Originally founded in 1988 by members of the U.S. National Video Game Team (the country's first esports league formed in 1983), Electronic Gaming Monthly would go on to become one of the most recognizable and celebrated publications covering the gaming industry. For nearly 20 years, readers eagerly anticipated receiving a new issue of EGM or visiting its website, and there's little doubt that the publication helped shape the direction and style of games media. EGM may have published its final printed issue in 2014, but the continued operation of the magazine as an online entity has now given way to an incredibly ambitious Kickstarter campaign that is clearly resonating with fans.