This book provides a starting point for anyone interested in level and game design with zero prior knowledge. By analysi......more

This book provides a starting point for anyone interested in level and game design with zero prior knowledge. By analysi......more

Posthuman Gaming: Avatars, Gamers, and Entangled Subjectivities explores the relationship between avatar and gamer in th......more

"A platform studies approach to the Commodore 64, considered by Guinness World records as the highest-selling single com......more

Twenty full-color gallery-quality tear-out prints celebrating the art of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2! Experience the most amaz......more

A hardcover art book chronicling the development of the dark science-fiction time-looping roguelike bullet hell adventur......more

The official art book for Amplitude Studios’ ENDLESS LEGEND, a fantasy style, turn-based strategy game set in the Endles......more

Examining the four main single player games in the franchise and its related spinoff games, this book explores the world......more

The sprawl of Adventure. The addictiveness of Breakout. The intensity of Space Invaders. Once upon a time, you could onl......more

"You can do anything. Doesn’t mean you have to." -- Geralt Dive deep into the intricate minds of The Witcher’s character......more

In "The Psychology of The Last of Us," dive deep into the hauntingly profound narrative and characters of the groundbrea......more

For those on the Gamer’s Journey, there is a deep connection between our favorite games that transforms the meaning of "......more

In Tokyo, a group of high school students have awakened the power of one’s true self - their Personas. Taking on the rol......more

An encyclopedic collection of art and information from the global hit game Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, presente......more

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

Game streamers and live commentators are producing increasingly comprehensive analyses of gameplay, yet scholarship stil......more

Over the past fifty years, video games have evolved from primitive computer-lab experiments into one of the world’s most......more

A guide covering every western-released game for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color, featuring screenshots, trivia, and eng......more

Offers the most comprehensive analysis and discussion of medievalist computer games to date. Games with a medieval setti......more

BioWare, the game team behind the fantasy epic Dragon Age: The Veilguard, invites you to take a look behind-the-scenes a......more

The engaging story of Intellivision, an overlooked videogame system from the late 1970s and early 1980s whose fate was s......more

How do games represent history, and how do we make sense of the history of games? The industry regularly uses history to......more

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Craft the galaxy’s finest drinks with the first official cocktail book inspired by the award-winning Mass Effect game se......more

The final edition of the highly regarded videogame memoir. Rob Strangman talks about his experiences with gaming over th......more

This book explores the representations of Central and Eastern European histories in digital games....more

Still in Survival Mode after a long day? Enter Creative Mode and unwind with this second volume of the Unofficial Minecr......more

Nothing is more synonymous with the twenty-first century than the image of a child on his or her smart phone, tablet, vi......more

Analyses the representation of gender, race and religion in video game music and explores three master categories of ide......more

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024 From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative jour......more

How performances of tactical imperceptibility--or "stealth"--have become a key political practice in digital culture as ......more

We are witnessing the collapse of the postwar consensus, the implosion of the caring society. In times of social, econom......more

The Console Chronicles will take you on a unique journey through the history of gaming platforms. Fifty years ago, the h......more

Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, ......more

Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, ......more

For this entry in the Game Design Deep Dive series, it’s a look at the shooter genre to discuss its history, design, and......more

Press start and get ready to craft delicious cocktails. With 75 unique and easy-to-prepare recipes inspired by some of t......more

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Discussing the state of play in contemporary popular culture, specifically the role of crime and crime control in the vi......more

Explore the Future of Gaming Step into a world where artificial intelligence revolutionizes the gaming industry, creatin......more

Comprising interviews with game developers at companies including Sega, Enix, Capcom, Hudson Soft, and Nihon Falcom, Jap......more

Created in collaboration with author Kurt Kalata, A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games is an ambitious project that ai......more

From Ants to Zombies is a showcase for the remarkable range horror gaming has achieved, across six decades, from the 197......more

Celebrate the art of the beat ’em up, with this complete guide to SNK’s seminal fighting series. Packed with game imager......more

PC Engine: The Box Art Collection celebrates the diversity, vibrancy, sophistication, and personality seen across the co......more

Video games are a global phenomenon, international in their scope and democratic in their appeal. This is the first volu......more

This book brings together the knowledge and perspectives of numerous games industry leaders and practitioners to show ho......more

This book brings together the knowledge and perspectives of numerous games industry leaders and practitioners to show ho......more

A guide to the fascinating legal history of the videogame industry, written for nonlawyers. Why did a judge recall FIFA ......more

A retrospective on iconic video game bosses, featuring interviews and insights from developers spanning five decades of ......more

The World is Born From Zero is an investigation into the relationship between video games and science fiction through th......more

An accessible guide to video game music, this book covers essential topics for understanding game music--from how games ......more

Explore the evolution of movie-based video games from 2001 to 2023, featuring iconic franchises and over 450 titles acro......more

A fun, entertaining history of notable Star Trek games including interviews with the video game designers, writers, prod......more

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An accessible guide to video game music, this book covers essential topics for understanding game music-from how games p......more

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Escape to the wildly popular world of Animal Crossing(TM) New Horizons with this 12-month wall calendar featuring some o......more

Stunning artwork and ancient mythos abound in the fourth installment of the bestselling World of Warcraft Chronicle seri......more

Don’t miss this exclusive, original Diablo(R) graphic novel chronicling the origins of Rathma, founder of the necromance......more

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This colorful 12-month mini wall calendar features Pokémon of all shapes and sizes from the Paldea region along with the......more

The second volume of a two-volume set of the official art books for the global hit game Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, fe......more

"After securing his own freedom from a clan of Vikings that kidnapped him, Edward, a scribe and reluctant monk, returns ......more

The critically acclaimed if controversial game series Wolfenstein is famous for its inclusion of historical objects and ......more

How family video game play promotes intergenerational communication, connection, and learning. Video games have a bad re......more

Video games are both physically and cognitively demanding--so what does that mean for those with a disability or mental ......more

An analysis of the game engine Unreal through feminist, race, and queer theories of technology and media, as well as a c......more

The inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and DOOM cocreator John Romero―"a highly entertaining a......more

This is an introductory textbook focusing on games (specifically interaction and graphics) as a pathway into programming......more

This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the latest research on role-playing games (RPGs) across disciplines, cul......more

This is the first volume to apply insights from the material turn in philosophy to the study of play and games. At a tim......more

The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world. It creates a ludological retel......more