GamePro press CD collection

Collection — Container: GamePro press CD collection

Identifier: GAMEPRO-CDS

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GamePro press CD collection

GamePro press CD collection, Internet Archive mirror

Scope and Contents

This collection represents GamePro's press asset archives from about 1995–2004. Discs in this collection are numbered 1 to 751, roughly following when they were received or created by GamePro but not in exact order.

The library is currently digitizing these CDs to make their contents digitally accessible. Each copy in the digital library includes a scan of the CD, as well as scans of the cover slips that GamePro created for each disc.

Dates

circa 1995–2004

Conditions Governing Access

The contents of each CD in this collection are openly accessible. At the discretion of the Video Game History Foundation library staff, copies of the original disc images may be provided on request to researchers who need to access the original files, or who need to access files that can't be displayed in-browser. For the sake of access to these materials that were intended for public distribution, the disc images in this collection have also been mirrored on the Internet Archive.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in this collection may be reproduced for research purposes with attribution to the Video Game History Foundation. VGHF does not control the intellectual property rights for these materials.

Extent

approx. 751 Discs (5 CD binders and 1 box) : CD-ROMs and CD-Rs

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Over its 22-year run, the video game magazine GamePro received a large amount of publicity materials from video game publishers, including screenshots, artwork, and press releases. This collection includes all known press assets received by GamePro from roughly 1995–2004, as originally organized by GamePro designer Katrin Auch.

The CDs in this collection were either sent to GamePro by various game publishers, or they are backup CDs created by the GamePro staff from files delivered via other methods (eg., via FTP over the internet). Starting in the early 00s, game publishers had almost entirely switched to distributing press materials over the internet, and most CDs in this collection after that point where compiled by GamePro.

Note on File Formats

Some files in this collection have been reformatted to make them viewable for reference purposes on our digital library platform, particularly assets that use now-obsolete digital publishing formats. The original files are also preserved and may be provided to researchers on request at the discretion of Video Game History Foundation library staff(see "Conditions Governing Access").

Custodial History

These materials were donated to the Video Game History Foundation by founding board member Chris Melissinos.

Existence and Location of Originals

GamePro staff organized and stored their press asset collection in a set of five CD binders, along with one Banker's box containing CD cases. The original discs are still stored in these containers.