Children's magazines

Abstract Penny Power (later titled Zillions) was a consumer economics magazine for children, publishing by the makers of Consumer Reports. Like the adult version of Consumer Reports, Penny Power reviews and analyzed products for children and their associated costs. This included coverage of video games and electronic games. The magazine was relaunched under the name Zillions in mid-1990, though its content remained the same.Across its entire run, the magazine was...

Abstract PS Max was a short-lived PlayStation magazine written for a teenage audience. The magazine, spun off from the magazine PSM (according to the masthead), is credited to the PS Max Team, a team of fictional comic characters who love video games. Games are reviewed on an A-to-F scale, like a school report card.In addition to typical game magazine content such as reviews, previews, and cheat codes, PS Max also included an original comic featuring the PS Max Team.Only one...

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The cover of this magazine says that the issue comes with memory card stickers. These stickers were not included in the copy acquired by the Video Game History Foundation.

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Showcase was a British children's pop culture magazine that covered a new topic every issue, including several issues about Fortnite

Like other British kids magazines, issues of Showcase were sold in a polybag that included toys, collectibles, and other trinkets for readers.

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This is a limited collection of issues of Showcase about Fortnite. The library has chosen not to collect issues of Showcase unrelated to gaming, and in general we are no longer actively collecting this magazine.

Issues of Showcase were bundled with toys and other trinkets. These items have been stored in their original bags, labeled by issue number, and stored separate from the magazine collection (see collection record "UK children's magazines bundled items").

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a limited collection of issues of Showcase about Fortnite. The library has chosen not to collect issues of Showcase unrelated to gaming, and in general we are no longer actively collecting this magazine.

Issues of Showcase were bundled with toys and other trinkets. These items have been stored in their original bags, labeled by issue number, and stored separate from the magazine collection (see collection record "UK children's magazines bundled items").

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This mini-magazine was bundled with an issue of 110% Gaming but had been separated prior to cataloging. We currently believe it was bundled with 110% Gaming, Number 69.

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Toxic is a long-running British children's magazine, focusing on popular games (particularly live serice games) like Minecraft, Pokemon, and Fortnite, as well as coverage of popular content creators and general media properties like Marvel and Lego. The magazine has been published since September 2002.

Like other British kids magazines, regular issues of Toxic were sold in a polybag that included toys, collectibles, and other trinkets for readers.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a collection of 26 issues of Toxic, published between 2019–2021. Given the limited gaming content in this magazine, the library has chosen not to collect additional issues of Toxic beyond this three-year sample.

Most issues of Toxic were bundled with toys and other trinkets. These items have been stored in their original bags, labeled by issue number, and stored separate from the magazine collection (see collection record "UK children's magazines bundled items").

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a collection of 26 issues of Toxic, published between 2019–2021. Given the limited gaming content in this magazine, the library has chosen not to collect additional issues of Toxic beyond this three-year sample.

Most issues of Toxic were bundled with toys and other trinkets. These items have been stored in their original bags, labeled by issue number, and stored separate from the magazine collection (see collection record "UK children's magazines bundled items").