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GameFan

GameFan (originally known as Diehard GameFan) was a publication started by Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising, and Dave Halverson in September 1992 that provided coverage of domestic and imported video games. It was notable for its extensive use of game screenshots in its page design, contrasting other U.S. publications at the time. The original…

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Categories
Gaming, Anime
Company
DieHard Gamers Club (1992–1996) · Metropolis Media (1996–1998) · Shinno Media (1999–2000)
Country
United States, Canada
Editor
Dave Halverson · David Hodgson · Eric Mylonas
Final issue Number
December 2000 Volume 8, Issue 12
First issue
October 1992

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2010 relaunch

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GameFan

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples97
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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GameFan

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related to Controversy · 16
GameFan → Ace Combat, An, August, College Football, DieHard GameFan's October, English, GameFan's, However, In, Jap, Japanese, Namco, September, So CA, The, Us
related to The Adventures of Monitaur · 15
GameFan → Although, Andrew Spencer, Dark Moon Comics, Dark Moon Productions, Dark Moon Productions Inc, DMP Multi-media, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Gary Tucker, In, Monitaur, Monitaur's, Monitor, The, The Adventures, The Blowmeister
related to 2010 relaunch · 14
GameFan → After, April, As, Dave Halverson, Fusion Publishing, GameFan's, Halverson, In, It, MovieFan, Play, Rob Duenas, Satoshi Kon, The
related to Related publications · 14
GameFan → American, Dave Halverson, DoubleJump Books, English, GameFan's, Gamers' Republic, Hardcore Gamer, July, OnionBat Books, Play Magazine, The, The Play, They, Tim Lindquist
related to External links · 10
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related to history · 10
GameFan → Although, Another, Dave Halverson, Editor, GameFan's, Japan, Japanese Sega, Megafan, Terry Wolfinger, The
Company · 3
GameFan → DieHard Gamers Club (1992–1996), Metropolis Media (1996–1998), Shinno Media (1999–2000)
Editor · 3
GameFan → Dave Halverson, David Hodgson, Eric Mylonas
related to Golden Megawards · 3
GameFan → GameFan's, Golden Megawards, The
Categories · 1
GameFan → Gaming, Anime

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GameFanCategoriesGaming, Anime1.00infobox
GameFanCompanyDieHard Gamers Club (1992–1996)1.00infobox
GameFanCompanyMetropolis Media (1996–1998)1.00infobox
GameFanCompanyShinno Media (1999–2000)1.00infobox
GameFanCountryUnited States, Canada1.00infobox
GameFanEditorDave Halverson1.00infobox
GameFanEditorDavid Hodgson1.00infobox
GameFanEditorEric Mylonas1.00infobox
GameFanFinal issue NumberDecember 2000 Volume 8, Issue 121.00infobox
GameFanFirst issueOctober 19921.00infobox
GameFanFrequencyMonthly1.00infobox
GameFanISSN1092-72121.00infobox
GameFanLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
GameFanWebsitegamefan.com (defunct)1.00infobox

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