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Game Informer first appeared as a six-page circular in August 1991. David R. Pomijie, the owner of that video game retailer, decided to launch a magazine as a better way to spend advertising dollars.
Former senior editor Andrew Reiner took over as editor-in-chief following Andy McNamara's departure in late June 2020. Matt Miller was promoted to editor-in-chief later when Reiner departed in September 2022.
By 2011, circulation figures for Game Informer topped eight million copies making it the third largest magazine in the US. The publication surpassed popular publications like Time, Sports Illustrated, and Playboy during that year.
On the 2nd of August 2024, GameStop leadership abruptly shuttered the publication and laid off its entire staff. The July 2024 issue marked the 368th and final issue of the magazine before the website was replaced with a static farewell page.
Gunzilla Games purchased Game Informer on the 25th of March 2025 and hired back the staff that had been laid off at its initial shutdown. In June 2025, they also restarted the publication of the print magazine as its own business separate from GameStop operations.