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Game Land was a Russian video game distributor and chain of retail game stores, known for producing and publishing the magazine Strana Igr.

Company

Operating in former Soviet Union countries, Game Land imported hardware and software from Japan and the United States, as well as peripherals and accessories from third-party European manufacturers such as Bitman, Buka and R-Style. The company distributed and sold the Sega Mega Drive, Game Gear, Mega-CD, Multi Mega, Saturn, and Pico in Russia, along with other video game systems. Products were available either through their mail-order service Game Land Express, or through one of its retail stores. Additionally, the company operated an American storefront in New York, New York.

Game Land also supported the Russian game magazine Tricks, and later published a magazine of their own, Strana Igr.

In 1998, the 1998 Russian financial crisis resulted in the company closing all their retail stores and migrating their business to an online-only model.

Promotional material

Print advert in Tricks (RU) #3: "3/95" (1995-xx-xx). Also published in:

Tricks (RU) #4: "4/95" (1995-xx-xx)
Tricks (RU) #5: "5/95" (1995-xx-xx)
Biblioteka zhurnala Tricks. Vypusk 1. Mortal Kombat 1-3 (RU) #1 : "" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #3: "3/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #1 (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Strana Igr (RU) #2: "Mart 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[1]

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #1 (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Strana Igr (RU) #2: "Mart 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #3: "Aprel 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Strana Igr (RU) #4: "May/Iyun 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[3]

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #5: "Avgust 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Strana Igr (RU) #6: "Sentyabr 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[4]

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #5: "Avgust 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #6: "Sentyabr 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #7: "Oktyabr 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #13: "Iyul 1997 1/2" (1997-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #14: "Iyul 1997 2/2" (1997-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #24: "May 1998" (1998-xx-xx)

Logos

Game Land's logo.
Game Land's alternate logo.
Game Land Express' logo.

References

[:File:Strana_igr_02.pdf_p2-1] Strana Igr, "Mart 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:Strana_igr_02.pdf_p87-2] Strana Igr, "Mart 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 87

[:File:Strana_igr_04.pdf_p2-3] Strana Igr, "May/Iyun 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:Strana_igr_06.pdf_p2-4] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 2

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+}}{{stub}}'''Game Land''' was a Russian video game distributor and chain of retail game stores, known for producing and publishing the magazine ''[[Strana Igr]]''.
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-'''Game Land''' was a store operating in former USSR countries. It imported consoles and games from Japan and the USA. It also had a store in New York. In addition, they sold official European equipment from official distributors such as [[Bitman]], [[Buka]] and [[R-Style]].
-They supported [[Tricks]] magazine and later they created [[Strana Igr]].
+==Company==
+Operating in former [[wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]] countries, Game Land imported hardware and software from Japan and the United States, as well as peripherals and accessories from third-party European manufacturers such as [[Bitman]], [[Buka]] and [[R-Style]]. The company distributed and sold the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Game Gear]], [[Mega-CD]], [[Multi Mega]], [[Saturn]], and [[Pico]] in Russia, along with other video game systems. Products were available either through their mail-order service Game Land Express, or through one of its retail stores. Additionally, the company operated an American storefront in [[wikipedia:New York, New York|New York, New York]].
-They sold 3DO, Sony Playstation, Atari Jaguar, Jaguar CD, [[Sega 32X]], Game Boy, [[Game Gear]], Super Nintendo, [[Sega Genesis]], [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega CD]], [[Sega Mega CD]], [[Sega Multi Mega|Sega Genesis CDX]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[Sega Pico]], Virtual Boy and Nintendo 64.
+Game Land also supported the Russian game magazine ''[[Tricks]]'', and later published a magazine of their own, ''[[Strana Igr]]''.
-Physical stores were closed in 1998 during the crisis in Russia and then it was available online.
+In 1998, the [[wikipedia:1998 Russian financial crisis|1998 Russian financial crisis]] resulted in the company closing all their retail stores and migrating their business to an online-only model.
+==Promotional material==
 {{gitem|Gameland advert RU.png|Print advert in ''Tricks'' (RU) #3: "3/95" (1995-xx-xx). Also published in:
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+==Logos==
+<gallery>
+GameLand logo.png|Game Land's logo.
+GameLand logo alt.png|Game Land's alternate logo.
+GameLand logo B.png|Game Land Express' logo.
+</gallery>
 ==References==