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In The Beginning, There Were Video Game Magazines

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the back-in-the-day dept.

simoniker writes "The early history of video game mags doesn't get explored much, but over at GameSetWatch, there's a new column that looks at the dawn of game magazines, from Computer & Video Games' 1981 UK launch to Electronic Games' same-year U.S. launch. The column's writer, Kevin Gifford, who also runs the Magweasel website dedicated to documenting old video games, also claims of the early days: 'Terms like easter egg, scrolling, and screenshot were originally coined by [Electronic Games editor and co-founder Bill] Kunkel.'"

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  1. Let there be light! by nrlightfoot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and there was the first post

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    what sig?
  2. What's the matter, Zonk? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No Nintendo Wii stories from the E3? That's weird, every other "news" site seem to carry them by the dozen...