Best gaming books worth reading in 2022: Masters of Doom, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, The Games That Weren’t, and more | 91mobiles.com

Gaming has created a major impact on pop culture over the years by creating stories and experiences that have made their way into movies, music, and art. The gaming industry has produced several successful franchises with games, movies, TV shows, and books. If you wish to learn more about them, there are many books that explore the gaming industry, its success stories, and its failures in great depth. Some of these books have become an inspiration for many popular games, while others offer exclusive behind-the-scenes and the issues faced while developing a successful game. Here are the 7 best gaming books that you must read:

Best gaming books 2022

1. Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo
2. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
3. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
4. Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games
5. Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life
6. The Games That Weren’t
7. Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of Esports

1. Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé

Reggie Fils-Aimé, the retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, shares inspiring stories and leadership lessons from his rise to the top. Reggie talks about the challenges he faced in his life and career to become one of the most successful people in the gaming industry. Via Disrupting the Game, Reggie also teaches you how to reach the top ranks in your own industry and master the grit and perseverance it takes to fulfil your professional dreams.

Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo price

• Hardcover – Rs 1,784
• Kindle edition – Rs 660

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2. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier

In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, author Jason Schreier tells behind-the-scenes stories of video game development. The book explores the artistic challenges, market demands, technical challenges, and other issues in the gaming industry. Schreier takes you through the development journeys of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Stardew Valley, and Destiny, while focusing on the complicated aspects of developing successful games.

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made price

• Paperback – Rs 369
• Kindle edition – Rs 318

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3. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner

David Kushner’s Masters of Doom tells the story of John Carmack and John Romero, the co-founders of id Software, which is the studio behind gaming franchises like Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake. The book takes readers through the rags-to-riches stories of Carmack and Romero and explores how they created some of the biggest franchises in gaming history. Masters of Doom also explores how games eventually tore the duo apart in a story about friendship, video games, artistry, and betrayal.

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture price

• Paperback – Rs 1,130
• Kindle Edition – Rs 474

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4. Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games by Walt Williams

Walt Williams’ Significant Zero takes you through his rise from a college newspaper writer to a veteran video game narrative designer for some of the biggest franchises. The book explores the rise of video game industry and tells stories about game development. Significant Zero also criticizes gaming industry’s addiction to violence and explains how great narrative design is essential for expanding the scope of games.

Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games price

• Hardcover – Rs 1,475
• Kindle edition – Rs 437

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5. Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life is the only fiction book on this list. Precious Little Life is the first book in the successful series written by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Scott Pilgrim has had a huge impact on pop culture with a game and a movie based on it. In Precious Little Life, Scott’s life is just like a video game where he has defeat bosses who are his love interest’s ex-boyfriends. The book has several video game references and mostly feels like reading a game. Bonus recommendation: You should definitely check out Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs The World movie for how it visualizes Scott’s life as a game.

Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life price

• Paperback – Rs 688
• Kindle edition – Rs 262

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6. The Games That Weren’t by Frank Gasking

Frank Gasking’s The Games That Weren’t talks about video games that were never launched. The book takes a look at heart-breaking stories of games that had a lot of potential but never made it the market. There are many reasons why games may remain unfinished and Gasking does a great job of uncovering stories behind them.

The Games That Weren’t price

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7. Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of Esports by Roland Li

Good Luck Have Fun explores one of the fastest growing and competitive industries in the world – Esports. Roland Li takes a look at players, organizations, and games that have led to the rise of esports industry. The book also explores the dark side of esports with stories about drug abuse and labour troubles as well as players and companies that haven’t been successful in the world of esports.

Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of Esports price

• Hardcover – Rs 1,395
• Kindle edition – Rs 1,325

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