Having the metaverse being a vision of Hell is somewhat comical to me. I think it is very fitting that this version of something so unnecessary would only be useful as a place to psychologically torture people who hurt someone’s feelings. I hadn’t heard of this game before reading the book, and now I kindContinue reading “Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | This is what I think the Metaverse will look like”
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Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead is a wonderful novel | Book Review
How do you novelize Doom? A game where the developers famously didn’t care about the story. Well, you take the bare bones of a story from the game, add some more characters, and give the main character more motivation and backstory. It did take some time to get going, but this is a fun book!Continue reading “Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead is a wonderful novel | Book Review”
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”