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Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

by Jason Schreier ...

From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart—and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next.Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart—and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next.Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of
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The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games

by Peter Leigh ...

Series series Tech Classics
Remember what a wild frontier the early days of home gaming were? Manufacturers releasing new consoles at a breakneck pace; developers creating games that kept us up all night, then going bankrupt the next day; and what self-respecting kid didn't beg their parents for an Atari or a Nintendo? This explosion of computers, consoles, and games was genuinely unlike anything the tech world has seen ... Read more

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Remember what a wild frontier the early days of home gaming were? Manufacturers releasing new consoles at a breakneck pace; developers creating games that kept us up all night, then going bankrupt the next day; and what self-respecting kid didn't beg their parents for an Atari or a Nintendo? This explosion of computers, consoles, and games was genuinely unlike anything the tech world has seen
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Codebreaking

A Practical Guide

by Elonka Dunin, Klaus Schmeh ...

'The best book on codebreaking I have read', SIR DERMOT TURING'Brings back the joy I felt when I first read about these things as a kid', PHIL ZIMMERMANN'This is at last the single book on codebreaking that you must have. If you are not yet addicted to cryptography, this book will get you addicted. Read, enjoy, and test yourself on history's great still-unbroken messages!' JARED DIAMOND is the ... Read more

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'The best book on codebreaking I have read', SIR DERMOT TURING'Brings back the joy I felt when I first read about these things as a kid', PHIL ZIMMERMANN'This is at last the single book on codebreaking that you must have. If you are not yet addicted to cryptography, this book will get you addicted. Read, enjoy, and test yourself on history's great still-unbroken messages!' JARED DIAMOND is the
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Play Nice

The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment

by Jason Schreier ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry: a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall—"A fast paced thrill ride, perfect for anyone who has ever played a video game" (Ben Mezrich).**For video game fans, the name Blizzard ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry: a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall—"A fast paced thrill ride, perfect for anyone who has ever played a video game" (Ben Mezrich).**For video game fans, the name Blizzard
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Super Mario

How Nintendo Conquered America

by Jeff Ryan ...

The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible.Nintendo has continually set the standard for video-game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape.The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became the most successful franchise in the history of gaming, has plot twists worthy of a video game. Jeff Ryan shares ... Read more

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The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible.Nintendo has continually set the standard for video-game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape.The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became the most successful franchise in the history of gaming, has plot twists worthy of a video game. Jeff Ryan shares
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Sidemen: The Book

The subject of the hit new Netflix documentary

by The Sidemen ...

Billions of you have watched their videos and millions of you have followed them on social media.So here we go; it's time to back up because YouTube superstars, The Sidemen, are finally here in book form and they're dishing the dirt on each other as well as the YouTube universe.There's nowhere to hide as KSI, Miniminter, Behzinga, Zerkaa,Vikkstar123, Wroetoshaw and Tobjizzle go in hard on their ... Read more

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Billions of you have watched their videos and millions of you have followed them on social media.So here we go; it's time to back up because YouTube superstars, The Sidemen, are finally here in book form and they're dishing the dirt on each other as well as the YouTube universe.There's nowhere to hide as KSI, Miniminter, Behzinga, Zerkaa,Vikkstar123, Wroetoshaw and Tobjizzle go in hard on their
... Read more
Theory of Fun for Game Design

by Raph Koster ...

Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become ... Read more

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Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become
... Read more
The God Game

by Danny Tobey ...

'Like an episode of Black Mirror written by Stephen King' John Marrs, bestselling author of The One'Immersive, claustrophobic . . . addictive' GuardianWin and All Your Dreams Come True™! ;)Charlie and his friends have entered the God Game.Tasks are delivered through their phones. When they accomplish a mission, the game rewards them. Charlie's money problems could be over. Vanhi ca... ... Read more

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'Like an episode of Black Mirror written by Stephen King' John Marrs, bestselling author of The One'Immersive, claustrophobic . . . addictive' GuardianWin and All Your Dreams Come True™! ;)Charlie and his friends have entered the God Game.Tasks are delivered through their phones. When they accomplish a mission, the game rewards them. Charlie's money problems could be over. Vanhi ca...
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Minecraft For Dummies

by Jacob Cordeiro ...

Craft yourself an amazing game of Minecraft!More than just a game, Minecraft consists of players using an avatar to create or destroy various types of blocks, form fantastic structures, create artwork, and do much more, all in a three-dimensional environment and across various multiplayer servers in multiple game modes. With this fun and friendly beginners guide, you will quickly grasp how to play ... Read more

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Craft yourself an amazing game of Minecraft!More than just a game, Minecraft consists of players using an avatar to create or destroy various types of blocks, form fantastic structures, create artwork, and do much more, all in a three-dimensional environment and across various multiplayer servers in multiple game modes. With this fun and friendly beginners guide, you will quickly grasp how to play
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Minecraft: The Ultimate Reloaded 70 Top Tips & Tricks Your Friends Wish They Know After You Beat Them!

by Jason Scotts ...

Minecraft is a great game to play alone, but it gets even better if you do so with your friends. Whether you are on PvP (player versus player) mode where your goal is to be the last man or in this case, the last Steve standing, or you are just trying to create a "better" world compared to those made by your friends, it would be to your advantage if you take note of the tips mentioned below. From ... Read more

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Minecraft is a great game to play alone, but it gets even better if you do so with your friends. Whether you are on PvP (player versus player) mode where your goal is to be the last man or in this case, the last Steve standing, or you are just trying to create a "better" world compared to those made by your friends, it would be to your advantage if you take note of the tips mentioned below. From
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Imaginable

How to see the future coming and be ready for anything

by Jane McGonigal ...

World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.How can we be confident about making plans?How might we feel secure despite the future being unknown?How do we learn to feel at peace with the unexpected?Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face ... Read more

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World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.How can we be confident about making plans?How might we feel secure despite the future being unknown?How do we learn to feel at peace with the unexpected?Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face
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101 Amazing Sega Master System Facts

by Jimmy Russell ...

Series Book 3 - Games Console History
In this entry to Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Sega's Master System - the first Sega home console to hit non-japanese shores. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible information you probably never knew! Everyone from retro gamers who were there at the time to n00bz who ... Read more

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In this entry to Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Sega's Master System - the first Sega home console to hit non-japanese shores. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible information you probably never knew! Everyone from retro gamers who were there at the time to n00bz who
... Read more
The Art of Game Design

A Book of Lenses, Third Edition

by Jesse Schell ...

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many ... Read more

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The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many
... Read more
Designing Games

A Guide to Engineering Experiences

by Tynan Sylvester ...

Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of today's hit video games. You'll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiences - a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players.In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan ... Read more

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Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of today's hit video games. You'll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiences - a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players.In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan
... Read more
Minecraft: 140 Top Tips & Tricks Exposed!

by Jason Scotts ...

In Minecraft, you are, in almost all the senses of the word, free to do what you want, but learning how to survive and make the most out of the world you get dropped in could amplify the gaming experience and give you hours of fun. In the exciting new book, Minecraft: 140 Top Tips & Tricks Exposed! (2014 Edition), the 140 tips mentioned here will probably teach you a thing or two - from the basics ... Read more

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In Minecraft, you are, in almost all the senses of the word, free to do what you want, but learning how to survive and make the most out of the world you get dropped in could amplify the gaming experience and give you hours of fun. In the exciting new book, Minecraft: 140 Top Tips & Tricks Exposed! (2014 Edition), the 140 tips mentioned here will probably teach you a thing or two - from the basics
... Read more
ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM

Essential Tips and Tricks Guide

by Trista. F. Alvarez ...

"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" is an action-adventure game developed by Nintendo, and it serves as a sequel to the critically acclaimed "Breath of the Wild." Set in the expansive open world of Hyrule, the game follows the hero, Link, as he embarks on a new quest to uncover the secrets of an ancient kingdom threatened by dark forces. With enhanced gameplay mechanics, including new ... Read more

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"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" is an action-adventure game developed by Nintendo, and it serves as a sequel to the critically acclaimed "Breath of the Wild." Set in the expansive open world of Hyrule, the game follows the hero, Link, as he embarks on a new quest to uncover the secrets of an ancient kingdom threatened by dark forces. With enhanced gameplay mechanics, including new
... Read more
Jacked

The unauthorized behind-the-scenes story of Grand Theft Auto

by David Kushner ...

The behind the scenes story of the world’s most notorious and controversial video games company – Rockstar Games.Jacked is the incredible story behind the phenomenon that changed video games for ever – Grand Theft Auto.Powerful politicians tried to stop it, parents and activists vigorously campaigned against it, but they couldn’t stop GTA breaking records. GTA IV became the biggest entertainment ... Read more

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The behind the scenes story of the world’s most notorious and controversial video games company – Rockstar Games.Jacked is the incredible story behind the phenomenon that changed video games for ever – Grand Theft Auto.Powerful politicians tried to stop it, parents and activists vigorously campaigned against it, but they couldn’t stop GTA breaking records. GTA IV became the biggest entertainment
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Hey! Listen!

A journey through the golden era of video games

by Steve McNeil ...

For fans of Daniel Hardcastle's Fuck Yeah!, Videogames and Retro Tech by peter leigh.Equal parts hilarious and informative, Hey! Listen! should be in every gamer's library.- Lucy James, (Gamespot)An informative, accessible romp through the early years of the games industry. All hail Il pirata pallido; the gaming hero we never knew we needed.- Adam Rosser BBC Radio 5Live</stro... ... Read more

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For fans of Daniel Hardcastle's Fuck Yeah!, Videogames and Retro Tech by peter leigh.Equal parts hilarious and informative, Hey! Listen! should be in every gamer's library.- Lucy James, (Gamespot)An informative, accessible romp through the early years of the games industry. All hail Il pirata pallido; the gaming hero we never knew we needed.- Adam Rosser BBC Radio 5Live</stro...
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Total War: Warhammer Game Guide

by Wiki Guide ...

The Total War: Warhammer guide contains all the information required to fully comprehend this extremely complex and demanding title. Here you can find practical advices concerning all the gameplay mechanisms appearing in the game - public order, corruption, or keeping a stable economy.Additionally, the guide contains detailed descriptions of all of available factions in the game: Empire, Dwarves, ... Read more

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The Total War: Warhammer guide contains all the information required to fully comprehend this extremely complex and demanding title. Here you can find practical advices concerning all the gameplay mechanisms appearing in the game - public order, corruption, or keeping a stable economy.Additionally, the guide contains detailed descriptions of all of available factions in the game: Empire, Dwarves,
... Read more
101 Amazing Nintendo NES Facts

Includes facts about the Famicom

by Jimmy Russell ...

Series Book 2 - Games Console History
In this fact-filled installment in Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Nintendo's seminal NES, the most significant console in Nintendo history. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible information you probably never knew! Everyone from retro gamers who were there at the time to ... Read more

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In this fact-filled installment in Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Nintendo's seminal NES, the most significant console in Nintendo history. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible information you probably never knew! Everyone from retro gamers who were there at the time to
... Read more
Web Game Developer's Cookbook, The

Using JavaScript and HTML5 to Develop Games

by Evan Burchard ...

Series series Game Design
Want to start building great web games with HTML5 and JavaScript? Moving from Flash or other game platforms? Already building HTML5 games and want to get better and faster at it? This guide brings together everything you need: expert guidance, sample projects, and working code!Evan Burchard walks you step-by-step through quickly building 10 popular types of games. Each chapter implements a game ... Read more

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Want to start building great web games with HTML5 and JavaScript? Moving from Flash or other game platforms? Already building HTML5 games and want to get better and faster at it? This guide brings together everything you need: expert guidance, sample projects, and working code!Evan Burchard walks you step-by-step through quickly building 10 popular types of games. Each chapter implements a game
... Read more
Grokking Algorithms

An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people

by Aditya Bhargava ...

"This book does the impossible: it makes math fun and easy!" - Sander Rossel, COAS Software SystemsGrokking Algorithms is a fully illustrated, friendly guide that teaches you how to apply common algorithms to the practical problems you face every day as a programmer. You'll start with sorting and searching and, as you build up your skills in thinking algorithmically, you'll tackle more complex ... Read more

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"This book does the impossible: it makes math fun and easy!" - Sander Rossel, COAS Software SystemsGrokking Algorithms is a fully illustrated, friendly guide that teaches you how to apply common algorithms to the practical problems you face every day as a programmer. You'll start with sorting and searching and, as you build up your skills in thinking algorithmically, you'll tackle more complex
... Read more
Game Hacking

Developing Autonomous Bots for Online Games

by Nick Cano ...

You don’t need to be a wizard to transform a game you like into a game you love. Imagine if you could give your favorite PC game a more informative heads-up display or instantly collect all that loot from your latest epic battle.Bring your knowledge of Windows-based development and memory management, and Game Hacking will teach you what you need to become a true game hacker. Learn the basics, like ... Read more

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You don’t need to be a wizard to transform a game you like into a game you love. Imagine if you could give your favorite PC game a more informative heads-up display or instantly collect all that loot from your latest epic battle.Bring your knowledge of Windows-based development and memory management, and Game Hacking will teach you what you need to become a true game hacker. Learn the basics, like
... Read more
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024-2025 Simplified

Understanding Aircraft Missions And Flight Methods

by Imogen Cooke ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024-2025 Simplified is the ultimate beginner-friendly companion for navigating the skies in the world’s most advanced flight simulation software. Whether you’re new to flight simulators or seeking to refine your skills, this guide breaks down complex features into simple, easy-to-follow steps.Inside you’ll discover:Become a master of aircraft controls, navigation, and ... Read more

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024-2025 Simplified is the ultimate beginner-friendly companion for navigating the skies in the world’s most advanced flight simulation software. Whether you’re new to flight simulators or seeking to refine your skills, this guide breaks down complex features into simple, easy-to-follow steps.Inside you’ll discover:Become a master of aircraft controls, navigation, and
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