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Electronic Gaming Monthly as you knew it may have folded, your subscription turned into Maxim, pictures of Street Fighter’s Ryu now a hot-young-actress-of-the-moment in lingerie. But the magazine (at least in name) is far from dead, brought back to life by the publication’s original founder, Steve Harris.

The future of EGM looks to heavily incorporate digital content within the magazine (however they would work), including professionally produced video and audio. This content, says Harris, will be made portable on devices like the iPhone.

“The new Electronic Gaming Monthly will let you take your magazine and its content from print to computer to wireless devices -- even your television,” Harris says of the zombie-fied gaming magazine.

It’s certainly an interesting twist on the traditional magazine model. Of course, if the content isn’t up to snuff, it’s hard to believe anyone will care. We’ll be interested to see if the new magazine will be consistent with the quality and recognizable voice we’ve come to expect from EGM.

What this means for our offices new Maxim subscription is unclear.

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Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 06:17
Chronic Logic
Digital magazine subscription? I kind of have a thing against reading E-books or anything like that. It doesn't have the same feel as reading it physically. Plus scrolling down to the next page is annoying. The dizzy feeling from reading stuff on the computer too long as well isn't helpful either.
Endstiem's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 06:20
Endstiem
Hmmm.... not so sure about getting all of my devices invaded at once. Might get a bit messy.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 07:16
TheToiletDuck
Digital eh? Hope they don't mind people stealing it.
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 10:42
ExpertPenguin
I want to see EGM again as much as the next person (wait, uh..), but do they REALLY need this if 1up has been carrying torch pretty well before and since its demise?..
CaptainApocalypse's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 10:43
CaptainApocalypse
Meh. All the news they get is usually old by the time it comes out. They need to focus on Web content. Make it subscription based if you like, but with the plethora of awesome gaming sites, I don't think they're going to get far. They need to just leave the idea alone.
Ninja Cameraman's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 11:48
Ninja Cameraman
I wouldn't mind a little digital EGM but nothing compares to print. And considering how about 30% of the information I see about upcoming games is scans from GameInformer it is possible for a mag to have up-to-date info with exlusives. That and the amazing random articles the EGM staff manage to come up with.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/06/2009 00:57
Brian Szabelski
So when do they start hiring?
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