@amandaanddean.bsky.social
Any #PELIT fans here?
A popular #Gaming magazine in Finland, this February 2026 issue just released, joining a half-dozen other #VideoGame magazines hitting newsstands.
Subscribe to stay on top of every Gaming mag release around the globe, each and every week! ๐
Imagine if the Pokรฉdex was a medieval bestiary...
These two, gorgeously illustrated grimoires, have kicked off their crowdfunding campaign.
Learn more about this very cool project in this week's Newsletter ๐
@simondethuillieres.bsky.social @martinforet.bsky.social @lachocoline.bsky.social
Volume #038 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ #HidekiKamiya is getting a new #ArtBook!
๐ A congrats to @mackeza.bsky.social on #SuperNintendo!
๐ 5 brand new #Pokemon projects to peruse
๐ More #DragonQuest books hit Japanese shelves
๐ Bzzz....bzzz....books about #MisterMosquito!?
...and much more! ๐
Minimalist white cover for Konami All Products 1998 featuring bold black and red Japanese and English text with the year โ98 highlighted. The Konami logo appears in the top left and bottom right corners.
1800. KONAMI ALL PRODUCTS 1998
(ใณใใๅนด้โ98)
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1998 was a big year for #Konami. They hit a home run with #MetalGearSolid and revolutionized the rhythm genre with #DDR. So to celebrate, it only made sense to start releasing these annual catalogue yearbooks.
German strategy guide cover for Age of Empires featuring bold red text over a historical battle illustration with warriors, weapons, and shields. Includes highlights of game tips, attack and defense strategies, and CD-ROM content such as campaigns and scenarios, with a yellow banner promoting an AI file editor.
1799. AGE OF EMPIRES STRATEGIES & SOLUTIONS
(Age of Empires Strategien & Lรถsungen)
๐ www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/age-of-...
By 1998, #AgeOfEmpires was getting a ton of literary love, mainly in the form of guidebooks. This included quite a few German publications, like this one from #SYBEX.
Cover of Getting Ready for a Career as a Video Game Designer by Bill Lund, featuring a man working on a 3D vehicle model displayed on an old CRT monitor. The title is framed in bold purple and white text over a colorful, abstract background.
1798. GETTING READY FOR A CAREER AS A VIDEO GAME DESIGNER
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It's 1998, and you're in your school library dreaming about being a #VideoGame designer. Bill Lund has you covered!
#GameDev #GameDesign #Booksky #Gaming
Very excited to tune into this episode! Haven't thought about #MisterMosquito in YEARS!
The game hasn't garnered much literary love over the years.
We've got: 2 Japanese guidebooks, a Taiwan-published dual-guide, and The Minds Behind PS2 Games which interviews the game's producer, Luke Valentine.
Cover of Turok: Arena of Doom by Michael Teitelbaum, labeled as "Adventure #3" and based on the best-selling video game. The illustration shows a muscular hero sprinting through a crumbling, flaming coliseum-like structure, wearing tribal-style gear and a headband with blue and red goggles. In the background, a smaller figure runs behind him while a dinosaur chases close by. Explosions and falling pillars fill the chaotic scene. The title uses bold, stylized fonts with โARENA OFโ in green and pink, and โDOOMโ in a vibrant rainbow gradient.
1797. TUROK - ADVENTURE #3: ARENA OF DOOM
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In 1998, a series of #Turok junior novels released.
In this 3rd entry, Turok seeks a way home, stages a daring rescue, and fights again in the arena against the most depraved Campaigner yet!
#Gaming #Booksky
German cover of Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger Volume 12, featuring vibrant anime-style artwork of three central characters in dynamic poses, including a winged warrior wielding a glowing spear, a determined archer, and a fierce beast-like fighter. The background is filled with stylized gears, chess pieces, and magical effects, creating a dramatic fantasy atmosphere. The title appears in bold metallic letters across the top, with the Carlsen Manga! logo at the bottom.
Cover of a French educational workbook titled Pokรฉmon โ Toute Mon Annรฉe de Grande Section: Leรงons et Exercices (My Whole Year of Kindergarten: Lessons and Exercises), part of the Les incollables series for ages 5โ6. The cover features Pikachu and Eevee cheerfully posing together against a light background with Pokรฉ Ball patterns. A sidebar lists subjects like reading, writing, numbers, shapes, and more. The design is colorful and playful, appealing to young learners.
Czech edition cover of Five Nights at Freddyโs: Fazbear Frights #3 โ Na dosah a dalลกรญ pลรญbฤhy, featuring the same creepy animatronic bunny with bulging purple eyes and a manic grin behind a window. The text is translated into Czech, with "Komiksovรฉ vydรกnรญ" written on the characterโs top hat, and publisher logo โXYZโ at the bottom.
Cover of the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity โ Perfect Guide for Nintendo Switch. The artwork features prominent characters from the game, including Princess Zelda wielding a glowing golden sword, alongside other champions and warriors adorned in ancient Sheikah-inspired armor. The background displays a mystical mural with red glowing patterns and an ominous figure etched in stone. Japanese text fills the top and bottom sections, promoting the guide as a complete strategy book with maps, charts, and gameplay tips. The Famitsu mascot is shown in the bottom left corner, indicating the publisher.
German, French, Czech, Japanese - lots of global releases this past week! ๐๐
It's hard to keep track of them all, but we do our best ๐ช
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#Gaming #Booksky #VideoGames #FNAF #Pokemon #FinalFantasy #Zelda
Who are some of your favourite animals in Video Games?
@jvlemag.com has announced their ๐๐ ๐งยฐ๐๐๐ - ๐๐ฉรฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ crowdfunding campaign, and they're almost fully funded!
More details here ๐
Academics from around the world have come together to explore the themes and lore of classics like #Bloodborne, #DarkSouls and #EldenRing in "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐"
...and pre-orders are open!
ONE DAY...I will have all the @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social collection on our shelves....ONE DAY... โค๏ธ
Cover of Weekly Famitsu magazine, Issue No. 1933 (February 12, 2026), featuring โCode Vein II.โ The cover shows two anime-style characters in fantasy attireโone is a silver-haired man in black and red, standing confidently, and the other is a white-haired girl with red eyes and fox-like ears, sitting pensively. Behind them is a glowing, crimson tree-like structure under a magical sky. Japanese text and promotional headlines celebrate the release of Code Vein II with features and interviews.
Cover of the March 2026 issue of a Japanese kids' magazine ใใฆใใณใใผใใใฌใธใณใ (TV Game Magazine). Front and center is Mario from Mario Kart, surrounded by Nintendo characters like Kirby, Luigi, Yoshi, and Minecraft Steve. The cover advertises a DVD with over 5 hours of video, a Kirby game starter guide, and special features on Super Mario Bros. history and Switch titles. The page bursts with color and excitement, tailored for young gamers.
Cover of a Japanese Minecraft command guidebook titled ใใใคใณใฏใฉใใ็ฅๆใณใใณใ่ถ ไฝฟใใใชใBOOKใ. The vibrant design shows various Minecraft characters using flashy special attacks and magic commands, mimicking popular anime moves. The book boasts over 1360 command codes, illustrated examples, and includes manga panels to make learning fun. The layout is energetic, with bright red and yellow borders, catering to kids and Minecraft enthusiasts.
Cover of a Japanese Minecraft-themed book titled ใใใคใณใฏใฉใใ ใใใใฎๅณ้ใ(Minecraft Creatures Encyclopedia). Pixelated Minecraft mobs like the Wither, Dolphin, Axolotl, Ender Dragon, Creeper, and Zombie are arranged around a bright green field. The book appears aimed at children, teaching them about all in-game mobs, both animals and monsters, in a colorful and accessible layout.
All the latest Japanese #Gaming mags and mooks covered right here ๐ Every single week!! ๐
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Congrats again to @geedutreix.bsky.social for the release of their "way past cool" #Sonic art book!
A 10-page mini-booklet of doodles compiled from the past year. This one got lots of interest in the latest Newsletter! ๐
I believe shipments are going out today, but there's still time to grab one!
I swear, EVERY time I have a big day of report work ahead, @barsilencevgm.bsky.social drops an episode just for me ๐๐ถ
03.02.2026 15:04 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Huge congrats to @mackeza.bsky.social on the release of her new book, Super Nintendo!
Love seeing all the amazing reception to this one โฅ๏ธ
Setting down the books tonight to instead tune into EPโs #RocketAndRaygunAwards
Big thanks to @victorlucas.bsky.social and of course @pnpgames.bsky.social for bringing this to us! ๐
Kicks off at 4pm PT right here! ๐
#PlayForever
Volume #037 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ The @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social @lostincult.co.uk teasers didn't disappoint!
๐ #DragonQuest creator #YujiHorii gets a manga biography
๐ @jvlemag.com celebrates Animals in games
๐ #Pokรฉmon game history from @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social
...and much more! ๐
Celebrating the @polymedianetwork.bsky.social's "Time Travel" event, all books posted in this thread throughout February will be from 1998 ๐
There are some really cool books to spotlight, so be sure to follow along!
#Booksky #Gaming
8 Eternal Darkness: Sanityโs Requiem guides shown in the collage (from left to right, top to bottom): Top Row โ Far Left (Prima Guide): Cover of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem strategy guide by Prima Games, featuring a dark background with a circular grotesque creature design and large silver title text. Top Row โ 2nd from Left (Versus Books): Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Versus Books guide with a central skull on an open book, and blue glowing title against a black background with โPerfect Guideโ text. Top Row โ 3rd from Left (BradyGames): BradyGames strategy guide for Eternal Darkness featuring a mysterious female figure, a glowing book, and skull imagery with the gameโs logo in blue-green tones. Top Row โ Far Right (Nintendo Power): Official Nintendo Playerโs Guide for Eternal Darkness, showing eerie stone monoliths in a moonlit landscape, with the game title in metallic green. Bottom Row โ Far Left (Japanese Shogakukan Guide): Japanese strategy guide with the Eternal Darkness title in blue, featuring character portraits and monstrous creatures in a dark blue, supernatural setting. Bottom Row โ 2nd from Left (Japanese Book Design): Japanese Eternal Darkness guide styled like a textured leather-bound tome, with gold embossed title and a demonic seal design along a vertical spine. Bottom Row โ Far Right (Nintendo Dream Guide): Japanese Eternal Darkness guide from Nintendo Dream magazine, showcasing a skeletal Roman centurion with glowing eyes surrounded by grotesque creatures.
Was really cool to see the #EternalDarkness interview with Cory Conner and Julie Stoffer on today's #EPClassic! ๐ฎ
To guide players through the game's puzzles and master that Sanity Meter, 2002 saw a bunch of awesome Strategy Guides release in both English and Japanese.
#PlayForever #Nintendo
A series of three books that are sitting on top a glass coffee table with moss and flowers in it in the background there is a fireplace a atlas picture in a big screen TV with the words brought to you by PNP games
More additions to our ever-growing collection ๐
Todayโs haul was brought to you by @pnpgames.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ
Thank you guys for these amazing additions to our shelves, and for everything you do! ๐ โฅ๏ธ
Cover art for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Design Works featuring three futuristic characters floating in zero gravity, one repairing or scanning another's robotic face as sparks fly. The color palette is a mix of neon green, yellow, and cyan, with bold outlines and sci-fi gear details. A vertical yellow sidebar displays the game title and hexagonal logo in a sleek, high-tech design.
1789. CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: DESIGN WORKS
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Wake up, Sleeper: your starward journey is about to begin! This one's up for pre-order now from @lostincult.co.uk! Plus a ton more #CitizenSleeper goodies to check out.
@jumpovertheage.com @blackysan.bsky.social
Books FTW!!
So excited to see this one in the queue! Canโt wait to watch ๐๐
Cover of EDGE magazine featuring The Blood of Dawnwalker, with a fierce warrior in battle stance under an intense orange glow and solar eclipse backdrop. The character has long hair, tribal tattoos, and a drawn sword, emphasizing the game's epic fantasy theme from the director of The Witcher 3.
Cover of Retro Gamer magazine highlighting The Legacy of Shadow of the Colossus, showing protagonist Wander facing a towering Colossus in a misty landscape. The issue explores the development of the iconic PS2 title by Fumito Ueda and Team Ico, alongside features on Sonic, Mega Man, and other retro games.
Cover of Game Informer featuring 007 First Light, with a gritty soldier-like James Bond character emerging from the ocean holding a helmet labeled "Bond." The background shows a helicopter crash and a setting sun, teasing the most anticipated games of 2026.
Cover of M! Games magazine with a collage of upcoming titles for 2026, headlined by Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, shown with Lara Croft dual-wielding pistols in a jungle. Other games featured include Lords of the Fallen 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Elden Ring: Nightreign, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with a retro feature on Terminator 2D: No Fate.
Be sure to check your local newsstands for the latest #Gaming magazines!
We try to cover every release across the globe in our Weekly Newsletters, so be sure to tune in:
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Slow down and reflect with @vthewanderer.bsky.social's latest book:
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
One of the few books I've seen with a spotlight on #TheLonging which I absolutely loved. Definitely wanting to check this one out!
@mitpress.bsky.social #GameStudies #Gaming #Booksky
Big thanks to @allycatastrophe.bsky.social for giving us the heads up on this #Pokรฉmon series! ๐๐
LIFE: The Evolution of a Phenomenon - 30 Years of Pikachu
4 covers to collect (so far)! Which one are you choosing?
Volume #036 of the Newsletter is outโ๏ธ
๐ Over 50 books catalogued!
๐ Big teases from @hg101.bsky.social @lostincult.co.uk @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social
๐ New #GameStudies goodness from @mitpress.bsky.social
๐ Famitsu, B's Log, Game Informer, EDGE, M! Games, Retro Gamer...phew
...and much more! ๐
Another wave of #VideoGame books inbound thanks to the amazing folks at @pnpgames.bsky.social โค๏ธ
Have been wanting to add these to the shelves for a while, and this was the best price I've seen.
Looking forward to sharing with everyone. In the meantime, stay warm, folks! ๐๐๐
Very proud to see how much our collection of Japanese #VideoGame books has grown recently.
THOUSANDS more added, with new entries catalogued every day!
๐ Gaming History
๐ Business Books
๐ Manga
๐ Strategy Guides
๐ Novelizations
๐ Biographies
๐ Art Books
Come on by and spread the word!
Long before starting newsletter, the #1 ask from visitors of the site has been to understand how we go about cataloguing books.
For those of you kind enough to support our efforts, I promised that, in 2026, Iโd finally pull back the curtain.
Here is the new deep-dive video on how it all works:
