Game Informer

Game Informer
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:GAMEINFORMER
Status	Generally reliable
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2021
Domain gameinformer.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool

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This source in a nutshell: Game Informer is considered

generally reliable. See § Summary.

Game Informer is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

Game Informer is considered generally reliable for video games. Originally shut down by GameStop in August 2024 with website content no longer accessible unless archived, Neill Blomkamp's company Gunzilla Games purchased the brand and site, which went back up in March 2025, with all staff returning from time at closing, and an aim for the publication to retain total editorial independence.

Excerpt

Game Informer (GI)^[a] is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and game consoles. It debuted in August 1991, when the video game retailer FuncoLand started publishing an in-house newsletter. It was acquired by the retailer GameStop, 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.

Discussions

Links

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Recency

2021

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Notes

↑ Most often stylized gameinformer from the 2010s onward. Previous title stylizations included GAME INFORMER in the 1990s, and GAMEINFORMER 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.

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Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
Game Informer WP:GAMEINFORMERWP:GAMEINFORMER 📌		1 2 A B C D	2021	Game Informer is considered generally reliable for video games. Originally shut down by GameStop in August 2024 with website content no longer accessible unless archived, Neill Blomkamp's company Gunzilla Games purchased the brand and site, which went back up in March 2025, with all staff returning from time at closing, and an aim for the publication to retain total editorial independence.	1

[1] Most often stylized gameinformer from the 2010s onward. Previous title stylizations included GAME INFORMER in the 1990s, and GAMEINFORMER 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.

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