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The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ www.thevideogamelibrary.org Over 10,000 Video Game Books cataloguedโ๏ธ New books added daily. โข Join the Discussion: http://discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n โข Support: https://thevideogamelibrary.substack
Don't forget that we cover all the amazing little artbooks and companion books that come bundled along with special editions.
Look at this week's offerings from @fangamer.com @strictlylimited.bsky.social and @gungho-america.bsky.social
๐๏ธ buff.ly/RTVTb21
#TrailsInTheSky2 #UFO50 #ShadowGambit
Shout-out to indie dev Robin Brownโs new book released this past week.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐
๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ is a calm, practical companion for first-time game creators who want to plan, build, and finish a small cozy game without burning out.
@birdyinteractive.bsky.social #Indie #Dev #GameDev
Encore un magazine franรงais cool ร dรฉcouvrir cette semaine.
@revueimmersion.bsky.social est un magazine indรฉpendant dรฉdiรฉ ร lโanalyse culturelle du jeu vidรฉo.
Leur numรฉro de mai 2026, ยซ ๐๐กรข๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ยป, explore lโimaginaire et la symbolique des chรขteaux dans les jeux vidรฉo.
Another VERY cool French magazine to cover this week.
@revueimmersion.bsky.social is a French independent magazine devoted to in-depth cultural analysis of video games.
Their latest issue (May 2026), โ๐๐กรข๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ,โ examines the imagery and meaning of castles in games.
#Gaming #Boosky
MalโOpus ะฟัะพะดะพะฒะถัั ะฟัะฐััะฒะฐัะธ ัะบ ัะฟัะฐะฒะถะฝั ะฟะตัะตะบะปะฐะดะฐััะบะฐ ะผะฐัะธะฝะฐ ะดะปั ัะบัะฐัะฝััะบะพะณะพ ะบะฝะธะถะบะพะฒะพะณะพ ัะธะฝะบั.
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ะฝั ะฝะฐะนะฝะพะฒััะฐ ะบะฝะธะณะฐ, ัะพ ะทโัะฒะธะปะฐัั ะฝะฐ ัะธะฝะบั, โ ยซะะธััะตััะฒะพ ะฐััะฑัะบั ัะฐ ััะฒะพัะตะฝะฝั ัะตััั ยซArcaneยป.
ะะธะดะฐะฝะฝั ะฝะฐะฟะพะฒะฝะตะฝะต ััะดะพะฒะธะผะธ ัะปััััะฐัััะผะธ ัะฐ ะบะพะฝัะตะฟั-ะฐััะพะผ ัะท ะฟะพะฟัะปััะฝะพะณะพ ัะตััะฐะปั Netflix.
#Arcane
MalโOpus continues to be a translation machine for the Ukrainian language market.
Their latest book to go on sale is this Art of Arcane book, translated as ะััะฑัะบ ะะธััะตััะฒะพ ะน ััะฒะพัะตะฝะฝั ัะตััะฐะปั ยซะัะบะตะนะฝยป.
Filled with gorgeous illustrations and concept art from the hit Netflix series.
#Arcane
Lots of Japanese #VideoGame Magazines grace the shelves this week.
Like every week, you can tune in right here to stay up to date with all the latest and greatest publications coming out of Japan: buff.ly/RTVTb21
#Booksky #Gaming
Another shoutout to @silos.bsky.social for the amazing work this week on @idwpublishing.com's #Sonic backlog!
Keep in mind that each of these issues has multiple covers and artists, so huge kudos to Stephen for capturing all of this on our site!
More coverage in this week's newsletter ๐๏ธ
Was so amazing to have you on the team, Leslie!! Youโre welcome back anytime! ๐
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Are you passionate about #VideoGames and #Booksโ
The Video Game Library is seeking A COMMITTED VOLUNTEER who can dedicate time each week to help organize and catalogue the growing collection of gaming literature.
๐ If interested, email: TheVideoGameLibrary@hotmail.com
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ #๐ hit comic book (and digital) shelves this week from @darkhorse.com.
I love seeing Lara's adventures still make regular comic appearances. Still haven't started this run though.
Would love to hear if you guys have!
#TombRaider #Gaming #LaraCroft #Comic #Booksky
I loved @ultrabrilliant.xyz's ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, and I'm really glad to see this expanded edition find a new home with the folks at @lostincult.co.uk
Dubbed โPerfect Organism: The Assembly Cutโ, this version includes new chapters, new illustrations and more.
#AlienIsolation #Gaming #Booksky
Another awesome little indie zine has hit pre-orders this past week.
๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ is a gorgeous charity fanzine dedicated to celebrating Legendary and Mythical Pokรฉmon.
I've missed a lot of the lead-up on this one, but scrolling through the artists, I'm loving this!
More details here ๐๏ธ
์ํธ๋ถ ๋ฒ์ญ์ผ๋ก ์ด๋ฏธ ์ ์๋ ค์ง Mr. Blue Co.๊ฐ ํ๊ตญ ์์ฅ์ ์ํด
๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐: ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๋ฅผ ์ถ๊ฐํ๊ธฐ๋ก ๊ฒฐ์ ํ๋ค๊ณ ๋ฐํํ์ต๋๋ค.
์ด๋ฒ ํ๋ก์ ํธ๋ 3์ 9์ผ๋ถํฐ ์๋์ฆ์์ ํฌ๋ผ์ฐ๋ํ๋ฉ์ผ๋ก ์งํ๋๋ฉฐ, 2026๋
6์ ๋์งธ ์ฃผ๋ถํฐ ๋ฐฐ์ก์ด ์์๋ ์์ ์
๋๋ค.
No stranger to art book translations, Mr. Blue Co. has just announced that theyโve decided to publish ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐: ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ for the Korean market
This will be crowdfunded on Wadiz starting Mar. 9th, and shipping is expected to start in the 2nd week of June, 2026.
HD-2Dใชใกใคใฏใใใใ่ฉฑ้กใงใๆ่ฟใใใฉใดใณใฏใจในใใใฏ้ฃๆฅใฎใใใซๆณจ็ฎใ้ใใฆใใพใใใใใฎๅขใใฏใใใซ็ถใใพใใ
ใ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ & ๐๐ / ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ใใฎ็ปๅ ดใงใใ
ใญใฃใฉใฏใฟใผใใถใคใณใ่ๆฏใขใผใใUIใณใณใปใใใ้็บ่ณๆโฆโฆๆ้ซใงใ๏ผ
Dragon Quest has been making non-stop headlines lately thanks to the buzz surrounding the HD-2D remakes, and that momentum continues with:
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ & ๐๐ / ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐
Character designs, environmental art, UI concepts, and development materials...YES PLEASE!
Me, stuck in a work call and realizing that @blinkoom.bsky.social is streaming on a Tuesdayโฆ
A cool announcement from @piotrsiuda.bsky.social this past week on X.
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ครฉ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง has been approved by Bloomsbury.
So great to see all this Pokรฉ-love going around!
#Pokรฉmon #Gaming #Booksky
From the team at @bitmapbooks.com, their newest project just started shipping this past week.
๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ + ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ is a gorgeous hardcover tomb encapsulating the consoles, handhelds and hybrids that have defined the evolution of the video game form. ๐๏ธ
An easy choice for this weekโs headliner! ๐ฅ
@mjgallagher.bsky.social's ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ: ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐: ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก & ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก has been on my hype-list for a LONG time, as followers can attest.
So glad to see its successful release and resounding praise!
#FinalFantasyXVI #FFXVI #Gaming #Booksky
Lo juro, @gamestribune.bsky.social se estรก convirtiendo en una de mis editoriales favoritas.
Para todos los fans de #ResidentEvil:
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ es un volumen ambientado dentro del universo que reรบne entrevistas, bocetos, notas y documentos recuperados sobre los รบltimos dรญas de la ciudad
I swear, @gamestribune.bsky.social is becoming one of my favourite publishers.
For all you #ResidentEvil fans:
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ is an in-universe volume that brings together interviews, sketches, notes, and recovered documents about the cityโs final days.
#Gaming #Horror #Booksky
ใฌใใญใใผใใใกใณใฎ็ใใใใใใฏใใชใใฎใใใฎไธๅใงใ๏ผ
ๅข่ฃๆน่จ็ใPCใจใณใธใณ๏ผPC-FX ใใผใใงใฏใใซใฟใญใฐใใฏใNECใฎ่ฑกๅพด็ใช๏ผใใใฆๆใซ่ฆ้ใใใใใกใช๏ผใฒใผใ ๆฉใๅพนๅบ็ใซๆใไธใใฆใใพใใ
2019ๅนด็ใใๅ
ๅฎนใใขใใใใผใใใใฝใใไธ่ฆงใใใผใใฆใงใขใฎ่ฉณ็ดฐ่งฃ่ชฌใๆญดๅฒ็่ๆฏใใใใฆ็พใใในใฏใชใผใณใทใงใใใๅคๆฐๆฒ่ผใใฆใใพใใ
Retro hardware fans, this oneโs for you!
The expanded and revised edition of the ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐-๐
๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ digs deep into NECโs iconic (and sometimes overlooked) consoles.
Updated from 2019, expect software listings, hardware breakdowns, historical context, and gorgeous screenshots.
Volume #041 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ @mjgallagher.bsky.social's MYTHOS #FFXVI book!
๐ New campaigns from @microzeit.bsky.social and @editions64k.bsky.social
๐ #NobuoUematsu getting a biography!
๐ @idwpublishing.com killing it with #Sonic content
๐ Tons of #Gaming mags and manga
and MORE! ๐
Volume #041 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ @mjgallagher.bsky.social's MYTHOS #FFXVI book!
๐ New campaigns from @microzeit.bsky.social and @editions64k.bsky.social
๐ #NobuoUematsu getting a biography!
๐ @idwpublishing.com killing it with #Sonic content
๐ Tons of #Gaming mags and manga
and MORE! ๐
Cover of the legend of Zelda Magazine with link Zelda and Ganondorf on the cover
Special #Zelda issue from McClatchy
Figured Iโd grab it from the newsstand for the collection
Huge congratulations to @mjgallagher.bsky.social for the release of this incredible book! ๐๐
Followers will know that ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ has been at the top of my hypelist for a LONG time, and will be an easy choice for this week's newsletter headliner.
So excited to see this finally available!
The cover shows a dynamic comic-style illustration of Superman flying forward over a detailed cityscape, his right fist extended toward the viewer in a powerful punch perspective. He wears his classic blue suit with the large red and yellow โSโ emblem on his chest and a flowing red cape sweeping behind him. The artwork uses bold shading and dramatic lighting, with warm highlights across his face and suit. At the top, a white banner reads โTAKE YOUR GAME FURTHERโ alongside the BradyGames logo. Near the center-left, large yellow and blue text reads โSUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL,โ with โOfficial Strategy Guide by Bart Farkasโ printed below. The bottom area includes logos for DC and Infogrames, an ESRB Teen rating badge, and text indicating coverage for Microsoft Xbox.
1801. BRADYGAMES SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE
๐ www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/bradyga...
The usual Saturday morning celebration of whatever @victorlucas.bsky.social is streaming. Not a lot in terms of Video Game literature for this one; but here's what I got.
#Superman