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Author: Mark J. P. Wolf Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262527162 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 715
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Thirty-nine essays explore the vast diversity of video game history and culture across all the world's continents. Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and culture across every continent, with essays covering areas as disparate and far-flung as Argentina and Thailand, Hungary and Indonesia, Iran and Ireland. Most of the essays are written by natives of the countries they discuss, many of them game designers and founders of game companies, offering distinctively firsthand perspectives. Some of these national histories appear for the first time in English, and some for the first time in any language. Readers will learn, for example, about the rapid growth of mobile games in Africa; how a meat-packing company held the rights to import the Atari VCS 2600 into Mexico; and how the Indonesian MMORPG Nusantara Online reflects that country's cultural history and folklore. Every country or region's unique conditions provide the context that shapes its national industry; for example, the long history of computer science in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, the problems of piracy in China, the PC Bangs of South Korea, or the Dutch industry's emphasis on serious games. As these essays demonstrate, local innovation and diversification thrive alongside productions and corporations with global aspirations. Africa • Arab World • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Brazil • Canada • China • Colombia • Czech Republic • Finland • France • Germany • Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Italy • Japan • Mexico • The Netherlands • New Zealand • Peru • Poland • Portugal • Russia • Scandinavia • Singapore • South Korea • Spain • Switzerland • Thailand • Turkey • United Kingdom • United States of America • Uruguay • Venezuela
Author: Mark J. P. Wolf Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262527162 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 715
Book Description
Thirty-nine essays explore the vast diversity of video game history and culture across all the world's continents. Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and culture across every continent, with essays covering areas as disparate and far-flung as Argentina and Thailand, Hungary and Indonesia, Iran and Ireland. Most of the essays are written by natives of the countries they discuss, many of them game designers and founders of game companies, offering distinctively firsthand perspectives. Some of these national histories appear for the first time in English, and some for the first time in any language. Readers will learn, for example, about the rapid growth of mobile games in Africa; how a meat-packing company held the rights to import the Atari VCS 2600 into Mexico; and how the Indonesian MMORPG Nusantara Online reflects that country's cultural history and folklore. Every country or region's unique conditions provide the context that shapes its national industry; for example, the long history of computer science in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, the problems of piracy in China, the PC Bangs of South Korea, or the Dutch industry's emphasis on serious games. As these essays demonstrate, local innovation and diversification thrive alongside productions and corporations with global aspirations. Africa • Arab World • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Brazil • Canada • China • Colombia • Czech Republic • Finland • France • Germany • Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Italy • Japan • Mexico • The Netherlands • New Zealand • Peru • Poland • Portugal • Russia • Scandinavia • Singapore • South Korea • Spain • Switzerland • Thailand • Turkey • United Kingdom • United States of America • Uruguay • Venezuela
Author: Caroline Peckham Publisher: ISBN: 9781717970329 Category : Paranormal romance stories Languages : en Pages : 362
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THE VAMPIRE GAMES SEASON 2***A season 1 recap is included in Wolf Games***After the trials of the V Games have come to an end, peace has fallen over The Sanctuary for Immortal beings. But for Jameson and Cass, their troubles are only just beginning. On the verge of their happily ever after, their world is torn apart, forcing the two lovers on separate paths. And with both of their hearts broken in the process, they have to find a way to live on without one another. Whilst Jameson sets off on a quest to save his Werewolf pack members from a madman, Cass is thrust into the arms of a new and dangerous enemy. An enemy who seeks not only her cooperation in his plans, but also, her heart...In the explosive new season of The Vampire Games, Wolf Games follows Jameson and Cass on a journey of death, romance, betrayal, and a dark force more fearful than the enemies of their past. Can they overcome the trials that are set to befall them, or is it time they accepted their inevitable fates?SERIES READING ORDER:THE VAMPIRE GAMES SEASON 1: Varick and Selena's StoryV Games - start the series for just 0.99 -----> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074WCV558V Games: Fresh From The GraveV Games: Dead Before DawnTHE VAMPIRE GAMES SEASON 2: Jameson and Cass's StoryWolf GamesWolf Games: Island of Shade (Coming Soon)Wolf Games: Severed Fates (Coming Soon)
Author: Caroline Peckham Publisher: ISBN: 9781522079354 Category : Languages : en Pages : 412
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LAST ONE TO THE GRAVE, WINS.Being a killer wasn't what eighteen year old Selena Grey ever expected she'd become. But with her stepfather's blood fresh on her hands, she finds herself walking into an eight by six prison cell where she'll live out the next twenty five years of her life. Or so she thought...When a man as beautiful as he is terrifying walks into the prison, Selena is the only one seemingly unaffected by his charms. But Varick's impossibly dark eyes are trained on her and her alone, frightening Selena of what his presence forewarns. It's not long before she finds out as she wakes on a ship in the dead of night, a captive of the forbidding Varick who seems more beast than man. But when she arrives at a barren and isolated island in the stormy north sea, she soon realises that the obnoxious Varick may be her only hope of survival. Because, in a place where polar night reigns for the next six months, a powerful and cruel family are about to start this year's season of the V Games. And Selena is marked to participate in the blood sport, hunted by ravenous vampires and surviving the harsh terrain of the bleak island. And, not only that, but Selena just became the highest bid on contestant in a century...
Author: Vivian Arend Publisher: Arend Publishing Inc. ISBN: 194145657X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 133
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A standalone title in New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend’s light-hearted, feel-good paranormal series. ~~~~~ True love’s path never did run smooth. After seven years of total denial, Margaret Raynor’s inner wolf is in full revolt. Weak and shaky, she literally falls into the very large and capable arms of the Granite Lake Beta, Erik Costanov. Just looking at another wolf scares her to death. One as big and sexy as Erik? Really bad idea, no matter what her libido says. She wants no part of him until she resolves her issues. Sheer chance puts Erik in the right place at the right time to catch Maggie, but the realization that hits him with the force of a full body shot is no accident. She’s his mate, and while he’ll be as patient as possible, no way is she doing anything without him from now on. Fate agrees—tossing them together to compete in the premier sporting event for wolves in the north. They’ll have to face her fears or lose their future. Warning: Contains uber-sexy werewolves of Russian descent, reluctant mates, and exotic travels through the Yukon wilderness. Includes sarcasm and hot nookie under the Midnight Sun. ----- The NORTHERN LIGHTS EDITION is a revised and extended version of the 2010 original.
Author: Ash Barker Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472837738 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 113
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In the blasted, radiation-scorched, wastelands of the Earth's surface, towering mecha do battle, defending the interests of one of the few remaining arcology governments, providing security for wilderness outposts, or seeking out loot and supplies as a mercenary company. With detailed rules for designing and customizing your mecha, from size and propulsion type to payload and pilot skills, and a campaign system that allows pilots to gain experience and skills as they patrol the shattered Earth, Gamma Wolves is a fast-playing game of post-apocalyptic mecha warfare.
Author: Simon Parkin Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316492086 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 395
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As heard on the New Yorker Radio Hour: The triumphant and "engaging history" (The New Yorker) of the young women who devised a winning strategy that defeated Nazi U-boats and delivered a decisive victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. By 1941, Winston Churchill had come to believe that the outcome of World War II rested on the battle for the Atlantic. A grand strategy game was devised by Captain Gilbert Roberts and a group of ten Wrens (members of the Women's Royal Naval Service) assigned to his team in an attempt to reveal the tactics behind the vicious success of the German U-boats. Played on a linoleum floor divided into painted squares, it required model ships to be moved across a make-believe ocean in a manner reminiscent of the childhood game, Battleship. Through play, the designers developed "Operation Raspberry," a counter-maneuver that helped turn the tide of World War II. Combining vibrant novelistic storytelling with extensive research, interviews, and previously unpublished accounts, Simon Parkin describes for the first time the role that women played in developing the Allied strategy that, in the words of one admiral, "contributed in no small measure to the final defeat of Germany." Rich with unforgettable cinematic detail and larger-than-life characters, A Game of Birds and Wolves is a heart-wrenching tale of ingenuity, dedication, perseverance, and love, bringing to life the imagination and sacrifice required to defeat the Nazis at sea.
Author: Ginna Moran Publisher: ISBN: 9781951314224 Category : Languages : en Pages : 386
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The rules of the She-Wolf Games are simple. 1. Get out of the cage first. 2. Don't waste time shifting into a wolf. 3. Never stop running. 4. Don't get caught. 5. Repeat every night until the games are over...or you escape. With werewolves on the brink of extinction, packs from everywhere came together in an attempt to overcome their differences. The creation of the She-Wolf Games did just that, bringing peace among the territories as packs work toward the same goal: Save their species. Usually, I'd be touched at such a monumental occasion, but I had no idea werewolves existed. Or that female werewolves were a commodity and the ultimate prize. I figured it out fast after encountering a beautiful wolf outside my apartment building. If only the cute sucker hadn't bitten me. Because now, I find myself as one of three she-wolves among a few dozen men competing for a chance to fill a spot in my new pack. Four scary-hot werewolves who all get to claim me. And they will do anything to win the She-Wolf Games. It's for a good cause, right? Too bad I'm going to assure they all lose. This is a sizzling hot reverse harem paranormal romance. Get ready for sparks to fly as the games begin.
Author: Caroline Peckham Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781731279576 Category : Languages : en Pages : 316
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After the foundering of IDAHO's cruise ship, the survivors are washed up on a deadly island off the coast of northern Africa. But in a jungle of shade, it's not just the Reapers lurking in the forest that pose a danger...Journeying to an underground institute at the heart of the island might be Cass and Jameson's only hope. But with Ulvic Hund hunting them down alongside his newfound companion, Rockley Jones, time is of the essence. And they soon have no choice but to face the deadly security system on the island to get to safety. Even if that means placing their lives in the hands of Silas Madigan.Perfect for fans of A Shade of Vampire, Twilight, The Hunger Games and Vampire Academy.SERIES READING ORDER: A GAME OF VAMPIRES (20K PREQUEL NOVELLA)THE VAMPIRE GAMES: SEASON ONE (VARICK AND SELENA'S STORY)V GAMES -- Start the series for just 0.99! - https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B074WCV558V GAMES: FRESH FROM THE GRAVEV GAMES: DEAD BEFORE DAWNTHE VAMPIRE GAMES: SEASON TWO (JAMESON AND CASS'S STORY)WOLF GAMESWOLF GAMES: ISLAND OF SHADEWOLF GAMES: SEVERED FATESTHE VAMPIRE GAMES: SEASON THREE (COMING SOON)
Author: Joe Dever Publisher: Mongoose Pub ISBN: 9781905850655 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 456
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You are Lone Wolf. In a devastating attack the Darklords have destroyed the monastery where you were learning the skills of the Kai Lords. You are the sole survivor. You swear revenge. But first you must reach Holmgard to warn the King of the gathering evil. The servants of darkness relentlessly hunt you across your country and every turn of the page presents a new challenge. Choose your skills and your weapons carefully - for they can help you succeed in the most fantastic and terrifying journey of your life. The LONE WOLF adventures are a unique interactive fantasy series - each episode can be played separately or you can combine them all to create a fantastic role-playing epic.
Author: Mark J. P. Wolf
Author: Mark J. P. Wolf
Author: Caroline Peckham
Author: Caroline Peckham
Author: Vivian Arend
Author: Ash Barker
Author: Simon Parkin
Author: Joe Dever
Author: Ginna Moran
Author: Caroline Peckham
Author: Joe Dever