As games magazine readers of a certain age will recall, Electronic Gaming Monthly was the most prominent American video games magazine, which had an impressive 25-year run, spanning from 1989 until 2014, and now, some ten years after its closure, EGM is seeking to return to print with a new retrospective book, The  Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium.

Over 320 pages of rich video game history, The EGM Compendium will chart the development of the most noteworthy games, franchises, cultural shifts, and industry trends from throughout EGM’s quarter-century of publication. With a long list of contributors that includes EGM alumni, current and former game developers, and modern gaming influencers, The EGM Compendium will also highlight the perspectives, memories, and insights of dozens of icons from across the gaming world.

The Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium will include exclusive Interviews and Roundtables with  former EGM editors, game developers, and influencers, who  will weigh in on the magazine and the games and events chronicled in its pages. The book will also tell the in-depth history of the magazine with rite-ups of all 264 numbered issues of EGM telling the story of the gaming industry month by month, through a mixture of new and archival material. Longer features will also be included  throughout the book highlighting some of the most important trends in gaming, charting the rise of notable genres, franchises, rivalries, and companies.

The Kickstarter campaign launches today, with a host of pledge rewards available. Depending on the pledge tier, fans will be able to receive an exclusive edition of the book with a stylish slipcase, snag exclusive EGM-related goods, get a print copy of the previously “lost” issue #237 of EGM, and, as the ultimate stretch goal, even help fund a brand-new issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.