Explore the fascinating world of Pokémon in this fan book that includes posters, stickers, fun activities, and a compreh......more

Until now, one of the most popularly shared views about the origins of the video game industry was that video games star......more

The official in-universe guide to the lore and legend behind the phenomenally successful indie game. Vampire Survivors i......more

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies consists of a comprehensive collection of essays that revie......more

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." --S......more

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This innovative book examines how videogames engage with crime and its control. It treats games as ideological represent......more

Exploring how Black youth are reshaping game design to dismantle stereotypes and spark social change In the early 2000s,......more

Exploring how Black youth are reshaping game design to dismantle stereotypes and spark social change In the early 2000s,......more

What began as entertainment is now a global force shaping politics, culture, the economy, and even warfare. The evolutio......more

An encyclopedic collection of art and information from the global hit game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, presented in a del......more

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A New History of Animation takes readers from animation’s origins--including descriptions of innovative techniques--and ......more

Nintendo Hard: The Nintendo Entertainment System’s Games Ranked by Difficulty explores 669 NES titles through expert ana......more

This is the first book to deal exclusively with ludic interactions with classical antiquity - an understudied research a......more

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Despite its time travel mechanics, high stakes, and pulpy murder plot, Don’t Nod Entertainment’s 2015 adventure game Lif......more

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Join Final Fantasy IX’s beloved black mage Vivi as Grandpa teaches him how to live a good life! Vivi is a mysterious boy......more

In the late 2000s, the ability for individuals and small teams to create videogames reached a tipping point. Thanks to t......more

How generative systems are reshaping the way games are made, how we experience them, and what this reveals about creativ......more

This is the first book to focus on the psychology of esports and competitive gaming, bridging the gap between traditiona......more

Featuring a baseball-capped kid who leaves his tiny village for the wilds beyond to catch valuable creatures, Victor Int......more

The official art book for Amplitude Studios’ new ENDLESS LEGEND 2(TM), a fantasy style, turn-based strategy game set in ......more

"Set in 184 AD, China, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a dramatic, action-packed story of a nameless militia soldier fighting......more

"A story that’s straight from the heart. Blue Archive is a fantasy RPG that features stunning art and a heartwarming ani......more

Told through the diverse and fascinating careers of nine streamers, this is a "timely and insightful dive into the playe......more

How is literature like a game, and how are games like literature? Engagements with Literary Gaming examines the cultural......more

How is literature like a game, and how are games like literature? Engagements with Literary Gaming examines the cultural......more

A detailed history of Silent Hill, its development, stories, characters, and enduring influence on horror gaming. When t......more

The ultimate guide to one of the most popular online games around! With hardback cover, 64 full-color pages and lots of ......more

Discover the incredible stories behind the most influential videogames ever made. How did acting lessons lead to the cre......more

This volume explores the intersection of virtue theory and video games. By bringing together emerging and established sc......more

The third book in the Elden Ring: Official Art Book hardcover series, collecting the fantastic art from the Shadow of th......more

Every page of the defining work of modern cyberpunk returns in an ultimate, uncensored edition that matches the final Ja......more

Why and how Atari’s first video game PONG established an industry that shapes consumers’ relationships to technology to ......more

Christine Tomlinson demonstrates how embracing and engaging with personal identity-both positively and negatively-has le......more

What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant cultural forces of t......more

A lively and insightful account that follows the bouncing ball through the history of nonelectronic and electronic games......more

A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games. Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part o......more

Trends come and go, games flash and burn, but at the end of the day, only one has stood the test of time: Minecraft is e......more

The world has gone mad for Fortnite, with millions of people around the world heading into battle. If you’re a fan there......more

A comprehensive guide to the design and development process of games for impact. Serious games--or games for impact--enc......more

Want to learn how to create realistic weapons, awesome alien environments or characters that rock without wasting your t......more

Even if overshadowed by Nintendo’s Game Boy, Sega’s Game Gear left an unmistakable mark on handheld gaming and the video......more

A definitive history of SEGA chronicles its rise, iconic games, consoles, and lasting impact on video gaming. They said ......more

This book explores the representations of national Asian histories in digital games. Situated at the intersection of reg......more

An ornately designed volume featuring the award-winning scripts behind The Last of Us games, written by Neil Druckmann a......more

"Gardner explores the way that people navigate contemporary digital games through accoutn logins, controllers, mens and ......more

Collecting the videogame crossover artwork of two tintanic franchises: Marvel and Capcom, in a new updated and upgraded ......more

Electracy and Transmedia Studies Edited by Jan Rune Holmevik and Cynthia Haynes LUDIC RHETORIC: HOW GAMES ENHANCE RHETOR......more

This book is an in-depth exploration of ’Spec Ops. The Line’, a critically acclaimed video game that subverts its genre ......more

In A Feminist, Queer Adventure Line, Ashley P. Jones explores how digital games can facilitate acts of political play an......more

Arise DOOM Slayers... and enjoy this hardcover art book filled with behind-the-scenes artwork on the development of DOOM......more

"The Art of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is perfect for fans of the game as well as readers drawn to urban hor......more

"When the Chornobyl power plant mysteriously exploded again in 2006, deadly anomalies emerged from the troubled landscap......more

Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mo......more

Characters are a vital aspect of today’s transmedia practices. Combining theories on fictional persons from Japanese and......more

Videogame history is not just a history of one successful technology replacing the next. It is also a history of platfor......more

The evolution of the game industry and changes in the advertising landscape in recent years have led to a keen interest ......more

This book approaches gameplay as a set of practices and a global industry that includes diverse participation from playe......more

This is the first book to focus on the topic of doping in esports. As the global esports industry continues to grow, thi......more

A definitive guide to the Sega Dreamcast, the most underrated gaming systems of all time. The Dreamcast Encyclopedia is ......more

Join in on an informative, exciting, and whimsical oversized full-color hardcover volume chronicling thirty years of the......more

A pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game Red Dead Redemption and Red D......more

"An analysis of the development, evolution, gameplay, and world-building of this sprawling and distinctive franchise, Ev......more

"An analysis of the development, evolution, gameplay, and world-building of this sprawling and distinctive franchise, Ev......more

Settler colonial studies and Indigenous studies are often assumed to be the same intellectual project. In Indigenomicon,......more