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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #065 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Video Game Library Newsletter!Here we are at the end of September. The summer rush of book releases has begun slowing down, ahead of what will no doubt be an incredibly busy Q4. Even so, we’ve still got nearly 90 exciting new book announcements and releases to go over this week, including some really exciting academic titles and an absolute ton of magazines. It’s also been an incredible week for the site. We’ve seen a huge jump in traffic lately, and all the extra effort we’v
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #064 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Video Game Library Newsletter!I’ve really been reflecting this week on how much this project has snowballed.At times it feels daunting. Other times, incredibly rewarding. When I started The Video Game Library back in 2022, I never really had an ‘end-goal’ in mind (and don’t worry, I still don’t). Now, we’re on the road to cataloguing 20,000 books about video games, which already feels like an absurd number. And somehow, even with all of that behind us, there are probably anot
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #063 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Video Game Library Newsletter!The snow has officially fallen in my neck of the woods. That means 2 things. 1…I gotta unpack the shovel. But more excitingly, 2, I got some warm and cozy reading days ahead! Which are very needed as the summer backlog has grown to an unreasonable pile. Admittedly, this week’s research started off quite slow. Was worried I wouldn’t have much to share with you guys. But towards the end of the week, I ended up with OVER 70 entries in the News & Hig
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #062 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Video Game Library Newsletter!It’s been a rainy September over here, but there’s no better weather to cozy up on the couch with a book! I’ve got 3 new books on the go right now, and I’m going to spotlight one of them later on in this issue, so fans of the Roguelike genre, stay tuned!As for news, even during the quieter weeks, we’re still looking at nearly 50 new book announcements and releases to cover. A new Masahiro Sakurai book, Final Fantasy VII: Revelation is getting an
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #061 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Video Game Library Newsletter!If you thought last week’s issue was packed, buckle up! I feel like I start every newsletter with that same sentiment, and yet somehow, every week finds another way to prove the point. In this monster installment, you’re going to discover OVER 100 NEW Announcements and Releases.GameDev books in Korean? Got it! Star Fox in Portuguese? Yep! Pokémon Puuuhapussi in Finland? Ya, we got that too…..teehee… It’s been an absolutely insane week across the
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