Steve Harris Dishes New Details on EGM Re-Launch

Late last May, the surprising news was announced that Steve Harris, the original founder of Electronic Gaming Monthly back in 1988, had reacquired the rights to the shuttered magazine with the intention of re-launching it later this year. Now in an interview with Publishing Executive ( via Bitmob), Harris has divulged a few surprising new details of what the new EGM will look like -- and while just the fact that EGM is re-launching is newsworthy enough, this is particularly interesting in that Harris evidently plans to invent video paper . In the interview, Harris explains how the new EGM will be more than just the revival of a traditional magazine: First and foremost, we're planning to incorporate digital content within the magazine. This includes professionally-produced video, audio and other types of content. We're also going to make this content fully transportable. ... There's now a heightened consumer interest ... (link)