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GameFan

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMEFAN
GameFan
GameFan

Scope and Contents

The library has a complete physical collection of the main run of GameFan. Due to publication difficulties, only five issues of Volume 6 were actually produced, although they retain issue numbering based on the month they were published. Volume 7, Issue 2 was also not produced.



The collection also includes several special issues of GameFan; the only print issue of the unofficial GameFan spin-off magazine GameGO!; and issues of the relaunched GameFan from 2010.

Dates

  • Publication: Majority of material found within October 1991 – December 2000
  • Publication: April 2010 – Summer 2015

Creator

Extent

97 Magazines

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

GameFan (originally titled Diehard GameFan or Diehard Game Fan through October 1995) was a monthly publication that billed itself as a "next generation video game magazine" and, later, as "the last true enthusiast magazine." Although the magazine covered a wide variety of games, they focused on specialty topics for a video game enthusiast audience, such as import games and role-playing games. GameFan was founded by Dave Halverson, who had previously operated the game store Die Hard Game Club.

Originally an independent publication, GameFan was picked up by Metropolis Media starting in November 1995. GameFan had publication difficulties in 1998, after which the magazine was picked by a new publisher, Shinno Media, which continued printing GameFan through the end of 2000.

GameFan was relaunched by Halverson in 2010 and ran for 11 additional issues.

Holdings

Held:

  • Volume 1, Issue 1 – Volume 8, Issue 12
  • 2010 relaunch
    • Volume 1, Issue 7
  • Special issues
    • MegaFan, Volume 1, Issue 1
    • MegaFan Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2
    • MegaFan Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3
    • GameFan Sports Network, Volume 1, Issue 1
    • GameFan Sports Network, Volume 1, Issue 2
    • GameFan's Ultimate Codebook, Premiere Issue
    • GameFan Books Presents: Mortal Kombat 3 Komplete
    • GameGO! Volume 1, Issue 1

Known Missing:

  • 2010 relaunch:
    • Issues 1–6 (April 2010 – August 2011)
    • Issues 8–10 (June 2012 – February 2015)

Note on Title

The masthead for every issue of GameFan through October 1995 lists the magazine's title as Die Hard Game Fan. We have cataloged this magazine using the titles that appear on each issue's cover, where "Diehard" is consistently spelled as a single word.

Creator

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

Contact:
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Oakland California 94609