Following GameStop’s sudden announcement that it would be shutting down Game Informer after 33 years — which includes GameStop making all of the work on Game Informer’s website disappear and reportedly laying off the entire staff — people across the video game industry are sharing their tributes to the gaming magazine.
Current and former staffers are expressing their sadness, too. * “I’m heartbroken — it was my dream job — but my bills don’t care,” said former lead video producer Alex Van Aden. * Former editor Wesley LeBlanc posted about now being out of a job while coming home from a work trip. * “We were about 70% done with the next issue and it was going to have a GREAT cover,” said former magazine content director Kyle Hilliard. * “All of our features on Game Informer... just...