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Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (One volume : color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
From the brilliant imagination of video game auteur American McGee comes a dazzling re-envisioning of Red Riding Hood set in the wondrous world of Japanese folklore! A young woman torn between two cultures takes on an epic adventure battling devious yokai for the fate of her world!. --Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (180 pages : color illustrations)
Language
English
Description
Just in time for the hotly anticipated action puzzler's release, Dark Horse, Capcom and Dontnod Entertainment invite fans to explore the intricate, enigmatic dystopia of Remember Me! Guided by the game's creators, readers will traverse the darkly beautiful avenues and alleyways of 2084 Neo-Paris and examine the complex technology that enables memory hunters to manipulate and remix the innermost secrets of society's most powerful leaders. Dontnod founder...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For each of the 40 years of video game history, there is a defining game, a game that captured the zeitgeist and left a legacy for all games that followed. Through a series of entertaining, informative, and opinionated critical essays, author and tech journalist Jordan Minor investigates, in chronological order, the innovative, genre-bending, and earth-shattering games from 1977 through 2022. Minor explores development stories, critical reception,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ever wondered what's inside the plastic of your video game console but don't want to crack it open to find out? Crack open this book instead! You'll learn what computer code looks like, how a game console's "brain" makes decisions, and how its memory allows you to return to play each day without starting from scratch."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A personal assessment of the author's addiction to video games explores his favorites, their roles as modern forms of popular art, and their habit-forming appeal while considering how he has neglected his professional and social responsibilities in favor of gaming activities.
Author
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Millions of players around the world have discovered the cozy fun of settling a new town in the Animal Crossing series. In this book, readers will find out everything they need to know to start exploring their own island communities in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter"--
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (189 pages : color illustrations, color maps)
Language
English
Description
Adventure alongside Nathan Drake, as Dark Horse Books and Naughty Dog team up to bring you this breathtaking, comprehensive exploration into the Uncharted saga! Encompassing Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake's Deception, this epic volume offers a look at hundreds of never-before-seen designs and pieces of concept art from the creation of one of the most exciting game series of this generation, along with insightful commentary from the games'...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 60 min.)
Language
English
Description
For years, there has been widespread speculation, but very little consensus, about the relationship between violent video games and violence in the real world. Joystick Warriors provides the clearest account yet of the latest research on this issue. Drawing on the insights of media scholars, military analysts, combat veterans, and gamers themselves, the film trains its sights on the wildly popular genre of first-person shooter games, exploring how...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie... and will he become rich and famous...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Video games evolved from simple consoles to cutting-edge home entertainment to some of the world's most popular apps. Find out more about the technological innovations, major players, and controversies that have made video-game history"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
"More than just a game, Minecraft consists of players using an avatar to create or destroy various types of blocks, form fantastic structures, create artwork, and do much more, all in a three-dimensional environment and across various multiplayer servers in multiple game modes. With this fun and friendly beginners guide, you will quickly grasp how to play Minecraft in the three modes of game play: survival, creative, and hardcore. The easy-to-understand...
14) Ready player one
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
"An exuberantly realized, exciting, and sweet-natured cyber-quest. Cline's imaginative and rollicking coming-of-age geek saga has a smash-hit vibe."--Booklist, starred review.
"Ready Player One takes place in the not-so-distant future? the world has turned into a very bleak place, but luckily there is OASIS, a virtual reality world that is a vast online utopia. People can plug into OASIS to play, go to school, earn money, and even meet other people...
15) Mario
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book explores the inception and evolution of Mario, highlighting the game's key creators, super players, and the cultural crazes inspired by the game. Special features include side-by-side comparisons of the game over time and a behind-the-screen look into the franchise.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
Riley Shiner is obsessed with a video game based on a real haunted house in his neighborhood. He has played the game so often he knows it by heart, but there's a level he just can't seem to beat. Riley and his twin sister Scarlet know the haunted house is full of monsters and evil spirits, but decide to spend the night there anyway.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A modern love story about two childhood friends, Sam, raised by an actress mother in LA's Koreatown, and Sadie, from the wealthy Jewish enclave of Beverly Hills, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry"--
On a bitter cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits...
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (111 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps)
Language
English
Description
Explore Obsidian's masterpiece!Packed with never-before-seen art and in-depth lore, this is the definitive exploration of the acclaimed new video game from Obsidian Entertainment!Having broken records with its hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, Pillars of Eternity mixes modern technology with the beloved traditions of role-playing games, introducing a breathtaking new fantasy world. Every monster, every faction, every deity, and everything in...
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