From April 2000 through to the Summer of 2002, Michael Paysden created & edited the first series of Akafire, updated monthly for most of its run.

The site arose as a kind of experimental playground for Michael, with an ad hoc mixture of artwork, stories and music, together with games & suchlike based either on Flash or DHTML technology.

More recently the name Akafire has been used as a publishing imprint. This is to continue parallel to the new series of the online magazine, which aims to recapture the original concept, presenting ongoing projects and works-in-progress.