CREATESPACE High Score Expanded

Successor to the popular High Score: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, High Score Expanded tells the story of electronic games. This colorful journey takes us from their technical beginnings all the way into the early the 21st Century. The story, based on interviews with most of the pioneers of the industry, is woven artistically through thousands of photos, screenshots, and archival documents. With an all-new design and layout and many new sections, High Score Expanded is the most complete and visually rich explorations of the history of video games available. See Inside: * First-hand accounts by the pioneers of the industry. * The earliest video games. * The most influential consoles and arcade games. * The ups and downs of the video game industry from the '70s through the early 2000s, including major crashes, the Japanese dominance of the early '90s, the consolidation of companies in the late '90s and early 2000s. * New stories including an expanded section on multiplayer games, the story of Bungie, and an inside look at how Microsoft created Xbox. * And much, much more. About the Author Rusel DeMaria played his first video game in 1967 - Spacewar! at Stanford University. Since then, he has worked as a writer for dozens of magazines and held positions as editor and executive editor. He pioneered the art of strategy guides when he started the Secrets of the Games series for Prima Publishing in 1990. To date, he has written more than 60 books and written columns both nationally and internationally for magazines and newspapers. He has also served as a game designer and game consultant for multiple companies and is currently the Narrative Lead for Starfighter Inc.