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Xbox games and platforms

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 305 Collections and/or Records:

Xbox launch guide brochure for retailers, E3 2001, May 17–19, 2001

 Item — Location Xbox promotional
Identifier: PROMO-XBOXPROMO-BROCHURES.E301.LAUNCH
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This sub-collection currently includes seven Xbox promotional brochures, plus an additional copy of Xbox Live Power Up that includes a promotional letter for Xbox Live.

Dates: Publication: May 17–19, 2001

"Xbox Live Feature" retailer infomercial [VHS], circa 2002

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-XBOXPROMO-VIDEO.1
Abstract

This promotional video was distributed around the launch of the Xbox Live service. Although the commercial was distributed with Xbox games in 2002, according to the donor, this VHS tape was meant to be displayed in video game stores. It would have been mailed to retailers in a kit along with a light-up Xbox Live sign.

Dates: Publication: circa 2002

Xbox Live Gamer 2006, 2006

 Item — Location Official Xbox Magazine
Identifier: MAG-OXM-SPECIAL.XBLGAMER2006
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library holds a complete physical collection of the main run of Official Xbox Magazine, along with an assortment of special issues.

Dates: Publication: 2006

Xbox Live Gamer, Volume 1, est. late 2004

 Item — Location Official Xbox Magazine
Identifier: MAG-OXM-SPECIAL.XBLGAMERVOL1
Scope and Contents

This first issue of Xbox Live Gamer also comes with a promotional sign and demo disc for Xbox Live Arcade.

Dates: Publication: est. late 2004

Xbox Live Plug In, 2004

 Item — Location Xbox promotional
Identifier: PROMO-XBOXPROMO-BROCHURES.PLUGIN
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This sub-collection currently includes seven Xbox promotional brochures, plus an additional copy of Xbox Live Power Up that includes a promotional letter for Xbox Live.

Dates: Publication: 2004

Xbox Live Power Up, 2004

 Item — Location Xbox promotional
Identifier: PROMO-XBOXPROMO-BROCHURES.POWERUP
Scope and Contents

The library holds two copies of this brochure. The second copy includes a promotional letter for Xbox Live and a copy of the Xbox Live Arcade game disc, both of which were scanned and included in the library's digital copy. The contents of the Xbox Live Arcade disc have not been digitized.

Dates: Publication: 2004

Xbox Nation

 Series
Identifier: MAG-XBOXNATION
Abstract

Xbox Nation (abbreviated XBN) was a magazine by Ziff Davis, Inc. that covered the original Xbox console. The magazine had an irregular release pattern, publishing seasonally, then bimonthly, before settling into a monthly publishing schedule. It ran for three years, ending in February 2005.

Dates: Publication: January 2002 – February 2005

Xbox Nation, Issue 1, January 2002

 Item — Location Xbox Nation
Identifier: MAG-XBOXNATION.01
Scope and Contents

The library has two copies of this issue, one of which has a monochrome cover jacket. The context for this edition of the premiere issue of Xbox Nation is unclear.

Dates: Publication: January 2002

Xbox Nation, Issue 2, Spring 2002

 Item — Location Xbox Nation
Identifier: MAG-XBOXNATION.02
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library has a complete physical of Xbox Nation, along with variant covers for several issues.

Dates: Publication: Spring 2002

Xbox Nation, Issue 3, Summer 2002

 Item — Location Xbox Nation
Identifier: MAG-XBOXNATION.03
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library has a complete physical of Xbox Nation, along with variant covers for several issues.

Dates: Publication: Summer 2002