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PostGaming Books by **Cheeky Devlin** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:17 am

I've literally just this minute finished reading "Masters Of Doom". A great look at the history and stories behind iD Software right up till the development of Doom 3. A phenomenal read from start to finish and I highly recommend it to anyone remotely interested in the company.

What I'm looking for now is something else. Ideally something focused on a specific company, or system, to get my teeth into.

I've alread read "Game Over", which I also loved, as well as Steven Pooles "Trigger Happy", so if anyone else can suggest something I'd be really grateful.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Henke** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:47 am

I borrowed my the copy of Game Over my cousin got free with a copy of Arcade magazine. I still have it, the banana split can prize it out of my cold dead hands.

YouTube · PostRe: Gaming Books by **Jingle Ord The Way** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:30 am

I'm just about to finish Masters Of Doom. It really is a fantastic read!

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Cheeky Devlin** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:02 pm

Ord wrote:I'm just about to finish Masters Of Doom. It really is a fantastic read!

Totally. I think I flew through it in about three or four days.

Started reading Neuromance for the first time. It'll tide me over till I can think of something else to read.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **False** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:03 pm

I think theres one for Valve and Half Life 2 which is supposed to be boss. Very rare though.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Cheeky Devlin** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:12 pm

Falsey wrote:I think theres one for Valve and Half Life 2 which is supposed to be boss. Very rare though.

Raising The Bar?

Totally forgot about that, but I've got it and it's awesome. Well worth buying if you see it.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **False** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:25 pm

Thats the one.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Fishfingers** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:58 pm

"GTA - ology: What I Need to Know in Life I Learned From Playing Grand Theft Auto"
by Ty Liquido

http://www.amazon.com/GTA-ology-Learned ... 9810542593

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Psychic** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:56 pm

Henke wrote:I borrowed my the copy of Game Over my cousin got free with a copy of Arcade magazine. I still have it, the banana split can prize it out of my cold dead hands.

Too strawberry floating right. I'd love an updated version, reading about the decision making process that led to consoles after the Gamecube would be fasinating reading.

Website · PostRe: Gaming Books by **Tragic Magic** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:51 am

Just bought it from Amazon for a fiver. Really looking forward to reading this actually. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Really wish I could get my hands on Half Life: Raising the Bar though.

Website · PostRe: Gaming Books by **Tragic Magic** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:48 pm

Reading Masters of Doom now and it's a fantastic read. Are there any more books like this anywhere?

Website · PostRe: Gaming Books by **Tragic Magic** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:54 pm

Looks like there's a new book out in a similar vein to Masters of Doom by the same author but looking at the rise of Rockstar and GTA. It's out March according to Amazon. If it's anything like MoD, I'll be getting it.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Dig Dug** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:12 pm

I've got the retro gamer and gamesTM retro bookazines. Retro Gamers Videogames Hardware Hand Book volumes 1&2 are fantastic. Hope they do a volume 3.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Cheeky Devlin** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:06 pm

Tragic Magic wrote:Looks like there's a new book out in a similar vein to Masters of Doom by the same author but looking at the rise of Rockstar and GTA. It's out March according to Amazon. If it's anything like MoD, I'll be getting it.

Nice. Masters of Doom was a great read and a version on Rockstar and GTA could be equally interesting.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Miguel007** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:25 pm

If you like Nintendo: Pix'n'Love a french publisher are slowly getting round to translating their books into English.

They've only released History of Nintendo Vol. 1 so far (which was half decent), but here's what they have instore for next year:

http://www.pixnlovepublishing.com/Our-Books.html

PostGaming Books by **Cumberdanes** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:26 pm

Dunno if this counts but I quite enjoyed the first Halo novel Fall Of Reach.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **OldSoulCyborg** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:20 am

Probably not of interest to most of you, but Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace is a great read. Less a history of video games, more a speculation of digital (not just video game) stories in general and what tools and methods we have to make them.

Website · PostRe: Gaming Books by **Tragic Magic** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:23 pm

Jacked is out this month. The next book by the guy who wrote Masters of Doom (David Kushner?). This one is all about GTA. MoD was a brilliant read so I'll probably pick it up.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Cheeky Devlin** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:04 pm

Tragic Magic wrote:Jacked is out this month. The next book by the guy who wrote Masters of Doom (David Kushner?). This one is all about GTA. MoD was a brilliant read so I'll probably pick it up.

I remember you saying that was coming out but I had completely forgotten about it. I'll be getting that one as soon as I can.

PostRe: Gaming Books by **Skippy** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:41 pm

I'd love to get my hands on a copy of Raising the Bar but they go for insane prices nowadays. Last time I looked it was about £50 on ebay

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