I learned a lot about Esports while I was reading this book. Most of what I know about this side of video games comes from the Fighting Game Community. So, reading about what the Dota 2 and League of Legends scene is like was something I was looking forward to. In this book, Andrew talksContinue reading “Review of Surviving Esports: The Zyori Story by Andrew Campbell”
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Review of The Walkthrough by Doug Walsh
This is a book that I didn’t know I needed! I was never a big fan of strategy guides when I was growing up. I wanted to figure out the game for myself, or I would play with my friends, and we would work through things together. The only strategy guides I can remember wereContinue reading “Review of The Walkthrough by Doug Walsh”
A Review of Disrupting the Game by Reggie Fils-Aime
Reggie Fils-Aime’s book is fascinating for a few reasons. There is a lot of advice here for people that translates to many jobs. I’ll talk more about it later, but those passages add something special to the book. This is one of the many autobiographies from people who have contributed a lot to the videoContinue reading “A Review of Disrupting the Game by Reggie Fils-Aime”
Review of Back into the Storm by Bil Herd
This is a wonderful book. Bil Herd has a unique story to tell. It’s a very different story from the other books about engineers or the computer industry. Bil worked at Commodore in the mid-80s when the company was riding high off the success of the C64. He also left before they came plummeting backContinue reading “Review of Back into the Storm by Bil Herd”
Commodore Books by Brian Bagnall
This was a series of books that taught me a lot about Commodore. I had never heard of the company or its computers until ten years ago. Reading about Commodore was great, and I think it gave me quite a bit of insight into the computer industry in the 80s. That being said, I don’tContinue reading “Commodore Books by Brian Bagnall”
Review of A Casual Revolution by Jesper Juul
I found this book to be interesting from a video game history standpoint. Casual games and casual gameplay is talked about in a way that makes the subject understandable. This was written before smartphones and tablets. This makes it a little dated, but the book has a lot of great information. The book was publishedContinue reading “Review of A Casual Revolution by Jesper Juul”
Review of Creating Q*Bert by Warren Davis
This was one of the better books from a game developer. Warren has lived a very interesting life and made some very unique games. He’s made some bizarre games as well. Even when they weren’t as successful, he learned something from his work on them. I learned quite a bit about the games Warren workedContinue reading “Review of Creating Q*Bert by Warren Davis”
Top Five Boss Fight Books
The company that I feel has contributed the most to video game books is Boss Fight Books. Each of their books brings something unique. The books that I like are the ones that don’t focus on just the game. They talk about how the game affected the author, what the game means to them, specificContinue reading “Top Five Boss Fight Books”
The Landmark Video Game Series Video game Book Club
The Landmark series comprises four books that cover four series of games. These books were published by the University of Michigan and were part of the Digital Culture Books series. They were published from 2013-2015, with several reprintings since then. In theory, this is an excellent idea! Take a few games and write about theirContinue reading “The Landmark Video Game Series Video game Book Club”