Comment on Game Informer shuts down after 33 years

• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  When a business is closing many of its stores and shutting down a subsidiary that has been around for 30+ years with a pretty reputable name (instead of selling it, for example), thats usually a sign that the business is going to go bye bye in the near future.

  source

  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    the mag has been a loss leader used to drive traffic into the stores for preorders. it was always pretty slanted, I suspect it’s just been too expensive (as have all printed magazines lately) with too few subscribers to justify the outlay.

    source
• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  GameStop has sucked for a very long time and I’m astounded that so many people holding out hope for a meme stick think it’s going to last.

  Support local stores, death to GameStop

  source

  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’m not really holding out hope for anything, and I don’t own Gamestop stock.

    I just don’t think that Game Informer closing down is the death knell of Gamestop.

    source

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That’s fair! I was part of the initial explosion of the stock, and sold the same day. The cult of GameStop loonies is still holding out hope to this day… it’s wild.

      source
  • Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My local stores are less reliable when it comes to used games working. GameStop has always been reliable in my experience.

    source
• Assman@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Don’t be left holding the bags

  source