501 pages
English language
Published May 31, 2010 by Yellow Ant.
A comprehensive overview of the evolution of video games covering topics such as, "Atari revolution;" "rise of cartridge-based consoles;" American video game industry; international video game industry; "Apple Mac;" "Nintendo Entertainment System;" Sega video games; PlayStation video games; and "girl gaming"
A scholarly look at the history of video games. Probably the most well-written and well-researched general history of gaming available.
A great summarized history of video games. Interesting and readable, by necessity it's fairly superficial (somewhat amazed the book discussed Spore without even mentioning Sporn) but there are lots of footnotes and references for following up on details. A great introductory overview of the industry.
