Required Reading

News

The Story Of Rapture Begins Here

5:20AM July 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


PC

Before Playing Gotham City Impostors Read Batman: Impostors

7:20AM May 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


News

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Curls Up With A Good Book

5:20AM July 13, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


In Real Life

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

4:00AM May 9, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


News

Another Dead Space Prequel, Only This One You Read

3:20AM April 14, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


News

Sociologist Spends 2300 Hours Seeking Civilisation In WoW

4:20AM March 31, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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? More »


In Real Life

The Harvard Lampoon Skewers Twilight, Sega

4:20AM January 8, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


In Real Life

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

2:20AM December 8, 2009 | Mike Fahey

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


News

Who’s Who In Halo: Evolutions

3:40AM October 28, 2009 | Mike Fahey

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. More »


News

Elder Scrolls Novel Potentially Confirms Elder Scrolls V

12:30PM October 24, 2009 | AJ Glasser

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”. More »