Sad news in gaming history today.
GamePro has announced that it will be shutting down operations–both its print and online iterations–on Monday, December 5th 2011.
The following statement was released on gamepro.com: "Thank you for your loyalty, support, and participation in the GamePro.com community. At noon on December 5, 2011, the U.S. version of GamePro online will shut down as an independent site. GamePro will become part of PCWorld.com offering gaming news, reviews, and how-tos from the PCWorld team. Thank you to the entire GamePro staff for their hard work and dedication."
GamePro was first launched as a monthly print publication in May of 1989 and then went online in 1996. When the magazine became a quarterly publication earlier this year, it was rumored that financial problems was the cause. Industry Gamers indicated that the closure of GamePro was a result of the lack of advertising money; a catalyst for staff layoffs.
