Minecraft: Blockopedia by Alex Wiltshire

by Whitney Smyth | Apr 20, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Games, Reference

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Formats: Hardcover Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble [/alert] Videogames are incredibly popular in our culture. Currently one of the most popular games is...

The Art of Watch Dogs

by Whitney Smyth | Jul 1, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Games, Science Fiction

By Andy McVittie & Paul Davies Titan Books, $29.99, 144 pages The Art of Watch Dogs is another beautiful art book from Titan Books. Watch Dogs was developed by Ubisoft, of Assassin’s Creed fame, and is a beautifully modern, open world game based in Chicago...

The Art of Castlevania – Lords of Shadow

by Whitney Smyth | May 8, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Games

An Art Book for Old and New Castlevania Fans By Martin Robinson Titan Comics, $34.95, 192 pages The Art of Castlevania – Lords of Shadow is a beautiful book filled with images from both new generation Castlevania games. The book includes character sketches,...

The Art of Thief

by Whitney Smyth | May 1, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Games

A Closer Look at the Gritty World of Thief By Paul Davies Titan Books, $34.95, 192 pages Titan Books has been gaining a reputation for producing beautiful art books full of vibrant, high-quality prints, and The Art of Thief lives up to expectations. The book is a...

Ship It Holla Ballas!: How a Bunch of 19-Year-Old College Dropouts Used the Internet to Become Poker’s Loudest, Craziest, and Richest Crew

by Site Owner | May 25, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Games, Humor

    Stunning Eye-Opener Describing Young Internet Poker Players and Their Successes and Excesses By Jonathan Grotenstein & Storms Reback St. Martin’s Press, $25.99, 320 pages Have you ever watched a televised poker tournament and wondered how so...

Unplugged: My Journey into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction

by Site Owner | Jul 29, 2010 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Games

By Ryan G. Van Cleave HCI, $14.95, 323 pages Unplugged – My Journey into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction by Ryan G. Van Cleave, Ph.D. is the honest portrayal of a man given over to the addiction of video games. His rendering is not just a few weeks or even...