Video Games Books

New and Published Books

1. Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games

   Analyzing Words, Design, and Play

   By Christopher A. Paul

   Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture

   In this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming by focusing on how games create meaning, lead to identification and division, persuade, and circulate ideas. Paul...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Videogames

   2nd Edition

   By James Newman

   In 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 considers how we might approach videogames as media texts to be read, experiences to be played and...

   Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
3. Building Imaginary Worlds

   The Theory and History of Subcreation

   By Mark J.P. Wolf

   Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on...

   Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge
4. Understanding Video Games

   The Essential Introduction, 2nd Edition

   By Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Jonas Heide Smith, Susana Pajares Tosca

   This expanded and revised second edition of Understanding Video Games provides a comprehensive introduction to the growing field of game studies. Understanding Video Games, 2nd Edition is an essential read for newcomers to video game studies and experienced game scholars alike. This follow-up to...

   Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Video Game Industry

   Formation, Present State, and Future

   Edited by Peter Zackariasson, Timothy Wilson

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   The Video Game Industry provides a platform for the research on the video game industry to draw a coherent and informative picture of this industry. Previously this has been done sparsely through conference papers, research articles, and popular science books. Although the study of this industry is...

   Published July 16th 2012 by Routledge
6. Best Before

   Videogames, Supersession and Obsolescence

   By James Newman

   Despite record sales and an ever-growing global industry, the simple fact is that videogames are disappearing. Most obviously, the physical deterioration of discs, cartridges, consoles and controllers means that the data and devices will crumble to dust and eventually will be lost forever. However...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge