Editing Game Informer (section)

====Australian edition====
In November 2009, ''Game Informer'' was launched in Australia by former Australian ''GamePro'', ''Gameplayer'' and ''[[Official PlayStation Magazine (Australia)|Official PlayStation Magazine]]'' editor Chris Stead and publisher Citrus Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/game-informer-magazine-launches-aussie-edition/|title=Game Informer Magazine Launches Aussie Edition|author=Wildgoose, David|date=November 3, 2009|work=[[Kotaku]]|publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|access-date=November 3, 2009|archive-date=November 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106115139/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/game-informer-magazine-launches-aussie-edition/|url-status=dead}}</ref> By June 2010, ''Game Informer Australia'' had become the first local games publication to pass 10,000 subscribers. By August 18, 2010, it had become Australia's biggest-selling video games publication.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ebgames.com.au/news-805-Game-Informer-Officially-Australias-1-Games-Magazine|title=Game Informer Officially Australia's #1 Games Magazine|work=[[EB Games]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826074350/http://www.ebgames.com.au/news-805-Game-Informer-Officially-Australias-1-Games-Magazine|archive-date=August 26, 2010|access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref>

''Game Informer Australia'' was closed down on April 18, 2019, as a result of cost-cutting measures from its publishing company [[EB Games Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-informer-australia-closed-down-in-wake-of-gamestop-cuts|title=Game Informer Australia closed down in wake of GameStop cuts|last=McAloon|first=Alissa|date=April 18, 2019|work=[[gamasutra]]|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418193542/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341077/Game_Informer_Australia_closed_down_in_wake_of_GameStop_cuts.php|url-status=live}}</ref> ''GI Australia'' editor David Milner noted on Twitter that despite the fact that "readership was up 19% over the last year", that "Recent ad sales, however, did not really reflect this"; he also noted the failed attempt at EB Games Australia's corporate parent GameStop to find a buyer after months on the market, causing their shares to drop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DaveMilbo/status/1118684380036100097|title=David Milner statement via Twitter|access-date=April 17, 2019|work=Twitter|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507121359/https://twitter.com/DaveMilbo/status/1118684380036100097|url-status=live}}</ref>