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The book cover MONSTRUM NOX. The book is sitting at top a wooden table and on the cover, a red haired protagonist against the series of bars, chained up as if in a jail.

The book cover MONSTRUM NOX. The book is sitting at top a wooden table and on the cover, a red haired protagonist against the series of bars, chained up as if in a jail.

Huge congrats to @dragonwell.bsky.social and @annakashina.bsky.social for today’s release of:

Ys IX: MONSTRUM NOX

So happy to have it on our shelves along with the Lacrimosa of Dana books ♥️

#Ys #Gaming #Booksky

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A sign for The Book Den (Used Books) store

A sign for The Book Den (Used Books) store

Exploring the island and stumbled across this back alley bookshop.

Let’s see if we can find any books for the collection! 📚 📚 📚

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Being at the beach always makes me want to dive back into #FFVIII…

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Book cover with a bold purple and yellow graphic design. The phrase “VIDEO GAMES & MUSIC” repeats diagonally across the top and bottom in large italic yellow text on a purple background. A wide horizontal image band across the center shows a colorful animated game scene with Rayman and other cartoon characters playing electric guitars in a bright, chaotic musical performance. In the lower left, yellow French text reads “La musique dont vous êtes le héros.” Logos for the Philharmonie de Paris, Musée de la Musique, and Third éditions appear near the bottom right.

Book cover with a bold purple and yellow graphic design. The phrase “VIDEO GAMES & MUSIC” repeats diagonally across the top and bottom in large italic yellow text on a purple background. A wide horizontal image band across the center shows a colorful animated game scene with Rayman and other cartoon characters playing electric guitars in a bright, chaotic musical performance. In the lower left, yellow French text reads “La musique dont vous êtes le héros.” Logos for the Philharmonie de Paris, Musée de la Musique, and Third éditions appear near the bottom right.

Featured in this week's newsletter, @thirdeditions.bsky.social has just released:

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 & 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜: 𝐋𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 ê𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞 𝐡é𝐫𝐨𝐬 🎵

Its release coincides with the first exhibition dedicated to video game music in France, from April 2nd to November 1st, 2026 at the @philharmonie.bsky.social

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Comic book cover for Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts. Lara Croft stands in the foreground inside a dark cave, holding two pistols and striking an action pose. Another woman stands behind her, also armed, with an orange glow lighting the cave opening. Large gold title text at the top reads “Tomb Raider,” with “Sacred Artifacts” below.

Comic book cover for Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts. Lara Croft stands in the foreground inside a dark cave, holding two pistols and striking an action pose. Another woman stands behind her, also armed, with an orange glow lighting the cave opening. Large gold title text at the top reads “Tomb Raider,” with “Sacred Artifacts” below.

Manga cover for Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, volume 03. Against a solid blue background, a child dressed like a clown or jester juggles colorful balls. Cartoonish fantasy creatures float around them, including a yellow ghost-like figure, a purple bat-like creature, and a blue slime. Large title text fills the top of the cover.

Manga cover for Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, volume 03. Against a solid blue background, a child dressed like a clown or jester juggles colorful balls. Cartoonish fantasy creatures float around them, including a yellow ghost-like figure, a purple bat-like creature, and a blue slime. Large title text fills the top of the cover.

Manga cover for Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree, volume 8. A large close-up portrait of a pale, blindfolded character fills most of the cover. In front, a smaller figure in dark clothing crouches with a drawn bow. A glowing fiery orb and a tower appear in the background, with the title “Elden Ring” across the top.

Manga cover for Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree, volume 8. A large close-up portrait of a pale, blindfolded character fills most of the cover. In front, a smaller figure in dark clothing crouches with a drawn bow. A glowing fiery orb and a tower appear in the background, with the title “Elden Ring” across the top.

Comic cover for The Witcher Omnibus Volume 3. Geralt of Rivia stands in the center with his sword raised, turning back over his shoulder as shadowy monsters close in behind him. The background is tinted in muted pink and gray, with dark silhouettes, rooftops, and clusters of purple flowers around the scene. The title “The Witcher” appears at the top.

Comic cover for The Witcher Omnibus Volume 3. Geralt of Rivia stands in the center with his sword raised, turning back over his shoulder as shadowy monsters close in behind him. The background is tinted in muted pink and gray, with dark silhouettes, rooftops, and clusters of purple flowers around the scene. The title “The Witcher” appears at the top.

Some great new English #Comics and #Manga out this past week, all covered in the Newsletter ☝️

📖 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐛 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 #3
📖 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 #3
📖 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐫𝐝𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝟖
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝟑

@darkhorse.com @square-enix-games.com @yenpress.com

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Promotional image for a French book about Life Is Strange. A hardcover book is centered against a warm pink-to-orange sunset background with a faint lighthouse silhouette. The cover shows a painted coastal cliff scene with a lighthouse overlooking the sea under a cloudy sky. White text on the cover reads “Léon Cattan,” “Les choix de Life Is Strange,” and “L’empathie par le jeu,” with the publisher “Third éditions” at the bottom. In the lower right of the image, text reads “Disponible en août 2026.”

Promotional image for a French book about Life Is Strange. A hardcover book is centered against a warm pink-to-orange sunset background with a faint lighthouse silhouette. The cover shows a painted coastal cliff scene with a lighthouse overlooking the sea under a cloudy sky. White text on the cover reads “Léon Cattan,” “Les choix de Life Is Strange,” and “L’empathie par le jeu,” with the publisher “Third éditions” at the bottom. In the lower right of the image, text reads “Disponible en août 2026.”

Heading over to France, @thirdeditions.bsky.social has announced their latest book:

𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐱 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐋’𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐮

This one's scheduled to be out in August. More details ☝️

#LifeIsStrange #Gaming #Booksky @edouardcaplain.bsky.social

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Minimalist back cover on an off-white background. In the top left, large bold blue text reads “Indie Game Works.” Centered below is a stylized blue octopus-like logo or illustration. In the bottom right, large gray text reads “ISBN 9780500 880791,” split across two lines. The design is sparse, modern, and high contrast.

Minimalist back cover on an off-white background. In the top left, large bold blue text reads “Indie Game Works.” Centered below is a stylized blue octopus-like logo or illustration. In the bottom right, large gray text reads “ISBN 9780500 880791,” split across two lines. The design is sparse, modern, and high contrast.

Don't forget that pre-orders are up through @readonlymemory.com for @nathanpgibson28.bsky.social's new book:

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬

A spotlight on 50 #Indie games like #Tunic, #PlanetOfLana, #Gris, #Dredge, #1000xResist and more!

And the @thamesandhudson.bsky.social launch is happing later this month!

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Anime-style cover illustration showing three smiling female characters in bunny-themed outfits posing together against a pale diamond-patterned background. The character on the left has short dark hair and a blue skirt, the center character has light brown hair in braids and a red skirt, and the character on the right has blonde hair with pink accents and a yellow skirt. All three wear black bunny ears, black tops, and white cuffs. A blue banner with Japanese text runs across the middle of the image.

Anime-style cover illustration showing three smiling female characters in bunny-themed outfits posing together against a pale diamond-patterned background. The character on the left has short dark hair and a blue skirt, the center character has light brown hair in braids and a red skirt, and the character on the right has blonde hair with pink accents and a yellow skirt. All three wear black bunny ears, black tops, and white cuffs. A blue banner with Japanese text runs across the middle of the image.

For all you dating sim fans out there:

𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 released this week from Kadokawa ☝️

Alongside key visuals and new cover art by Kazune Inui, the book includes character-setting drawings, outfits, and stills from notable scenes.

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Illustrated book cover for Itchy, Tasty: Resident Evil 1996–2006: An Unofficial History by Alex Aniel. The top shows a dark blue, eerie forest framing a large mansion at night, with a glowing doorway and a pale statue in the foreground. The bottom third is bright red with the title “ITCHY, TASTY” in large distressed black letters, followed by the subtitle and author name in smaller black text

Illustrated book cover for Itchy, Tasty: Resident Evil 1996–2006: An Unofficial History by Alex Aniel. The top shows a dark blue, eerie forest framing a large mansion at night, with a glowing doorway and a pale statue in the foreground. The bottom third is bright red with the title “ITCHY, TASTY” in large distressed black letters, followed by the subtitle and author name in smaller black text

In other big news this past week ☝️

@cvxfreak.bsky.social's 𝐈𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐲, 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 has joined @lostincult.co.uk's Cult Classics lineup!

Dying to get these on our shelves. 📘📗📕

#ResidentEvil #Horror #Gaming #Booksky

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A collage of 14 custom video game book cover designs arranged in three rows on a light gray background. Each cover has a white layout with a tall central image, a row of smaller screenshots near the bottom, and Portuguese subtitle text. The titles shown are Metal Gear Solid, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Chrono Trigger, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, God of War II, Parasite Eve, Resident Evil 4, The Last of Us, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy VIII. The overall style is clean and poster-like, with character portraits and game artwork featured prominently on each cover.

A collage of 14 custom video game book cover designs arranged in three rows on a light gray background. Each cover has a white layout with a tall central image, a row of smaller screenshots near the bottom, and Portuguese subtitle text. The titles shown are Metal Gear Solid, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Chrono Trigger, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, God of War II, Parasite Eve, Resident Evil 4, The Last of Us, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy VIII. The overall style is clean and poster-like, with character portraits and game artwork featured prominently on each cover.

The Portuguese train continued this week, of course thanks to @joao-robalo.bsky.social, who did an amazing job with the 𝐎𝐥𝐝!𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫 books!

Dozens of books added to the site yet again! João is an absolute machine.

#MetalGearSolid #GTA #FinalFantasy #ChronoTrigger #SilentHIll #ResidentEvil #GodOfWar

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Promotional poster/mock magazine cover for a special CD-Action RPG issue on a bright yellow background. The cover has large red text reading “RPG” and “PREORDER,” with a collage of fantasy game characters in the center. Smaller Polish text appears above and below, and vertical text on the right says it is not the final version of the cover.

Promotional poster/mock magazine cover for a special CD-Action RPG issue on a bright yellow background. The cover has large red text reading “RPG” and “PREORDER,” with a collage of fantasy game characters in the center. Smaller Polish text appears above and below, and vertical text on the right says it is not the final version of the cover.

Polish gaming magazine @magazyncdaction.bsky.social has opened pre-orders for a new special issue devoted entirely to #RPGs.

The standalone edition promises all-new material on series including Baldur’s Gate, The Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, Cyberpunk, Fallout, and Mass Effect.

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Fantasy book cover for World of Warcraft: Midnight Lazos de Sangre by Christie Golden. A white-haired blood elf warrior in ornate gold and red armor stands in the foreground holding a sword over glowing green, cracked ground. Behind him are a blonde elf woman with a bowlike weapon and a human paladin in shining armor holding a glowing golden sword. The background is a dark purple sky with the World of Warcraft Midnight logo above and small flying creatures in the distance.

Fantasy book cover for World of Warcraft: Midnight Lazos de Sangre by Christie Golden. A white-haired blood elf warrior in ornate gold and red armor stands in the foreground holding a sword over glowing green, cracked ground. Behind him are a blonde elf woman with a bowlike weapon and a human paladin in shining armor holding a glowing golden sword. The background is a dark purple sky with the World of Warcraft Midnight logo above and small flying creatures in the distance.

Looking over to Spain, Panini Books has now published @christiegolden.bsky.social's 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭: 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 – 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞.

Great to see this #Warcraft novel continue to reach more readers across the globe!

#WoW #Gaming #Booksky

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Bright yellow Swedish gaming magazine cover featuring Nintendo-themed characters and headlines. A large image of Mario in tennis clothes is centered, swinging a racket, with Pikachu on the right, Mega Man on the left, an Animal Crossing villager near the top left, a Minecraft creeper at the top, and several blocky Minecraft animals along the bottom. The masthead reads “ROBOT,” with banners across the top for Mario, Pokémon, Minecraft, and Fortnite. Large headline text says “SMASHA MED MARIO!” with additional cover lines about Animal Crossing, Pokopia, Fortnite tips, Mega Man, Nintendo gadgets, and new Minecraft animals.

Bright yellow Swedish gaming magazine cover featuring Nintendo-themed characters and headlines. A large image of Mario in tennis clothes is centered, swinging a racket, with Pikachu on the right, Mega Man on the left, an Animal Crossing villager near the top left, a Minecraft creeper at the top, and several blocky Minecraft animals along the bottom. The masthead reads “ROBOT,” with banners across the top for Mario, Pokémon, Minecraft, and Fortnite. Large headline text says “SMASHA MED MARIO!” with additional cover lines about Animal Crossing, Pokopia, Fortnite tips, Mega Man, Nintendo gadgets, and new Minecraft animals.

"𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰!!"

The latest edition of Sweden's all-ages gaming magazine, 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐓, has hit shelves, with features on #Mario Tennis Fever, #Minecraft cute new creatures, the #VirtualBoy, #Pokémon Pokopia and more! ☝️

#Gaming #Nintendo #Booksky

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Book cover for Games User Research Cookbook: Tools and Techniques for Better Player Experience by Michał Mycka. The cover shows a black-and-white line drawing of two game controllers on a cutting board, with a chef’s knife, loose buttons, and a cable around them. A few controller buttons are highlighted in red. Large white text appears on a black block at the bottom, along with the CRC Press logo.

Book cover for Games User Research Cookbook: Tools and Techniques for Better Player Experience by Michał Mycka. The cover shows a black-and-white line drawing of two game controllers on a cutting board, with a chef’s knife, loose buttons, and a cable around them. A few controller buttons are highlighted in red. Large white text appears on a black block at the bottom, along with the CRC Press logo.

A practical new addition to the #GameDev shelf this week came in the form of Michał Mycka’s...

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

Learn more here ☝

#Indie #IndieDev #GameDevelopment #Gaming #Booksky #UX #CRCPress

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A minimalist book cover titled “A Communal History of [Metroidvania] Video Games” features a clean white upper section with bold black typography, while the lower portion displays a stylized, surreal landscape illustration: a dense forest of tall, thin, evenly spaced trees casting long shadows over reddish-brown ground, beneath which lies a cross-sectional view of an organic, cavernous underground filled with textured, root-like structures and numerous flat, circular red shapes resembling mushrooms or spores scattered across a teal-blue substrate; a tiny lone human figure stands near the boundary between surface and underground, emphasizing scale and isolation, while additional vertical text along the left margin lists notable game influences, contributing to an academic yet artistic tone.

A minimalist book cover titled “A Communal History of [Metroidvania] Video Games” features a clean white upper section with bold black typography, while the lower portion displays a stylized, surreal landscape illustration: a dense forest of tall, thin, evenly spaced trees casting long shadows over reddish-brown ground, beneath which lies a cross-sectional view of an organic, cavernous underground filled with textured, root-like structures and numerous flat, circular red shapes resembling mushrooms or spores scattered across a teal-blue substrate; a tiny lone human figure stands near the boundary between surface and underground, emphasizing scale and isolation, while additional vertical text along the left margin lists notable game influences, contributing to an academic yet artistic tone.

ICYMI - @lostincult.co.uk has kicked off a brand new book series, and their first entry is this amazing #Metroidvania book.

Learn more in this week's Newsletter ☝️

@bitnerd.gvg.io @tianipixel.bsky.social @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @dominguezf.bsky.social #Gaming #Booksky

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Book #41 from @bossfightbooks.com has been revealed! ♥️

And so awesome to see @mossrc.bsky.social join the roster of amazing authors in this lineup!

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Cover of PC Gamer magazine featuring promotional art for Star Wars Zero Company. A large close-up of a dark-haired man fills the center, with several sci-fi characters and droids below, including armored soldiers and a small astromech-style robot in a foggy battlefield scene. Large cover text reads “Star Wars,” with smaller blurbs for “Mixtape,” “1348 Ex Voto,” and “Darkhaven,” plus the PC Gamer masthead across the top.

Cover of PC Gamer magazine featuring promotional art for Star Wars Zero Company. A large close-up of a dark-haired man fills the center, with several sci-fi characters and droids below, including armored soldiers and a small astromech-style robot in a foggy battlefield scene. Large cover text reads “Star Wars,” with smaller blurbs for “Mixtape,” “1348 Ex Voto,” and “Darkhaven,” plus the PC Gamer masthead across the top.

Are you as excited for #StarWars Zero Company as I am?

Be sure to check out the latest issue of @pcgamer.com. Just one of the many #Gaming mags covered in this week's Newsletter ☝️

@dilfpatrol.bsky.social @robertnjones.bsky.social @dominictarason.com @ievenden.wtf #Gaming #Booksky #PC #Mixtape

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Comic book cover for Street Fighter Masters: Karin issue #1. A blonde girl in a red dress lunges forward with a punch while a punk-styled girl with bright green hair swings an electric guitar like a weapon. The title appears across the top over a blue, high-energy burst background, with the issue number and price in the bottom left.

Comic book cover for Street Fighter Masters: Karin issue #1. A blonde girl in a red dress lunges forward with a punch while a punk-styled girl with bright green hair swings an electric guitar like a weapon. The title appears across the top over a blue, high-energy burst background, with the issue number and price in the bottom left.

Karin Kanzuki is the next to get the Street Fighter Masters treatment from @udonentertainment.bsky.social

More details in this week's Newsletter 👊💥

@tovior.bsky.social @shardanic.bsky.social @redgray21st.bsky.social #StreetFighter #KarinKanzuki #Gaming #Booksky #Comic #ComicBook

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #045 The 1 Year Anniversary!!

1 year anniversary of #TheVideoGameLibrary newsletter! 🎉

📕 More amazing announcements from @lostincult.co.uk
📘 @nathanpgibson28.bsky.social's new #Indie games book
📗 Another #Ys book from @annakashina.bsky.social!
📙 @bossfightbooks.com reach Poland
📓 Global #Gaming magazines

and much MORE! 📚

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #044 Final Fantasy Tactics gets a book, Game Boy's legacy in Spain, and a Katamari Look & Find book!

Volume #044 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 @mjgallagher.bsky.social's new #FinalFantasyTactics book
📘 Some more #Shenmue books to collect
📗 A #Katamari Look & Find book!?
📙 Explore #FinalFantasyRebirth with @pierrelovati.bsky.social
📓 Religion in games from @revistaloop.bsky.social

and much MORE! 📚

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a cartoon drawing of a castle with a tree in the middle Alt: a video game GIF of a drawing of a castle courtyard with a tree in the middle and a Judge appearing and saying "Get Ready"

Don't forget - today, @mjgallagher.bsky.social will be revealing the cover to his latest book "Myths & Traditions That Inspired Final Fantasy Tactics"!

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Book cover with a bright blue background and a stylized brain made from video game controller parts in black, yellow, orange, green, and blue near the center. Text on the cover reads "Federico Alvarez Igarzábal, Emmanuel Guardiola, Carmen Johann, Katharina Tillmanns (eds.)", "Video Games and Mental Health", "Perspectives of Psychology and Game Design", and "[transcript] Studies of Digital Media Culture".

Book cover with a bright blue background and a stylized brain made from video game controller parts in black, yellow, orange, green, and blue near the center. Text on the cover reads "Federico Alvarez Igarzábal, Emmanuel Guardiola, Carmen Johann, Katharina Tillmanns (eds.)", "Video Games and Mental Health", "Perspectives of Psychology and Game Design", and "[transcript] Studies of Digital Media Culture".

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡: 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 is one of the week’s more academic arrivals. ☝️

This collection looks at games and mental health through both psychology and design.

#GameStudies @gamingthemind.bsky.social @sebgenvo.bsky.social @federicoalvarez.bsky.social

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Book Cover for Sonic the Hedgehog: Σούπερ Αποστολές featuring the title logo, and images of Sonic the Hedgehog himself, along with Tails, Shadow, Amy Rose, a pair of Chaos, and several gold rings, all on a red background.

Book Cover for Sonic the Hedgehog: Σούπερ Αποστολές featuring the title logo, and images of Sonic the Hedgehog himself, along with Tails, Shadow, Amy Rose, a pair of Chaos, and several gold rings, all on a red background.

In 2024, @farshorebooks.bsky.social released an official #SonicTheHedghog Sticker book.

Well, just this week, Anubis has released a Greek translation titled: Sonic the Hedgehog: ΣΟΎΠΕΡ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΈΣ

More details in this week's Newsletter! ☝️

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #043 A world tour of book releases this week, across nearly a dozen languages

Volume #043 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 @continuemag.bsky.social's defiant, new video game magazine from down under
📘 #Pokémon in Dutch, #Sonic in Greek, #Minecraft in Turkish
📗 @debugmag.com #14 has arrived
📙 #VideoGames and #MentalHealth
📓 #Gaming magazines from around the globe

and much MORE! 📚

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a blue cartoon character with a yellow hat is swimming in the water Alt: a blue Lapras-shaped Ditto character with a yellow hat is swimming in the water

Guys…I’m supposed to be researching for tomorrow’s newsletter, and all I want to be doing is playing #Pokémon #Pokopia…🙈

🚨 If you know of any video game book releases or announcements from this past week, leave them here 👇

I’ll make sure they get featured….right after I go rescue Onix…

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A collection of seven books about the early years of gaming. They are sitting in a pile atop a wooden table.

A collection of seven books about the early years of gaming. They are sitting in a pile atop a wooden table.

Feels so great to finally have the complete @jamielendino.com collection! 📚

Excited to dive into the early years of #Gaming

Thank you so much, Jamie, for helping us get these on the shelves! 🙏 ♥️

#Booksky #Atari #Intellivision #Colecovision #PCGaming

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #041 MYTHOS: Final Fantasy XVI is out!! Plus 30+ other amazing books hitting shelves this week. And a TON of cataloguing.

No stranger to art book translations, Mr. Blue Co. has just announced that they’ve decided to publish 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐈: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 for the Korean market

This will be crowdfunded on Wadiz starting Mar. 9th, and shipping is expected to start in the 2nd week of June, 2026.

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #041 MYTHOS: Final Fantasy XVI is out!! Plus 30+ other amazing books hitting shelves this week. And a TON of cataloguing.

From the team at @bitmapbooks.com, their newest project just started shipping this past week.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐬 + 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 is a gorgeous hardcover tomb encapsulating the consoles, handhelds and hybrids that have defined the evolution of the video game form. 📚️

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #041 MYTHOS: Final Fantasy XVI is out!! Plus 30+ other amazing books hitting shelves this week. And a TON of cataloguing.

A cool announcement from @piotrsiuda.bsky.social this past week on X.

𝐆𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 ’𝐄𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟑𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐤é𝐦𝐨𝐧 has been approved by Bloomsbury.

So great to see all this Poké-love going around!

#Pokémon #Gaming #Booksky

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #041 MYTHOS: Final Fantasy XVI is out!! Plus 30+ other amazing books hitting shelves this week. And a TON of cataloguing.

An easy choice for this week’s headliner! 🔥

@mjgallagher.bsky.social's 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐗𝐕𝐈 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 & 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 has been on my hype-list for a LONG time, as followers can attest.

So glad to see its successful release and resounding praise!

#FinalFantasyXVI #FFXVI #Gaming #Booksky

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