Last 12 months, GameQuit shut down Game Informer, shedding all its workers and placing an finish to one of many final remaining online game magazines nonetheless printed within the United States. But now, cryptic posts on social media trace that the publication might make a return.
On Bluesky, the Game Informer account, which had not posted since July of final 12 months, returned to life with a brief video that includes the publication’s farewell message. At the underside of the display screen, code seems with the phrases “Continue” as if it had been an arcade recreation asking should you wished to place in additional quarters to maintain taking part in. The display screen then flashes to black with a date, March twenty fifth, suggesting a launch or announcement subsequent week.
At the identical time, a number of former Game Informer workers, together with director Brian Shea, shared the put up, strengthening the concept the journal is on its method again whereas additionally icing the concern that GameQuit was in some way reviving the publication with out the workers the corporate laid off in August. Additionally, former workers members posted movies of a “proceed” display screen with a duplicate of Game Informer within the background, with the animation transferring the cursor onto “sure.” Taken collectively, the teasers recommend Game Informer is coming again with its former workers returning to steer the publication.
The Verge has reached out to GameQuit and former workers at Game Informer to substantiate the information. In an e-mail, Shea mentioned that he can’t remark presently however inspired trying out the social media posts of his former colleagues. With the continued shrinking of digital media placing hundreds of journalists out of labor, particularly in video video games, it’s extremely uncommon that one thing good occurs. While we don’t fairly know what type this announcement will tackle March twenty fifth, I feel we are able to tentatively say, Game Informer’s getting the band again collectively.
