This coffee table worthy hardback offers an A to Z of video games in 300 entries picked by a panel of experts which showcase the most influential and celebrated games, consoles, and publishers. It looks back at the first game created in the mid-twentieth century, through to the present with a focus on advances within the industry during this time, such as new technologies, innovative gameplay, never-before-seen graphics, and design. Each entry is accompanied by text informing the reader about the game and its history, its place in wider popular culture, and including useful information and fact. A glossary of key words and select biographies of influential creators and developers provides more context and a system of icons and infographics allows readers to see the connections between the book’s 300 entries. Wider gaming culture, and how it has grown from a niche hobby to a worldwide phenomenon, influencing popular culture, is also explored. Hardback, 29 x 25 cm, 352 pages.
