Inspired by the all-new movie, "Barbie: Video Game Hero," Barbie magically gets pulled into her favorite roller-skating video game. When her new friend Kris takes a shortcut in a race with Barbie and the roller-skating princess, Bella, he accidentally falls through a mysterious hold caused by a broken line of code and disappears! Barbie, Bella, and their friends must team up and work together to fix the code and power-up through the levels to track...

Like most video game designers, Lauren works on the project her boss tells her to. Not happy with it? Too bad; you buck up and get the job done, anyway.An impossible task for Lauren as she eyes the stack romance novels on her desk, most with some half-naked dude on the cover. She wants nothing to do with them or her next project: the first ever romance video game.But running away? Finding a different project? Not an option.Fortunately for her, fellow...

When Cheryl, a quirky and fun video game artist, answers a summons from her boss she expects a pink slip. The intern and the exploding toilet, the stapler incident with fellow artist, Eric. Most of the pranks, her fault.Mostly.But instead of firing her, both Cheryl and Eric receive a new assignment: creating the hero concept art for the first ever romance video game. A chance she never dreamed of-or dared hope for.At least, if she and Eric find a...

Megan, a recent hire and the newest video game programmer, slouches behind her double-wide computer screen. Hiding, her face hot, pressing the phone tight against her ear. Somehow, the shrieks of her mother still echoing around the office.Miss Thanksgiving? Christmas?And now everyone knows...Including her boss, Kyle.A story about a young woman who sets out on her own and builds a new life for herself... even if that means not coming home for the holidays....

In the 1970s Atari became the leader in home video gaming with the Atari 2600. But were they the first? And how did it evolve into the revolutionary games and systems of today? The answers to these questions and more are just a few pages away.

Hard-working video game designer, Trish, watches as the conference room fills. Her male colleagues with their collars yanked high and hair slicked back. The few women with stars and dreams in their eyes, no idea at all the challenges working in a male-dominated industry.Including the man in the front row, with his unnerving gaze, staring her down.Everyone waits for Trish to speak...If she finds her voice.A love story that starts with an argument and...

To save the world, one must play video games. Sounds ridiculous, right? But in reality many people are looking to video games to tackle many of the world's problems. Take a closer look at the ways in which video games can help save the world.

"This title focuses on video game hero Donkey Kong! It breaks down the origin of his character, explores the Donkey Kong franchise, and his legacy"--Amazon.

Learn the history and common features of action games. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colourful photos make reading simple and exciting.

Learn the history and common features of multi-player online battle arena games. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colourful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.