Classic Gaming Magazine Covers

When I'm not sporadically posting my favorite magazine covers, I'm also drawing them!

I stumbled on this great Resident Evil 2 cover today and had to post it immediately!

Hyper
May 98

Silent Hill f looks great! It remains to be seen if you'll have to fend off regular human nurses with a chainsaw like you apparently did in the original.

Expert Gamer
March 1999

Gonna use this account for a bit of self promotion! I worked on my first magazine cover for RPM the unofficial Retro Playstation Magazine!

I haven't posted here in a while so here's a cover featuring Silent Hill 1. I love when you can tell the artist didn't have much too go on and did their best. I couldn't find any art credits for this image so if anyone has any ideas let me know!

Official US Playstation magazine
Issue 18

I've got Castlevania on the brain!

PSM
Issue 2
Artist: Luis Royo

Kicking off the new year with the first issue of PSM!
PSM
Issue 1
Artist: Arthur Adams

There's just enough time left in the year for one more festive cover!
Retro gamer
Issue 84
Artist: Oliver Frey

I took a week off but I'm back with this Christmas issue of Super Play.

Super Play
Issue 3
Artist: Wil Overton

Here's the process breakdown

The first festive cover I'm posting this year is this great Lara Croft/ Claire Redfield crossover!
PSM
Issue 16
Artist: Adam Hughes

I review insane 90's gaming magazine covers that'll make your jaw drop YouTube video by Flophouse Plays

Let's see if I can withstand and then review these 90s gaming magazine covers!
Link - youtu.be/m9PCkU_v-Sg

Tim Bradstreet channeling his Punisher covers for this issue of game informer

Game Informer
Issue 127
Artist: Tim Bradstreet

Issue 11 of PSM also had this great alternative cover!
PSM
Issue 11, July 98
Artist: Joe Madureira

Going back to the PSM well for this great Mortal Kombat 4 cover!
PSM
Issue 11, July 98
Artist: Joe Madureira

It's great to still see modern examples of illustrated covers like this great FF7 cover!

Official Playstation Magazine
Issue 170, January 2020
Artist: David Nakayama

Official Xbox Magazine
April '04, Issue 30
Artist: Niko Henrichon

Update! The artist is Alex Garner. Thanks to the twitter use with better eyes than me who spotted the credit on the bottom right of the cover! I can't believe I missed that!

Here's the image as it appears in the magazine.

The artist for this Resident Evil 3 Nemesis cover isn't credited and despite my digging I'm drawing a blank. If anyone has any ideas let me know!
Expert Gamer: December 1999

Unlike some publications that failed to credit their cover artists, PSM would include a brief look at the creative process!

I promise I'm going to try not to make this a PSM fan account, but they had some of the best covers, like this one for Tomb Raider 4.
PSM Issue 25
Art: J G Jones
Colors: Brian Haberlin

Happy Halloween! What could be scarier than the grin on PacMan's face on this cover?
Electronic Games Nov 1983
Cover artist: Mando

Now that we are fully funded we can show the final cover.

Our mystery game was Silent Hill 2. Issue 2 is bursting with games and we are getting asked to cover new games all the time. Guess we need to get more mags out.

I was also able to dig up the Inks only version.

Here's the image as it appears in the interior.

Kicking this account off with this classic! A great cover that couldn't be further from from the tone of the game!
PSM Issue 46
Pencils: Stephen Platt
Inks: Joe Weems
Colors: Liquid!