Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
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- Author：Jason Schreier
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Summary
The natural continuation of Jason Schreier's bestselling book， PRESS RESET examines the volatility of the video game industry and the resilience of the people who work in it。
The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and a very opaque one。 Based on dozens of firsthand interviews and covering the development of landmark games including Bioshock: Infinite， Epic Mickey， Dead Space， and more through development and through the studios' shocking closures， this book will tell the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns -- and how they recover。
Jason Schreier has made a name for himself as gaming's preeminent investigative journalist。 In PRESS RESET， through countless of insider interviews that cover hostile takeovers， abusive bosses， corporate drama， bounced checks， and that one time the Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling decided he was going to lead a game studio that would take out World of Warcraft， Schreier covers not only why video games are so hard to make-he explores why it's so hard to make a living making games in the first place。
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The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and a very opaque one。 Based on dozens of firsthand interviews and covering the development of landmark games including Bioshock: Infinite， Epic Mickey， Dead Space， and more through development and through the studios' shocking closures， this book will tell the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns -- and how they recover。
Jason Schreier has made a name for himself as gaming's preeminent investigative journalist。 In PRESS RESET， through countless of insider interviews that cover hostile takeovers， abusive bosses， corporate drama， bounced checks， and that one time the Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling decided he was going to lead a game studio that would take out World of Warcraft， Schreier covers not only why video games are so hard to make-he explores why it's so hard to make a living making games in the first place。
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Reviews
Zack Parkerson
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Much like Blood， Sweat， and Pixels before it， this book is essential reading for any fan of the video game industry。 Jason Schreier knocks it out of the park once again with informative interviews and arresting prose。
Михаил
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Если сравнивать эту книгу с предыдущей， то это четыре шага вперед и один чуть в сторону。 На этот раз автор более серьезно рассматривает проблему， а учитывая， что суть описываемой беды куда глобальнее переработок， которые однажды с фанфарами заканчиваются， то здесь истории сильно отличаются друг от друга。Моя любимая глава про создание Enter the Gungeon。 Я не очень люблю эту игру， но после прочтения главы прямо захотелось пойти и поддержать ребят， купив игру， что я и сделал。
Aastha
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Looks very interesting。 Looking forward to reading it soon。
David Silbert
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A Thoughtful Look at a Volatile IndustryFor all its popularity， the video game industry sure is misunderstood。 In 2020， video games raked in an estimated $180 billion—more than Hollywood and North American sports combined。 Yet as millions of players happily meet up in virtual worlds， there’s a much darker undercurrent powering many of these hit games。 And that’s a history of workplace crunch， mass layoffs， and constant volatility。In Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry， inve A Thoughtful Look at a Volatile IndustryFor all its popularity， the video game industry sure is misunderstood。 In 2020， video games raked in an estimated $180 billion—more than Hollywood and North American sports combined。 Yet as millions of players happily meet up in virtual worlds， there’s a much darker undercurrent powering many of these hit games。 And that’s a history of workplace crunch， mass layoffs， and constant volatility。In Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry， investigative journalist and Blood， Sweat， and Pixels author Jason Schreier tackles this history in ruthless detail。 The book， due out May 11， 2021 via Grand Central Publishing， features first-person accounts from game developers affected by layoffs at Irrational Games （BioShock）， 38 Studios （Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning）， Visceral Games （Dead Space）， and other high-profile studios。Over nine chapters， Press Reset chronicles these developers—their careers， their successes， and their setbacks—and the studio closures that bind their stories together。 Along the way， Schreier exposes many of the systemic issues behind these shutdowns， from resource mismanagement to corporate greed。Press Reset poses some important questions: What comes next for these developers？ For the industry at large？ In his search for answers， Schreier returns to the same central thesis: The games industry is fundamentally broken， and in need of fixing。The outlook may seem dreary， but Schreier threads the needle in a way that’s equal parts engaging and informative。 It’s compelling literature， and a must-read for those with any care for the video game pastime。Read the full review: https://punishedbacklog。com/index。php。。。 。。。more
Madison
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This book follows essentially the same structure as Schreier's fascinating Blood， Sweat， and Pixels， in that every chapter follows different developers and ill-fated studios through their inception to their bitter end。 The themes of each story （and arguably most of Schreier's work in general） are the same: people who work in games are in a precarious and ever-shifting industry， and there are much-needed safeguards we should be pursuing as a society to prevent companies from treating their worker This book follows essentially the same structure as Schreier's fascinating Blood， Sweat， and Pixels， in that every chapter follows different developers and ill-fated studios through their inception to their bitter end。 The themes of each story （and arguably most of Schreier's work in general） are the same: people who work in games are in a precarious and ever-shifting industry， and there are much-needed safeguards we should be pursuing as a society to prevent companies from treating their workers like garbage。 I appreciated that the last chapter or so acted as a wrap-up， with speculation about what kinds of changes might actually create a meaningful impact for those who work in gaming。 。。。more
Christian Moore
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Read a galley of this。A well-written shakedown of what’s wrong with the game development industry。 This dream that many have had of making video games for a living is more likely to lead to job hopping， being broke， depression， and instability than shipping a blockbuster game series。Schreier second book about game development is really great， but on the more upsetting side compared to his excellent Blood， Sweat and Pixels。
Romano
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***Copy Provided by the Publisher The review will be at "Push The Button" outlet around may 2021。 ***Copy Provided by the Publisher The review will be at "Push The Button" outlet around may 2021。 。。。more
Michelle Curie
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