In April of this year it was announced that Game Informer was ending operation of the Australian version of one of the world’s largest print magazines devoted to video games. Since 2009 Game Informer employed an Editor-in-Chief to localise the US-based publication. Beyond adding superflous “u’s” to words, the magazine often ran pieces from Australian freelancers and would issue their own reviews from time to time, lending a much needed local feel to the publication.
Game Informer’s parent company is GameStop, which operates as EBGames in Australia. The US version of the magazine continued to be released in Australia through magazine re-sellers as well as their video game stores, but in October, without announcement, magazines were no longer to be found.
Citris Media, the Australian distributor for the magazine, confirmed to me this morning that as of October 2019 Game Informer has “closed down in Australia” and “will not be releasing any more issues”.
The magazine was the last generalist video game magazine still appearing in Australian news stands on a monthly basis. Game-specific magazines, and imported magazines from the UK are the last still remaining for Australians who enjoy physical print media.