GamePro, the magazine and video games site is shutting down on Dec 5, 2011.

Some bad news to end the year. One of the major gaming magazines, GamePro and its website(GamePro.com) are shutting down. The last issue of the quarterly publication was released in November 2011. Its website will soon follow and will close down on December 5, 2011.

 Well, perhaps not entirely close down. Visitors to GamePro.com will be redirected to the Games section of PCWorld.com. I’m not sure though if the original GamePro.com’s contents will be transferred to PCWorld. Written at the top of the page is the message below, confirming the planned closure:

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 (http://www.pcworld.com/gamepro) 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 is one of the oldest-running video games magazine. Its first issue was released in May 1989 and its website went online in May 1996. With almost everything going online, it’s not surprising to hear news like this. Just saddening…

Here’s a screenshot of GamePro.com taken today, December 2, 2011:

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