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As an avid midlife gamer with nostalgic interest in gaming history I enjoy reading gaming books.

In this picture you can see the gaming books I own. My favorite is "Masters of Doom" followed by "The Ultimate History of Video Games" (I am aware there is a second volume).

I would like to hear more recommendations from you.

P. S: Note that PC gaming is my thing therefore it is highly unlikely that I will get a book about consoles or console games.

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[โ€“] TesterJ 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you interested in books that are based on game series rather than being strictly about gaming? If so you should absolutely read the Halo books, they're fantastic. Start with The Fall of Reach.

Another game series with a great set of books is Battletech/MechWarrior. The lore behind Battletech is crazy deep, I've watched so many YouTube videos about it and have only scratched the surface. I've only read one of the books but I want to get more of them.

[โ€“] Cabeza2000 5 points 1 year ago

I considered reading about game series but it must be a series that interest me, sadly that is not the case with Halo and MechWarrior. Thanks for your recommendations anyway of course.