"This book is a blueprint for how to preserve a game’s legacy in writing." Congrats @charlottereber.com on the rave review of her book DRAGON AGE II in @rpgfan.bsky.social! www.rpgfan.com/feature/boss...

If you love reading about the history & development of your favourite video games, you must check out this awesome series by @bossfightbooks.com : buff.ly/tH8UMlD #gamingculture

❤️ our new officemate is here ❤️ Just a heads up that I'll be part-time for May while the feeding schedule is at its most rigorous. And the time stamps on email replies may get weird!

Cool mail day

Here are four screenshots of early dev builds for Age of Empires 1. The graphics, UI, and gameplay all went through huge amounts of iteration over 2+ years of development, and my new book recounts the journey: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...

Excerpt was so good I bought the book

I'm getting the eBook. I've wasted far too many hours in Age of Empires to not to.

Eight hours to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...

just finished @bossfightbooks.com Animal Crossing by @kelslewin.bsky.social Loved it, esp as someone who grew up with the og. It was a mostly solitary game as an only child, but the book did resurface memories of a sleepover in 4th grade where I brought my GameCube to a friends to play together.

"These are people, not content machines. They have thoughts and feelings and mountains of personal baggage from their past that I need to dance around with only the faintest idea which items are the most fragile." -new Q&A with @mossrc.bsky.social bossfightbooks.com/blogs/news/q...

Now down to 47 hours!

Talking with David Gaider was such a pleasure, and getting to hear stories about the Writers' Pit in particular was a highlight of working on this book.

A lovely excerpt from @charlottereber.com's book on Dragon Age 2, talking about the Writers' Pit and the writing team. I'd completely forgotten about the "Days Since Last Discussion of Cannibalism" sign. 😅 aftermath.site/boss-fight-d...

Six days left of our AGE OF EMPIRES campaign! If we hit $30k, backers will receive a free digital copy of @davidlcraddock.bsky.social's book, Bottomless Pit: Running and Jumping Through Platform Games - Volume 1. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...

you can count me in

Looking into how a "set it and forget it" book subscription plan might work. Downstream of this: We may need change Shopify themes for the first time ever! There's just going to keep being functions their 1.0 legacy themes from 2013 can't do -- even as I like the aesthetic.

The special sauce of peak BioWare was the Writers' Pit, an almost TV-style writers room of very talented people working on extreme deadline. At @aftermath.site (and un-paywalled): an excerpt from our latest book, DRAGON AGE II by @charlottereber.com. aftermath.site/boss-fight-d...

I had no idea this book existed until now and I am chomping at the bit, I need to get this in my hands. I am so normal about Dragon Age 2, It's my favorite Dragon Age game (Veilguard is a serious contender but DA2 will always be my first love)

Um why did no one tell me there is a book about the best character writing in gaming history? Don't @ me. You know it's true by the simple fact that you want to slap the shit out of half the people in Kirkwall.

The special sauce of peak BioWare was the Writers' Pit, an almost TV-style writers room of very talented people working on extreme deadline. At @aftermath.site (and un-paywalled): an excerpt from our latest book, DRAGON AGE II by @charlottereber.com. aftermath.site/boss-fight-d...

Eight days left to fund @mossrc.bsky.social's book on the making of AGE OF EMPIRES. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab... #gamehistory #ageofempires #aoe #wololo #realtimestragegy #rts

New book review is up over on my Patreon. This is, as always, FREE to read for everyone. Come and check out my thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask by @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com from @bossfightbooks.com. Spoiler alert: it’s great. www.patreon.com/posts/156053...

Btw our AGE OF EMPIRES author has a doc in the works that might be worth your time: www.scummdoc.com @scummdoc.bsky.social

There's a whole chapter in my forthcoming Age of Empires book (www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...) all about how the Rippy brothers created the music, sound effects, and speech in the game. Really fun anecdotes and a few great lightning-in-a-bottle moments.

Just finished yet another excellent entry in the @bossfightbooks.com collection Majora’s Mask by @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com Reminding us that heroism is not just fighting monsters, but also helping those around us with the limited time we have. Empathy. bossfightbooks.com/products/the...

Sharing this cool thing: A reader named Andrea (@pinkevyis.bsky.social) is reading one of our books every month! If you want to link up & discuss, you can join her book club on the Fable app. She's starting from the beginning with EarthBound. fable.co/club/boss-fi...

New reader survey! This one asks the big question: What if Boss Fight moves off Kickstarter to instead offer preorders on our own site? This would be a big change for us, so we'd love to hear from you. docs.google.com/forms/d/1vjt...

We're already about halfway done with our AGE OF EMPIRES launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab... #retrogaming #realtimestrategy #aoe #ageofempires #videogames #pcgaming

I just read the @bossfightbooks.com volume on Katamari Damacy and it is every bit as charming and delightful as you'd hope it is.

Announcing our 41st book! @mossrc.bsky.social tells the story of the making of AGE OF EMPIRES. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab... #ageofempires #rts #realtimestrategy #ensemblestudios #retrogaming #pcgaming #wololo

Reading this as I wait for lunch on my break

I actually didn’t have to destroy myself to write this book and have been very pleased with the publisher’s support, but that should not stop you from buying it! (It is about the making of Untitled Goose Game and the larger landscape of Australian game development) bossfightbooks.com/products/unt...

Big thanks to @jetpa.cktuxe.do for building out the list of our books on Hardcover, filling in ISBNs, and making it look really nice: hardcover.app/series/boss-...

Thanks again to everybody who gave us feedback in the "what if we make changes to the covers" survey a few months ago. It really helped me find the line re: changes I wanted to make vs. changes that would disappoint loyal readers with our books on your shelves

One way to read Minesweeper & then Age of Empires would be as parts 1 & 2 of how Microsoft went from "too serious for games" to all in. Entertainment pack --> publisher --> behemoth. bossfightbooks.com/products/min...

It's week 2 of our AGE OF EMPIRES launch! Available in ebook, paperback, and deluxe hardcover. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...

Thank you @bossfightbooks.com 🙏 First giveaway I've ever won. I love their publications and every writer featured for how deeply and passionately they engage with games. So excited to read @kaittremblay.bsky.social's dive into Life is Strange. Here are some photos of my small collection. Ft. Frida

For our Easter kickstarter update that went live the other day, I spoke about the cover test prints, and also highlighted two campaigns worth backing by @bossfightbooks.com and @continuemag.bsky.social. Have a look! 🐣 www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...

Ich kann das Bild hören.

Q. If you had to rate it, what would you give it? A. I don't know what you're talking about. That answer makes me so much more nostalgic than Mario.

A new game mag! Featuring great art & an article by our own @jickle.net. www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

New for April in our monthly Kickstarter Kompilation: video game-related crowdfunding projects from @segamaniamagazine.bsky.social @peterpaltridge.bsky.social @continuemag.bsky.social @crazygrouptrio.bsky.social @bossfightbooks.com & more retronauts.com/article/2495...

Speaking of not using AI to write, it’s the one year anniversary of my book, Good Game, No Rematch! If you’re in the market for a goofy book about video games completely written by a human being, it’s still available, baby!

WOLOLO

We had all books in stock for the briefest moment and now we are out of BALDUR'S GATE II by @mdbell79.bsky.social for a few months :( It's available in other online stores, though!

ICYMI, yesterday we announced our latest. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...

Investors are bullish on WSK

My latest book is about more than the making of Age of Empires. It's a story of brothers, camaraderie, innovation, and dreams—the cost of chasing them, the passion that drives them, and the joy when they come true. Available for preorder from @bossfightbooks.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...