VGHF-EVENTS. Event Guides and Ephemera
Classification
Identifier: VGHF-EVENTS
This classification includes guides, handouts, and other ephemera from video game events. This is classified separately from non-event ephemera (see "Gaming Cultural Ephemera").
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
E3 and ESA print ephemera and memorabilia collection
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-015
Consumer Electronics Show Daily
Series
Identifier: MAG-CESDAILY
Abstract
Consumer Electronics Show Daily (also known as CES Daily) was the official daily magazine for the Consumer Electronics Show. Originally launched alongside the first CES show in 1967, CES Daily covered news, exhibitors, and other event information for the biannual CES events.It is unclear how long Consumer Electronics Show Daily was published; the latest year with a registered copyright is 1988.This magazine is not to be confused with CES Trade...
Dates:
Publication: 1967–1988?
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
Nathalie Lawhead zine and ephemera collection
Collection — Box A-001, Folder: 07
Identifier: EPHEMERA-LAWHEAD
Abstract
Nathalie Lawhead is an independent game designer known for titles such as bluesuburbia, Tetrageddon Games, and Everything is going to be OK. Lawhead collected zines and ephemera from independent game events they attended, such as the A MAZE. festival in Berlin.
Dates:
Publication: Majority of material found within approx. 2016–2022
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
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
CES Trade News Daily
Series
Identifier: MAG-CESNEWSDAILY
Abstract
CES Trade News Daily (originally titled Trade News Daily) was an independent daily newspaper published during the Consumer Electronics Show starting in 1973, covering news and exhibitors at the trade show. Before the debut of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 1995, CES was the primary trade show for the video game industry, and the CES show dailies from...
Dates:
Publication: 1973–1994?
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library
MAGFest guidebooks, promotional material, and ephemera
Collection
Identifier: EVENTS-MAGFEST
Abstract
MAGFest (Music and Gaming Festival) is a series of community-run video game event with a focus on video game music and gaming culture. The events, run by the non-profit organization MAGFest, Inc., began in 2002 as the Mid-Atlantic Gaming Festival in Roanoke, Virginia. Since then, the organization has expanded to run multiple events and game concert series throughout the United States.
Dates:
Publication: Majority of material found within 2001–2002
Found in:
Video Game History Foundation Library