Pour One Out for Iconic US Gaming Mag Game Informer | Push Square
pushsquare.comAfter an epic 33 year run, iconic US gaming tome Game Informer is no more. The magazine, which published its first issue all the way back in 1991, was shuttered today by parent company GameStop. There’ll be no final issue or fond farewells, as all current staff have been laid off effective immediately. At the time of writing, the publication’s website is offline.
Despite only being published in the US, Game Informer attained worldwide recognition for its cover stories, which often featured exclusive information on tentpole titles. Sony regularly partnered with the publication, running major stories on titles as recent as Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The current issue, with Dragon Age: The Veilguard on its front, will be the magazine’s last.
A statement was published on Game Informer’s official X (or Twitter) account, although according to Kotaku sources this was not written by any of the editorial staff on the team:
“Game Informer has been closed down by GameStop and the entire, incredibly talented staff (including myself) have all been laid off,” writer Kyle Hilliard shared on social media. “A frustrating turn of events, especially considering we were about 70% done with the next issue and it was going to have a great cover.”
After rising to fame in the 90s against other US print magazine titans like GamePro and Electronic Gaming Monthly, Game Informer was purchased by GameStop in 2000, allowing it to place the magazine in its many stores across America. It also offered a subscription to the publication as part of its store membership scheme.
But as the desire for printed media and physical games has declined, it’s felt like Game Informer has been fighting an uphill battle for quite some time. It did an excellent job of pivoting to the web, where its YouTube documentaries and quick-fire interviews attracted acclaim, but with GameStop desperate to cut costs, it was only a matter of time before it shuttered the well-loved publication entirely.
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