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Game industry trade magazines

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 641 Collections and/or Records:

Game Workers Unite "HD Remaster" zine, March 2020

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.2020
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine distributed in March 2020. Although it is not themed to a particular event, it was likely meant to be distributed at the canceled 2020 Game Developers Conference. The content is largely adapted from the 2019 edition of GWU's zine.

Dates: Publication: March 2020

Game Workers Unite trifold pamphlet, est. 2018

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.TRIFOLD
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of the zines and ephemera produced by Game Workers Unite between 2018–2020. These zines were meant to be handed out at video game industry trade events, specifically at the Game Developers Conference. The zines contain information about the benefits of unionization in the video game industry, as well as advice about how to organize and how to identify union-busting tactics.

Dates: Publication: est. 2018

Game Workers Unite zine, est. 2018

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.2018
Abstract

This zine was likely printed and distributed around the time of the organization's public debut in 2018.

Dates: Publication: est. 2018

Games Business

 Series
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS
Abstract

Games Business was a bimonthly trade journal published by Imagine Media, covering the internal business of the game industry. The magazine had a particular focus on business and marketing strategies and executive leadership, with each issue featuring interviews with notable leaders in the industry. The magazine appears to have run for at least two years before being discontinued in late 2000.

Dates: Publication: December 1998 – November 2000?

Games Business, December 5, 1998

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

This collection includes all but one known issue 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

Games Business, January 1, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS.1999.01.01
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all but one known issue 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: January 1, 1999

Games Business, January 15, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS.1999.01.15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all but one known issue 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: January 15, 1999

Games Business, February 1, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS.1999.02.01
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all but one known issue 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: February 1, 1999

Games Business, February 15, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS.1999.02.15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all but one known issue 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: February 15, 1999

Games Business, March 1, 1999

 Item — Location Games Business
Identifier: MAG-GAMESBUSINESS.1999.03.01
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all but one known issue 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: March 1, 1999