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Canada

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Bloodborne retail display banner for EB Games (Canada), circa 2015

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-FROMSOFT-BB.08
Abstract "Large promotional banner for Bloodborne by FromSoftware for PlayStation 4. Photoshop composite of 26 individual 12x17" scans @ 600dpi. Size: 18x96" (46x244cm). Material: thick vinyl."This banner matches the design of other PlayStation 4 banners displayed at EB Games in Canada around the time of Bloodborne's release. According to the donor, the banner was purchased from a seller in Canada and was reportedly sourced from a Sony sales representative, which corroborates its origins....
Dates: circa 2015

FromSoftware promotional material collection

 Collection — Location FromSoftware promotional material collection
Identifier: PROMO-FROMSOFT
Abstract

FromSoftware is a Japanese game developer and publisher that has been releasing video games since 1994. Over the course of three decades, the company has released dozens of games, notably the King's Field series, the Dark Souls series, Demon's Souls, and Elden Ring.

Dates: 1994–2024

Game Workers Unite "HD Remaster" zine, March 2020

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.2020
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine distributed in March 2020. Although it is not themed to a particular event, it was likely meant to be distributed at the canceled 2020 Game Developers Conference. The content is largely adapted from the 2019 edition of GWU's zine.

Dates: Publication: March 2020

Memory Insufficient zine, 2018

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-LAWHEAD.07
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of zines and ephemera donated to the Video Game History Foundation by Nathalie Lawhead. Lawhead collected these zines from events they attended between roughly 2016–2018.

Dates: Publication: 2018

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

Nintendo newsletters

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDONEWS
Abstract

Through the 1980s and early 1990s, Nintendo ran a series of regional newsletters to promote Nintendo games and consoles, similar to Nintendo Power magazine. These include Nintendo Power Flash in Canada and multiple editions of Club Nintendo in several European, Central American, and South American countries.

Dates: Publication: 1988–1993

Nintendo Power Flash, Summer 1988 – Fall 1990

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains issues for three regional Nintendo newsletters: Nintendo Fun Club News (US) Nintendo Power Flash (Canada), and Club Nintendo (UK).

Dates: Publication: Summer 1988 – Fall 1990

Nintendo Power Flash, Summer 1988

 Item — Location Nintendo newsletters
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDONEWS-NPF-1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains issues for three regional Nintendo newsletters: Nintendo Fun Club News (US) Nintendo Power Flash (Canada), and Club Nintendo (UK).

Dates: Publication: Summer 1988

Nintendo Power Flash, Fall 1988

 Item — Location Nintendo newsletters
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDONEWS-NPF-2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains issues for three regional Nintendo newsletters: Nintendo Fun Club News (US) Nintendo Power Flash (Canada), and Club Nintendo (UK).

Dates: Publication: Fall 1988