Game Informer Is Back (www.gameinformer.com)
from alyaza@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org on 26 Mar 08:00
https://beehaw.org/post/19097126

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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PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz on 26 Mar 09:41 next collapse

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

Areldyb@beehaw.org on 26 Mar 12:18 next collapse

It once was. Sounds like it could be again!

t3rmit3@beehaw.org on 26 Mar 18:10 next collapse

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.

Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 26 Mar 18:36 next collapse

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.

t3rmit3@beehaw.org on 26 Mar 19:03 collapse

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.

PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz on 26 Mar 21:03 next collapse

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!

Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 26 Mar 21:36 collapse

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.

Psythik@lemm.ee on 27 Mar 21:49 collapse

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

PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz on 27 Mar 23:57 collapse

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.

TommySalami@lemm.ee on 26 Mar 14:17 next collapse

I hope they can rebuild. GI was a major pillar of game news for so long.

mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 Mar 21:08 next collapse

Isn’t Gunzilla Games the company that released a bitcoin miner disguised as a mobile game? I swear I remember seeing something about them being banned from the various app stores for trying to bury miners in their shit, but a basic google search didn’t find anything.

Edit: It looks like they’re trying to use blockchain to mint in-game items as NFTs.

DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 Mar 22:54 next collapse

Let’s get another competitor for 7GN and GameSpot

the_q@lemm.ee on 28 Mar 01:40 next collapse

Call me when EGM and GamePro mags are a thing again.

JCPhoenix@beehaw.org on 28 Mar 03:59 collapse

EGM will always be my favorite vide game magazine. I like Game Informer, had a subscription back in the day, even had a subscription last year before they shut down. But GI is no EGM. Wish they’d come back, too.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 28 Mar 01:44 next collapse

This got me thinking about Computer Gaming World and how, even if they came back, it probably wouldn’t be the same since they likely would not have any of the same reviewers, editors, etc.

Used to love CGW. One of the few review publications I’ve ever read that actually managed to be objective and not just be based on subjective feelings. Like, I remember one for an RTS and the review author opened by stating they are not personally a fan of RTS games and yet still gave the game a fair (and high scoring) review for its presentation, systems, lack of interfering bugs, etc.

ninjaphysics@beehaw.org on 28 Mar 03:03 collapse

Neat! Sounds promising. Funny, I was just telling one of my friends about G4 (the channel) today. I miss that 2000s/early 2010s vibe. Everything just went to major commercialization too fast and it took so much fun out of the hobby. I think gamers are recognizing this nowadays and trying to claw their way out of it and this feels like a step in that direction.