A sign for The Book Den (Used Books) store
Exploring the island and stumbled across this back alley bookshop.
Letโs see if we can find any books for the collection! ๐ ๐ ๐
A sign for The Book Den (Used Books) store
Exploring the island and stumbled across this back alley bookshop.
Letโs see if we can find any books for the collection! ๐ ๐ ๐
Being at the beach always makes me want to dive back into #FFVIIIโฆ
For our Easter kickstarter update that went live the other day, I spoke about the cover test prints, and also highlighted two campaigns worth backing by @bossfightbooks.com and @continuemag.bsky.social. Have a look! ๐ฃ
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Mis en avant dans la newsletter de cette semaine, Third Editions vient de publier :
๐๐ข๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ : ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ รช๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ ๐กรฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ
Sa sortie coรฏncide avec la premiรจre exposition consacrรฉe ร la musique de jeu vidรฉo en France, du 2 avril au 1er novembre 2026, ร la @philharmonie.bsky.social
Book cover with a bold purple and yellow graphic design. The phrase โVIDEO GAMES & MUSICโ repeats diagonally across the top and bottom in large italic yellow text on a purple background. A wide horizontal image band across the center shows a colorful animated game scene with Rayman and other cartoon characters playing electric guitars in a bright, chaotic musical performance. In the lower left, yellow French text reads โLa musique dont vous รชtes le hรฉros.โ Logos for the Philharmonie de Paris, Musรฉe de la Musique, and Third รฉditions appear near the bottom right.
Featured in this week's newsletter, @thirdeditions.bsky.social has just released:
๐๐ข๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐: ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ รช๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ ๐กรฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ ๐ต
Its release coincides with the first exhibition dedicated to video game music in France, from April 2nd to November 1st, 2026 at the @philharmonie.bsky.social
Comic book cover for Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts. Lara Croft stands in the foreground inside a dark cave, holding two pistols and striking an action pose. Another woman stands behind her, also armed, with an orange glow lighting the cave opening. Large gold title text at the top reads โTomb Raider,โ with โSacred Artifactsโ below.
Manga cover for Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, volume 03. Against a solid blue background, a child dressed like a clown or jester juggles colorful balls. Cartoonish fantasy creatures float around them, including a yellow ghost-like figure, a purple bat-like creature, and a blue slime. Large title text fills the top of the cover.
Manga cover for Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree, volume 8. A large close-up portrait of a pale, blindfolded character fills most of the cover. In front, a smaller figure in dark clothing crouches with a drawn bow. A glowing fiery orb and a tower appear in the background, with the title โElden Ringโ across the top.
Comic cover for The Witcher Omnibus Volume 3. Geralt of Rivia stands in the center with his sword raised, turning back over his shoulder as shadowy monsters close in behind him. The background is tinted in muted pink and gray, with dark silhouettes, rooftops, and clusters of purple flowers around the scene. The title โThe Witcherโ appears at the top.
Some great new English #Comics and #Manga out this past week, all covered in the Newsletter โ๏ธ
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ #3
๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค #3
๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ. ๐
๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ. ๐
@darkhorse.com @square-enix-games.com @yenpress.com
Promotional image for a French book about Life Is Strange. A hardcover book is centered against a warm pink-to-orange sunset background with a faint lighthouse silhouette. The cover shows a painted coastal cliff scene with a lighthouse overlooking the sea under a cloudy sky. White text on the cover reads โLรฉon Cattan,โ โLes choix de Life Is Strange,โ and โLโempathie par le jeu,โ with the publisher โThird รฉditionsโ at the bottom. In the lower right of the image, text reads โDisponible en aoรปt 2026.โ
Heading over to France, @thirdeditions.bsky.social has announced their latest book:
๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐: ๐โ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ
This one's scheduled to be out in August. More details โ๏ธ
#LifeIsStrange #Gaming #Booksky @edouardcaplain.bsky.social
Minimalist back cover on an off-white background. In the top left, large bold blue text reads โIndie Game Works.โ Centered below is a stylized blue octopus-like logo or illustration. In the bottom right, large gray text reads โISBN 9780500 880791,โ split across two lines. The design is sparse, modern, and high contrast.
Don't forget that pre-orders are up through @readonlymemory.com for @nathanpgibson28.bsky.social's new book:
๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ
A spotlight on 50 #Indie games like #Tunic, #PlanetOfLana, #Gris, #Dredge, #1000xResist and more!
And the @thamesandhudson.bsky.social launch is happing later this month!
Anime-style cover illustration showing three smiling female characters in bunny-themed outfits posing together against a pale diamond-patterned background. The character on the left has short dark hair and a blue skirt, the center character has light brown hair in braids and a red skirt, and the character on the right has blonde hair with pink accents and a yellow skirt. All three wear black bunny ears, black tops, and white cuffs. A blue banner with Japanese text runs across the middle of the image.
For all you dating sim fans out there:
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค released this week from Kadokawa โ๏ธ
Alongside key visuals and new cover art by Kazune Inui, the book includes character-setting drawings, outfits, and stills from notable scenes.
Illustrated book cover for Itchy, Tasty: Resident Evil 1996โ2006: An Unofficial History by Alex Aniel. The top shows a dark blue, eerie forest framing a large mansion at night, with a glowing doorway and a pale statue in the foreground. The bottom third is bright red with the title โITCHY, TASTYโ in large distressed black letters, followed by the subtitle and author name in smaller black text
In other big news this past week โ๏ธ
@cvxfreak.bsky.social's ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ has joined @lostincult.co.uk's Cult Classics lineup!
Dying to get these on our shelves. ๐๐๐
#ResidentEvil #Horror #Gaming #Booksky
A collage of 14 custom video game book cover designs arranged in three rows on a light gray background. Each cover has a white layout with a tall central image, a row of smaller screenshots near the bottom, and Portuguese subtitle text. The titles shown are Metal Gear Solid, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Chrono Trigger, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, God of War II, Parasite Eve, Resident Evil 4, The Last of Us, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy VIII. The overall style is clean and poster-like, with character portraits and game artwork featured prominently on each cover.
The Portuguese train continued this week, of course thanks to @joao-robalo.bsky.social, who did an amazing job with the ๐๐ฅ๐!๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ books!
Dozens of books added to the site yet again! Joรฃo is an absolute machine.
#MetalGearSolid #GTA #FinalFantasy #ChronoTrigger #SilentHIll #ResidentEvil #GodOfWar
Polski magazyn gamingowy @magazyncdaction.bsky.social rozpoczฤ
ล przedsprzedaลผ nowego wydania specjalnego poลwiฤconego w caลoลci grom #RPG.
To samodzielne wydanie zapowiada zupeลnie nowe materiaลy o seriach takich jak Baldurโs Gate, The Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, Cyberpunk, Fallout i Mass Effect.
Promotional poster/mock magazine cover for a special CD-Action RPG issue on a bright yellow background. The cover has large red text reading โRPGโ and โPREORDER,โ with a collage of fantasy game characters in the center. Smaller Polish text appears above and below, and vertical text on the right says it is not the final version of the cover.
Polish gaming magazine @magazyncdaction.bsky.social has opened pre-orders for a new special issue devoted entirely to #RPGs.
The standalone edition promises all-new material on series including Baldurโs Gate, The Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, Cyberpunk, Fallout, and Mass Effect.
A collection of Ys VIII memorabilia
Aww, thanks Prinny!!
Ya, @dragonwell.bsky.social and @annakashina.bsky.social do amazing work.
Definitely check out their Lacrimosa of Dana books as well โฅ๏ธ
From our collection ๐
Desde Espaรฑa, Panini Books ha publicado ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ: ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โ ๐๐๐ณ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐, de @christiegolden.bsky.
ยกEs genial ver que esta novela de Warcraft sigue llegando a mรกs lectores en todo el mundo!
#Warcraft #WoW #Gaming #Booksky
Fantasy book cover for World of Warcraft: Midnight Lazos de Sangre by Christie Golden. A white-haired blood elf warrior in ornate gold and red armor stands in the foreground holding a sword over glowing green, cracked ground. Behind him are a blonde elf woman with a bowlike weapon and a human paladin in shining armor holding a glowing golden sword. The background is a dark purple sky with the World of Warcraft Midnight logo above and small flying creatures in the distance.
Looking over to Spain, Panini Books has now published @christiegolden.bsky.social's ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ: ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โ ๐๐๐ณ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐.
Great to see this #Warcraft novel continue to reach more readers across the globe!
#WoW #Gaming #Booksky
"๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ!!"
Den senaste utgรฅvan av Sveriges speltidning fรถr alla รฅldrar, ๐๐๐๐๐, har kommit ut pรฅ hyllorna, med reportage om #Mario Tennis Fever, #Minecraft sรถta nya varelser, #VirtualBoy, #Pokรฉmon Pokopia och mer! โ๏ธ
#Gaming #Nintendo #Booksky
Bright yellow Swedish gaming magazine cover featuring Nintendo-themed characters and headlines. A large image of Mario in tennis clothes is centered, swinging a racket, with Pikachu on the right, Mega Man on the left, an Animal Crossing villager near the top left, a Minecraft creeper at the top, and several blocky Minecraft animals along the bottom. The masthead reads โROBOT,โ with banners across the top for Mario, Pokรฉmon, Minecraft, and Fortnite. Large headline text says โSMASHA MED MARIO!โ with additional cover lines about Animal Crossing, Pokopia, Fortnite tips, Mega Man, Nintendo gadgets, and new Minecraft animals.
"๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ!!"
The latest edition of Sweden's all-ages gaming magazine, ๐๐๐๐๐, has hit shelves, with features on #Mario Tennis Fever, #Minecraft cute new creatures, the #VirtualBoy, #Pokรฉmon Pokopia and more! โ๏ธ
#Gaming #Nintendo #Booksky
Book cover for Games User Research Cookbook: Tools and Techniques for Better Player Experience by Michaล Mycka. The cover shows a black-and-white line drawing of two game controllers on a cutting board, with a chefโs knife, loose buttons, and a cable around them. A few controller buttons are highlighted in red. Large white text appears on a black block at the bottom, along with the CRC Press logo.
A practical new addition to the #GameDev shelf this week came in the form of Michaล Myckaโs...
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐จ๐จ๐ค: ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐
Learn more here โ
#Indie #IndieDev #GameDevelopment #Gaming #Booksky #UX #CRCPress
A minimalist book cover titled โA Communal History of [Metroidvania] Video Gamesโ features a clean white upper section with bold black typography, while the lower portion displays a stylized, surreal landscape illustration: a dense forest of tall, thin, evenly spaced trees casting long shadows over reddish-brown ground, beneath which lies a cross-sectional view of an organic, cavernous underground filled with textured, root-like structures and numerous flat, circular red shapes resembling mushrooms or spores scattered across a teal-blue substrate; a tiny lone human figure stands near the boundary between surface and underground, emphasizing scale and isolation, while additional vertical text along the left margin lists notable game influences, contributing to an academic yet artistic tone.
ICYMI - @lostincult.co.uk has kicked off a brand new book series, and their first entry is this amazing #Metroidvania book.
Learn more in this week's Newsletter โ๏ธ
@bitnerd.gvg.io @tianipixel.bsky.social @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @dominguezf.bsky.social #Gaming #Booksky
Book #41 from @bossfightbooks.com has been revealed! โฅ๏ธ
And so awesome to see @mossrc.bsky.social join the roster of amazing authors in this lineup!
1 year anniversary of #TheVideoGameLibrary newsletter! ๐
๐ More amazing announcements from @lostincult.co.uk
๐ @nathanpgibson28.bsky.social's new #Indie games book
๐ Another #Ys book from @annakashina.bsky.social!
๐ @bossfightbooks.com reach Poland
๐ Global #Gaming magazines
and much MORE! ๐
It's been so great to have you on the team!!
Absolutely blown away by how much you've contributed in such a short time, and feeling great about taking some time off knowing that the site is in the team's hands!
Cover of PC Gamer magazine featuring promotional art for Star Wars Zero Company. A large close-up of a dark-haired man fills the center, with several sci-fi characters and droids below, including armored soldiers and a small astromech-style robot in a foggy battlefield scene. Large cover text reads โStar Wars,โ with smaller blurbs for โMixtape,โ โ1348 Ex Voto,โ and โDarkhaven,โ plus the PC Gamer masthead across the top.
Are you as excited for #StarWars Zero Company as I am?
Be sure to check out the latest issue of @pcgamer.com. Just one of the many #Gaming mags covered in this week's Newsletter โ๏ธ
@dilfpatrol.bsky.social @robertnjones.bsky.social @dominictarason.com @ievenden.wtf #Gaming #Booksky #PC #Mixtape
Comic book cover for Street Fighter Masters: Karin issue #1. A blonde girl in a red dress lunges forward with a punch while a punk-styled girl with bright green hair swings an electric guitar like a weapon. The title appears across the top over a blue, high-energy burst background, with the issue number and price in the bottom left.
Karin Kanzuki is the next to get the Street Fighter Masters treatment from @udonentertainment.bsky.social
More details in this week's Newsletter ๐๐ฅ
@tovior.bsky.social @shardanic.bsky.social @redgray21st.bsky.social #StreetFighter #KarinKanzuki #Gaming #Booksky #Comic #ComicBook
1 year anniversary of #TheVideoGameLibrary newsletter! ๐
๐ More amazing announcements from @lostincult.co.uk
๐ @nathanpgibson28.bsky.social's new #Indie games book
๐ Another #Ys book from @annakashina.bsky.social!
๐ @bossfightbooks.com reach Poland
๐ Global #Gaming magazines
and much MORE! ๐
Volume #044 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ @mjgallagher.bsky.social's new #FinalFantasyTactics book
๐ Some more #Shenmue books to collect
๐ A #Katamari Look & Find book!?
๐ Explore #FinalFantasyRebirth with @pierrelovati.bsky.social
๐ Religion in games from @revistaloop.bsky.social
and much MORE! ๐
An empty Air Pods case
Noooo!! ๐ญ
Volume #044 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ @mjgallagher.bsky.social's new #FinalFantasyTactics book
๐ Some more #Shenmue books to collect
๐ A #Katamari Look & Find book!?
๐ Explore #FinalFantasyRebirth with @pierrelovati.bsky.social
๐ Religion in games from @revistaloop.bsky.social
and much MORE! ๐