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The Video Game Library is the definitive site for video game literature. New books from around the world are added every single day. A free resource for historians, academics, fans and fellow writers.

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thevglibrary, to Batman
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Holy "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" Batmanโ—

Had no idea this "turn-to-page" comic book existed for BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS.

Just catalogued into THE VIDEO GAME LIBRARY:

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/batman-arkham-origins

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thevglibrary, to gaming
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An exploration of performances, this book merges with performativity, revealing insights from Western art to digital storytelling.

Perfect for researchers intrigued by , , and nonlinear .

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/performativity-in-art-literature-and-videogames

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thevglibrary, to ethelcain
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Assembled from developer interviews, "EVERYBODY SHAKE!" has just been cataloguedโ—๏ธ

This book follows @hengineer on his journey from creating shareware on the Apple Macintosh and attaining senior positions at and to the inception of .

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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/everybody-shake-the-making-of-spaceteam

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thevglibrary, to gaming
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Released as a pre-order bonus for Japanese copies of , PLAYBOX is a promotional mag containing a series of interviews with the dev team.

, , and more!!

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/shadows-of-the-damned-playbox

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thevglibrary, to random
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A great start to our Year 3 monthly member goals โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™

๐Ÿ”น$1 - Become a member to help the site level-up!!

๐Ÿ”น$3 - A warm coffee to help us while cataloguing

๐Ÿ”น$5 - Guys...calm down. That's crazy talk.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://ko-fi.com/thevideogamelibrary

๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“•

thevglibrary, to Sports
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One of my favorites in the BOSS FIGHT BOOKS lineup is Reyan Ali's "NBA Jam" ๐Ÿ€

Built out of exhaustive research and original interviews with a star-studded cast, Ali's NBA JAM returns you to an era when coin-op was king.

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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/boss-fight-books-21-nba-jam

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thevglibrary, to Xbox
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What happened after the Lightmass Bombing in and how did the Locust react to this devastating weaponโ“

This 2009 graphic novel bridges the gap between the first and second installment in the franchise.

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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/gears-of-war-book-one

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thevglibrary, to NieR
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Imagine being able to just sit down and play #NieR scores on your piano! ๐ŸŽน

A lack of talent and a misspent youth keep this dream far out of reach for me, but I love that these books get published โ™ฅ๏ธ

Maybe one dayโ€ฆ

#NieRAutomata #NieRReplicant #SquareEnix #Piano #VGM #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #Games

thevglibrary, to Batman
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Which was your favourite #Batman Arkham game?

DID YOU KNOWโ“ There was a fun 5-issue #comic miniseries bridging the gap between #ArkhamAsylum and #ArkhamCity back in 2011.

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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtags/Batman

#TheJoker #TheRiddler #MrFreeze #DCComics #DC #ComicBook #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #Gaming #Games #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #HarleyQuinn #HugoStrange #Arkham #Rocksteady #Comics #ComicBooks #Art #Illustration #Superhero #GraphicNovel #Artist #Xbox #PlayStation #Nintendo

thevglibrary, to random
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Always super uncomfortable with this sorta stuff...๐Ÿ˜…

But if you've enjoyed our spotlights of over 10,000 VIDEO GAME books, as a fan or author, then let us know. โค๏ธ

Countless late-night coffee sessions (and site fees) have gone into this endeavor, so any support means the world ๐Ÿ™

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://ko-fi.com/thevideogamelibrary

thevglibrary, to Persona
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Today marks the release of the Official Design Works in Japan! โค๏ธ

A ton of behind the scenes commentary and some interviews in this one - so if you're a fan - check it out!

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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/persona-5-royal-official-design-works

thevglibrary, to gaming
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Tell me something cool about / โ—๏ธ

Have just catalogued 12 books onto the site, and have no idea what this series is all about.

Looks really cool!

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thevglibrary, to random
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Mario is an absolute mushroom fiend in this book. ๐Ÿ„

Every page is either him with a fistful of shrooms; or completely miserable without them...

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thevglibrary,
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@lunarloony Don't blame you for thinking so, haha.

Just your everyday Fire Flower according to the book. Frying that Koopa Troopa flesh :D

thevglibrary, to Mario
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So hyped to see the latest show up today! ๐Ÿ’•

Whoโ€™s been enjoying ? ๐Ÿ‘‘

thevglibrary, to random
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This looks so coolโ—

A 300-page artbook offering exclusive concept art and in-depth exploration of the OUTER WILDS universe.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/field-guide-to-the-outer-wilds

thevglibrary, to random
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This book is PACKED with interviews with some of the industry's biggest names when it came to SEGAโ—

Yu SUZUKI ๐Ÿ”น Yuzo KOSHIRO ๐Ÿ”น Rieko KODAMA ๐Ÿ”น Hideki SATO ๐Ÿ”น Yuji NAKA ๐Ÿ”น Ohji HIROI ๐Ÿ”น Hiroyuki and Shugo TAKAHASHI ๐Ÿ”น Noriyoshi OHBA ๐Ÿ”น Kenji SASAKI and more!

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/sega-hard-historia-general-history-magazines-dedicated-sega-consoles

thevglibrary, to gaming
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I suuucked at the games. ๐Ÿ˜…

But cool to see there was actually a DC one-shot published in 2011.

Anyone have fond memories of this seriesโ“

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/driver-crossing-the-line

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thevglibrary,
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@loadhigh @bookstodon Right!? To be fair - what kind of bizarre tutorial just gives you a list of techniques without telling you how to do them.

That's like a Mortal Kombat tutorial saying "Do a Fatality".....

YOU GOTTA TELL ME HOW!

thevglibrary,
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@ariaflame @bookstodon Ooo, very cool!

I've no doubt the games are good - I'm just terrible. ๐Ÿ˜…

thevglibrary, to poetry
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What an awesome and eclectic series of books recommended to today! โ™ฅ๏ธ

From and to and - there's a little bit for everyone!

Thanks so much to @XenosNS and the Discord community for these!

thevglibrary, to FinalFantasy
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"Over 1 MILLION Copies in Printโ—๏ธ"

If you had one of 'em, share your memories below!! ๐Ÿ‘‡

thevglibrary,
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@benjaminrivers I still love flipping through those pages!

loadhigh, to random
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@thevglibrary I'm finding myself in a Civilization mood and I would love to read "Civilization or Rome on 640K a Day" but unlike many of Prima's books I can't find a trace of it online, even physical copies are scarce on the usual second hand sites.

Do you have an idea where I could find it digitally or physically (preferably from within Europe)?

thevglibrary,
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@loadhigh Here it is ๐Ÿ˜Š

Did you get yours yet?

thevglibrary,
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@loadhigh Grabbed a few more while I was at it:

thevglibrary,
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@loadhigh That looks great! Congrats on that addition to your bookshelf!

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