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Garbage Pail Kids: 40th Anniversary Edition The Topps Company 9781419787157
RRP: $26.40SciFier: $18.75The cards you loved as much as your mom hated them-the Garbage Pail Kids-collected in one comprehensive, beautifully designed package! Garbage Pail Kids features all 206 rare and hard-to-find images... -
DOOM: SCARYDARKFAST Dan Pinchbeck 9780472051915
RRP: $34.68SciFier: $32.65In December 1993, gaming changed forever. id Software's seminal shooter DOOM was released, and it shook the foundations of the medium. Daniel Pinchbeck brings together the complete story of DOOM for... -
Tempest: Geometries of Play Prof. Judd Ethan Ruggill 9780472052691
RRP: $34.68SciFier: $32.65Atari's 1981 arcade hit Tempest was a "tube shooter" built around glowing, vector-based geometric shapes. Among its many important contributions to both game and cultural history, Tempest was one of... -
American Game Studies Patrick Jagoda 9781478017257
RRP: $15.28SciFier: $13.34Contributors to this issue examine the role of video games in American culture, approaching games through the lenses of transpacific studies, queer historiography, cultural history, critical race and... -
World of Warcraft: How To Draw Heroes & Villains Micky Neilson 9781835416440
Titan BooksRRP: $34.74SciFier: $21.53Learn how to draw the most iconic heroes and villains from World of Warcraft in this deluxe, official guide, featuring art, insights, and interviews with Blizzard artists!From King Anduin Wrynn to... -
Tempest by Judd Ethan Ruggill
SciFier: $78.03Atari's 1981 arcade hit Tempest was a "tube shooter" built around glowing, vector-based geometric shapes. Among its many important contributions to both game and cultural history, Tempest was one of... -
Silent Hill by Bernard Perron
RRP: $30.51SciFier: $29.00Silent Hill: The Terror Engine, the second of the two inaugural studies in the Landmark Video Games series from series editors Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, is both a close analysis of the... -
Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment Micky Neilson 9781950366569
BlizzardSciFier: $66.79To celebrate Blizzard's 30th anniversary, a gorgeous retrospective on artistry at Blizzard and the impact the studio has left emblazoned on gaming history. For thirty years, Blizzard has been... -
Joysticks to Haptics by Lost in Cult
RRP: $48.65SciFier: $28.37From Joysticks to Haptics is a unique compendium through retro controllers and rare peripherals. As video games are played, memories are left in the grooves of their controllers. Atari... -
Minor Platforms in Videogame History by Benjamin Nicoll
SciFier: $154.80Videogame history is not just a history of one successful technology replacing the next. It is also a history of platforms and communities that never quite made it; that struggled to make their... -
It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games Tristan Donovan 9781786494542
RRP: $15.28SciFier: $11.43'Timely... wonderfully entertaining' - The Wall Street JournalIn It's All A Game renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of... -
Video Game Amigurumi: 20+ Crochet Companions for Players and Fans Lee Sartori 9781835418574
Titan BooksRRP: $27.79SciFier: $20.84Create amazing amigurumi of some of the most iconic and beloved characters, creatures, and items from video game history-from Street Fighter's Ryu and Final Fantasy's Chocobo to Super Mario Kart... -
The Console: 50 Years of Home Video Gaming Mike Diver 9781399040464
RRP: $38.92SciFier: $29.61THE CON50LE is a comprehensive yet conversational account of 50 years of home video gaming history, leaving no rarely sighted system unturned and providing a chronological account of the evolution of... -
The Game Console 2.0 by Evan Amos
RRP: $52.81SciFier: $34.40This revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Game Console contains brand new content, with coverage of 50 more consoles, variants, and accessories in 50 added pages. The Game... -
Rockstar Games and American History: Promotional Materials and the Construction of Authenticity Esther Wright 9783110716467
RRP: $113.29SciFier: $75.19For two decades, Rockstar Games have been making games that interrogate and represent the idea of America, past and present. Commercially successful, fan-beloved, and a frequent source of media... -
The World of Final Fantasy VII by Jason C. Cash
RRP: $55.59SciFier: $48.21Final Fantasy VII altered the course of video game history when it was released in 1997 on Sony's PlayStation system. It converted the Japanese role-playing game into an international gaming standard... -
Video Games and Comedy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030883409
SciFier: $157.06Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide... -
The World of Minecraft Mojang AB 9780008599669
RRP: $48.65SciFier: $33.39Uncover the history of one of the most influential video games of all time in The World of Minecraft. Explore how the critically acclaimed game evolved from a one-person project in 2009... -
Video Games and Comedy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030883379
SciFier: $157.06Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide... -
A Guide to Video Game Movies Christopher Carton 9781399092173
RRP: $41.70SciFier: $31.72Have you ever wondered if that game you love was made into a movie? Flip this book open and find out! Explore the fascinating journey of your favourite video games as they make their way to the... -
The History of the Adventure Video Game by Christopher Carton
RRP: $34.75SciFier: $26.20Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Adventure video games have provided players with epic and hilarious storytelling for over fifty years. What started from the humble beginnings of text... -
Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon Arjan Terpstra 9781789099393
Titan BooksRRP: $69.50SciFier: $48.50This is a gorgeous, hardcover retrospective, the first-ever history of PAC-MAN. Full of historical imagery, concept designs, marketing photos and more, the book examines the game's design... -
Curious Video Game Machines by Lewis Packwood
RRP: $38.92SciFier: $30.89The story of video games is often told as the successive rise of computers and consoles from famous names like Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Microsoft. But beyond this familiar tale,... -
King PONG: How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions Raiford Guins 9780262051330
RRP: $25.01SciFier: $17.88Why and how Atari s first video game Pong established an industry that shapes consumers relationships to technology to this day. Pong is one of the longest, most consistently circulating video games... -
Videogames James Newman (Bath Spa University, UK) 9780415669160
SciFier: $57.17In the few decades since they first blipped their way onto television screens, videogames have become one of the most culturally, socially and economically significant media forms. Newman's volume... -
The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: Link Outside the Box Luke Cuddy (Southwestern College in Chula Vista, USA) 9781394291014
RRP: $24.33SciFier: $18.67Unlock the Secrets of Hyrule with the Power of Philosophy A groundbreaking and critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Legend of Zelda was released in Japan in 1986. That first entry spawned one of the... -
Ask Iwata by Sam Bett
Viz MediaRRP: $26.40SciFier: $19.64"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." -Satoru IwataTHE USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A welcome salve and a book that anyone who... -
How a Game Lives Jacob Geller 9780008752293
RRP: $34.75SciFier: $26.30Over his illustrious career, Jacob Geller has written and produced a sprawling collection of video essays. Deftly interweaving video game analysis with complex narratives about art, politics and... -
Fifty Key Video Games Bernard Perron (University of Montreal, Canada) 9781032053608
RRP: $34.74SciFier: $34.10- The first book dedicated to exploring key video games from the 1970s to present day. - Provides a highly accessible overview of the history of video games from PONG, Pac-Man and Tetris to... -
A History of Competitive Gaming Lu Zhouxiang 9780367559625
RRP: $55.59SciFier: $53.56Competitive gaming, or esports - referring to competitive tournaments of video games among both casual gamers and professional players - began in the early 1970s with small competitions like the one... -
Mah Jongg: The Art of the Game by Ann Israel
RRP: $27.79SciFier: $18.58"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Whether used as a reference or a beautiful keepsake, it's a very worthy addition to the world of Mah Jongg." --Ruth Unger, President, National Mah Jongg LeagueThis... -
Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen (IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark) 9781032229744
RRP: $68.10SciFier: $66.58The fifth edition of this pioneering textbook takes video game studies into the next decade, highlighting changes in mobile, social, and casual gaming.This book introduces students to both the major... -
PAC-MAN: The Official Cookbook by Lisa Kingsley
RRP: $33.35SciFier: $23.12Hungry for some cherries, PAC-DOTS, and GHOSTS? With this official cookbook inspired by your favorite coin-arcade legend, you'll dive into a maze of imaginative recipes inspired by the sprawling... -
Quidditch Through the Ages J. K. Rowling 9781408883082
RRP: $11.11SciFier: $8.34A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library, Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history,... -
Quidditch Through the Ages J. K. Rowling 9781408880739
RRP: $18.06SciFier: $13.97A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library, Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history,... -
Asian Histories and Heritages in Video Games Yowei Kang 9781032609652
RRP: $63.93SciFier: $58.38This book explores the representations of national Asian histories in digital games. Situated at the intersection of regional game studies and historical game studies, this book offers chapters on... -
Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World Dr Christian Rollinger (Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Trier, Germany) 9781350066632
SciFier: $158.45From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times and particularly in the ancient world. This volume explores the varied depictions of the... -
This is esports (and How to Spell it) - LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 by Paul Chaloner
RRP: $18.06SciFier: $13.97LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 'You need this. Trust me, buy it now.' - Weekly GG 'a triumph... a must-read for newcomers and veterans alike' - Forbes 'Paul Chaloner... -
Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World Dr Christian Rollinger (Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Trier, Germany) 9781350193864
SciFier: $48.64From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times and particularly in the ancient world. This volume explores the varied depictions of the... -
Vintage Games by Bill Loguidice
RRP: $47.25SciFier: $39.49Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own...