Game Informer Is Actually Closing Down After 33 Years #.\n\nThe first issue of Game Informer introduced in 1991 throughout the 16-bit age, as well as it has actually been just one of the longest-running video game publications. Today, its time has actually concerned an end as Game Informer's parent business, GameStop, has shut down the publication after 33 years. The channel's official profile on X swiftly discussed the news with a goodbye message to viewers.\" After 33 thrilling years of delivering you the most recent information, assessments, and also understandings coming from the ever-evolving world of pc gaming, it is actually along with an agony of mind that we announce the closing of Game Informer ... Thank you for being part of our legendary quest, as well as may your very own video gaming journeys never ever finish.\" Kotaku is actually reporting that the Activity Informer team was actually told about the publication's closing in the course of a conference earlier today. The employees were actually updated that they were actually being actually dismissed promptly with severance pay. Former Game Informer satisfied supervisor (and also former GameSpot editor) Kyle Hilliard likewise discussed the headlines on X and also kept in mind that the final problem was incomplete when the order to cease came down.Game Informer has actually been folded through GameStop and the whole, incredibly proficient workers (featuring on my own) have actually all been actually laid off. A frustrating turn of events (especially considering our company were about 70% performed with the upcoming problem and also it was actually visiting have an excellent cover).-- Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) August 2, 2024 Given that the brand-new concern is going to not be finished, Game Informer's final issue,

367, was posted in June. The Activity Informer main site has actually right now obviously been actually wiped of every little thing except the goodbye message. It's unidentified if the web site's accounts will definitely be actually kept or if they are actually lost completely.