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GameFan magazine was originally launched in September 1992 by four men named Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising, and Dave Halverson. The publication began as an advertising supplement designed to sell imported Japanese video games before evolving into a cultural phenomenon.
The September 1995 issue of GameFan contained an offensive paragraph of text that nearly destroyed the magazine's reputation overnight. The text included self-degrading racial comments and derogatory remarks about Japanese people which were actually filler left in the layout by mistake.
The comic strip The Adventures of Monitaur was created by the editors of GameFan to personify the staff and their rivalries. The title character Monitaur was an anime-derived figure who fought against The Blowmeister, a character representing the leadership of rival magazines like Electronic Gaming Monthly.
Dave Halverson relaunched GameFan as a video games and film magazine in April 2010. The relaunch was short-lived and the sixth issue was released in August 2011 before the magazine went on a two-year hiatus.
The original GameFan magazine ceased publishing in December 2000. After the magazine stopped, founders and staff went on to create new publications such as Gamers' Republic, Play Magazine, and Hardcore Gamer.