Power up your little gamer with this introduction to video game play.
These essays suggest that understanding video games in a critical context provides a new way to engage in contemporary culture. They are a must read for fans and students of the medium.
... Madden Football was more realistic than earlier sports games. The game was one of the first to show complete ... NFL 13. Players consideritan honor to appear on the cover of the new Madden game. games allow online. Because players to ...
Highlighting important milestones in video game history, this informational text examines the history of video games, from the very first computer game created in 1940, to modern-day games created for mobile platforms.
It traces the history of the videogame, from its origins in the computer lab, to its contemporary status as a global entertainment industry, where characters such as Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog are familiar even to those who've never ...
Way back in 1971, the first commercially sold video game, Computer Space, despite being entirely gender-neutral in its ... These marketing tactics seem to be less about selling the game, and more about selling a lifestyle where women ...
Marketing Game Boy Advance as a handheld Super Nintendo may have been a great strategy four years earlier , but people weren't looking for a handheld N64 , not in the shadow of the PSP . At the Sony booth , PSP games really did look and ...
Who are these men and women who helped launch the gaming industry from private computer labs to widely available popular entertainment? Read this book to find out who and what inspired your favorite video games!
A personal assessment of the author's addiction to video games explores his favorites, their roles as modern forms of popular art, and their habit-forming appeal while considering how he has neglected his professional and social ...
1-10 * Loading bar indicator for organizational purposes only. Games are not ranked in order. Rank them yourself on the My Bucket List page at the end of the book, if you DARE! Spelunky PC, X360, PS3, VITA, PS4 First Released Jul 4,
"Describes the history of video games, featuring little known facts and bizarre inside information"--Provided by publisher.