EGM Compendium Weekly Progress Update: October 17th
6 months ago
– Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 11:33:12 AM
Hello and thank you once again to our backers. Time for another quick weekly check-in as we move toward the finish line on The EGM Compendium.
All of our remaining work continues at the expected pace, and everything is currently on track for a mid-November rollout of the digital version. The two outstanding feature layouts are now done. We’ve also started digging into the remaining issue pages. Copy editing and approvals are also continuing smoothly so far.
This is one of those cases where no (big) news is good news—we’re just continuing to knock out everything on our to-do list so we can get the book in your hands soon. We’ll check in again next week with another update.
On a more somber note…
We’d also like to share how saddened we were to learn this week of the passing of Tomonobu Itagaki, founder of Team Ninja and the creative force behind the Dead or Alive and 3D Ninja Gaiden series. Though he helped craft some the most beloved and talked-about games of the early 2000s, he was also widely known for his outsize personality, which he let shine through in full force when talking to the press. Confident, funny, and rock-star cool, Mr. Itagaki helped shift the world’s understanding of what a game developer could be.
Given Mr. Itagaki’s frequent, always memorable appearances in the pages of EGM, he was high on the list of developers we wanted to reach out to for the book. Neither Mollie nor I had ever spoken with him before, so we contacted him cold and hoped for the best. He agreed without hesitation. What we found was a man who was extremely friendly, humble, and generous in his conversations with us, far from the persona you may have seen in print and online over the years. We’re honored we’ll be able to share a few of his words and commemorate his work, in some small way, in the Compendium.
Our sincere condolences go out to his Mr. Itagaki’s family, friends, and colleagues.
EGM Compendium Weekly Progress Update: October 10th
6 months ago
– Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 11:21:06 AM
Hello and thank you to all of our backers! We’re checking in as promised to let you know what we’ve been up to and how things are progressing as we advance toward completion of The EGM Compendium.
It’s been a busy week, and we wanted to share a few quick details on what we’ve been up to.
On the layout front, we’ve wrapped up two of the outstanding feature designs after a few rounds of revisions, feedback, and some collaborative editing. That means there are just two left to finalize.
One of those two now-completed features is something we’ve been working on getting right for a long while now: An "Interface" section at the back of the book dedicated to you, our Kickstarter backers. We decided early on that we didn’t want to just dump the "Your Name in the Book" rewards onto plain pages, so instead we worked to recreate the spirit of the reader-driven sections the magazine featured throughout the years, first known as Interface, then Letters, then Login. This section will have a long list of names—unavoidable, with the volume of support we received—but you’ll also find letters and responses, letter art, and EGMemories from the community mixed in throughout. We wanted to make sure there was more reason for everyone to look through those pages and find something fun to engage with. We also wanted to put as much visual flair on them as the rest of the book. We hope you’ll enjoy it and agree the effort was worth it once you see it in the final book!
Copy editing and final page reviews continue at a steady pace. We haven’t encountered anything that necessitated any major revisions, so all good news so far.
All in all, we look to be keeping to our current schedule of get everything wrapped up by mid-November. Just a bit longer, and the digital book will be out to you and the files at the printer.
Back next week!
Make Your Voice Heard in EGM #265—and Preview the Fold-Out Cover
6 months ago
– Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 04:12:08 PM
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The EGM Compendium Progress Update: The Home Stretch
6 months ago
– Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 04:28:30 PM
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Last Chance to Late Pledge for The EGM Compendium
8 months ago
– Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 04:13:44 PM
Once again, we’d like to thank all of our backers for making The EGM Compendium such an incredible success.
Today, we’re announced two important upcoming deadlines.
First, on August 15th, we’ll be ending Late Pledges on the campaign. Late Pledges have been an incredible boost to the campaign, but it’s finally time to bring them to a close. If you’ve been following the project but haven’t yet backed, this is your last chance to get the Kickstarter-exclusive rewards.
The following week, on August 22nd, we will locking orders on BackerKit. That means you’ll no longer be able to make any changes to your survey that involve modifying the contents of your pledge. If you’d like to add, remove, or tweak any add-ons, please do so before then.
And if you haven’t filled out your BackerKit survey yet, please do that as soon as possible. As a reminder, you can always access your survey by entering the email address associated with your Kickstarter pledge at https://egmcompendium.backerkit.com/.
Be aware that even after orders are locked, you’ll still be able to update your shipping address. We’ll send a separate update to provide advance notice before we lock addresses.
Thanks again.
