The U.S.-based DK imprint, which publishes strategy guides to video games, will stop commissioning new titles immediately, and will be discontinued in spring 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline will publish a book about the history of video games by comedian and gaming expert Steve McNeil. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
For decades, the creators of movies, comic books and video games have dreamed up a future where giant robots engage in combat. Inspired by their childhood fandom and aided by extensive expertise in robotics, Matt Oehrlein and Gui Cavalcanti decided to make that fantasy a reality. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook revealed the most talked about video games and consoles on its platform during Gamescom, the German trade fair taking place Aug. 22 through 26. During the week of Gamescom, Facebook said more than 14 million users were behind 29 million interactions (posts, comments, Reactions and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) takes place in Los Angeles June 13 through 15, and as the excitement builds, Facebook revealed the top trending video games and publishers on its platform leading into the show. The top trending publishers and video games were those that experienced the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Kazuki Takahashi’s manga “Yu-Gi-Oh” debuted in 1996, it spawned a mammoth franchise that includes the iconic Duel Monsters card game, TV shows, video games and character merchandise. The fourth feature, “Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions,” was released in Japan in 2016 to mark its 20th... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
While comic books based on video games are easy to find, comics about gaming are few and far between. Here are 10 great examples of comic books about gaming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The multi-content subscription service, in beta since 2014, has gone live. It offers tiered access to books, TV/film, music and video games, and has partnerships with such publishers as HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is scrapping its Trade-In programme from the end of this month. Currently, books, video games and other items can be traded in on Amazon’s website in return for Amazon gift cards. But the company has told customers it is now closing the programme for good on the 31st August and will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gamescon Cologne and the Frankfurt Book Fair invited rights pros from book publishing, video games and others to meet and discuss rights and licensing. The post Games Meet Books at Gamescom Cologne appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing sector has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, with book piracy at half the rate of copyright theft in film and musicFor publishers, fresh from winning a landmark ruling forcing internet service providers to block illegal ebook download sites in Russia... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Opening up a video division has become new-media companies' way of announcing their arrival. In the past couple of years, BuzzFeed and Vox Media have seriously stepped up their video games, launching in-house production studios with names like BuzzFeed Motion Pictures and Vox Entertainment.Now... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The MoMA Curator of Architecture and Design reveals favorite books and video games and thoughts on skeuomorphism and the future of design.Yesterday, Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, let the masses pick her brain in a Reddit AMA .... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harry Potter, The Gruffalo, and Horrid Henry are the top book brands for children, according to a report commissioned by the Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA). The report—released at the Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) exhibition, held in London last week—found that books were... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Growing up as a computer nerd, I remember thinking that I would learn how to program, so I could develop my own video games. I think this is a dream that many nerds share. I remember that my dad bought me a huge book on programming and after about 5 pages, I gave up and began reading comic books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everything from novels to movies, video games, and even government reports have been given the graphic novel treatment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Linda Liukas's project, Hello Ruby, smashed its Kickstarter funding goal in under four hours.We know that the goal of teaching future generations to code will make big strides within the next year. There are already some pretty ambitious ideas out there, like video games and adorable yet highly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literature. Love. They get skewered — though generously — by Los Angeles author Mark Haskell Smith in his new novel, 'Raw: A Love Story.'It's impossible to count how many times literature has died. In the last century alone, it's been killed by radio, television, comic books, video games and,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chancellor's measures to help film business likely to encourage more Hollywood studios to use British post-production facilitiesThe UK's film special effects industry has received a shot in the arm with the government announcing plans to make it easier for Hollywood studios to qualify for UK tax... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]