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This site can now reveal that Future Publishing will be re-launching the Next Generation brand as a free web site -- next-gen.biz -- in June. There are currently no plans to re-launch the print version of the magazine, which was published by Imagine Publishing between 1995 and 2001.
The official announcement will come in a press release any day now, but the Web site reveals a lot of information about the new incarnation. The site will be managed by editor-in-chief Colin Campbell and consultant editor Christian Svensson, who co-created the Next Generation Online site back in 1995, and published by Future USA.
Besides the two editors, most of the content will come from freelance contributors, which the site is actively seeking. The site says it's looking for writers that "have strong opinions" and are "stylish, original and witty."
In another major departure from the rest of the game journalism crowd, the new Next Generation "will not be offering product reviews as such," according to the Web site. It's not exactly clear what this means, but my source tells me that the site's focus will be more on the development and business sides of the industry rather than consumer-oriented, "X-out-of-ten" reviews. My source also mentioned that important names from Next Generation's past may be involved in the new site.
This site can now reveal that Future Publishing will be re-launching the Next Generation brand as a free web site -- next-gen.biz -- in June. There are currently no plans to re-launch the print version of the magazine, which was published by Imagine Publishing between 1995 and 2001.
The official announcement will come in a press release any day now, but the Web site reveals a lot of information about the new incarnation. The site will be managed by editor-in-chief Colin Campbell and consultant editor Christian Svensson, who co-created the Next Generation Online site back in 1995, and published by Future USA.
Besides the two editors, most of the content will come from freelance contributors, which the site is actively seeking. The site says it's looking for writers that "have strong opinions" and are "stylish, original and witty."
In another major departure from the rest of the game journalism crowd, the new Next Generation "will not be offering product reviews as such," according to the Web site. It's not exactly clear what this means, but my source tells me that the site's focus will be more on the development and business sides of the industry rather than consumer-oriented, "X-out-of-ten" reviews. My source also mentioned that important names from Next Generation's past may be involved in the new site.
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