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Book Review: The Art of 5TH Cell

This is the artbook for the video game developer 5th Cell that was founded in 2003. The company is probably known more for their Scribblenauts series that came out in 2009. While the company has been...

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Book Review: More Heroes and Heroines: Japanese Video Game + Animation...

Here's the second artbook from the Heroes & Heroines series. The first artbook was published in 2011. It's great to see another volume after three years. It's still a 208-page paperback. Text is in...

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Book Review: Resident Evil 6: Graphical Guide

Resident Evil 6 debriefWhether this book is good or bad will depend on what you were expecting. Imagine you're an investor and looking at a game to invest in. This is the sort of book you'll get to see...

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Book Review: EVE Universe: The Art of New Eden

So CCP Games has finally decided to put out the best-of-the-best art for their EVE universe. The first artbook was The Art of EVE, released in 2007. Then there's the companion book EVE: Source released...

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Book Review: The Art of Homeworld

Thanks to Bluecanvas for sponsoring this review copy.I find it quite surprising to see an artbook for Homeworld as the game was released back in 1999. In 2014, Homeworld Remastered Collection was...

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Book Review: Blackwater Archives | The Art of The Order: 1886

Thanks to Bluecanvas for sponsoring this review copy.Here's the companion book to the PS4 exclusive game The Order: 1886. This is another quality artbook from publisher Bluecanvas, who also published...

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Book Review: The Elder Scrolls Online: Tales of Tamriel - Vol. I: The Land

This is a nice companion to Elder Scrolls Online. The presentation is beautiful. It's a hardcover with a surface that's almost velvety with a nice emboss design. If you happen to have the Diablo III...

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Book Review: The Art of the Uncharted Trilogy

I'm a big fan of Uncharted and the art so this book is pretty much a must-buy for me. When it comes to video game art and concept, I feel that Uncharted probably has the most absorbing characters and...

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Book Review: The World of the Witcher

Here's the wonderful video game companion to The Witcher's universe. It's a nicely bound 184-page hardcover published by Dark Horse. The book was released to coincide with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt...

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Book Review: The Art of World of Warcraft

Here's another wonderful artbook put out by Blizzard Entertainment and publisher Insight Editions.The Art of World of Warcraft is a huge 224-page hardcover. The cover has a smooth almost velvet...

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Book Review: Senran Kagura: Official Design Works

Wow, the producer Kenichiro Takaki is really unabashed at the selling point of Senran Kagura series of games. On page two, in case you missed it, they even printed the words "BOOBS" in big bold red...

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Book Review: Record of Agarest War: Heroines Visual Book

The book has all the characters that appeared in the PS3 game Record of Agarest War, Record of Agarest War Zero and the XBox 360 game Record of Agarest War Re-Appearance.It's a book heavy on character...

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Book Review: Shining Blade & Ark: Collection of Visual Materials

Here's another video game companion book translated by Udon Entertainment, this time for fans of Shining Blade (2012) and Shining Ark (2013). Presentation is not different from other Japanese video...

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Book Review: The Art of Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City &...

Here's the ultimate artbook companion to the Arkham games and it's well worth the wait. This hardcover book comes in at 304 pages. It's big and heavy.The book covers all the three Arkham games namely...

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Book Review: Resident Evil Revelations: Official Complete Works

This is the English translated version of the original Japanese book Biohazard Revelations Unveiled Edition: Official Complete Works that was published in 2013. This is published by Titan Books. I was...

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Book Review: Devil May Cry: 3142 Graphic Arts

Devil May Cry: 3142 Graphic Arts is the companion for the Devil May Cry series that fans should not miss out. It was originally published in Japanese in 2013 and this English edition is translated by...

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Book Review: Devil May Cry: A Divine Comedy

Devil May Cry: A Divine Comedy is like a making-of book for the Devil May Cry games. The book was released by Capcom and Pix'n Love Publishing in 2014 to celebrate the successful of DmC: Devil May Cry...

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Book Review: Game Art: Art from 40 Video Games and Interviews with Their...

Game Art talks about the art of making games more than the visual art of the games themselves. Highlight of the book are the interviews with the video game designers. I really enjoyed reading those and...

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Book Review: Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History

I'm a fan of the art and design of the Assassin's Creed game series. It has always drawn me in with the stunningly beautiful environment art, setting and historical context. The idea to allow someone,...

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Book Review: The Art of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney marks the return of Phoenix to the courtroom. This is a nice visual companion for fans of the fifth game in the Ace Attorney series. . Collected within this 240-page...

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