The Video Game Library 📚

Imagine a website with EVERY VIDEO GAME BOOK EVER PUBLISHED! 🤯

Well…that doesn’t exist yet. But this one is well on its way!

Reach out if you want to chat for a podcast or article 😊

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https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org

Volume #035 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 Over 100 more books catalogued!!
📘 Zombies and (Game)sharks over on #Kickstarter
📗 The #ChronoTrigger Concert Book 🎶
📙 A trio of #MegaMan from UDON
📒 #CyberPunk and #TombRaider kick off some new runs

...and much, much more! 📚

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-624

Just in time for Season 6 of #MarvelRivals, DARK HORSE has released:

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐒: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Gallery-quality tear-out prints celebrating the gorgeous art from the game.

#Marvel #Gaming #Booksky #ArtBook #MCU #VideoGamess #BlackPanther #CaptainAmerica #Deadpool #DoctorStrange #IronMan #Hulk #Loki #Rogue #Psylocke #Storm #Wolverine #Thor #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Venom #SpiderMan #ScarletWitch #Magneto #Gambit #Hawkeye

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-624

Volume #025 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 #Metroid #Mario and #Minecraft galore!
📘 Ninty Media’s exciting retro Kickstarter!
📗 @lostincult@mastodon.gamedev.place (still) doing amazing things!
📙 An exciting new project from @felipepepe@socel.net
📓 And a few #Guides and #GameStudies you won't wanna miss!

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-ece

Volume #040 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 #Pokemon 30th Anniversary books!
📘 Vivi from #FFIX gets the cover treatment...twice! 🔥
📗 A trio of @thirdeditions.bsky.social!
📙 @harveynewman.com's new book!
📔 Some #SuperMarioGalaxy mystery books
📒 #Superman x #Sonic!?
📓 Tons of #Gaming mags

and MORE! 📚

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-13f

Volume #024 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 #FinalFantasy #MortalKombat and #Cyberpunk2077 oh my!
📘 #Sonic comics are way past cool!
📗 Bolstering our #GameDev collection
📙 #Gamergate is back on the radar
📓 #Medievalism, #Games4Ed and #GameDesign all take the spotlight

Hope you all enjoy! 👇

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-c6e

Volume #038 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 #HidekiKamiya is getting a new #ArtBook!
📘 The new #SuperNintendo book is out!
📗 5 brand new #Pokemon projects to peruse
📙 More #DragonQuest books hit Japanese shelves
📓 Bzzz....bzzz....books about #MisterMosquito!?

...and much more! 📚

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-030

More #VideoGame History to absorb:

A Truly Insightful History of Video Games (本当にためになる ゲームの歴史 ) from Hiromasa Iwasaki just hit shelves this week in Japan.

Read more about it in this week's Newsletter:

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4

Given its influence, it's no surprise that Korean authors have leveraged #StarCraft as a pedagogical tool, creating books that teach real-world subjects (English, business strategy, economics, politics, science and more).

I share a few standout examples in this week's FROM THE ARCHIVES:

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4

Who here loves the #MysteryDungeon franchise?

Well, thanks to John Harris and Limited Run Games there’s a new book that just went on pre-order this week:

"We Love Mystery Dungeon"

More details in this week's Newsletter:

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4

Last week I featured The Game Development Strategy Guide in the Newsletter - and the response was huge.

This week, I sat down with author CHERYL PLATZ to dive deeper into sustainable GameDev, player psychology, and why it’s time to rethink how we make games.

📰 Interview live now!

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4

While script publishing in “Scenario Books” has been a long-time trend in Japan, the North American market has only recently started leaning into it.

Thought it was about time to carve out a little corner of the site for these.

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4

This week’s Newsletter is dedicated to all the Poké-Maniacs out there! 👇

📕 Some big #Book announcements
📘 Over 100 #Pokemon Books catalogued
📗 A nostalgic trip with #MonsterKids
📙 The anatomy of a #Pikachu⚡️
📓 An interview with #Pokémon author Daniel Dockery

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-5e2

Our 20th Newsletter is out now❗️

Here's what you'll find inside:

📕 12 big news stories!
📘 Cataloguing them #RPG books
📗 A review of #TheLastOfUs and Theology
📙 Novelizations of #GoldenAxe #RoadRash and more!
📓 The History of #SEGA with Joe Douglas

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-365

Over at DARK HORSE, they announced #TombRaider Colossal Collection Vol. 3, which will continue collecting #LaraCroft’s comic adventures in one massive hardcover.

Mark your calendars, and clear your shelves, for an April release!

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-739

Another Sunday = Another Newsletter❗️

Volume #019 is PACKED with…

📕 A sarcastic amount of Video Game Book news

📘 An IndieQuest appearance

📗 Spotlighting The CRPG Book

📙 What the heck is My Famicase Exhibition?

📓 An ‘ending’ interview with Rey Esteban of The VGMuseum

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-739

...And for a 3rd week in a row of exciting news:

BOSS FIGHT BOOKS is publishing #DragonAgeII from CHARLOTTE REBER

More details in the Newsletter 👇

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4

The folks at STRICTLY LIMITED GAMES have announced a new limited edition.

Dezatopia & Mecha Ritz Steel Rondo comes complete with an 80-page Staff Book containing developer insights for both games, illustrations and more.

https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter-4a4