Game Informer, the longest running video games magazine in the United States, will shut down after 33 years of operation, the publication announced.
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I don’t really think that’s fair.

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When a business is closing many of its stores and shutting down a subsidiary that has been around for 30+ years with a pretty reputable name (instead of selling it, for example), thats usually a sign that the business is going to go bye bye in the near future.

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the mag has been a loss leader used to drive traffic into the stores for preorders. it was always pretty slanted, I suspect it’s just been too expensive (as have all printed magazines lately) with too few subscribers to justify the outlay.

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Don’t be left holding the bags

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GameStop has sucked for a very long time and I’m astounded that so many people holding out hope for a meme stock to GO TO THE MOOOON again think it’s going to last.

Support local stores, death to GameStop

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I’m not really holding out hope for anything, and I don’t own Gamestop stock.

I just don’t think that Game Informer closing down is the death knell of Gamestop.

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That’s fair! I was part of the initial explosion of the stock, and sold the same day. The cult of GameStop loonies is still holding out hope to this day… it’s wild.

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My local stores are less reliable when it comes to used games working. GameStop has always been reliable in my experience.

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