Another giant name in the gaming press is closing down operations. x.com/gameinformer/status/1819399257071214854″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Game Informer announced today;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>Game Informer announced today that GameStop, its parent company, has closed it after 33 years in business. The entire website and its archives have also been deleted and now redirect to the magazine's final statement of thanks to its readers.
“After 33 exciting years of bringing you the latest news, reviews and insights from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with great regret that we announce the closure of Game Informer“, reads the publication's statement.
Several social media posts confirmed the sad news about the state of the magazine and its staff. The video's lead producer, Alex Van Aken x.com/itsVanAken/status/1819402197978828962?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:posted on x;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>published in x that the staff didn't know what was going on until “there's a tweet that someone higher up posts spreading the news.”
Game Informer Director of Content Kyle Hilliard x.com/KyleMHilliard/status/1819403288980132298″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:says on x;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>says in x that the bad news about mass staff layoffs came just as they were in the midst of creating a new issue. “A frustrating turn of events (especially considering we were about 70 percent done with the next issue and it was going to have a BIG cover),” Hilliard wrote in x.
The magazine was launched in August 1991 under the FuncoLand game store brand with Sonic the Hedgehog running across his deckFront page headlines promised “hot pre-release reviews inside” on games like Decapitation attack, Micromachines and NHL HockeyGameStop acquired the FuncoLand brand in 2000 and the gaming magazine. Game Informer accumulated a peak readership of 6 million, according to Their official website.
