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! 📚
Thanks to your help, a huge wave of “Collector’s Edition” books got added to #TheVideoGameLibrary this week - and I couldn’t be more grateful. 🙏💙
I carved out a special section in our Weekly Newsletter to shout out every single one of you who contributed 👇
Might make this a running feature! 😀
There’s a growing library of books on gaming history, music, design, culture, and more.
Start building your shelf. One book at a time. #TheVideoGameLibrary
On today's DrunkFriend, @snesdrunk.bsky.social and I catch up with @thevideogamelibrary.org on everything going on with the database recently and discuss ways you can help!
#thevideogamelibrary #drunkfriend #podcast #gaming
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Happy Sunday, all!
Opening up an opportunity for 1 more volunteer this year! 🎉
#TheVideoGameLibrary Reddit Manager/Czar/Guru/Specialist...in fact, we'll call you whatever you want!
If interested, and willing to commit to staying on top of it, DM me with some details - here or on Discord.
The future of education is interactive 🕹️ 🎓
Whether you’re an educator or researcher, #TheVideoGameLibrary has so many amazing books to discover on how #VideoGames can transform learning.
Time to explore! 📖✨
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org
#Gamification #Games4Ed #EdTech #Gaming
I am endlessly frustrated by the amount of AI-generated books masquerading as authored literature 🤬
If there's one thing that derails my enjoyment of continuing to build out #TheVideoGameLibrary, it will be this...
The Video Game Library logo with a Santa hat
Happy Holidays to all who celebrate from #TheVideoGameLibrary ❗️
If you get any new #Books over the holidays, be sure to share them below!
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#Booksky #VideoGames #Gaming #Books
A series of 24 Pokémon book covers in a grid format.
Just a quick moment of thanks to #TheVideoGameLibrary volunteer @electrickpika.bsky.social who's been absolutely killing it with the #Pokémon books lately! 💙🙏
It's a beast of a task to get all these books catalogued, and they've been doing such a wonderful job on this project!
A series of 5 book covers from The Video Game Library of some controversial topics including that video games teach our kids to kill, are overly addictive, or that emulation is bad.
Emulation is evil.
Games teach our kids to kill.
We're a nation of video game addicts.
Games are too “woke”
I FUNDAMENTALLY disagree with these messages!
BUT #TheVideoGameLibrary IS NOT in the business of removing books/authors I disagree with.
Please remember that before sending angry messages 💙
TAKAHASHI MEIJIN: BIOGRAPHY OF A VIDEO GAME IDOL IN JAPAN MICHEL ANCEL: BIOGRAPHY OF A FRENCH VIDEO GAME CREATOR GUNPEI YOKOI: LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE NINTENDO TOY GOD PREHISTORY OF THE VIDEO GAME THE HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES IN FRANCE YOSHIHISA KISHIMOTO: ENTER THE DOUBLE DRAGON AHL-DO YOU BELIEVE THIS? THE VIDEO GAME SAGA YOSHITAKA AMANO VIDEOGAMES: IN THE BEGINNING ERIC CHAHI: JOURNEY OF A FRENCH VIDEO GAME CREATOR ALEXEY PAJITNOV-THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE CREATOR OF TETRIS SUDA51-JAPANESE VIDEO GAME PUNK YOSHITAKA AMANO: THE ILLUSTRATED BEYOND THE FANTASY SMILE PLEASE: THE OFFICIAL NOBUO UEMATSU BIOGRAPHY IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MIYAMOTO: 1952-1986 - FROM SONOBE TO HYRULE THE HISTORY OF POINT 'N' CLICK THE HISTORY OF RPG: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE THE HISTORY OF NINTENDO (1889-1980): FROM PLAYING CARDS TO GAME & WATCH THE HISTORY OF NINTENDO (1980-1991): THE GAME & WATCH GAMES, AN AMAZING INVENTION PONG AND GLOBALIZATION: THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF CONSOLES-1976-1980 REVOLUTIONARIES AT SONY OPENING THE XBOX: INSIDE MICROSOFT'S PLAN TO UNLEASH AN ENTERTAINMENT REVOLUTION VGM: HISTORY OF VIDEO GAME MUSIC NAUGHTY DOG CAPCOM: 1983- 1993 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG DONKEY KONG METROID ZELDA: 1986-2000 -THE ORIGINS OF A LEGENDARY SAGA RAYMAN SHENMUE'S ODYSSEY HARRY POTTER VIDEO GAMES TOMB RAIDER: 1996-2008-LARA CRAFT'S ODYSSEY THE STORY OF GOD OF WAR DEVIL MAY CRY: A DIVINE COMEDY Cahiers du ASSASSIN'S CREED: BETWEEN TRAVELS, TRUTHS AND CONSPIRACIES Seu vidéo seu vidéo seu vidéo beaudéo PolyJmR #1: La guerre EXTRA SHOOT! THE VIDEO GAME NOTEBOOKS #1: WAR Football Stories PIKACHU'S GLOBAL ADVENTURE: THE RISE AND FALL OF POKÉMON FOOTBALL STORIES URBAN LEGENDS GIRL POWER POLYGAMER THE NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM/FAMICOM BIBLE THE CRASH BANDICOOT FILES: HOW WILLY THE WOMBAT SPARKED MARSUPIAL MANIA SUPER NINTENDO FINAL FANTASY VI: THE DIVINE EPIC THE SUPER NINTENDO BIBLE THE GAME BOY BIBLE THE MAKING OF FINAL FANTASY VII ROAD 96: PROLOGUE
Can we all just take a moment to thank @pixnlove.bsky.social for the incredible work they do for the #Gaming community? 💙🙏
Just have a look at a handful of the amazing work they put out.
More here in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
This is Sephiroth
"Sephiroth continued to read as if he were possessed by something, and not once, did the light in #TheVideoGameLibrary go out......" 📚🕯️
...Be like Sephiroth 👍
👉 thevideogamelibrary.org
#FinalFantasyVII #FFVII #Booksky #Books #FF7 #FF7R #Sephiroth #Gaming
10 Video Game book covers that all cover the intersect between cinema and games. Some of the movies feature include: (Alone in the Dark movie) (The Angry Birds Movie, The Angry Birds Movie 2) (Art of Fighting movie) (Assassin's Creed) (Battle Arena Toshinden movie) (Bloodrayne movie) (DOA: Dead or Alive movie) (Dead Space: Downfall, Dead Space: Aftermath) (Dead Trigger) (Doom movie) (King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) (Double Dragon movie) (In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale) (Dynasty Warriors) (Far Cry) (Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf movie, Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle movie, Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture) (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within movie) (Front Mission, Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard) (GTA 2 - The Movie) (Hitman movie, Hitman: Agent 4 (Super Mario Bros. movie) (Max Payne) (Metal Gear Solid Digital Novel, Metal Gear Solid 2 Digital Novel) (Monster Hunter) (Mortal Kombat movie, Mortal Kombat Annihilation movie, Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Mortal Kombat: Conquest) (Need for Speed) (Ninja Gaiden movie) (OneChanbara) (Chasing Ghosts) (Pokémon movies, Detective Pikachu) (Postal movie) (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva) (Rampage) (Ratchet and Clank) (Resident Evil movie, Resident Evil; Apocalypse movie, Resident Evil: Extinction movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife movie, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter movie) (Samurai Shodown: The Movie) (Silent Hill movie, Silent Hill: Revelation) (Sin: The Movie) (Sonic the Hedgehog anime, Sonic the Hedgehog) (Street Fighter movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li movie, Street Fighter Alpha: Generations) (Tekken: The Motion Picture, Tekken) (The House of the Dead movie) (The King of Fighters) (Tomb Raider movie, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life movie, Tomb Raider) (Warcraft movie) (Werewolves Within) (Wing Commander movie) (Yakuza: Like A Dragon) (Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo
Here's why #TheVideoGameLibrary is a great resource for...
🎬 Cinephiles
#VideoGames have been intrinsically connected to #Cinema since their birth - through bombs and blockbusters.
Here's just a few books on the site that dive into the topic:
👉 thevideogamelibrary.org
Thanks to the brilliant sleuthing from @lil-mac.bsky.social and @sretroshock.bsky.social, all books have been accounted for!
Thank you for making #TheVideoGameLibrary a little more complete today! 🙏
Will work on getting the full collection catalogued:
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
The English Book cover of Ms. Pac-Man’s Prize Pupil
Reminder that #TheVideoGameLibrary has a ton of children's books to browse through as well.
In this Golden Look-Look Book, #MsPacMan takes #BabyPacMan for a walk who learns to avoid those four nasty ghosts, Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Sue.
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/ms-pac-...
The Japanese book cover of a miracle warriors choose your own adventure book
Who's played #MiracleWarriors❓
Well, did you know that in 1988, Futabasha actually released a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book based on the plot of the #RPG!?
Find out more here in #TheVideoGameLibrary 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/seal-of...
The book covers for for EverQuest books
How many hours have YOU sunk into #EverQuest? ⚔️
Did you know the game had a series of novels as well!
Check them out here in #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚
👉 thevideogamelibrary.org
The Czech cover of 50 Years of Video Games
The Czech cover for About Games and People
Huge thanks to @keyplayermaek.bsky.social for the heads up on these two #Czech books❗
📗 "50 YEARS OF VIDEO GAMES"
📙 "ABOUT GAMES AND PEOPLE"
Discover these books and more over in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org 👈
#Gaming #Booksky #VideoGame
The Video Game Library Logo
Volunteers Wanted❗ 📕📗📘📙📕📗📘📙
🔴 Join #TheVideoGameLibrary project today! 📚
🔴 Apply here: discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n
Become part of this growing initiative to catalogue #VideoGame literature from across the globe! 🌍
Please share with fellow #Readers/#Authors/#Gamers
The English book cover of Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution
In “Opening the Xbox”, award-winning journalist and gaming-industry expert Dean Takahashi guides you deep into the amazing story of this much-anticipated console leading up to its launch in 2001.
Check it out at #TheVideoGameLibrary: 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/opening...
#Xbox #Gaming
The compute collection of gaming related books
Who remembers programming on Home Computers?
By popular demand, #TheVideoGameLibrary has (finally) catalogued the COMPUTE! Collection of (gaming-related) books! 📚
Fans can find them all here:
⌨️ www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
#C64 #Commodore #Atari #Vic20 #Amiga #C128 #Gaming #PC
The image is the cover of a book titled "Imersão, memória e imaginário nos videogames" by Flávia Gasi. The title translates to "Immersion, Memory, and Imagination in Video Games," suggesting that the book explores the conceptual and experiential aspects of video games. The cover features an intricate and mystical design, with silhouettes of trees and abstract figures set against a dark, ethereal background. This imagery evokes a sense of fantasy and otherworldliness, which aligns with the themes of imagination and immersion. The decorative elements, such as gears and swirling patterns, add a steampunk or fantastical touch. The book is published by Marsupial Editora, as indicated by the logo at the bottom.
Another great addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary 📚❤️
Through the lens of #Okami, #Bioshock and #MassEffect2, author @flaviagasi.bsky.social sets out to understand how our immersion in games influence our imagination and memories.
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/immersi...
#GameStudies #VideoGames
Videogames Diversidade e Gênero
Another Portuguese addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary.
Published in 2019, this book aims to present an overview of works, research and academic projects focused on thinking about Gender, Sexuality and #VideoGames.
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/video-g...
A selection of 8 Kojima books in a variety of languages
Happy Birthday to Hideo Kojima 🎂♥️!!
Remember that there's books in all sorts of languages about this iconic #VideoGame designer! 📚🌏
Check out dozens of them here in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
👓 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
10 Japanese book covers from various video game books
Got a little crazy with the Japanese additions...😅
Here are a bunch more #GameStudies and #GameHistory books catalogued into #TheVideoGameLibrary. 🎮❤️
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👉 thevideogamelibrary.org
The covers of 6 Xenoblade books
Got a few requests to add some #Xenoblade love to #TheVideoGameLibrary ....so here are 6 fantastic artbooks released for the franchise.
What's your favourite Xenoblade game?
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A screenshot from “The Oregon Trail” that says “You have died of dysentery”
Don't wait until the dysentery gets ya! Head on over to #TheVideoGameLibrary today! 📕
THOUSANDS of #VideoGame books for you to browse through, across 50 years and 20 languages!
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👉 thevideogamelibrary.org
The image is a black and white illustration for the cover of a comic book titled "Bully." The cover art depicts two characters, a male and a female, standing face-to-face in a confrontational pose. The male character has a muscular build, a shaved head, and is wearing a sleeveless shirt and slacks, suggesting a tough or rebellious persona. The female character is dressed in a form-fitting outfit that resembles a school uniform, with a skirt and a sleeveless top, and her hair is styled with a ponytail. In the background, there is a figure that appears to be a statue of a gargoyle perched on the edge of a building, which may imply a school setting, as the text "Bullworth Academy" can be seen below the characters. This, along with the school-themed attire of the characters, suggests that the story takes place in a school environment. The logo in the top left corner features a stylized "R" with a star, which is recognizable as the logo of Rockstar Games.
Anybody remember the fold-out #Bully comic/poster that was bundled alongside the Collector's Edition?
It chronicles 3 stories at Bullworth Academy, but is more closely based on the game's earlier builds.
Learn more about it over in #TheVideoGameLibrary:
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/bully-1
Covers of some of the released Ultimania books
Alright all you RPG nerds 📢
#TheVideoGameLibrary is now your one-stop resource for details on EVERY published #Ultimania.
From #KingdomHearts and #FinalFantasy to #ChronoTrigger and .... #ResidentEvil?
Spread the word, and feel free to browse around 👇
thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
The image shows the cover of a book titled "The History and Allure of Interactive Visual Novels" by Mark Kretzschmar and Sara Raffel. The cover features a modern design with a blue background and a stylized illustration of a red-haired woman. She appears contemplative or possibly concerned, with her chin resting on her hand. The title and authors' names are presented in a clean, sans-serif font. The illustration style and the subject matter suggest that the book delves into the evolution and appeal of interactive visual novels, a genre of video games that combines narrative storytelling with user interactivity and decision-making. The book is published by Bloomsbury, as indicated by the publisher's logo at the bottom. The cover design is simple yet engaging, likely reflecting the immersive and narrative-driven experience that interactive visual novels provide.
Calling all #VisualNovel fans❗️ 📢
This recent addition to #TheVideoGameLibrary sets out provide an accessible and critically engaging overview of a genre that is rich in storytelling yet often overlooked. 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-his...
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