GameStop has shuttered the long-running gaming magazine Game Informer. It's 376th issue, which came out last month, was its last.
. The outlet was the longest-running gaming magazine in the U.S. and one of the last major gaming magazines in circulation. It offered reviews, previews, essays, and interviews that dived into the industry and culture surrounding it. The social media post announcing the closure, which apparently wasn’t written by editorial staff, reads as follows:
“After 33 thrilling years of bringing you the latest news, reviews, and insights from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure ofFrom the early days of pixelated adventures to today’s immersive virtual realms, we’ve been honored to share this incredible journey with you, our loyal readers. While our presses may stop, the passion for gaming that we’ve cultivated together will continue to live on.
, the staff was informed on Friday by GameStop’s VP of HR that they were all laid off and that the outlet was being closed immediately. Last month’s 367th issue, which had a cover story forMembers of the outlet’s already heavily trimmed staff left their thoughts on social media about the sudden news. “I love you all so much. Thank you for reading our work over the last 33 years. I didn’t know this would be my Friday when I woke up this morning.
“I’m furious about the end of Game Informer. It was an incredible 33-year run and then GameStop pumps out this phony/empty farewell message. I’d bet money it was written by AI. Fuck you, GameStop and a huge fuck you to Ryan Cohen,”was founded in August 1991 as an in-house newsletter for the Minneapolis-based video game retailer FuncoLand. Eventually, GameStop acquired FuncoLand and began to push the outlet heavily . As recently as June 2017, it was the 5th most circulated magazine in the U.S.
While the media space, and traditional games coverage in particular, is in the middle of a long-term downward spiral further exacerbated by recent elevated interest rates, the call to shutter the magazine was ultimately one made by GameStop’s higher-ups. The company’s CEO, Ryan Cohen, is by all accounts. While it’s impossible to know how things would have gone if the outlet wasn’t tied to a sinking ship, the folks at GI did good work to the last.
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