Game Magazines as Cultural Intermediaries in the Formation of Game Culture in the 1990s: Focusing on Game Champ

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The study analyzes the role of game magazines, particularly Game Champ, in shaping Korean game culture in the 1990s.
Analyzed all issues of Game Champ to understand its cultural impact.
Examined the functions performed by the magazine as a cultural intermediary.
Explored how the magazine influenced discourse and meaning around games.
Game Champ mediated production and consumption of games while establishing standards for understanding.
The magazine accumulated symbolic capital and helped shape norms and order within the gaming space.
Reconstructed the significance of Japanese games within Korean game discourse.
Provided cultural legitimacy to games through strategic discourse aligned with socio-cultural changes.

Analysis of Game Magazines' Impact on Game Culture Formation in 1990s Korea, highlighting their critical role.

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Chae et al. (2026) studied this question.

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