10 Books For Gamers With A Taste For Knowledge
Posted by David Savage at 1:00 PM Dec 23, 2009
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The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution
By: Heather Chaplin & Aaron Ruby
SmartBomb is a compilation of profiles and stories of some of the most influential people in the video game industry. From Miyamoto to Cliffy B, Chaplin and Ruby do a great job of giving people an inside look into the bright and dark side of the industry.
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How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
By: David Kushner Masters of Doom doesn't just tell the career story of John Carmack and John Romero's meteoric rise to the top of the video game industry; it tells their personal stories, how they got to where they are today and how they changed the world.
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Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive Videogaming
By: Michael KaneGame Boys blurs the line between professional sports and professional gaming by documenting the journeys and rivalry of two of the greatest Counter-Strike teams.
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An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time
By: Bill Loguidice & Matt Barton
Vintage Games does a wonderful job of segmenting and profiling the most influential video games of all time. This is the easiest book on the list to read because its great organization.
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From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World
By: Steven L. Kent
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Comments
I thought Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System was real great.
Posted 12/23/2009 at 01:30:32 PMjust finished Masters of Doom. Great book and I would highly recommend it. This is a great list by the way. I want to check out more on this list.
Posted 12/23/2009 at 06:19:31 PMI've read Masters of Doom a couple of times. It's very interesting and I would recommend it, too.
Posted 12/28/2009 at 11:36:40 AM