication: January 2021 –

FREEZE64

 Series
Identifier: MAG-FREEZE64
Abstract

FREEZE64 is a British fan magazine by Vincenzo Mainolfi about Commodore 64 games. The magazine includes retrospectives about Commodore 64 games and interviews with developers.

Dates: Publication: August 2016 –

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 –

Eon

 Series
Identifier: MAG-EON
Abstract

Eon was the official magazine for the game EVE Online, licensed by CCP Games. This seasonal magazine, which ran from 2005 until the beginning of 2012, covered in-game events, strategies, community news, and updates on the game itself. In particular, Eon appears to have covered every EVE Online Fanfest event during its run.

Dates: Publication: 2005–2013

SonyPro / PSX-Pro

 Series
Identifier: MAG-SONYPRO
Abstract

SonyPro (later PSX-Pro) was a British spinoff of GamePro magazine focusing on the Sony PlayStation. After three issues, the magazine switched from a bimonthly to monthly format and was renamed PSX-Pro. In total, this short-lived spinoff ran for about one year.

Dates: Publication: 1995–1996

UK children's magazines bundled items

 Collection — Location Magazine bundled toys
Identifier: MAG-UKBUNDLES
Abstract

British children's magazines are frequently sold in a polybag that included toys, posters, stickers, and other trinkets. These items have been separated from the magazines themselves and placed in their own collection.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within 2019–2021

Egmont children's magazines

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-EGMONTKIDS
Abstract

British publisher Egmont publishes a variety of children's magazines in the UK, some of which will have issues about video games. The library has collected several of these issues.

Dates: Publication: 2017–2020