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[Evil Calvin]

Apparently owned by a Russian company. Is that smart?

 

[Humdinger]

Review of GI staff:



That got me disinterested. Good for some laughs, though.

 

[Quantum253]

As a physical magazine? Cool. As a YouTube channel? Don't care.

I just got a email today

A message for our past readers - here's what you should know.

Hi there,

We're reaching out with an important update for those who've been part of the Game Informer community.

As of March 2025, Game Informer has joined a new parent company, and we've been working behind the scenes to bring the magazine back to life.

We're excited to share that Game Informer is now officially returning to print.

The first issue is ready to roll out and launches digitally later this month, with print issues set to arrive in the weeks that follow.

Seems strange timing from when this thread was created, I had to search since I didn't see anything


Edit: The small print

Please note: Print magazine delivery is currently available only within the United States. We're happy to support digital magazine subscriptions worldwide!

The new Game Informer magazine features upgraded paper quality and more pages than before, giving our editors more space to dive deeper into the games, creators, and culture that define the industry. Subscribers will enjoy exclusive website articles not available anywhere else. We're also donating 5% of every subscription purchased to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

For a limited time, as a thank you to our longtime readers, we're offering early access pricing on these new premium magazine subscriptions.

This is a one-time update, not part of a regular newsletter, and there's nothing you need to do. We're simply reconnecting with past readers to share the news.

If you'd like to follow along with future updates or explore what's new, you can always visit us at gameinformer.com.

Thanks again for being part of the Game Informer story.

The Game Informer Team

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Good, I think it is not a bad thing to have magazine back, it can help more people know other games that the algorithm of YT, or any social media just dont push. It also helps to avoid the "click baits" titles or articles and focus only on just games and interesting stuff.

 

[AutomaticPrince]

Apologies if bumping this thread is incorrect.

I subscribed when they announced the return. First issue arrived today, felt good to see it in the mailbox. It's definitely a higher quality print, thicker paper, with a glossy cover. Feels more like a proper magazine. They reviewed bunch of games they didn't get a chance to during the hiatus. Happy to see them back and hope they keep up this quality past the first comeback issue.

 

[TheAssist]

What was their contribution that was so amazing? Why is it good that they are back? I'm still not sure what we're celebrating here. their reviews were always standard run of the mill media game reviews. So, we're getting more of those? Okay. So I will continue to not read them as I did before.

So according to GAF:

- traditional gaming journalism: Bad
- "New Age" gaming journalism: Bad
- "Influencers/Streamers: Bad
- Steam reviews: Bad
- Review aggrgeations: Bad
- Opinions of other Gaffers: Very bad

In all honesty I dont think its a bad thing that we have another opinion out there with some semblance of professionalism. You dont have to like the opinion, but its good that its there in a time were its pretty hard to tell whose opinion you are actually listening to (talking about sponsored stuff).

I welcome every chance to bring back more professionalism to the industry.


edit: Ah you bumped the thread lol, oh well, my voice needed to be heard anyway, so thanks mate.