The truth is that we did not expect this news. Game Informer has reported some of the best Nintendo Switch games in 2024, as well as other consoles in the past. Well, now its closure has been confirmed.
Specifically, it is a definitive closure33 years in the video game pressThese are the terms in which the news has been announced:
- Game Informer, owned by GameStop, is closing after 33 years. It started operating in August 1993.
- It announced its closure through a brief post on social media.
- The post includes this: “After 33 exciting years of bringing you the latest news, reviews and opinions from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with great regret that we announce the closure of Game Informer.”.
- Sources told Kotaku that no one at Game Informer wrote the announcement.
- The closure came as a shock to the team; online content director Brian Shea said: “My heart is broken”.
- The magazine’s content director, Kyle Hilliard, described the situation as “a frustrating turn of events”.
- GameStop abruptly informed staff that it was closing with immediate effect and that they would receive severance pay.
- An employee was on a business trip when the team was informed.
- The news follows a major round of layoffs in 2022, after which none of the original team members remained.
- There have been more layoffs in previous years due to GameStop’s falling financial results.
- The final release of the publication is issue #367, featuring the cover story Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Community has already expressed its support for all those affected due to the closure of Game Informer. You can check it out in the post below:
The Final Level: Farewell from Game Informer 🕹️ pic.twitter.com/tmrEB2TE7U
— Game Informer (@gameinformer) August 2, 2024
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