Game Informer, the oldest video game magazine in the U.S., will close after 33 years, the publication announced.

  • @[email protected]
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    282 months ago

    My grandfather used to get Game Informer every month. It was a big part of my childhood.

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      182 months ago

      Probably before gamestop bought it and made it corporate. Used to be a rebelious magazine in the 90s.

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        62 months ago

        I think I still have copies of GMR around here…….from my nostalgic memory I thought they were the better publication.

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          12 months ago

          I still get the physical copies. Hopefully now the employee will hand out the old copies for free. They always have a shit ton of back copies on hand since not a lot of people know you can get them at your local Game Stop.

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            21 month ago

            You can’t always get back issues at gamestop. Back in my day/area we would give new signups a copy of every back issue we had in stock in addition to the current issue, to rotate out the old and boost subscriptions (since all corporate cared about was your sub and preorder numbers, we needed the boost lol).

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      72 months ago

      WTF I just went into my local GameStop today to pick up the lasted issue. Only reason I sign up for Game Stop bullshit 25 dollars a year. If I can’t get my Game Informer I won’t be going into Game Stop or pay them 25 dollars a year.

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        42 months ago

        It’s literally the only reason I ever had the pro account. The only reason. Ever since Andy left….

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    52 months ago

    GameStop is barely turning a profit and often records losses. This isn’t shocking, since I doubt it made money