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The Video Game Library 📚

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The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature 📚 🇨🇦

👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org

Over 10,000 Video Game Books catalogued❗️
New books added daily.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · Oct 25

Alright, let's see how big this gets!

❤️ 1 Like = 1 Video Game Book 📚

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Do Shadow of the Colossus next!

Wander on his horse from Shadow of the Colossus

November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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Great to see the latest from @nuevebits.bsky.social get a release this past week!

Los Secretos de Shadow Moses: Más allá de “Metal Gear”

Also, I gotta say, I’m really digging this “hero on horseback” cover theme he’s been doing with this series. 😀

#MetalGear #Konami #MGS

The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #028

Elden Ring lore untangled, a confusing "Mana" anniversary, blue mascots get comics, and a whirlwind of European releases!

buff.ly

November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM

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1543. STORYTELLING IN VIDEO GAMES: THE ART OF THE DIGITAL NARRATIVE

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/storytelling-in-video-games-the-art-of-the-digital-narrative

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: STORYTELLING IN VIDEO GAMES: THE ART OF THE DIGITAL NARRATIVE

November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM

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Rob Gallagher

@gealga.bsky.social

I'm delighted to announce that my new book, Artgames after Gamergate, is out now with Palgrave: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Artgames after GamerGate

This book explores how artgame designers respond to Gamergate, challenging perceptions of gaming and its place in culture and politics

link.springer.com

November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM

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Volume #028 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 @vaatividya.com's #EldenRing lorebook
📘 Celebrating #Mana w/ @darkhorse.com
📗 Blue mascot comics from @udonentertainment.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
📙 @jasonschreier.bsky.social's "Play Nice" in Ukrainian
📒 #GameDev and #GameStudies galore!

...and more!

The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #028

Elden Ring lore untangled, a confusing "Mana" anniversary, blue mascots get comics, and a whirlwind of European releases!

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November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM

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Very excited for this one!!

November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM

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1542. EMPATHETIC COMMUNICATION IN DIGITAL GAMES

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/empathetic-communication-in-digital-games

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: EMPATHETIC COMMUNICATION IN DIGITAL GAMES

November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM

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1541. CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE - THE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/castlevania-nocturne-the-art-of-the-animated-series

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE - THE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES

November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM

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1540. LEARNING VIDEO GAME DESIGN ON THE TABLETOP

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/learning-video-game-design-on-the-tabletop

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: LEARNING VIDEO GAME DESIGN ON THE TABLETOP

November 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM

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1539. WORLD | WAR | SHOOTER: COMPUTER GAMES AS REALISTIC MEMORY MEDIA?

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/world-war-shooter-computer-games-as-realistic-memory-media

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: WORLD | WAR | SHOOTER: COMPUTER GAMES AS REALISTIC MEMORY MEDIA?

November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM

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1538. TOKYO MONO HARA SHI: KARASUNOMORI GAKUEN KITAN SCENARIO BOOK - VOL. 2

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/tokyo-mono-hara-shi-karasunomori-gakuen-kitan-scenario-book-vol-2

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: TOKYO MONO HARA SHI: KARASUNOMORI GAKUEN KITAN SCENARIO BOOK - VOL. 2

November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM

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The headlines of late echo the importance of environmentalism in tech. This past week, courtesy of #CRCPress, comes the very apt:

THE GAME NEEDS TO CHANGE

A landmark #GameStudies book on how the games industry can drive sustainability, offering guidance for creating greener, more impactful games.

The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #028

Elden Ring lore untangled, a confusing "Mana" anniversary, blue mascots get comics, and a whirlwind of European releases!

buff.ly

November 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM

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1537. MORTAL KOMBAT #3 (MAYDAY)

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/mortal-kombat-3-mayday

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM

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1536. HALO: GLASSLANDS

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/halo-glasslands

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM

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For those confused about the "30th Anniversary" subtitle on @darkhorse.com and @square-enix-games.com's recently announced:

"LEGEND OF MANA - ART OF MANA"

The book itself was originally published in 2021 in Japan (30 years after Seiken Densetsu).

This is the long-awaited English localization 👍

The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #028

Elden Ring lore untangled, a confusing "Mana" anniversary, blue mascots get comics, and a whirlwind of European releases!

buff.ly

November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM

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No, not at all! I really value this measured and respectful feedback 🙏 Makes the resource better for everyone 😊

Frustrated that I can't go back to tag images with content warnings, but will do my best going forward.

There's even some #Xenosaga and #ParasiteEve books I'll need to do that for.

November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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1535. KEY PLAYERS: THE GERMAN GAMES INDUSTRY COMPENDIUM (2015/2016)

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/key-players-the-german-games-industry-compendium-2015-2016

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: KEY PLAYERS: THE GERMAN GAMES INDUSTRY COMPENDIUM (2015/2016)

November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM

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In some of the most exciting Book news from this past week, @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social have announced that pre-orders are live for:

LORE BOUND: ELDEN RING EXPLAINED

@vaatividya.com's comprehensive 400+ page exploration of #EldenRing's lore, including #ShadowOfTheErdtree DLC and #Nightreign. 📚

The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #028

Elden Ring lore untangled, a confusing "Mana" anniversary, blue mascots get comics, and a whirlwind of European releases!

buff.ly

November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM

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No. I don’t want people on the site to just be scrolling through and see NSFW covers of all the Eroge video game books, so I blur them, and slap on an NSFW flag.

I want them represented, but also don’t want to inadvertently offend visitors/viewers.

If you click through, you can see the cover.

November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM

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Totally appreciate that! And so sorry this one muddied up your feed.

I struggle with what to do with these books on the site as well. There’s a huge Eroge culture, with lots of video game art books, guides, manga, etc.. Had hoped the blur + NSFW flag would be enough, without being too offensive.

November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM