News

The Story Of Rapture Begins Here

Andrew Ryan was a visionary, dreaming of a utopian society where great men and women could live free of the rules and the government keeping them from realising their true potential. His story begins in BioShock: Rapture, available today in bookstores everywhere.


May 17, 2011
PC

Before Playing Gotham City Impostors Read Batman: Impostors

Want to get more out of Monolith Productions upcoming downloadable multiplayer game Gotham City Impostors? Then you’ll want to read Batman: Impostors, an epic four-issue story arc that first appeared in Detective Comics last year.


July 13, 2010
News

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Curls Up With A Good Book

Fans looking to delve deeper into the cyberpunk dystopia of the Deus Ex series need look no further than Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect, a novel coming next year from Del Rey and tie-in author supreme James Swallow.


May 9, 2010
In Real Life

How To Be A World Of Warcraft Guild Leader, Now In Convenient Book Form

If leading a large World of Warcraft guild seems like a fun way to spend your free time, then you should probably check out Scott F. Andrews’ The Guild Leader’s Handbook to see the hellish task it really is.


April 14, 2010
News

Another Dead Space Prequel, Only This One You Read

Acclaimed writer B. K. Evenson delves into the history of the Church of Unitology and the origin of the mysterious “Black Marker” in Dead Space: Martyr, a prequel to Visceral Games’ sci-fi horror spectacular.


March 31, 2010
News

Sociologist Spends 2300 Hours Seeking Civilisation In WoW

Sociologist and director of Human-Centred Computing at the National Science Foundation, William Sims Bainbridge spent 2300 hours entrenched in popular MMO World of Warcraft, looking for look for insights about Western civilisation. What did he find there?


January 8, 2010
In Real Life

The Harvard Lampoon Skewers Twilight, Sega

In The Harvard Lampoon’s literary parody Nightlight, potential vampire Edwart Mullen warns the naive Belle Goose that he won’t always be around to protect her from Sega.


December 8, 2009
In Real Life

“Must-have” Guinness Gamer’s Edition 2010 Coming In January

Apparently the 2010 Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition is “a must-have for fans of gaming,” according to some gaming blog.


October 28, 2009
News

Who’s Who In Halo: Evolutions

Tor Books has released a list of the authors contributing to the Halo: Evolutions anthology novel, along with the cover art, featuring everyone’s favourite green suit of armour with a guy inside it.


October 24, 2009
News

Elder Scrolls Novel Potentially Confirms Elder Scrolls V

Author Greg Keyes is better known to me by his Star Wars Expanded Universe contributions, but as the writer on The Elder Scrolls: Infernal City, he’s been promoted to “potential Bethesda informant”.