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

5:00AM February 2, 2012 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


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Borderlands Hits Shelves Tuesday — As A Novel

9:00AM November 20, 2011 | Owen Good

Borderlands has a novel due for release on Tuesday, entitled Borderlands: The Fallen. It’ll track the story of Roland, who represents the soldier class in the original game. More »


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The First 50 Pages Of The Second Elder Scrolls Novel

5:00AM September 27, 2011 | Brian Crecente

I’ve got a copy of The Lord of the Souls, the second Elder Scrolls novel, sitting on my night stand. It’s buried under a few other books I’ve got to read first. More »


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The Quantum Thief: An Excerpt

12:00AM May 24, 2011 | Hannu Rajaniemi

The Quantum Thief, released in the UK last year and in the US this month, is a heist story set in a future of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people communicating by sharing memories, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as massively multiplayer online role-playing game guild members. More »


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Manga Game Of Thrones Book Covers Are Glorious To Behold

7:00AM May 12, 2011 | Meredith Woerner

George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is finally getting a Japanese translation from Hayakawa Publishing. And the new Japanese covers, from artists Ken Sugawara, Yasushi Suzuki and Noriko Meguro, are amazingly vivid. More »


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How Virtual Cog-Driven Machines Made Game Of Thrones Awesome

2:00AM April 21, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Inspired by ancient self-operating machines and driven by clever computer animation, the opening credits for HBO’s Game of Thrones is packed with easter eggs and miniature marvels. More »


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Another Mass Effect Novel Enters Earth Orbit This Year

11:40PM April 5, 2011 | Joel Johnson

“MASS EFFECT: DECEPTION will be written by author William C. Dietz and will release in [northern]fall 2011,” says publisher Del Ray, continuing the story of the previous three novels, Revelation, Ascension, and Retribution.


In Real Life

Halo: Cryptum – An Excerpt

6:00AM January 11, 2011 | Greg Bear

THE FORERUNNER STORY-the history of my people-has been told many times, with greater and greater idealization, until I scarcely recognise it. More »


Tearing The Sky – An Excerpt

6:00AM November 11, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The former head of the Game Developers Conference and current Electronic Arts indie headhunter just published his first science fiction novel, Tearing the Sky. More »


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Gears Of War: Anvil Gate Novel Tells The Story Before Gears 3

5:00AM August 25, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Gears of War: Anvil Gate, the third book in the Gears of War novel series, will tell the story of what happened between the second and third video game. More »