News

The Hero’s Journey Doesn’t Just Symbolise Death In The Official Darksiders Novel Tie-In

Death and his pal War team-up to save the day this year in Darksiders: The Abomination Vault, a series prequel that takes place a millenia before the opening credits of the first game.


December 30, 2011
In Real Life

Jak & Daxter Co-Creator Releases Vampire Novel

What do you do after founding and retiring from one of video games’ most successful development houses? If you’re Naughty Dog co-founder Andy Gavin, you write books.


November 18, 2011
News

The Ultimate Coffee Table Book For Sonic Fans

Boutique French publishing house Pix’n Love have you covered this Christmas, Sonic fans. They’re releasing a 300-page compendium celebrating the history of Sega’s little blue mascot.


October 26, 2011
News

The Next Chapter In The Halo Saga Begins Right Here

The road to 343 Industries’ Halo 4 begins today with the release of Halo: Glasslands, the beginning of a new series from Star Wars and Gears of War scribe Karen Traviss that bridges the gap between the third and fourth games. Want to read a huge chunk of it? You’ve come to the right place.


October 20, 2011
News

Why George Romero Rejected The Walking Dead To Make The Zombie Autopsies

We scored a few minutes with the Zombiefather George A. Romero at the kick-off to AMC’s Fear Fest celebration. He shared his thoughts on undead sensation Walking Dead — and his plans for his next project, adapting The Zombie Autopsies.


October 5, 2011
News

World’s Most Famous Dark Elf Carves A Path To Neverwinter

Hoping to capture the attention of both traditional pen-and-paper role-players and video game RPG fans, Wizards of the Coast wants to put the city of Neverwinter on the minds of fantasy fans everywhere. That’s why they’ve called in the big guns: author R.A. Salvatore and his most famous creation, Drizzt Do’Urden.


September 25, 2011
In Real Life

The Game That Created A Legion Of Authors

MUDs and MUSHes, remember those? These were the first multiplayer online role-playing games, popular in the 1990s and largely text-based. In the case of a MUSH, playing involved writing thousands of words, a skill that’s proven useful later in life for some enthusiasts.


September 24, 2011
PC

Every Virtual Book In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Is Now One Epic Leather-Bound Reality

Reddit user notadoctoreither shall henceforth be known as king of the Oblivion fans, having spent a month’s time and $US130 collecting the countless books scattered across the game’s cities and towns into one gorgeous tome, and you can too.


September 23, 2011
In Real Life

Sniper Voice Actor’s Book Picks Up Plugs From Team Fortress 2 "Reviewers"

You may not be familiar with the name “John Patrick Lowrie.” You probably are familiar with the name “Sniper,” whom Lowrie voices in Team Fortress 2. He’s just published the novel Dancing With Eternity and, well, his friends are giving it some kind reviews on Amazon.


September 20, 2011
News

Dive Deeper Into Drake’s Story With Uncharted Reading Materials

Sony is sandwiching Uncharted 3‘s November 1 release between a brand-new novel and a six-issue comic book series, delving deeper into Drake’s fiction than ever before.