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Subscriber letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Nintendo Power, "Final Issue, Thank You & Farewell!" subscriber letter, December 2012

 Item — Location Nintendo Power
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDOPOWER-SPECIAL.FAREWELL
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all 285 issues from the main run of Nintendo Power, as well as several supplemental issues. Because of the large number of special and supplemental issues released for Nintendo Power, missing special issues are not listed in the notes for this record.

Dates: Publication: December 2012

"One Last Time" letter from the editor, August 9, 2024

 Item
Identifier: MAG-GAMEINFORMER-SPECIAL.LETTER.2
Abstract

This letter was posted on social media by Matt Miller, the final editor-in-chief of Game Informer magazine, one week after the magazine's abrupt closure by GameStop. Although it was published independently and is not part of Game Informer's official publication history, this is effectively the final editorial piece for the magazine.

Dates: Publication: August 9, 2024

PC Accelerator "Charter subscription" letter and poster, est. 1998

 Item — Location PC Accelerator
Identifier: MAG-PCXL.SPECIAL.AD
Scope and Contents

This appears to be a solicitation to sign up for the preview "Charter" issue of PC Accelerator, some time around when the magazine was first launched. It is unclear how it was distributed. The letter also came with a poster for PC Acclerator.

Dates: Publication: est. 1998

PC Games discontinuation subscriber letter, May 1999

 Item — Location PC Games
Identifier: MAG-PCGAMES.END
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is an incomplete collection of the full run of PC Games in its various forms.



During its first incarnation as PCGames, the magazine's publishing schedule was inconsistent, alternating between monthly, bimonthly, or sometimes seasonal publishing. Because issues were unnumbered, it is unknown how many issues of PCGames were published and which issues may be missing from the collection.

Dates: Publication: May 1999

Super Play subscriber letter and postcards, January 1995

 Item — Location Super Play
Identifier: MAG-SUPERPLAY-SPECIAL.LETTER
Scope and Contents This item includes a subscriber letter included with Issue 27 (January 1995) of Super Play, along with a collection of Super Play postcards, contained in a polybag advertising Super Play's 1996 calendar. The date discrepancy between the subscriber letter and the calendar suggest that items do not go together; in fact, the postcards may not go with either of these.These items were acquired as part of a single lot. Due to the uncertainty about which items correspond with which...
Dates: Publication: January 1995

"The Final Level: Farewell from Game Informer" subscriber letter, August 2, 2024

 Item
Identifier: MAG-GAMEINFORMER-SPECIAL.LETTER.1
Abstract

This email was sent to Game Informer subscribers by GameStop on August 2, 2024 to announce the end of the magazine. After this email was sent, the entire Game Informer website was replaced with the same statement.

Dates: Issued: August 2, 2024