Mass Effect - Prima Official Game Guide


Stephen Stratton - 2007
    To get the full effect, you need this guide•Full mission & optional assignment walkthroughs•Massive galactic codex section for all the background you could want•All Achievements and how to get them•Mass Effect warfare secrets revealed

World of Warcraft Cataclysm - Signature Series Guide


Joe Branger - 2010
    In this high-fantasy guide, you will be introduced to two new races, the Worgen and Goblins, and learn all about the unique races and classes that will help you complete your quests. You'll also discover how to battle enemies for gear and glory and how to join guilds with other players. There is a dedicated step-by-step guide, designed for brand-new players, to help you start your journey into World of Warcraft game. This "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Signature Series Guide" features official artwork, designed for beauty and ease-of-use. It's a must-have guide for any World of Warcraft player.

Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide


Mike Searle - 2009
    •Essentials: Over 300 pages packed with every quest, NPC, monster, and item across the world of Ferelden!• Classes: Complete ascension guides with level-by-level tips on how to maximize a warrior, mage, or rogue class!• Maps: Over 100 jam-packed maps displaying every critical piece of information! • Walkthrough: Detailed walkthroughs to master all quests, puzzles, and pivotal story choices!• Equipment: Full equipment lists to gear out your PCs!• Bestiary: Comprehensive bestiary with everything from arcane horrors to werewolves!• Combat: Expert tactics to conquer the intricacies of combat!

The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide.


Nintendo Power - 2006
    Complete, detailed walkthrough! Maps of every region and dungeon for Wii and Nintendo GameCube versions! Detailed boss-slaying strategies! Find every Piece of Heart, insect and Poe's soul! Giant collectible poster inside! Complete strategy for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii and Nintendo GameCube!

Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster Official Strategy Guide


Casey Loe - 2014
    Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster Official Strategy GuideThis Definitive Guide for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster!• Comprehensive Walkthrough for All Versions• Illustrated Maps• Full Coverage of All Side Quests• Complete Mini-Game Coverage• Creature Creator Strategy• Game Secrets, the Most Powerful Weapons, and Full Enemy Data• Everything You Need for 100% Game Completion

Football Manager Stole My Life


Iain Macintosh - 2012
    Meet the greatest players you never saw. Discover how one game can cause 35 divorces, one honeymoon and a police raid. Go the next level with our guide to Extreme FMIain Macintosh writes about football for numerous publications in Asia, USA and the UK and is one of the Football 50, the top football writers on Twitter according to TEAMtalk. Kenny Millar is a sportswriter for The Sunday Post. Neil White is a former sportswriter for The Sunday Times. All three are Football Manager addicts.

A History of Video Games in 64 Objects


World Video Game Hall of Fame - 2018
    Pithy, in-depth essays and photographs examine each object’s significance to video game play—what it has contributed to the history of gaming—as well as the greater culture.A History of Video Games in 64 Objects explains how the video game has transformed over time. Inside, you’ll find a wide range of intriguing topics, including:The first edition of Dungeons & Dragons—the ancestor of computer role-playing gamesThe Oregon Trail and the development of educational gamingThe Atari 2600 and the beginning of the console revolutionA World of Warcraft server blade and massively multiplayer online gamesMinecraft—the backlash against the studio systemThe rise of women in gaming represented by pioneering American video game designers Carol Shaw and Roberta Williams’ game development materialsThe prototype Skylanders Portal of Power that spawned the Toys-to-Life video game phenomenon and shook up the marketplaceAnd so much more!A visual panorama of unforgettable anecdotes and factoids, A History of Video Games in 64 Objects is a treasure trove for gamers and pop culture fans. Let the gaming begin!

All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture


Harold Goldberg - 2011
    But as the gaming industry grows in numerous directions and everyone talks about the advance of the moment, few explore and seek to understand the forces behind this profound evolution. How did we get from Space Invaders to Grand Theft Auto? How exactly did gaming become a $50 billion industry and a dominant pop culture form? What are the stories, the people, the innovations, and the fascinations behind this incredible growth?Through extensive interviews with gaming's greatest innovators, both its icons and those unfairly forgotten by history, All Your Base Are Belong To Us sets out to answer these questions, exposing the creativity, odd theories--and passion--behind the twenty-first century's fastest-growing medium.Go inside the creation of: Grand Theft Auto * World of Warcraft * Bioshock * Kings Quest * Bejeweled * Madden Football * Super Mario Brothers * Myst * Pong * Donkey Kong * Crash Bandicoot * The 7th Guest * Tetris * Shadow Complex * Everquest * The Sims * And many more!

The Sims 3: Prima Official Game Guide


Catherine Browne - 2009
    Design: Our new design section will supply tips and tricks from the pro's to build the most elaborate homes and yards.Customization: Learn how to update your décor with tutorials to help you customize your own chairs, walls, and floors. Wishes: Detailed walkthroughs and tutorials will help you learn how to achieve your short term and long term wishes.

The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts


Nintendo - 2017
    This book includes rare promotional pieces, game box art, instruction booklet illustrations, official character illustrations, sprite art, interviews with the artists, and much, much more! The Legend of Zelda(TM) Art and Artifacts collects many of your favorite masterpieces from the storied franchise, as well as rare and never before seen content, presented in one handsome hardcover.Select artwork from the entirety of the franchise!A nostalgic look at the past!An exciting look at the future!Interviews with some of the artists behind The Legend of Zelda(TM) series!

World of Warcrafta Official Strategy Guide


Michael Lummis - 2004
    It features maps of each city and region, with call outs for characters, quest locations and dungeons. It also includes quest data - contacts, quest type, item rewards and more.

Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound


Scott Rigby - 2011
    It is the first truly balanced research-based analysis on the games and gamers, addressing both the positive and negative aspects of habitual playing by drawing on significant recent studies and established motivational theory.Filled with examples from popular games and the real experiences of gamers themselves, Glued to Games gets to the heart of gaming's powerful psychological and emotional allure--the benefits as well as the dangers. It gives everyone from researchers to parents to gamers themselves a clearer understanding the psychology of gaming, while offering prescriptions for healthier, more enjoyable games and gaming experiences.

Final Fantasy IX: Offical Strategy Guide


Dan Birlew - 2000
    Using this printed guide along with Squaresoft's online guide at PlayOnline.com will enable players to access additional resources for this epic adventure.

Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts


Rob Smith - 2008
    Twenty-five years and dozens of award-winning games later, LucasArts has earned a prestigious place in the industry and in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Rogue Leaders is the first substantive survey of a videogame companya deluxe compilation that traces its history through never-before-published interviews. In addition, more than 300 pieces of concept art, character development sketches, and storyboards have been lavishly reproduced to showcase the creative talent behind such videogame classics as The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, as well as games that were never publicly released. A thrill for millions of videogame and LucasArts fans around the world.

The Art of God of War


Sony Interactive Entertainment - 2018
    Living as a man, outside the shadow of the gods, he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology. With new purpose and his son at his side, Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created.An intimate chronicle of the years-long odyssey to bring Kratos and Atreus's beautiful and brutal world to life.Step into Midgard and explore beyond, as Dark Horse Books and Santa Monica Studio proudly present the quintessential companion to the enormously anticipated God of War. This is a document unlike any other that sets readers on an exhaustive behind-the-scenes journey to witness the creation of an epic of tremendous scale.