Editing Game Informer (section)

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''Game Informer Online'' was originally launched in August 1996 and featured daily news updates as well as articles. Justin Leeper and Matthew Kato were hired on in November 1999 as full-time web editors. As part of the GameStop purchase of the magazine, this original GameInformer.com site was closed around January 2001.<ref name="ontheweb">"On the Web" (August 2001). ''Game Informer'', p. 49.  "Sadly, this ill-fated site was to last little more {{sic|that}} a year, as gameinformer.com would fall prey to the massive meltdown of the Internet economy in February [of 2001]."</ref>

''GI Online'' was revived, at the same domain name, in September 2003, with a full redesign and many additional features, such as a review database, frequent news updates, and exclusive "Unlimited" content for subscribers. It was managed by Billy Berghammer, creator of PlanetGameCube.com (now known as NintendoWorldReport.com).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Billy Berghammer |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/OtherPages/Corporate/billybio.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503034617/http://www.gameinformer.com/OtherPages/Corporate/billybio.htm |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |website=Game Informer Online}}</ref> In 2010, Berghammer was the editor-in-chief at EGM Media Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/15/egm-now-hires-industry-vet-billy-berghammer-as-group-eic/|title=EGM Now hires industry vet Billy Berghammer as group EIC|last=Gilbert|first=Ben|date=May 15, 2010|work=[[Joystiq]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128161426/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/15/egm-now-hires-industry-vet-billy-berghammer-as-group-eic/|archive-date=January 28, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2014}}</ref>

In March 2009, the online staff began creating the code for what would be the latest redesign to date. The redesign was to release hand-in-hand with the magazine's own redesign. On October 1, 2009, the newly redesigned website was live, with a welcome message from Editor-In-Chief Andy McNamara. Many new features were introduced, including a rebuilt media player, a feed highlighting the site activity of the website's users, and the ability to create user reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/01/welcome.aspx|title=Welcome To The New GameInformer.com|last=Mcnamara|first=Andy|date=October 1, 2009|work=Game Informer|access-date=November 20, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225052848/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/01/welcome.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, the magazine's podcast, ''The Game Informer Show'', was launched.<ref>Andy Mcnamara, September 29, 2009,[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2009/09/29/the-game-informer-show-episode-1.aspx The Inaugural Game Informer Show: Episode 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127200658/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2009/09/29/the-game-informer-show-episode-1.aspx |date=2019-11-27 }} Game Informer</ref>

When the magazine folded in 2024, the website's content was deleted and replaced with a splash page announcing the closure for any links to the website.<ref name="folded" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> ''Aftermath'' reported that there are independent archival projects "in the works".<ref name=":2" />