Game Informer

Game Informer
The July 2011 issue's cover
Former editors
  • Andy McNamara
  • Andrew Reiner
  • Matt Miller
CategoriesVideo game
FrequencyEvery 5 weeks (10 per year)
PublisherGameStop
Total circulation
First issueAugust 1991; 33 years ago (1991-08)
Final issue
Number		July 2024; 4 months ago (2024-07)[3]
368[4]
CountryUnited States
Based inMinneapolis
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.gameinformer.com Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN1067-6392
OCLC870151871

Game Informer (GI)[a] was an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and game consoles. It debuted in August 1991, when the video game retailer FuncoLand started publishing an in-house newsletter.[5][6] It was acquired by the retailer GameStop, which bought FuncoLand in 2000. Due to this, a large amount of promotion was done in-store, which contributed to the success of the magazine. As of June 2017, it was the fifth-most popular magazine by copies circulated.

In August 2024, GameStop discontinued Game Informer after 33 years of publication and 368 issues.[7][1][8] The associated website was also shut down with its digital archive removed.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b c Moreau, Jordan (August 2, 2024). "Game Informer Magazine Shuts Down After 33 Years". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "News & Views | AAM". blog.auditedmedia.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved Jan 29, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation" (PDF). PSAResearch.com. PSA Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "10 Years of Game Informer" (August 2001). Game Informer, p. 42. "In August 1991, FuncoLand began publishing a six-page circular to be handed out free in all of its retail locations."
  7. ^ "Just added to the VGHF Library - the last ever print issue of Game Informer magazine, to go with our entire archive. (You'll be missed, GI.)". X. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ Gach, Ethan (2 August 2024). "GameStop Shuts Down Game Informer, The Longest-Running Gaming Magazine In The US". Kotaku. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Park, Morgan (August 5, 2024). "'Our 33-year legacy deserves a genuine goodbye': Game Informer staff tweets one last goodbye after all of their work was deleted, then GameStop nukes the account from orbit". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Binder, Matt (August 3, 2024). "Looks like GameStop just shut down 'Game Informer' magazine and killed its archive". Mashable. Retrieved August 5, 2024.


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