Game Boys: Professional Videogaming's Rise from the Basement to the Big Time

Kane, Michael

ISBN 10: 0670018961 / ISBN 13: 9780670018963

Published by Viking Adult (edition ), 2008

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Game Boys: Professional Videogaming's Rise from the Basement to the Big Time
• Publisher: Viking Adult (edition )
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670018961
• ISBN 13: 9780670018963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

An inside look at the darker side of the competitive video-game industry traces the rivalries between such companies as 3D and CompLexity, describes the world of professional elite players, and evaluates videogaming as a big-money intersection between business and pop culture. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author

Michael Kane is an entertainment features writer for the New York Post, where his greatest contribution to tabloid journalism was giving Arnold Schwarzenegger the title “Governator.” He was a sportswriter and editor at The Denver Post and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazineand Sport magazine.