While the video game industry is huge and has been around for decades, studying its history is tricky due to a lack of tools and resources, as well as legal headaches. But the Video Game History ...

Days after Game Informer abruptly closed, former employee Ben Hanson recalled the joy he had working for the iconic Minneapolis-based video game magazine that was widely seen as a beacon for games ...

The popular video game magazine and website Game Informer suddenly shut down Friday after more than 30 years in publication. Game Informer’s staff were asked Friday morning to attend a staff meeting ...

Before EGM, GamePro, and a legion of other video game magazines, Computer Entertainer was one of the first publications to cover the industry in the early '80s. Now, the Video Game History Foundation ...

“After 33 thrilling years of bringing you the latest news, reviews and insights from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Game Informer,” the ...

A regular library typically doesn't have a section devoted to out-of-print video game magazines and promotional materials, but that's a gap that the Video Game History Foundation is looking to fill ...

A classic '80s video game magazine called Computer Entertainer has been released under the Creative Commons license, allowing anyone to make use of the magazine's contents for free. The Video Game ...

Long before Polygon, video game lovers relied on print magazines to pass time at school, on commutes, and during slow days at work when the boss wasn’t looking. In the ‘90s, I checked the mailbox each ...

J. Brodie Shirey is a Contributor from the United States who currently lives in York, Pennsylvania. He's just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, but aren’t we all? Brodie is a big ...

Game Informer, the popular video game magazine and website, announced Friday that it will be shutting down after 33 years. The GameStop-owned magazine published a memo Friday morning titled, “The ...