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Promotional publications

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 747 Collections and/or Records:

Play Meter Buyers' Mart #7, circa October 1983

 Item — Location Retailer catalogs
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER.PMBM.07
Abstract

This collection of postcards was sent to subscribers of Play Meter magazine, a major trade magazine covering the amusement industry, along with the October 1983 issue of the magazine. The cards include advertisements for arcade products, services, and industry events.

Dates: Publication: circa October 1983

PlayStation 2003 Spring Catalog, 2003

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.PS.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: Publication: 2003

Probe Entertainment 10 Years of Excellence brochure, 1994

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-MISC.11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Objects in this series are not directly related to the bulk of Mark Flitman's work but are still relevant to the history of video games. This includes assorted flyers, correspondence, industry reports, press materials from other companies for which Flitman was not employed, and other game-related documents that fall outside the bulk of Flitman's career.

Dates: 1994

Promotional trade event periodicals, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-EVENTMAGS
Abstract

Various one-off promotional magazines and newspapers were distributed at video game industry trade shows. Although these items are simliar in function to press kits, they have been cataloged separately.

Dates: Publication: 2002–2006

Psygnosis PC Games promotional supplement, May 1, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS-SUPPLEMENT.1999.05.01
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all known issues of Games Business, including a 1998 preview issue and an E3 special issue from June 2000. It is unclear if any other special issues were produced.

Issues of Games Business are unnumbered and are cataloged by date only.

Dates: Publication: May 1, 1999

"Psygnosis Playstation game console Catalog" promotional supplement, December 5, 1998

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS-SUPPLEMENT.1998.12.05
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all known issues of Games Business, including a 1998 preview issue and an E3 special issue from June 2000. It is unclear if any other special issues were produced.

Issues of Games Business are unnumbered and are cataloged by date only.

Dates: Publication: December 5, 1998

Realize! 2003 promotional brochure, 2003

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-FROMSOFT-MISC.15
Abstract

"FromSoftware promo brochure for 2003 video games on PlayStation 2 and Xbox."

Dates: 2003

Retailer catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-RETAILER
Abstract

This is a collection of catalogs, flyers, and brochures from video game retailers that advertise upcoming products and promotions. These are distinct from retailer-produced magazines, such as Game Informer and Walmart GameCenter.

Dates: Publication: 1973–2011

"Ride the Ocean Wave!" supplement to Game Players Nintendo Guide, distributed February 1993

 Item — Location Game Players
Identifier: MAG-GAMEPLAYERS-NINTENDO-SUPPLEMENTS.1
Scope and Contents From the Series: The library's physical collection includes every known issue of Game Players in its various forms. Our digital library currently includes almost all issues of the magazine, with an exception of one issue of Game Player's PC (Volume 3, Number 1, January/February 1990) and several editions of Game Player's Encyclopedia.Game Players was originally published as the Game Player's Guide, which alternated between covering Nintendo games and MS-DOS PC games....
Dates: Issued: distributed February 1993

Robert Wicker game publishing promotional correspondence

 Unprocessed Material — Box A-006, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2026-004
Dates: 1983–1984