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Description edit
Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles, playing titles such as Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, BioShock, and Oblivion for,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bleszinski: The commander and Chief of EPIC. Who made the Gears of War series, and helped on many other popular gamed such as Unreal Tournament, and recently Bulletstorm.
- Niko: Add a description of this character.
- Hocking
- Karpyshyn
- Jill
- Hight
- Mario: Dude keeps jumping on my blocks!
- Shepard: A game character, who's not really part of the book's narrative, per se. We see Shephard through Bissell's eyes.
- Tommy: Bissell himself is a major character in the book.
- Sweeney
- Kohler
- Ryan
- Hale
- C.j.
- Barry
Setting & Locations edit
- Vice City
- Ubisoft
- America
- Africa
- Edmonton
- New York City
- Tallinn
- Liberty City
- San Andreas
- London
- Hollywood
First Sentence edit
Someday my children will ask me where I was and what I was doing when the United States elected its first black president.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom Bissell (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 794.8
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Movies › Video › Technical
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Telecommunications › Television & Video
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › Entertainment › Puzzles & Games › Video & Electronic Games
- Books › Computers & Internet › Business & Culture › History
- Books › Computers & Internet › Games & Strategy Guides › Video Games
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