GameFan

Former video game magazine GameFanVolume 7, Issue 12 (December 1999)Editor Dave Halverson David Hodgson Eric Mylonas CategoriesGaming, AnimeFrequencyMonthlyFirst issueOctober 1992Final issueNumberDecember 2000Volume 8, Issue 12Company DieHard Gamers Club (1992–1996) Metropolis Media (1996–1998) Shinno Media (1999–2000) CountryUnited States, CanadaLanguageEnglishWebsitegamefan.com (defunct)ISSN1092-7212 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. 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. In April 2010, Halverson relaunched GameFan as a video games and film magazine. However, this relaunch was short-lived and suffered from internal conflicts and low advertising revenue. History 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