Electronic Gaming Monthly

Series

Identifier: MAG-EGM

Staff Only

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Scope and Contents

The library's physical collection of Electronic Gaming Monthly covers both print runs of EGM, 1989–2009 and 2010–2015. The final issue of the orignial run of EGM, Issue 237, was never published in print; instead, the collection includes the February 2009 issue of EGM Brasil, which was published the same month. Unless noted, all issues on the library shelves come with any inserts that were included for subscribers (such as Quartermann's Q-Letter).

In addition, this collection also includes the complete runs of Top Score and Electronic Game Player (two short-run magazines that predated EGM); and nearly all special issues of EGM, such as the magazine's annual buyer's guides.

Towards the end of EGM's second print run, regular issues were discontinued and replaced with a handful of special issues. These special issues have their own incomplete numbering scheme, which was only used for issues 4 and 5.

Dates

Publication: Fall 1986 – Fall 2015

Creator

Sendai Publishing (Publisher, Organization)

Extent

332 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Electronic Gaming Monthly (abbreviated EGM) was one of the longest-running continuous American video game magazines. Starting in May 1989, the magazine was originally published by Sendai Publishing, before publication was taken over by Ziff Davis starting in June 1996.

Although the magazine was discontinued in February 2009, it was briefly revived by founder Steve Harris in 2010. The EGM brand name continues today as a web publication.

Prior to Electronic Gaming Monthly, Steve Harris was also the founder and editor of two precursor magazines: Top Score, an arcade magazine, and Electronic Game Player, a magazine similar in content to EGM.

Historical Note

Sendai Publishing produced several platform-specific spinoffs of Electronic Gaming Monthly, as well as a magazine for video game retailers, Electronic Gaming Retail News.

Holdings

Held:

Top Score:

Fall 1986 – December 1987

Electronic Game Player:

Volume 1, Numbers 1–4

Electronic Gaming Monthly, May 1989 – February 2009:

Issues 1–236
Special issues:

Quartermann's Q-Letter, assorted, loose
Electronic Gaming Monthly 1989 Buyer's Guide
Top Score!
EGM 3-D
Mega Play Presents 1992 Sega Genesis Buyer's Guide
Sega Genesis Game Directory, 1993–1994
EGM Player's Guide to Sega Saturn Video Games
EGM Player's Guide to PlayStation Video Games
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Player's Guide to Video Games for the Nintendo 64, Volumes 1–5
EGM's Unofficial GameCube Guide
Cyber Sports, Fall 1995 – January/February 1996, November/December 1996
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Player's Guide to Sports Video Games, Summer 1997 – Winter 1998
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Player's Guide to Summer Gaming, 1998
Video Game Buyer's Guide 1992–2001, 2005
Holiday Game Guide, 2002–2004
1UP.com 2006 Holiday Videogame Buyers' Guide
The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Games, 1994–1997
The Ultimate Guide to Tomb Raider II
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Ultimate GameCube & Game Boy Advance Guide
EGM Codebook, Numbers 1–3

EGM Brasil:

Issue 86

Electronic Gaming Monthly relaunch, Spring 2010 – Fall 2015:

Issues 238–264
Special issues:

Electronic Gaming Monthly Presents 2015 Video Game Buyers Guide
Electronic Gaming Monthly, Special Issue 4, Special 2015 Preview Issue
Electronic Gaming Monthly, Special Issue 5, 2016 Buyers Guide
The Ultimate Guide to Next-Gen Video Games, PlayStation 4
The Ultimate Guide to Next-Gen Video Games, Xbox One

Known Missing:

Electronic Gaming Monthly, May 1989 – February 2009:

Alternate editions:

Volume 6, Number 4, Issue 45 (April 1993) with subscriber insert
Volume 10, Number 5, Issue 94 (May 1997) with subscriber insert
Volume 11, Number 1, Issue 102 (January 1998) with subscriber insert, if it exists
Volume 13, Number 3, Issue 128 (March 2000) with subscriber insert, if it exists
Volume 13, Number 4, Issue 129 (April 2000) with subscriber insert, if it exists
Any subscriber inserts from Issue 130 (June 2000), if they exist

Special issues:

Mortal Kombat 3 Official Kollector's Book
Cyber Sports, March/April 1996 – September/October 1996 (4 issues)
Videogame Buyers' Guide, Holiday 2006 (red cover, different magazine than the one currently in collection)