Pay what you want for a virtual pile of video game ebooks
The new StoryBundle – a pay-what-you-want, DRM-free collection of eBooks – offers an instant collection of game history and culture, including Jordan Mechner's journals for Karateka and Prince of Persia, Videogames: In the Beginning by Ralph Baer (who would know!), Brendan Keogh's Killing is Harmless, a longform review/critique of Spec Ops: The Line, a couple of Kill Screen issues, and more.
To get all the books, you need to pay at least $10; however, you can pay anything and get merely most of them. Either way, your ebook reader is going to be loaded up with game history.
via Joystiq
Welcome to StoryBundle! Our latest brand-new DRM-free ebook bundle, The Video Game Bundle, curated by Independent Games Festival chairman emeritus and game industry veteran Simon Carless, is out now. This incredible bundle includes ten fascinating game culture and history books/magazines from Prince Of Persia's Jordan Mechner, video game pioneer Ralph Baer, and many more. All these books together are worth more than $100! Learn more.
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The_making_of_karateka_cover_final The Making of Karateka by Jordan Mechner
Kill_screen_issue_2_cover_final Kill Screen Issue 2: Back to School by Kill Screen Magazine
Confessions_of_the_game_doctor_cover_final Confessions of the Game Doctor by Bill Kunkel
Cg-ebook Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson
Killing_is_harmless_cover_final Killing is Harmless by Brendan Keogh
Kill_screen_issue_6_cover_final Kill Screen Issue 6: The Change Issue by Kill Screen Magazine
Generation_xbox_-_jamie_russell_cover_final Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood by Jamie Russell
Videogames_-_in_the_beginning_cover_final Bonus_tag Videogames: In the Beginning by Ralph H. Baer
The_making_of_prince_of_persia_cover_final Bonus_tag The Making of Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner
9781439875742cover Bonus_tag 250 Indie Games You Must Play by Mike Rose
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Selected Reviews
The Making of Karateka - Jordan Mechner
“Jordan’s journals are remarkable...a great inspiration, showing how persistence and determination can lead to unexpected and wonderful results.” – Will Wright, game designer, creator of SimCity/The Sims
Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood - Jamie Russell
"A superb and often elegantly written book about the convergence of two industries...a fascinating and definitive account that's expertly researched." – Rich Stanton, Eurogamer
Constellation Games - Leonard Richardson
"Constellation Games IS AN AMAZING BOOK... one of the smartest, most passionate, most principled science fiction novels I've ever had the pleasure of reading." – Cory Doctorow, New York Times best-selling author (Little Brother) & BoingBoing co-editor
Kill Screen Magazine Issue 2 + 6 - Kill Screen Editors
"These aren't reviews, or news, or even standard interviews...each piece makes you think of some aspect of gaming in a different way; it's a delightful way to spend an afternoon." – Ben Kuchera, Ars Technica (on Issue 1)
Killing is Harmless: A Critical Reading of Spec Ops: The Line - Brendan Keogh
"Killing is Harmless represents the efforts of a very good writer making astute use of the tools afforded to him by the journalistic tradition in which he writes...with this book, Brendan Keogh remains one of the keenest games writers we have." – BQ Roth, Medium Difficulty
The Making Of Prince Of Persia - Jordan Mechner
"The Making of Prince of Persia is...an unvarnished window into the creative process, with all its excitement, toil, setbacks, doubts and triumphs. A fantastic read.” – D.B. Weiss, writer, co-creator of HBO’s Game of Thrones
A few of these books piqued my interest, especially 250 Indie Games You Must Play and
Confessions of the Game Doctor . Site is well organized and a description of each book.