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1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="178" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The July 2011 issue's cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former editors</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Andy McNamara</li> <li>Andrew Reiner</li> <li>Matt Miller</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Categories</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">Video game</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Every 5 weeks (10 per year)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/GameStop" title="GameStop">GameStop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total circulation</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>8 million (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyFold-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>7,585,296 (2017)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyFold-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First issue</th><td class="infobox-data">August 1991<span class="noprint">; 33 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1991-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Final issue<br />Number</th><td class="infobox-data">July 2024<span class="noprint">; 4 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2024-07</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-Twitter_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Twitter-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />368<sup id="cite_ref-Video_Game_History_Foundation_via_Twitter/X_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Video_Game_History_Foundation_via_Twitter/X-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based in</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gameinformer.com">www<wbr />.gameinformer<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27197#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:1067-6392">1067-6392</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/870151871">870151871</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Game Informer</b></i> (<i><b>GI</b></i><span style="padding-left:0.15em;">)</span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American monthly <a href="/wiki/Video_game_journalism" title="Video game journalism">video game magazine</a> featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a> and <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">game consoles</a>. It debuted in August 1991, when the video game retailer <a href="/wiki/FuncoLand" title="FuncoLand">FuncoLand</a> started publishing an in-house newsletter.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10years_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10years-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was acquired by the retailer <a href="/wiki/GameStop" title="GameStop">GameStop</a>, 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. </p><p>In August 2024, GameStop discontinued <i>Game Informer</i> after 33 years of publication and 368 issues.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyFold-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-folded_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-folded-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The associated website was also shut down with its digital archive removed.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazine">Magazine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Magazine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gameinformermag.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Gameinformermag.JPG/220px-Gameinformermag.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Gameinformermag.JPG/330px-Gameinformermag.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Gameinformermag.JPG 2x" data-file-width="370" data-file-height="269" /></a><figcaption><i>Game Informer</i> covers, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2005</span></figcaption></figure> <p><i>Game Informer</i> debuted in August 1991 as a six-page magazine. It was published every two months until November 1994, when the magazine began to be released monthly.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2001 <i>Game Informer</i> has been published by Cathy Preston, who has been working as part of the production team since 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was under her that the publication became an integral part of <a href="/wiki/GameStop" title="GameStop">GameStop's</a> customer loyalty program, Power Up Rewards.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Preston retired from <i>Game Informer</i> after 20 years leaving a lasting legacy. Mary Lugones took over the role as publisher for <i>Game Informer</i>. </p><p>In 2010, <i>Game Informer</i> became the 5th largest magazine in the US with 5 million copies sold, ahead of popular publications like <i><a href="/wiki/Time_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Time magazine">Time</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Playboy" title="Playboy">Playboy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes2011_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes2011-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2011, <i>Game Informer</i> had become the 3rd largest magazine in the US, topping 8 million copies circulated.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 2014 it had fallen to 4th place with 6.9 million copies sold.<sup id="cite_ref-abc_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Figures in 2017 placed the magazine at 4th place with over 7 million copies sold.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The financial success of <i>Game Informer</i> has been attributed to its good relationship with publishers, ties to GameStop, and the lack of gaming-magazine competition.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes2011_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes2011-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The April edition of <i>Game Informer</i> includes 'an annual feature <i>Game Infarcer</i>, an <a href="/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day">April Fools' Day prank</a>. In the cover box head appears "World's #1 Pretend Magazine" where would ordinarily appear "World's #1 Video Game Magazine" -- "Parody" is found at the cover bottom. <i>Game Infarcer</i> articles are accredited to the fictional editor-in-chief Darth Clark, who is addressed in hate mail every year sent to <i>Game Informer</i>. The heated responses to parody articles are often featured in later <i>Game Informer</i> issues.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Game Informer</i> has included four "Sacred Cow Barbecues".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar in style to a <a href="/wiki/Roast_(comedy)" title="Roast (comedy)">celebrity roast</a>, the occasion is meant to "knock some of gaming's most revered icons off their high and mighty pedestals".<sup id="cite_ref-GI183_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GI183-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <i>Sacred Cow Barbecues</i> featured in issue 158 (June 2006).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other issues featuring Sacred Cow Barbecues are: 183 (July 2008),<sup id="cite_ref-GI183_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GI183-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 211 (November 2010),<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 261 (January 2015).<sup id="cite_ref-SCB_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCB-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Sacred Cow Barbecues</i> articles are considered controversial among those gamers who are not amused by their favorite games being mocked.<sup id="cite_ref-SCB_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCB-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2019, after months of declining financials for GameStop, about half of the current <i>Game Informer</i> staff were let go, part of the larger cut of more than 120 jobs by GameStop as part of the store's effort to improve their financial performance. These included some staff members that had been working at <i>Game Informer</i> for over 10 years, some were out on vacation during the time of the layoff. As a result of the layoff, other <i>Game Informer</i> staff also left of their own will, including video editor Ben Hanson. Ben Hanson eventually started his own podcast called <a href="/wiki/MinnMax" title="MinnMax">MinnMax</a>, in the process recruiting some of the <i>Game Informer</i> staff that was laid off.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2020 there was again another set of layoffs at <i>Game Informer</i>, this time not affecting editors but instead people who worked in other departments of <i>Game Informer</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late June 2020, longtime editor-in-chief and founder Andy McNamara announced he was leaving <i>Game Informer</i>, to be the Global Director of Integrated Comms for Shooters & Star Wars at Electronic Arts, and that former senior editor Andrew Reiner would be taking his place as editor-in-chief. McNamara, who had at the time stopped reviewing games for <i>Game Informer</i>, instead focused solely on writing stories and behind the scenes work, came back to give his final review, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II" title="The Last of Us Part II">The Last of Us Part II</a></i>. After leaving <i>Game Informer</i>, he eventually said that the layoffs had a big impact on his decision to move on.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 4, 2021, the official website announced that every issue from then on would have a small print run variant known as Game Informer Gold. This version uses high quality paper and an alternate cover and is limited to 50 copies. The first copy was given away on November 6 for their Extra Life charity livestream.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the summer of 2022, three more <i>Game Informer</i> staff were laid off: John Carson, Wesley LeBlanc, and Creative Director Jeff Akervik, who had worked at the publication for over 14 years.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andrew Reiner left <i>Game Informer</i> in September 2022 to become a game developer, thus leaving <i>Game Informer</i> with no original staff. Matt Miller, who has worked at <i>Game Informer</i> since 2004, was promoted to editor-in-chief. In Fall 2022, Kyle Hilliard (who was previously laid off) returned.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Game Informer</i> launched a new print magazine subscription, standalone from GameStop's Power Up Rewards, in March 2024. The program, which launched at a special annual price of $19.91 (commemorating the company's founding year), offers 10 print issues per year and digital magazine access.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 2, 2024, GameStop leadership abruptly shuttered the publication and laid off its staff. The publication's website was replaced with a static "farewell" page, making old articles unreadable. The July 2024 issue was its 368th and final issue.<sup id="cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyFold-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-folded_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-folded-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Current and former staff bemoaned the sudden closure.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Morgan Park of <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Gamer" title="PC Gamer">PC Gamer</a></i> reported that GameStop announced the shutdown publicly on the <i>Game Informer</i> <a href="/wiki/X_account" class="mw-redirect" title="X account">X account</a>, however, the "<i>Game Informer</i> staff suggested they had nothing to do with the brief, cringey statement that reads like <a href="/wiki/ChatGPT" title="ChatGPT">ChatGPT</a> output".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Park highlighted that the <i>Game Informer</i> X account went briefly active on August 5, 2024 when "a former <i>Game Informer</i> staffer seemingly took the reins one last time to share a proper farewell" which included images of the <i>Game Informer</i> <a href="/wiki/Masthead_(American_publishing)" title="Masthead (American publishing)">masthead</a>; after this farewell was posted, the <i>Game Informer</i> X account was wiped and "no longer exists, just like the website. It seems GameStop didn't appreciate <i>Game Informer</i> wanting to go out on its own terms".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Aftermath</i> then published a roundup from former <i>Game Informer</i> staff to eulogize the magazine in their own words.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Website">Website</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Website"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Game Informer Online</i> was originally launched in August 1996 and featured daily news updates as well as articles. Justin Leeper and Matthew Kato were hired on in November 1999 as full-time web editors. As part of the GameStop purchase of the magazine, this original GameInformer.com site was closed around January 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-ontheweb_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ontheweb-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Leeper and Kato were eventually placed on the editorial staff of the magazine. </p><p><i>GI Online</i> was revived, at the same domain name, in September 2003, with a full redesign and many additional features, such as a review database, frequent news updates, and exclusive "Unlimited" content for subscribers. It was managed by Billy Berghammer, creator of PlanetGameCube.com (now known as NintendoWorldReport.com).<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Berghammer is currently the editor-in-chief at EGM Media Group <sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2009, the online staff began creating the code for what would be the latest redesign to date. The redesign was to release hand-in-hand with the magazine's own redesign. On October 1, 2009, the newly redesigned website was live, with a welcome message from Editor-In-Chief Andy McNamara. Many new features were introduced, including a rebuilt media player, a feed highlighting the site activity of the website's users, and the ability to create user reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, the magazine's podcast, <i>The Game Informer Show</i>, was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each year, in January or February, <i>Game Informer</i>'s editors count and judge the "Top 50 Games of [last year]". The games are sorted in order of release date. They do not have rankings, but they do commemorate special games with awards like Game of the Year and other examples. They also have top ten charts of differing categories, both in the "Top 50" section of the website and in the regular magazine. </p><p>In August each year, <i>Game Informer</i> included an "E3 Hot 50", a special section that reviews the year's <a href="/wiki/E3" title="E3">E3</a> (Electronic Entertainment Expo) and most to all of its games, which also temporarily replaces the "Previews" section of the print edition. </p><p>When the magazine folded in 2024, the website's content was deleted and replaced with a splash page announcing the closure for any links to the website.<sup id="cite_ref-folded_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-folded-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Aftermath</i> reported that there are independent archival projects "in the works".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_edition">Australian edition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Australian edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2009, <i>Game Informer</i> was launched in Australia by former Australian <i>GamePro</i>, <i>Gameplayer</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Official_PlayStation_Magazine_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official PlayStation Magazine (Australia)">Official PlayStation Magazine</a></i> editor Chris Stead and publisher Citrus Media.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By June 2010, <i>Game Informer Australia</i> had become the first local games publication to pass 10,000 subscribers. By August 18, 2010, it had become Australia's biggest-selling video games publication.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Game Informer Australia</i> was closed down on April 18, 2019, as a result of cost-cutting measures from its publishing company <a href="/wiki/EB_Games_Australia" title="EB Games Australia">EB Games Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>GI Australia</i> editor David Milner noted on Twitter that despite the fact that "readership was up 19% over the last year", that "Recent ad sales, however, did not really reflect this"; he also noted the failed attempt at EB Games Australia's corporate parent GameStop to find a buyer after months on the market, causing their shares to drop.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reviews">Reviews</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Game Informer</i> reviewed games since the early 16 bit era. At the time of their closing, they reviewed games on <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">PCs</a>; consoles including <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Series X">Xbox Series X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>; and mobile devices running <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> and <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Game Informer</i> used to give separate reviews of the same game for each console for which that game was released; starting in the mid-2000s, <i>GI</i> has published just one consolidated review for the game, while provides notes on the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">pros</i></span> and <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">cons</i></span> of each version. Older games, three per issue, were given brief reviews in the magazine's "Classic GI" section (compared with the game's original review score, if one exists). This was discontinued in 2009, months before the redesign of the magazine. The magazine's staff rate games on a scale of 1 to 10 with quarter-point intervals. A score of 1 to 5 is considered terrible (in many issues, 1 is noted as a joke reason for the score, for instance, "Duplicates in lootboxes" in issue 295);<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 6 to 7 is "average", a decently playable, and sometimes fun (but flawed) game; and 10 is a rare, "outstanding", nearly perfect game.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_of_the_Year_winners">Game of the Year winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Game of the Year winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Game </th></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_II" title="Street Fighter II">Street Fighter II</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(1992_video_game)" title="Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)">Mortal Kombat</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_2:_Diddy%27s_Kong_Quest" title="Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest">Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_64" title="Super Mario 64">Super Mario 64</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Pro_Skater" title="Tony Hawk's Pro Skater">Tony Hawk's Pro Skater</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Pro_Skater_2" title="Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2">Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_2:_Sons_of_Liberty" title="Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty">Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Age:_Inquisition" title="Dragon Age: Inquisition">Dragon Age: Inquisition</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt" title="The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game)" title="Overwatch (video game)">Overwatch</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2018_video_game)" title="God of War (2018 video game)">God of War</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Control_(video_game)" title="Control (video game)">Control</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II" title="The Last of Us Part II">The Last of Us Part II</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_Infinite" title="Halo Infinite">Halo Infinite</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring" title="Elden Ring">Elden Ring</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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class="reference-text">Most often stylized <i><b>gameinformer</b></i> from the 2010s onward. Previous title stylizations included <i>GAME INFORMER</i> in the 1990s, and <i>GAMEINFORMER</i> in the 2000s, though the latter has also appeared on some issues as recently as 2020, most often when using a special stylization to mimic the logo of the cover-story game.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_Informer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-VarietyFold-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VarietyFold_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMoreau2024" class="citation web cs1">Moreau, Jordan (August 2, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/game-informer-shuts-down-gamestop-magazine-1236094109/">"Game Informer Magazine Shuts Down After 33 Years"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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