I’m guessing you’ve never been to a GameStop before? They were always trying to upsell you a magazine subscription at checkout.
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PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
Doesn’t ring a bell for me. Is it a good gaming news site?
Psythik@lemm.ee 3 days ago
PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Nope. I have never even seen a GameStop in my country + I was growing up in a time when buying games digitally became the norm.
Areldyb@beehaw.org 5 days ago
It once was. Sounds like it could be again!
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 5 days ago
It was the game news source in print media, for many years. It often used to come with demos on a CD in the back of the magazine, so it was also the best way to try games for yourself.
I don’t think they’ll ever get back there, if only because honestly having a magazine to read was better than a website, imo, but I’m always tentatively hopeful to have another reputable news source in the gaming space.
Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
It should also be mentioned that it was owned by GameStop, so back then it was not completely independent. Sounds like that aspect is different this time around; should be interesting to see how things unfold.
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 5 days ago
I was going to mention GameStop (I think most of us got it for ‘free’ with our GameStop trade-in subscription thing), but I couldn’t remember if it was always owned by them, or if they just bought it after it was big.
Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Finally got around to reading the article, and this part was a pleasant surprise:
To your point, it remains to be seen if they’ll succeed, but it sounds like they are at least trying.
PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
Ahh that explains why it’s foreign to me. I thought it was a small but highly esteemed review studio 5 years ago or sm. Thx for the info!