GamePro

GamePro
Vice President, ContentJulian Rignall
CategoriesVideo game journalism
FrequencyMonthly
First issueMagazine: April 1989; 35 years ago (1989-04)
Website: 1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Final issueMagazine: Winter 2011
Website: 2011
CompanyIDG
CountryUnited States
Based inOakland, California
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteGamepro.com (archived)
ISSN1042-8658
OCLC19231826

GamePro was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company that published online and print content covering the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software. The magazine featured content on various video game consoles, personal computers and mobile devices. GamePro Media properties included GamePro magazine and their website. The company was also a part subsidiary of the privately held International Data Group (IDG), a media, events and research technology group. The magazine and its parent publication printing the magazine went defunct in 2011, but is outlasted by Gamepro.com.

Originally published in 1989, GamePro magazine provided feature articles, news, previews and reviews on various video games, video game hardware and the entertainment video game industry. The magazine was published monthly (most recently from its headquarters in Oakland, California) with October 2011 being its last issue, after over 22 years of publication. GamePro's February 2010 issue introduced a redesigned layout and a new editorial direction focused on the people and culture of its gaming.[1] Despite the shutdown of U.S. operations, the magazine continues to operate internationally in France, Germany, and Spain.[2]

GamePro.com was officially launched in 1998. Updated daily, the website's content included feature articles, news, previews, reviews, screenshots and videos covering video games, video game hardware and the entertainment gaming industry. The website also included user content such as forums, reviews and blogs. In January 2010, the website was redesigned to reflect the same new editorial changes being made in the print magazine.[1] The website was based at Gamepro's headquarters in San Francisco from 1998 to 2002 and then in Oakland, California from 2002 to 2011.

  1. ^ a b "Gamepro Media Redesigns Print and Online Editions to Enthusiastic Response". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ^ Hardawar, Devindra (November 30, 2011). "So long childhood: GamePro magazine has been shut down". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 10, 2023.