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Digital game distribution

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Michael Shorrock, Sega Channel collection

 Collection
Identifier: SHORROCK
Abstract Michael Shorrock is a game producer and executive who worked at companies including Broderbund, Sega of America, and e-learning company Ninth House Network. Shorrock's career focused on interactive content delivery and educational games. Notably, Shorrock was the vice president of programming for Sega Channel, a cable-based game delivery system for Sega Genesis, produced by Sega of America in conjunction with Tele-Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable. While working for Sega,...
Dates: Publication: 1993–1998

MobyGames export scripts and data, scripts written May 11, 2023, data compiled June 2, 2023, published July 10, 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: scripts written May 11, 2023; data compiled June 2, 2023; Publication: published July 10, 2023

SPN x VGHF Legacy Games Volunteer Guide, issued to volunteers January 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: Issued: issued to volunteers January 2023

Supplemental material, published July 10, 2023

 Sub-Series
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023

Survey of Game Reissue Market data, compiled April 15, 2023, published July 10, 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: compiled April 15, 2023; Publication: published July 10, 2023

Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States

 Collection
Identifier: REPORTS-001
Abstract This study examines the current extent of the video game reissue market in the United States. While the video game industry and cultural heritage institutions agree that video games should be preserved for both entertainment and study, there is disagreement about whether the commercial market preempts the need for libraries, museums, and archives to expand their preservation activities. To better inform these discussions, we gathered evidence about what portion of historical games are...
Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023; Modified: revision published July 19, 2023

Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States, version 1.1, published July 10, 2023, revision published July 19, 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.1
Abstract This study examines the current extent of the video game reissue market in the United States. While the video game industry and cultural heritage institutions agree that video games should be preserved for both entertainment and study, there is disagreement about whether the commercial market preempts the need for libraries, museums, and archives to expand their preservation activities. To better inform these discussions, we gathered evidence about what portion of historical games are...
Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023; Modified: revision published July 19, 2023