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Game Informer Is Back (www.gameinformer.com)

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How did this all happen? After first touching base with our team and ensuring our interest, the team at Gunzilla Games secured the rights to Game Informer. From the start, the new owners insisted on the idea of Game Informer remaining an independent editorial outlet; they felt just as strongly as our team did that the only path forward was with an editorial group that made 100 percent of the decisions around what we cover and how we do so, without any influence from them or anyone else.

Game Informer now operates under an entity called Game Informer Inc., and our intent is to continue to focus on highlighting the coolest games, celebrating the history and legacy of the gaming industry, and shining a spotlight on the creators and players who are charting its future. I am deeply grateful for the trust and enthusiasm from the team at Gunzilla Games; they see the same potential in Game Informer as our team does, and their encouragement to do so ethically and free of outside pressure is laudable.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Doesn't ring a bell for me. Is it a good gaming news site?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm guessing you've never been to a GameStop before? They were always trying to upsell you a magazine subscription at checkout.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Nope. I have never even seen a GameStop in my country + I was growing up in a time when buying games digitally became the norm.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

It was the game news source in print media, for many years. It often used to come with demos on a CD in the back of the magazine, so it was also the best way to try games for yourself.

I don't think they'll ever get back there, if only because honestly having a magazine to read was better than a website, imo, but I'm always tentatively hopeful to have another reputable news source in the gaming space.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It should also be mentioned that it was owned by GameStop, so back then it was not completely independent. Sounds like that aspect is different this time around; should be interesting to see how things unfold.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I was going to mention GameStop (I think most of us got it for 'free' with our GameStop trade-in subscription thing), but I couldn't remember if it was always owned by them, or if they just bought it after it was big.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Finally got around to reading the article, and this part was a pleasant surprise:

...there’s a lot more on the way in the coming weeks, including the return of Game Informer’s print magazine. Our intent is to bring back the magazine bigger and better than it was before, and add a host of membership and subscription benefits, including an expanded scope to our videos, streaming, and feature coverage, while also broadening the range of experts and partnerships we tap to bring you those perspectives.

To your point, it remains to be seen if they'll succeed, but it sounds like they are at least trying.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Ahh that explains why it's foreign to me. I thought it was a small but highly esteemed review studio 5 years ago or sm. Thx for the info!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

It once was. Sounds like it could be again!