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A History of Korean Gaming

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Korean Gaming Magazines

Name:	컴퓨터학습 Computer Study
Publisher:	MinCom
First Issue:	11/1983
Last Issue:	12/1989
Other:	general computer magazine with gaming content, reboot as MyCom in 1990

Name:	MSX와의 만남 Meeting with MSX
Publisher:	Korea Research Corp of Computer (한국전산연구사)
First Issue:	7/1988
Last Issue:	11/1989
Other:	general MSX magazine with lots of gaming content

Name:	마이컴 MyCom
Publisher:	MinCom
First Issue:	1/1990
Last Issue:	12/1997
Other:	successor of Computer Study; general computer magazine; gaming magazine insert GameCom from 1992

Name:	컴퓨터랜드 Computer Land
Publisher:	Hankook Ilbo (한국일보사)
First Issue:	1/1990?
Last Issue:	1994?
Other:	insert for the youth science magazine Haksaeng Gwahak (학생과학)

Name:	게임월드 Gameworld
Publisher:	Mirae Sidae (미래시대)
First Issue:	8/1990
Last Issue:	?/1997
Other:	first dedicated console gaming magazine in Korea; insert focused on PC games from 1994; insert focused on 3DO games in 1995.

Name:	The Games
Publisher:	-
First Issue:	11/1990
Last Issue:	1992?
Other:	Copy zine created in cooperation of several software stores, among them A+

Name:	게임뉴스 Game News
Publisher:	Dasun (다선)
First Issue:	1991?
Last Issue:	1993?
Other:	focus on console games

Name:	겜통 GamTong
Publisher:	DL (디엘상사)
First Issue:	11/05/1992
Last Issue:	1993?
Other:	first biweekly gaming magazine in Korea; reboot as Super Game in 1994

Name:	게임챔프 Game Champ
Publisher:	Jeu Media (제우미디어)
First Issue:	12/1992
Last Issue:	?/1998
Other:	focus on console games; inserts for PC and arcade games

Name:	게임채널 Game Channel
Publisher:	DS (동서산업개발)
First Issue:	5/1993
Last Issue:	11/1994
Other:	consisted partly of translated articles licensed from computer gaming world

Name:	게임정보 Game Information
Publisher:	?
First Issue:	1/1993
Last Issue:	4/1993
Other:	-

Name:	제3세대 게임 The 3rd Generation Game
Publisher:	?
First Issue:	11/1993
Last Issue:	1994?
Other:	-

Name:	슈퍼게임 Super Game
Publisher:	DL (디엘상사)
First Issue:	10/1993?
Last Issue:	1995?
Other:	-

Name:	Game Power
Publisher:	Jeu Media
First Issue:	5/1994
Last Issue:	12/2000
Other:	started as an insert on PC games in Game Champ; continued as a standalone magazine afterwards.

Name:	Game Magazine
Publisher:	Communication Group (커뮤니케이션그룹)
First Issue:	?/1994
Last Issue:	1/2001?
Other:	insert magazine Sofcom

Name:	PC Game Magazine
Publisher:	Communication Group (커뮤니케이션그룹)
First Issue:	11/1994
Last Issue:	11/2001?
Other:	-

Name:	PC Game
Publisher:	DL (디엘상사)
First Issue:	5/1995
Last Issue:	1/1996
Other:	-

Name:	3DO 얼라이브 3DO Alive
Publisher:	?
First Issue:	6/1995?
Last Issue:	?
Other:	-

Name:	PC Champ
Publisher:	Jeu Media
First Issue:	8/1995
Last Issue:	12/1998
Other:	continued after 1998 as PC Power Zine; partly used translated articles from US PC Gamer

Name:	KBS Gamepia
Publisher:	KBS 문화사업단
First Issue:	11/1995
Last Issue:	6/2003
Other:	-

Name:	어뮤즈 월드 Amuse World
Publisher:	Amuse World (어뮤즈 월드)
First Issue:	5/1996
Last Issue:	11/2001
Other:	business magazine for amusement parks and arcades

Name:	Computer Game
Publisher:	Yejin Media (예진미디어)
First Issue:	9/1996
Last Issue:	?
Other:	-

Name:	Game Times
Publisher:	Game.Ing
First Issue:	1/1996
Last Issue:	?/1996
Other:	only lasted one or two issues

Name:	Game Line
Publisher:	Line League (라인리그)
First Issue:	10/1996
Last Issue:	12/2000
Other:	PC game insert MyPC

Name:	Computer Gaming World
Publisher:	Jeongbo Sidae (정보시대)
First Issue:	11/1996
Last Issue:	2/1998
Other:	translation of the US magazine with the same title

Name:	Disc Station
Publisher:	Compile
First Issue:	Spring 1997
Last Issue:	Winter 1998
Other:	localized version of Compile's disc mag

Name:	게임리더 Game Leader
Publisher:	Ungjin Media (웅진미디어)
First Issue:	11/1997
Last Issue:	1/1998
Other:	-

Name:	PC 플레이어 PC Player
Publisher:	first Riscom (리스콤), later Game Time (게임타임)
First Issue:	5/1997
Last Issue:	6/2008
Other:	-

Name:	v챔프 V-Champ
Publisher:	Daeweon (대원)
First Issue:	6/1998
Last Issue:	8/2002
Other:	-

Name:	Game Life
Publisher:	?
First Issue:	10/1998
Last Issue:	11/1998
Other:	-

Name:	게임마니아 Game Mania
Publisher:	Jungang M&B (중앙M&B)
First Issue:	12/1998
Last Issue:	12/1998?
Other:	-

Name:	PC Power Zine
Publisher:	Jeu Media
First Issue:	1/1999
Last Issue:	2/2005
Other:	reboot of PC Champ; partly used translated articles from US PC Gamer

Name:	게임저널 Game Journal
Publisher:	Yesom (예솜)
First Issue:	3/1999
Last Issue:	still running
Other:	arcade business magazine

Name:	Net Power
Publisher:	Jeu Media
First Issue:	10/1999
Last Issue:	12/2006
Other:	integrated into the webzine www.gamemeca.com

Name:	PC G@m
Publisher:	?
First Issue:	2/2000
Last Issue:	?
Other:	-

Name:	Gamerz
Publisher:	Game Munhwa (게임문화)
First Issue:	8/2000
Last Issue:	still running
Other:	last surviving general gaming print mag

Name:	게임아이 Game i
Publisher:	Game i (게임아이)
First Issue:	2000 (October)
Last Issue:	Spring 2001
Other:	quarterly walkthrough magazine

Name:	Gamzzang
Publisher:	Intergate Korea (인터게이트코리아)
First Issue:	Summer 2000
Last Issue:	Winter 2000
Other:	quarterly

Name:	PC game net
Publisher:	Game Time (게임타임)
First Issue:	1/2001
Last Issue:	2/2001?
Other:	-

Name:	Netgamer'z
Publisher:	Game Munhwa
First Issue:	7/2001
Last Issue:	1/2002
Other:	-

Name:	게임조선 Game Chosun
Publisher:	Chosun Ilbo
First Issue:	9/2001
Last Issue:	6/2002
Other:	webzine game.chosun.com still running (since September 10th, 1999)

Name:	OnPlayer
Publisher:	Sigongsa (시공사)
First Issue:	11/2001
Last Issue:	1/2009
Other:	-

Name:	(Monthly) PlayStation Official Magazine
Publisher:	Game Munhwa
First Issue:	6/2002
Last Issue:	4/2007
Other:	started as an insert of Gamerz before becoming a magazine of its own in 2002

Name:	패미통 PS2 Famitong PS2
Publisher:	Jeu Media
First Issue:	12/2002
Last Issue:	10/2003
Other:	translation of the Japanese Famitsu PS2

Name:	골라 GOLA (Gaming On-Line Asia)
Publisher:	Multi Plus Entertainment
First Issue:	2/2003
Last Issue:	9/2003
Other:	-

Name:	ES Force
Publisher:	Fighter Forum (파이터포럼)
First Issue:	8/5/2005
Last Issue:	4/25/2008
Other:	weekly e-sports magazine

Name:	PSP Monthly
Publisher:	미디어네트워크키메이커
First Issue:	8/2005
Last Issue:	4/2006
Other:	-

Closer looks at some of these magazines can be found in our blog: 1, 2, 3, 3.5, 4

Other Sources:
Database of the National Library of Korea
http://bbs2.agora.media.daum.net/gaia/do/kin/read?bbsId=K153&articleId=13550
http://everyoung.ne.kr/bbs/zboard.php?id=anni&page=3&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=name&desc=desc&no=383
http://blog.naver.com/PostList.nhn?blogId=realleague&categoryNo=0
http://www.gameplanet.co.kr/xe/ec_com_b_free/516124
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A History of Korean Gaming

Part 3

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