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Promotional publications

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 695 Collections and/or Records:

Future Play

 Series
Identifier: MAG-FUTUREPLAY
Abstract Future Play was a promotional magazine and mail-order catalog by video game retailer Try Soft, which sold Nintendo products at their retail locations in the Pacific Northwest. The magazine seems to have been given away for free at Try Soft stores and distributed through the company's mailing list. Future Play's content mostly consisted of advertisements, as well as small amounts of hints, commentary, and letters from readers.This magazine is notable for containing unique ads for...
Dates: Publication: 1989–1990

Future Play, Issue 1, September 1989

 Item — Location Future Play
Identifier: MAG-FUTUREPLAY.89.09
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a collection of all known issues of Future Play magazine. Issue numbering was discontinued after Issue 2 (Christmas 1989), and the remaining issues are cataloged by date only.

Dates: Publication: September 1989

Future Play, Issue 2, Christmas 1989

 Item — Location Future Play
Identifier: MAG-FUTUREPLAY.89.HOLIDAY
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a collection of all known issues of Future Play magazine. Issue numbering was discontinued after Issue 2 (Christmas 1989), and the remaining issues are cataloged by date only.

Dates: Publication: Christmas 1989

Game Developer Mobile, Sponsored by Nokia, Volume 1, Issue 1, February 2003

 Item — Location Game Developer
Identifier: MAG-GD-MOBILE.V1I1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a nearly complete collection of Game Developer and its many supplements, including the Game Developer Game Career Guides. Where applicable, supplements are organized with the issues they were bundled with.

Dates: Publication: February 2003

Game Developer Mobile, Sponsored by Nokia, Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2003

 Item — Location Game Developer
Identifier: MAG-GD-MOBILE.V1I2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a nearly complete collection of Game Developer and its many supplements, including the Game Developer Game Career Guides. Where applicable, supplements are organized with the issues they were bundled with.

Dates: Publication: April 2003

Game Developer Mobile, Sponsored by Nokia, Volume 1, Issue 3, June 2003

 Item — Location Game Developer
Identifier: MAG-GD-MOBILE.V1I3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is a nearly complete collection of Game Developer and its many supplements, including the Game Developer Game Career Guides. Where applicable, supplements are organized with the issues they were bundled with.

Dates: Publication: June 2003

Game publisher publicity kits, brochures, and catalogs, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-KITS
Scope and Contents

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: 1987–2012

Game-specific promotional magazines, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: MAG-GAMEMAGS
Abstract

As part of their promotional campaigns, game publishers would occassionally publish one-off or short-run magazines based on individual game titles or franchises.

Dates: Publication: 2005

Gamemania Power mail-order catalog, circa 1990

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER-GAMEMANIA.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of video game retailer catalogs. Currently, the library does not actively seek these out but will accession them when donated.

Dates: Publication: circa 1990

GamesBusiness promotional insert, June 1, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS-SUPPLEMENT.1999.06.01
Scope and Contents From the Item:

This issue of Games Business was printed with a complimentary copy of E3 Show Daily for E3 1999, Day 3, dated May 15, 1999. This year's E3 Show Daily was published under the Games Business brand.

Dates: Publication: June 1, 1999