Category Archives: books

BioWare has apologised for and promised to fix the startlingly prevalent errors in the latest Mass Effect tie-in.

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THQ and Random House have announced an original novel set in the Darksiders universe will be published by Del Rey in May. Titled “Darksiders: The Abomination Vault”, it was written by author Ari Marmell and takes place millennia before the events of the first game in the series. Random House will also develop the IP bible for the Darksiders universe. Darksiders II us out this summer on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Those interested in art and who like ordering cool things from Japan, should take a gander at the BLK Limited Edition art book from illustrator huke.

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The latest Mass Effect tie-in novel, Deception, goes on sale on January 31. Although penned by William C. Dietz, it continues the storyline of the previous novels written by Drew Karpyshyn, and focuses on Gillian, Grayson’s Biotic ward. No word on whether David Anderson, the only character to appear prominently in both books and games, makes a return as well. You can read an extract on the BioWare Blog which may answer that. Mass Effect 3 is due in March on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, if that somehow slipped your mind despite being hardcore enough to have read three tie-in novels already.

BioWare and Dark Horse have teamed up again to offer a new Mass Effect comic. This one is called Mass Effect: Homeworlds and includes plenty of commando type James Vega, a new addition to the cast in Mass Effect 3. The comic arrives in April after the third game hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March. Hit up Kotaku for a couple of images.

Photographer Robbie Cooper has been taking pictures of online players and their avatars since 2003, and has compiled the photos into a book called Alter Ego: Avatars and their creators. Gamers in the book include players of City of Heroes, EverQuest, Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, Legend of Mir and more. If you’re interested in the book, you can learn more about it over on Flavorwire. A few excerpts can be found over on Business Insider.

Blizzard has announced the hardbound edition of Diablo III: Book of Cain will be released on December 13 for $35.00 in the US. A localized version for other regions will be released on February 7, 2012 internationally.

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Gaming comic and art book publisher Udon has announced two new coffee table titles for Persona 3 and Persona 4, both available for pre-order through the links, and expected sometime after the holidays. Siliconera reports the books feature character designs, rough sketches, backgrounds and interviews with Atlus staff.

Meanwhile, Udon is throwing a sale, offering $40 off both Mega Man Tribute and Street Fighter II Ultimate Edition hardcovers for a limited time only, along with loads more Cyber Monday sales.

Fans of both reading and the compulsive collection or random weapon drops will be delighted to know Tuesday brings a new novel called Borderlands: The Fallen.

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Valve and Dark Horse have announced a hardcover collection of comics based on the worlds of Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Portal. The comic, which contains over two hundred pages of story, is titled: Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories, and is to be made available on November 16. You can pre-order it here, and have a look at the cover below.

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Viz Media has said it’s to publish a novel based on ICO from author Miyuki Miyabe. Subtitled Castle in the Mist, the book will be published in the US on August 16 for $14.99. Pre-orders are been taken right now from Viz’s website. The novel’s launch comes before the HD re-release of the game itself in September for PS3.

Thanks, D’Toid.

EA’s announced that ex-SAS operator and author Andy McNab is to release a Battlefield 3-themed novel, subtitled The Russian. The book will speak of the operator known as Dima, one of two soldiers featured in the shooter’s single-player campaign. Fellow author Peter Grimsdale is also penning the novel alongside McNab. It’ll release alongside the game in October. Click here to win a chance to go to DICE to play the game.

Read about the events of Banoi island the day before you experience them on your tellybox.
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In its continuing expansion of the Assassin’s Creed universe, Ubisoft has announced a second comic mini-series.

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343 Industries’ panel at Comic-Con, which featured the firm’s Frank O’Connor, Kevin Grace, Dan Ayouh and writers Karen Traviss and Greg Bear, discussed the Halo series and the upcoming books book Bear and Traviss are writing, and Halo 4.

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Blizzard told Comic Con attendees it will release an official Diablo source book alongside Diablo III.

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Australian gamers keen to get their hands on the RAGE comic series will only be able to do so by ore-ordering through JB Hi-Fi.

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I have to go to the doctor, so forgive me for dumping this massive pile of news on you and fleeing gleefully. Good stuff in snack portion size lies within.

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Retailer listings suggest an official novelisation of DICE’s upcoming shooter Battlefield 3.

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Dark Horse is giving away free digital copies of the entire Mass Effect comic line in a strictly time-limited offer.

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