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April 09, 2024

GameFan (originally known as Diehard GameFan) was a publication started by Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising, and Dave Halverson in September 1992 that provided coverage of domestic and imported video games.[1] It was notable for its extensive use of game screenshots in its page design, contrasting other U.S. publications at the time. The original magazine ceased publishing in December 2000.

GameFan
Volume 7, Issue 12 (December 1999)
Editor
CategoriesGaming, Anime
FrequencyMonthly
First issueOctober 1992
Final issue
Number		December 2000
Volume 8, Issue 12
Company
  • DieHard Gamers Club (1992-1996)
  • Metropolis Media (1996-1998)
  • Shinno Media (1999-2000)
  • BPA International (Aug-Dec 2000)
CountryUnited States, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://gamefan.com (defunct)
ISSN1092-7212

In April 2010, Halverson relaunched GameFan as a video games and film magazine.[2] However, this relaunch was short-lived and suffered from internal conflicts and low advertising revenue.

History edit

The idea for the name GameFan came from the Japanese Sega magazine called Megafan. Although it began as an advertising supplement to sell imported video games, primarily from Japan, the small text reviews and descriptions drew attention for a lack of refinement and a sense of passion. Editor profiles featured caricatures drawn by Terry Wolfinger. The anonymized approach allowed certain editors like Dave Halverson to write multiple reviews of the same game under different pseudonyms.

GameFan was well known for its extensive coverage of important games and its expansive coverage of emerging interest in anime. Another major feature that separated it from other gaming magazines was the high-quality paper used to print it. GameFan's game screenshots were more colorful and accurate to in-game graphics.

Controversy edit

In the September 1995 issue of GameFan, an article was printed that contained several derogatory comments about Japanese people (calling them "little Jap bastards", a racially derogatory term that was used to insult Japanese descendants and Japanese Americans during the years of World War II). The text took the place of one of the paragraphs of one of the sports games reviews. The article discussed a Namco combat flight simulator, Ace Combat, rather than College Football '96 (which was the topic of the article) and was poorly written.[3]

GameFan's official explanation was that a rogue employee had sabotaged the magazine in order to alienate its Japanese audience and fan base. However, later reports indicated that it was actually filler text that someone had neglected to remove, and the entire incident was an internal joke that accidentally got printed.[4] An apology (dated August 24, 1995) was published in DieHard GameFan's October 1995 issue in both English and Japanese,[5] and a further apology appeared in the November 1995 issue.[6]

The Adventures of Monitaur edit

The magazine included a comic strip, The Adventures of Monitaur, an anime-derived series. Although the title character Monitaur was only drawn for the strip, the rest of the magazine's staff personae appeared as characters. Monitaur's main storylines were his struggles against The Blowmeister, who represented the leadership of rival magazines such as Electronic Gaming Monthly. In 1994, GameFan and two new startups, known as Dark Moon Productions and Dark Moon Comics, entered into an agreement to launch a Monitor comic book series, and at that time discussions were underway to make a full-length animated movie to be produced by Dark Moon Productions Inc and DMP Multi-media, a sister company founded by Andrew Spencer and Gary Tucker.

Golden Megawards edit

The winners of GameFan's annual Golden Megawards were chosen by editors.

Related publications edit

GameFan's original editor-in-chief, Dave Halverson, went on to publish Gamers' Republic, and then Play Magazine (an American video-gaming magazine, not to be confused with the English publication of the same name), consisting mostly of former GameFan and Gamers' Republic staff members. Gamers' Republic had a run of 35 issues and ceased publication in July 2001 when the dot-com bubble burst. The Play had a more successful run of 97 issues until the publishing company filed for bankruptcy.

Tim Lindquist, along with several other members of the original GameFan team, launched a new magazine, Hardcore Gamer. They also began developing strategy guides as a part of their publishing company, DoubleJump Books (later renamed OnionBat Books). The magazine had a run of 36 issues before it began focusing exclusively on its website.[12]

The DieHard GameFan name was resurrected by Alex Lucard as a website, Diehard GameFAN, with Halverson's blessing.[13] While the site covers major game releases, the site also reviews indie games, much like the original magazine.

2010 relaunch edit

GameFan/MovieFan/Destructoid Magazine
EditorDave Halverson
Wesley Ruscher
James Bacon
Brandon Justice
CategoriesGaming, Movies, Comics, Anime, Manga
FrequencyInconsistent
First issueApril 2010
Final issueJuly 2015 (Issue 11)
CompanyPaper Planet LLC
CountryUnited States, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://gamefanmag.com (defunct)

After the bankruptcy of Fusion Publishing and the closure of Play, Dave Halverson began work on a relaunch of GameFan. The magazine returned to newsstands in April 2010, headed by Halverson and a few key staffers from Play with Rob Duenas serving as the new art director. It was available in both print and digital formats, the latter of which was sold directly through GameFan's online shop.

The first two issues of the relaunched GameFan featured a section titled MovieFan, which covered movies, anime, and comics. The first two-thirds of the magazine was devoted to GameFan, and then readers would have to turn the magazine upside down in order to read the MovieFan magazine. As of issue 3, the MovieFan portion of the magazine was discontinued, but later issues still featured anime and comic reviews similar to Play. In its second and final issue, MovieFan conducted one of the last known interviews with the late filmmaker Satoshi Kon.[14]

The first five issues of the magazine were released on a consistent bi-monthly schedule. However, problems occurred with the magazine's development due to issues with advertising revenue, causing the sixth issue to be released in August 2011, eight months after issue 5, and with an entirely new editing team, headed by newcomer James Bacon. Issue 7 was assembled by only three people - editor-in-chief Dave Halverson, art director and graphic designer Rob Duenas, and managing editor James Bacon - and was released in December 2011. Soon thereafter Duenas resigned. The reason for his departure was due to an overwhelming workload; Duenas stated that he worked "20 hours a day for two weeks straight and [he was] still short cover art".[15] Despite the stressful working conditions, Duenas harbored no ill will towards Halverson or the magazine, stating that he would have still been willing to contribute with cover illustrations or provide assistance with layouts. Soon after Duenas' departure, Bacon left for reasons unstated.

A press release was issued on April 18, 2012, highlighting the supposed future of Paper Planet brands: GameFan and Girls of Gaming. The company planned on increasing its online presence through app development for mobile devices as well as a new GameFan TV online channel. None of these plans would come to fruition except the creation of a YouTube channel. Former Destructoid editor Wesley Ruscher was named the magazine's new editor-in-chief but resigned shortly after the release of issue 8, stating that it "lacked the necessities to keep food in [his] belly and a roof over [his] head."[16]

As of June 2013, GameFan's web presence had been in a mostly inactive state for about a year. Issue 9 was finally made available in February 2013 after missing the holiday 2012 release. This issue was only worked on by two people, Dave Halverson and Greg Orlando. Issues 8 and 9 were only available in a digital format. GameFan would later go on a two-year hiatus, returning in 2015 with a redesigned magazine and website. In February 2015, GameFan simultaneously released issue 10 digitally and on newsstands. The digital version was freely released on Magzter with the use of a promotional code. The magazine went through a complete overhaul, simplifying its layouts and design, most likely in order to have the magazines completed on schedule. The size of the print magazine is significantly smaller compared to previous issues. In addition, the GameFan mascot, Monitaur, and logo were redesigned.

On May 6, 2015, GameFan announced a partnership with Destructoid to help promote the GameFan brand with collaborations and free subscription offers. The initial plan was to bring back the dual-cover format from the first two issues, but instead of a MovieFan portion, it would be exclusive content created by Destructoid for the magazine.[17] According to GameFan's official Facebook page, the deal with Destructoid would have allowed for the magazine to be released on a monthly schedule.[18] However, the deal with Destructoid resulted in only one issue of the GameFan/Destructoid magazine ever being released.[citation needed] As of January 2019, there have been no new updates regarding GameFan's overall status.

References edit

  1. ^ Lindquist, Tim (June 28, 2004). . Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  2. ^ "Gamefan / Moviefan Magazine". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. ^ Cavalier, Cal. College Football USA '96. DieHard GameFan. Volume 3. Issue 9. No.33. Pg.115. September 1995.
  4. ^ . Gamepro. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  5. ^ Halverson, Dave. Editorial Zone. DieHard GameFan. Volume 3. Issue 10. No.34. Pg.4. October 1995.
  6. ^ Halverson, Dave. Editorial Zone. DieHard GameFan. Volume 3. Issue 11. No.35. Pg.4. November 1995.
  7. ^ GameFan, volume 1, issue 3 (January 1993), pages 70-71
  8. ^ GameFan, volume 2, issue 2 (January 1994), pages 54-58 (PDF)
  9. ^ GameFan, volume 3, issue 1 (January 1995), pages 68-75 (PDF)
  10. ^ GameFan, volume 4, issue 1 (January 1996), pages 104-106
  11. ^ GameFan, volume 5, issue 2 (February 1997), pages 34-36
  12. ^ Lachel, Cyril (August 4, 2006). "Defunct Games > On Running Feuds > One Hardcore Gamer's Redux". from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  13. ^ . 2012-03-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  15. ^ "Goodbye GameFan. by RobDuenas on DeviantArt". Robduenas.deviantart.com. from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  16. ^ @wesleyruscher (September 7, 2012). "@Fr0gboss lacked the necessities to keep food in my belly and a roof over my head" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ . Gamefanmag.com. 2015-05-06. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  18. ^ "Timeline Photos - GameFan Magazine". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

External links edit

  • Hardcore Gaming 101's Archived GameFan History Thread
  • VideoGameObsession's 100% Complete GameFan Issue Index
  • Archived GameFan Magazines on the Wayback Machine
  • Digitized GameFan magazine on Retro CDN

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GameFan was a publication started by Tim Lindquist Greg Off George Weising and Dave Halverson in September 1992 that provided coverage of domestic and imported video games 1 It was notable for its extensive use of game screenshots in its page design contrasting other U S publications at the time The original magazine ceased publishing in December 2000 GameFanVolume 7 Issue 12 December 1999 EditorDave Halverson David Hodgson Eric MylonasCategoriesGaming AnimeFrequencyMonthlyFirst issueOctober 1992Final issueNumberDecember 2000Volume 8 Issue 12CompanyDieHard Gamers Club 1992 1996 Metropolis Media 1996 1998 Shinno Media 1999 2000 BPA International Aug Dec 2000 CountryUnited States CanadaLanguageEnglishWebsitehttp gamefan com defunct ISSN1092 7212In April 2010 Halverson relaunched GameFan as a video games and film magazine 2 However this relaunch was short lived and suffered from internal conflicts and low advertising revenue Contents 1 History 2 Controversy 3 The Adventures of Monitaur 4 Golden Megawards 5 Related publications 6 2010 relaunch 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe idea for the name GameFan came from the Japanese Sega magazine called Megafan Although it began as an advertising supplement to sell imported video games primarily from Japan the small text reviews and descriptions drew attention for a lack of refinement and a sense of passion Editor profiles featured caricatures drawn by Terry Wolfinger The anonymized approach allowed certain editors like Dave Halverson to write multiple reviews of the same game under different pseudonyms GameFan was well known for its extensive coverage of important games and its expansive coverage of emerging interest in anime Another major feature that separated it from other gaming magazines was the high quality paper used to print it GameFan s game screenshots were more colorful and accurate to in game graphics Controversy editIn the September 1995 issue of GameFan an article was printed that contained several derogatory comments about Japanese people calling them little Jap bastards a racially derogatory term that was used to insult Japanese descendants and Japanese Americans during the years of World War II The text took the place of one of the paragraphs of one of the sports games reviews The article discussed a Namco combat flight simulator Ace Combat rather than College Football 96 which was the topic of the article and was poorly written 3 GameFan s official explanation was that a rogue employee had sabotaged the magazine in order to alienate its Japanese audience and fan base However later reports indicated that it was actually filler text that someone had neglected to remove and the entire incident was an internal joke that accidentally got printed 4 An apology dated August 24 1995 was published in DieHard GameFan s October 1995 issue in both English and Japanese 5 and a further apology appeared in the November 1995 issue 6 The Adventures of Monitaur editThe magazine included a comic strip The Adventures of Monitaur an anime derived series Although the title character Monitaur was only drawn for the strip the rest of the magazine s staff personae appeared as characters Monitaur s main storylines were his struggles against The Blowmeister who represented the leadership of rival magazines such as Electronic Gaming Monthly In 1994 GameFan and two new startups known as Dark Moon Productions and Dark Moon Comics entered into an agreement to launch a Monitor comic book series and at that time discussions were underway to make a full length animated movie to be produced by Dark Moon Productions Inc and DMP Multi media a sister company founded by Andrew Spencer and Gary Tucker Golden Megawards editThe winners of GameFan s annual Golden Megawards were chosen by editors 1992 Megawards 7 Award Skid Brody Tom Slick The EnquirerBest Game Wonderdog Sega CD Cybernator SNES Streets of Rage 2 Genesis Street Fighter II SNES Best Import Game Landstalker Mega Drive Parodius Super Famicom Landstalker Mega Drive Final Fantasy V Super Famicom Best Arcade Translation Street Fighter IIBest Handheld Game Shinobi 2 Dracula Mario Land 2Best Action Platform Game Wonderdog Sonic 2 World of IllusionBest One on One Fighting Game Art of Fighting Street Fighter IIBest Action Fighting Game TMNT Hyperstone Heist Streets of Rage 2Best Movie Game Alien 3 Star WarsBest Shooter Air Zonk Thunder Force IV Space MegaforceBest Cartoon Game Taz Mania World of Illusion Taz Mania World of IllusionBest RPG Soul Blazer Zelda A Link to the PastBest Puzzle Game Q bert 3 Lemmings Krusty s Fun House Q bert 3Best Simulation Steel Talons Battletank Steel TalonsBest Sports Game Baseball Stars 2 Madden 93 Baseball Stars 2Best Driving Game Mario Kart Top Racer Mario KartBest Strategy Game Warsong Rampart Warsong RampartBest Action Adventure Legend of the Mystical Ninja Cybernator Prince of Persia Legend of the Mystical NinjaBest Sound Effects Global Gladiators Super Star WarsBest Intro Wonderdog Out of This WorldBest Game Music Wonderdog Streets of Rage 2 Super Adventure Island Legend of the Mystical NinjaBest Music Import Game Lunar Fhey Area Nobunaga s Ninja Force Final Fantasy VBest Character Wonderdog Wonderdog Cybernator Cybernator Dhalsim Street Fighter II Guile Street Fighter II Best Boss Smoke Ring Boss Wonderdog Level 5 Thunder Force IV Scaling Face Mystical Ninja Best New Peripheral Sega CDWorst Game All THQ Games1993 Megawards 8 Award Winner Runners upGame of the Year Gunstar Heroes Genesis Star Fox SNES Landstalker Genesis Best Action Platform Game Gunstar Heroes Genesis Tiny Toons SNES Best Action Adventure Alien 3 SNES Flashback Genesis Best Fighting Game Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition Genesis Street Fighter II Turbo SNES Best Shooter Silpheed Sega CD Star Fox SNES Best Action Arcade Game Batman Returns SNES Final Fight CD Sega CD Best Movie Game Aladdin Genesis Alien 3 SNES Best Cartoon Game Stimpy s Invention Genesis Taz Mania SNES Best Puzzle Game Mean Bean Machine Genesis Lost Vikings SNES Best Simulation AH 3 Thunderhawk Sega CD MechWarrior SNES Best Strategy Game Shining Force Genesis King Arthur s World SNES Best Action RPG Landstalker Genesis Secret of Mana SNES Best RPG Lunar Sega CD Paladin s Quest SNES Best Driving Game Crash amp Burn 3DO Formula One Genesis Rock amp Roll Racing SNES Best 2 Player Game Dashin Desperadoes Genesis Battletoads SNES Most Innovative New Game Landstalker Genesis Tax Mania SNES Best Music Lunar Sega CD Star Fox SNES Gunstar Heroes Genesis Sonic CD Mega CD Best New Character Bubsy Bubsy Aero Aero Sparkster Rocket Knight Adventures Best System of 93 Sega Genesis SNESBest Handheld Game GearBest New System Atari Jaguar 3DO1994 Megawards 9 Award WinnerGame of the Year Earthworm Jim Genesis Import Game of the Year Clockwork Knight Saturn Action Platform Game of the Year Earthworm Jim Genesis Action Adventure Game of the Year Metroid SNES Action Arcade Game of the Year Contra Genesis Fighting Game of the Year Super Street Fighter II Turbo 3DO Shooting Game of the Year Novastorm 3DO Movie Game of the Year Demolition Man 3DO Cartoon Game of the Year Mickey Mania Sega CD Simulation Game of the Year Iron Soldier Jaguar Strategy Game of the Year Shining Force 2 Genesis Role Playing Game of the Year Final Fantasy III SNES Action RPG Game of the Year Illusion of Gaia SNES Driving Racing Game of the Year Road Rash 3DO Puzzle Game of the Year Bubba n Stix Genesis Best Adventure RPG Snatcher Sega CD Best 2 Player Game Contra Genesis Eternal Champions Sega CD Super Street Fighter II SNES Best Soundtrack Earthworm Jim Genesis Best Music Final Fantasy III SNES Burning Soldier 3DO Best Special Effects Castlevania Bloodlines Genesis Donkey Kong Country SNES Guardian War 3DO Best FMV Loadstar Sega CD Burning Soldier 3DO Best New Character Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim Best New System Sega 32XBest System 94 Panasonic 3DO1995 Megawards 10 Award Winner Import MegawardsGame of the Year Yoshi s Island SNES 16 Bit Game of the Year Yoshi s Island SNES 32 Bit Game of the Year Jumping Flash PlayStation SNES Game of the Year Yoshi s IslandGenesis Game of the Year VectormanPlayStation Game of the Year Jumping FlashSaturn Game of the Year Virtua Fighter 23DO Game of the Year DPortable Game of the Year Red Alarm Virtual Boy Action Platform Game of the Year Yoshi s Island SNES Hermie Hopperhead PlayStation Action Adventure Game of the Year Skeleton WarriorsFighting Game of the Year Virtua Fighter 2 Saturn Killer Instinct SNES Shooter of the Year Panzer Dragoon Saturn Darius Gaiden Saturn Movie Cartoon Port Game of the Year Skeleton WarriorsRPG of the Year EarthBound SNES Mystic Ark Super Famicom Action RPG of the Year Beyond Oasis Genesis Tenchi Sozo Super Famicom Racing Game of the Year Sega Rally Championship Saturn Motor Toon GP PlayStation Puzzle Game of the Year Zoop PlayStation Puyo Puyo 2 Saturn Simulation Shooting Game of the Year Warhawk PlayStation Strategy Game of the Year Ogre Battle SNES Tactics Ogre Super Famicom Racing Combat Games of the Year Wipeout PlayStation Off World Interceptor Saturn Graphic Adventure FMV Games of the Year Mansion of Hidden Souls Saturn Discworld PlayStation D 3DO Special Effects Game of the Year Warhawk PlayStation Soundtrack of the Year Skeleton WarriorsNew Character of the Year Astal Astal 1996 Megawards 11 Award Winner s Runners upTop GameFan Game of 1996 Tomb Raider Resident Evil Super Mario 64 Nights Tekken 2Best Import Game of the Year Enemy Zero Keio Yu GekitaiCoin Op Game of the Year Virtua Fighter 3 Street Fighter Alpha 216 Bit Game of the Year Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis Donkey Kong Country 3Portable Game of the Year Wario Virtual Boy Red Alarm Virtual Boy Alternative Game of the Year Nights Tail of the SunSide Scrolling Game of the Year Guardian Heroes Metal SlugAction Platform Game of the Year Crash Bandicoot PandemoniumAction Adventure Game of the Year Tomb Raider PlayStation Super Mario 64Action RPG Game of the Year The Legend of Oasis Legacy of KainCorridor Game of the Year PowerSlave Saturn Final DoomShooting Game of the Year Panzer Dragoon Zwei Saturn Virtua Cop 2Fighting Game of the Year Street Fighter Alpha 2 Fighting VipersRacing Game of the Year Ridge Racer Revolution Wave Race 64 Jet Moto Daytona CCE Formula 1Racing Combat Game of the Year Wipeout XL Motor Toon GP Wipeout Saturn Puzzle Game of the Year Tetris Attack Super NES Puzzle FighterRPG Game of the Year Suikoden Super Mario RPGStrategy Game of the Year Return Fire PlayStation Tecmo s DeceptionSimulation Game of the Year GunGriffon Saturn Pilotwings 64Best Sports Game of the Year Worldwide Soccer 97 Saturn Cool BoardersBest Game Story of the Year Suikoden Legacy of KainBest Special Effects of the Year Super Mario 64 Tomb RaiderBest Soundtrack of the Year Suikoden Tekken 2Best Use of FMV CG of the Year Tekken 2 Legacy of KainRelated publications editGameFan s original editor in chief Dave Halverson went on to publish Gamers Republic and then Play Magazine an American video gaming magazine not to be confused with the English publication of the same name consisting mostly of former GameFan and Gamers Republic staff members Gamers Republic had a run of 35 issues and ceased publication in July 2001 when the dot com bubble burst The Play had a more successful run of 97 issues until the publishing company filed for bankruptcy Tim Lindquist along with several other members of the original GameFan team launched a new magazine Hardcore Gamer They also began developing strategy guides as a part of their publishing company DoubleJump Books later renamed OnionBat Books The magazine had a run of 36 issues before it began focusing exclusively on its website 12 The DieHard GameFan name was resurrected by Alex Lucard as a website Diehard GameFAN with Halverson s blessing 13 While the site covers major game releases the site also reviews indie games much like the original magazine 2010 relaunch editGameFan MovieFan Destructoid MagazineEditorDave HalversonWesley RuscherJames BaconBrandon JusticeCategoriesGaming Movies Comics Anime MangaFrequencyInconsistentFirst issueApril 2010Final issueJuly 2015 Issue 11 CompanyPaper Planet LLCCountryUnited States CanadaLanguageEnglishWebsitehttp gamefanmag com defunct After the bankruptcy of Fusion Publishing and the closure of Play Dave Halverson began work on a relaunch of GameFan The magazine returned to newsstands in April 2010 headed by Halverson and a few key staffers from Play with Rob Duenas serving as the new art director It was available in both print and digital formats the latter of which was sold directly through GameFan s online shop The first two issues of the relaunched GameFan featured a section titled MovieFan which covered movies anime and comics The first two thirds of the magazine was devoted to GameFan and then readers would have to turn the magazine upside down in order to read the MovieFan magazine As of issue 3 the MovieFan portion of the magazine was discontinued but later issues still featured anime and comic reviews similar to Play In its second and final issue MovieFan conducted one of the last known interviews with the late filmmaker Satoshi Kon 14 The first five issues of the magazine were released on a consistent bi monthly schedule However problems occurred with the magazine s development due to issues with advertising revenue causing the sixth issue to be released in August 2011 eight months after issue 5 and with an entirely new editing team headed by newcomer James Bacon Issue 7 was assembled by only three people editor in chief Dave Halverson art director and graphic designer Rob Duenas and managing editor James Bacon and was released in December 2011 Soon thereafter Duenas resigned The reason for his departure was due to an overwhelming workload Duenas stated that he worked 20 hours a day for two weeks straight and he was still short cover art 15 Despite the stressful working conditions Duenas harbored no ill will towards Halverson or the magazine stating that he would have still been willing to contribute with cover illustrations or provide assistance with layouts Soon after Duenas departure Bacon left for reasons unstated A press release was issued on April 18 2012 highlighting the supposed future of Paper Planet brands GameFan and Girls of Gaming The company planned on increasing its online presence through app development for mobile devices as well as a new GameFan TV online channel None of these plans would come to fruition except the creation of a YouTube channel Former Destructoid editor Wesley Ruscher was named the magazine s new editor in chief but resigned shortly after the release of issue 8 stating that it lacked the necessities to keep food in his belly and a roof over his head 16 As of June 2013 GameFan s web presence had been in a mostly inactive state for about a year Issue 9 was finally made available in February 2013 after missing the holiday 2012 release This issue was only worked on by two people Dave Halverson and Greg Orlando Issues 8 and 9 were only available in a digital format GameFan would later go on a two year hiatus returning in 2015 with a redesigned magazine and website In February 2015 GameFan simultaneously released issue 10 digitally and on newsstands The digital version was freely released on Magzter with the use of a promotional code The magazine went through a complete overhaul simplifying its layouts and design most likely in order to have the magazines completed on schedule The size of the print magazine is significantly smaller compared to previous issues In addition the GameFan mascot Monitaur and logo were redesigned On May 6 2015 GameFan announced a partnership with Destructoid to help promote the GameFan brand with collaborations and free subscription offers The initial plan was to bring back the dual cover format from the first two issues but instead of a MovieFan portion it would be exclusive content created by Destructoid for the magazine 17 According to GameFan s official Facebook page the deal with Destructoid would have allowed for the magazine to be released on a monthly schedule 18 However the deal with Destructoid resulted in only one issue of the GameFan Destructoid magazine ever being released citation needed As of January 2019 there have been no new updates regarding GameFan s overall status References edit Lindquist Tim June 28 2004 Onionbat Publishing Message Boards Archived from the original on 2017 08 27 Retrieved 2012 05 10 Gamefan Moviefan Magazine YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved 2015 08 17 Cavalier Cal College Football USA 96 DieHard GameFan Volume 3 Issue 9 No 33 Pg 115 September 1995 20 Biggest Gaming Controversies Gamepro May 5 2009 Archived from the original on May 9 2009 Retrieved July 26 2012 Halverson Dave Editorial Zone DieHard GameFan Volume 3 Issue 10 No 34 Pg 4 October 1995 Halverson Dave Editorial Zone DieHard GameFan Volume 3 Issue 11 No 35 Pg 4 November 1995 GameFan volume 1 issue 3 January 1993 pages 70 71 GameFan volume 2 issue 2 January 1994 pages 54 58 PDF GameFan volume 3 issue 1 January 1995 pages 68 75 PDF GameFan volume 4 issue 1 January 1996 pages 104 106 GameFan volume 5 issue 2 February 1997 pages 34 36 Lachel Cyril August 4 2006 Defunct Games gt On Running Feuds gt One Hardcore Gamer s Redux Archived from the original on 2009 02 18 Retrieved 2008 08 04 DIEHARD GAMEFAN 2 0 INTERVIEW 2012 03 25 Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2015 08 17 Interview Satoshi Kon Archived from the original on 2014 01 27 Retrieved 2015 08 17 Goodbye GameFan by RobDuenas on DeviantArt Robduenas deviantart com Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2015 08 17 wesleyruscher September 7 2012 Fr0gboss lacked the necessities to keep food in my belly and a roof over my head Tweet via Twitter GameFan Magazine amp Destructoid Join Forces Gamefanmag com 2015 05 06 Archived from the original on 2015 07 16 Retrieved 2015 08 17 Timeline Photos GameFan Magazine Facebook Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Retrieved 2015 08 17 External links editGameFan s Official Site In Archived Format GameFan 2010 s Website before the redesign In Archived Format Hardcore Gaming 101 s Archived GameFan History Thread VideoGameObsession s 100 Complete GameFan Issue Index The Original GameFan Website In Archived Format Archived GameFan Magazines on the Wayback Machine Digitized GameFan magazine on Retro CDN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GameFan amp oldid 1218079584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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