From the rise of Nintendo to the controversies surrounding Rockstar, video game history is riveting. Through firsthand accounts, in-depth research, and insightful analysis, these books give a huge ...

"Masters of Doom" remains one of the top video game history books. It tells the story of how John Carmack and John Romero founded id Software and created "Doom," a franchise that helped shape a ...

Supercade was Van Burnham's ode to the golden age of video games -- a big coffee table book that captured the visual history of games from 1971 to 1984.

and now he’s written a book about it. The Games of a Lifetime is part memoir, part archive, and a generally fascinating look at gaming history through the eyes of someone who was there for most ...

Lewis Packwood’s book Curious Video Game Machines was written to fill in some of those gaps. Structured around game consoles ...

You read a lot in games, so why not read in real life and learn all about the industry you love! Here is our list of 10 of ...