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Over 10,000 Video Game Books catalogued❗️
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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · Oct 25
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Very excited to tune into this episode! Haven't thought about #MisterMosquito in YEARS!

The game hasn't garnered much literary love over the years.

We've got: 2 Japanese guidebooks, a Taiwan-published dual-guide, and The Minds Behind PS2 Games which interviews the game's producer, Luke Valentine.
Bright green cover of the "KA Official Guidebook" for the PlayStation 2 game Mister Mosquito, featuring bold Japanese kanji in neon green with a faint outline of a mosquito in the background. The PlayStation and Famitsu logos are visible in the corners. Illustrated cover of the Mister Mosquito 2: Let's Go Hawaii official guidebook for PlayStation 2, showing a cartoon man sleeping on a lounge chair under a beach umbrella with a mosquito flying toward his face. A tropical beach scene with a palm tree, ocean waves, and a colorful drink on a table sets a relaxed vacation tone. Split-cover guidebook featuring Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland (牧場物語3) with a cheerful boy and dog by a wooden sign, and Mister Mosquito (蚊) on the lower half with a cartoon mosquito flying over a green spiral pattern. The PlayStation 2 branding appears on both sections, indicating a dual-game strategy guide. Cover of The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 Games by Patrick Hickey Jr., featuring a digital illustration of a PlayStation controller over a stylized brain made of circuitry. The background includes box art and developer photos from PS2 games like The Mark of Kri, Shadow of the Colossus, SOCOM II, and Madden NFL 2003, framed in a glowing grid pattern.
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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German, French, Czech, Japanese - lots of global releases this past week! 🌍📚

It's hard to keep track of them all, but we do our best 💪

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#Gaming #Booksky #VideoGames #FNAF #Pokemon #FinalFantasy #Zelda
German cover of Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger Volume 12, featuring vibrant anime-style artwork of three central characters in dynamic poses, including a winged warrior wielding a glowing spear, a determined archer, and a fierce beast-like fighter. The background is filled with stylized gears, chess pieces, and magical effects, creating a dramatic fantasy atmosphere. The title appears in bold metallic letters across the top, with the Carlsen Manga! logo at the bottom. Cover of a French educational workbook titled Pokémon – Toute Mon Année de Grande Section: Leçons et Exercices (My Whole Year of Kindergarten: Lessons and Exercises), part of the Les incollables series for ages 5–6. The cover features Pikachu and Eevee cheerfully posing together against a light background with Poké Ball patterns. A sidebar lists subjects like reading, writing, numbers, shapes, and more. The design is colorful and playful, appealing to young learners. Czech edition cover of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #3 – Na dosah a další příběhy, featuring the same creepy animatronic bunny with bulging purple eyes and a manic grin behind a window. The text is translated into Czech, with "Komiksové vydání" written on the character’s top hat, and publisher logo “XYZ” at the bottom. Cover of the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Perfect Guide for Nintendo Switch. The artwork features prominent characters from the game, including Princess Zelda wielding a glowing golden sword, alongside other champions and warriors adorned in ancient Sheikah-inspired armor. The background displays a mystical mural with red glowing patterns and an ominous figure etched in stone. Japanese text fills the top and bottom sections, promoting the guide as a complete strategy book with maps, charts, and gameplay tips. The Famitsu mascot is shown in the bottom left corner, indicating the publisher.
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Imagine a website with EVERY VIDEO GAME BOOK EVER PUBLISHED! 🤯

Well…that doesn’t exist yet. But this one is well on its way!

Reach out if you want to chat for a podcast or article 😊

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January 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Who are some of your favourite animals in Video Games?

@jvlemag.com has announced their 𝐉𝐕 𝐧°𝟏𝟏𝟔 - 𝐒𝐩é𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐮𝐱 crowdfunding campaign, and they're almost fully funded!

More details here 👇
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Last week's cliffhangers revealed - hide your wallets!! Plus a ton of great manga and magazines, and some cool indie projects hitting shelves.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Volume #037 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 The @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social @lostincult.co.uk teasers didn't disappoint!
📘 #DragonQuest creator #YujiHorii gets a manga biography
📗 @jvlemag.com celebrates Animals in games
📙 #Pokémon game history from @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social

...and much more! 📚
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #037
Last week's cliffhangers revealed - hide your wallets!! Plus a ton of great manga and magazines, and some cool indie projects hitting shelves.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Academics from around the world have come together to explore the themes and lore of classics like #Bloodborne, #DarkSouls and #EldenRing in "𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑'𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐗"

...and pre-orders are open!

ONE DAY...I will have all the @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social collection on our shelves....ONE DAY... ❤️
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #037
Last week's cliffhangers revealed - hide your wallets!! Plus a ton of great manga and magazines, and some cool indie projects hitting shelves.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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All the latest Japanese #Gaming mags and mooks covered right here 👇 Every single week!! 🎉

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Cover of Weekly Famitsu magazine, Issue No. 1933 (February 12, 2026), featuring “Code Vein II.” The cover shows two anime-style characters in fantasy attire—one is a silver-haired man in black and red, standing confidently, and the other is a white-haired girl with red eyes and fox-like ears, sitting pensively. Behind them is a glowing, crimson tree-like structure under a magical sky. Japanese text and promotional headlines celebrate the release of Code Vein II with features and interviews. Cover of the March 2026 issue of a Japanese kids' magazine 「てれびげーむマガジン」 (TV Game Magazine). Front and center is Mario from Mario Kart, surrounded by Nintendo characters like Kirby, Luigi, Yoshi, and Minecraft Steve. The cover advertises a DVD with over 5 hours of video, a Kirby game starter guide, and special features on Super Mario Bros. history and Switch titles. The page bursts with color and excitement, tailored for young gamers. Cover of a Japanese Minecraft command guidebook titled 「マインクラフト神技コマンド超使いこなしBOOK」. The vibrant design shows various Minecraft characters using flashy special attacks and magic commands, mimicking popular anime moves. The book boasts over 1360 command codes, illustrated examples, and includes manga panels to make learning fun. The layout is energetic, with bright red and yellow borders, catering to kids and Minecraft enthusiasts. Cover of a Japanese Minecraft-themed book titled 「マインクラフト いきもの図鑑」(Minecraft Creatures Encyclopedia). Pixelated Minecraft mobs like the Wither, Dolphin, Axolotl, Ender Dragon, Creeper, and Zombie are arranged around a bright green field. The book appears aimed at children, teaching them about all in-game mobs, both animals and monsters, in a colorful and accessible layout.
February 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Congrats again to @geedutreix.bsky.social for the release of their "way past cool" #Sonic art book!

A 10-page mini-booklet of doodles compiled from the past year. This one got lots of interest in the latest Newsletter! 👇

I believe shipments are going out today, but there's still time to grab one!
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #037
Last week's cliffhangers revealed - hide your wallets!! Plus a ton of great manga and magazines, and some cool indie projects hitting shelves.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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I swear, EVERY time I have a big day of report work ahead, @barsilencevgm.bsky.social drops an episode just for me 💙🎶
barSILENCE Episode 45 – Kaze No NOTAM: Vaporwave Video Game Music | VGM, Soundtrack & OST
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February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Huge congrats to @mackeza.bsky.social on the release of her new book, Super Nintendo!

Love seeing all the amazing reception to this one ♥️
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Setting down the books tonight to instead tune into EP’s #RocketAndRaygunAwards

Big thanks to @victorlucas.bsky.social and of course @pnpgames.bsky.social for bringing this to us! 🙏

Kicks off at 4pm PT right here! 👇

#PlayForever
THE ROCKET & RAYGUN AWARDS with VICTOR LUCAS & BEHR SAFI! - The Best of 2025! - Electric Playground
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February 2, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Volume #037 of the Newsletter is out❗️

📕 The @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social @lostincult.co.uk teasers didn't disappoint!
📘 #DragonQuest creator #YujiHorii gets a manga biography
📗 @jvlemag.com celebrates Animals in games
📙 #Pokémon game history from @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social

...and much more! 📚
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #037
Last week's cliffhangers revealed - hide your wallets!! Plus a ton of great manga and magazines, and some cool indie projects hitting shelves.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Celebrating the @polymedianetwork.bsky.social's "Time Travel" event, all books posted in this thread throughout February will be from 1998 👇

There are some really cool books to spotlight, so be sure to follow along!

#Booksky #Gaming
thevideogamelibrary.org The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · Oct 25
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February 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Was really cool to see the #EternalDarkness interview with Cory Conner and Julie Stoffer on today's #EPClassic! 🎮

To guide players through the game's puzzles and master that Sanity Meter, 2002 saw a bunch of awesome Strategy Guides release in both English and Japanese.

#PlayForever #Nintendo
8 Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem guides shown in the collage (from left to right, top to bottom): Top Row – Far Left (Prima Guide): Cover of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem strategy guide by Prima Games, featuring a dark background with a circular grotesque creature design and large silver title text. Top Row – 2nd from Left (Versus Books): Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Versus Books guide with a central skull on an open book, and blue glowing title against a black background with “Perfect Guide” text. Top Row – 3rd from Left (BradyGames): BradyGames strategy guide for Eternal Darkness featuring a mysterious female figure, a glowing book, and skull imagery with the game’s logo in blue-green tones. Top Row – Far Right (Nintendo Power): Official Nintendo Player’s Guide for Eternal Darkness, showing eerie stone monoliths in a moonlit landscape, with the game title in metallic green. Bottom Row – Far Left (Japanese Shogakukan Guide): Japanese strategy guide with the Eternal Darkness title in blue, featuring character portraits and monstrous creatures in a dark blue, supernatural setting. Bottom Row – 2nd from Left (Japanese Book Design): Japanese Eternal Darkness guide styled like a textured leather-bound tome, with gold embossed title and a demonic seal design along a vertical spine. Bottom Row – Far Right (Nintendo Dream Guide): Japanese Eternal Darkness guide from Nintendo Dream magazine, showcasing a skeletal Roman centurion with glowing eyes surrounded by grotesque creatures.
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Was really cool to see the #EternalDarkness interview with Cory Conner and Julie Stoffer on today's #EPClassic! 🎮

To guide players through the game's puzzles and master that Sanity Meter, 2002 saw a bunch of awesome Strategy Guides release in both English and Japanese.

#PlayForever #Nintendo
8 Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem guides shown in the collage (from left to right, top to bottom): Top Row – Far Left (Prima Guide): Cover of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem strategy guide by Prima Games, featuring a dark background with a circular grotesque creature design and large silver title text. Top Row – 2nd from Left (Versus Books): Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Versus Books guide with a central skull on an open book, and blue glowing title against a black background with “Perfect Guide” text. Top Row – 3rd from Left (BradyGames): BradyGames strategy guide for Eternal Darkness featuring a mysterious female figure, a glowing book, and skull imagery with the game’s logo in blue-green tones. Top Row – Far Right (Nintendo Power): Official Nintendo Player’s Guide for Eternal Darkness, showing eerie stone monoliths in a moonlit landscape, with the game title in metallic green. Bottom Row – Far Left (Japanese Shogakukan Guide): Japanese strategy guide with the Eternal Darkness title in blue, featuring character portraits and monstrous creatures in a dark blue, supernatural setting. Bottom Row – 2nd from Left (Japanese Book Design): Japanese Eternal Darkness guide styled like a textured leather-bound tome, with gold embossed title and a demonic seal design along a vertical spine. Bottom Row – Far Right (Nintendo Dream Guide): Japanese Eternal Darkness guide from Nintendo Dream magazine, showcasing a skeletal Roman centurion with glowing eyes surrounded by grotesque creatures.
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Me: Okay, today’s the day I finally progress the story in #Yakuza0

Me 10 minutes later…
a man in a suit is dancing on a dance floor in a video game
Alt: a man in a suit is dancing on a dance floor in a video game
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January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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More additions to our ever-growing collection 📚

Today’s haul was brought to you by @pnpgames.bsky.social 🇨🇦

Thank you guys for these amazing additions to our shelves, and for everything you do! 🙏 ♥️
A series of three books that are sitting on top a glass coffee table with moss and flowers in it in the background there is a fireplace a atlas picture in a big screen TV with the words brought to you by PNP games
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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More additions to our ever-growing collection 📚

Today’s haul was brought to you by @pnpgames.bsky.social 🇨🇦

Thank you guys for these amazing additions to our shelves, and for everything you do! 🙏 ♥️
A series of three books that are sitting on top a glass coffee table with moss and flowers in it in the background there is a fireplace a atlas picture in a big screen TV with the words brought to you by PNP games
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Our weekly Newsletter covers #VideoGame books released across the globe! 🌎

Here are just a few new releases from this week's issue. 📚

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Cover of La Saga Shenmue – Le Voyage d’une Vie by Antony Fournier, illustrated in a soft, colorful comic style. It shows a traditional Japanese house and cherry blossom trees under a glowing sunset, reflecting the game's themes of nostalgia, journey, and personal growth. Cover of Castlevania: El Manuscrito Maldito published by Héroes de Papel, depicting a stylized vampire character with pale skin, red eyes, and sharp fangs surrounded by bats. The art is bold and gothic, with a starry night background and blood-red cape detail. Cover of World of Warcraft: Midnight – Blutsbande by Christie Golden, showing a group of armored fantasy characters including a Blood Elf, a human paladin with a glowing sword, and an elf archer. The scene is set against a mystical, dark purple sky with magical energy swirling around them. Cover of Sonic the Hedgehog Comic Collection Volume 2 featuring a close-up of Tails, the cheerful orange fox with two tails, smiling with a bright expression. The background is white with a deep blue checkered spine labeled “Sonic Comic Collection” and the Egmont logo at the bottom.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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I mean… we’ve added some pretty cool books lately, but 14,500 sessions seems high 🤔

Thanks anyways to all of you who make our site a regular visit 💙
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January 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Our weekly Newsletter covers #VideoGame books released across the globe! 🌎

Here are just a few new releases from this week's issue. 📚

Free Sign-Up: thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-...

@thirdeditions.bsky.social @heroesdepapel.bsky.social @christiegolden.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Cover of La Saga Shenmue – Le Voyage d’une Vie by Antony Fournier, illustrated in a soft, colorful comic style. It shows a traditional Japanese house and cherry blossom trees under a glowing sunset, reflecting the game's themes of nostalgia, journey, and personal growth. Cover of Castlevania: El Manuscrito Maldito published by Héroes de Papel, depicting a stylized vampire character with pale skin, red eyes, and sharp fangs surrounded by bats. The art is bold and gothic, with a starry night background and blood-red cape detail. Cover of World of Warcraft: Midnight – Blutsbande by Christie Golden, showing a group of armored fantasy characters including a Blood Elf, a human paladin with a glowing sword, and an elf archer. The scene is set against a mystical, dark purple sky with magical energy swirling around them. Cover of Sonic the Hedgehog Comic Collection Volume 2 featuring a close-up of Tails, the cheerful orange fox with two tails, smiling with a bright expression. The background is white with a deep blue checkered spine labeled “Sonic Comic Collection” and the Egmont logo at the bottom.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Books FTW!!

So excited to see this one in the queue! Can’t wait to watch 💙📚
minnmax.com MinnMax @minnmax.com · 12d
Start reading more and then keep rolling with that intertia.

@jacobgeller.com shares his tips for reading on this week's New Show Plus.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Be sure to check your local newsstands for the latest #Gaming magazines!

We try to cover every release across the globe in our Weekly Newsletters, so be sure to tune in:

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Cover of EDGE magazine featuring The Blood of Dawnwalker, with a fierce warrior in battle stance under an intense orange glow and solar eclipse backdrop. The character has long hair, tribal tattoos, and a drawn sword, emphasizing the game's epic fantasy theme from the director of The Witcher 3. Cover of Retro Gamer magazine highlighting The Legacy of Shadow of the Colossus, showing protagonist Wander facing a towering Colossus in a misty landscape. The issue explores the development of the iconic PS2 title by Fumito Ueda and Team Ico, alongside features on Sonic, Mega Man, and other retro games. Cover of Game Informer featuring 007 First Light, with a gritty soldier-like James Bond character emerging from the ocean holding a helmet labeled "Bond." The background shows a helicopter crash and a setting sun, teasing the most anticipated games of 2026. Cover of M! Games magazine with a collage of upcoming titles for 2026, headlined by Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, shown with Lara Croft dual-wielding pistols in a jungle. Other games featured include Lords of the Fallen 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Elden Ring: Nightreign, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with a retro feature on Terminator 2D: No Fate.
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Be sure to check your local newsstands for the latest #Gaming magazines!

We try to cover every release across the globe in our Weekly Newsletters, so be sure to tune in:

👉 thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-...

@retrogamermag.bsky.social @gameinformer.com @famitsucom.bsky.social
Cover of EDGE magazine featuring The Blood of Dawnwalker, with a fierce warrior in battle stance under an intense orange glow and solar eclipse backdrop. The character has long hair, tribal tattoos, and a drawn sword, emphasizing the game's epic fantasy theme from the director of The Witcher 3. Cover of Retro Gamer magazine highlighting The Legacy of Shadow of the Colossus, showing protagonist Wander facing a towering Colossus in a misty landscape. The issue explores the development of the iconic PS2 title by Fumito Ueda and Team Ico, alongside features on Sonic, Mega Man, and other retro games. Cover of Game Informer featuring 007 First Light, with a gritty soldier-like James Bond character emerging from the ocean holding a helmet labeled "Bond." The background shows a helicopter crash and a setting sun, teasing the most anticipated games of 2026. Cover of M! Games magazine with a collage of upcoming titles for 2026, headlined by Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, shown with Lara Croft dual-wielding pistols in a jungle. Other games featured include Lords of the Fallen 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Elden Ring: Nightreign, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with a retro feature on Terminator 2D: No Fate.
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Very proud to see how much our collection of Japanese #VideoGame books has grown recently.

THOUSANDS more added, with new entries catalogued every day!

🔖 Gaming History
🔖 Business Books
🔖 Manga
🔖 Strategy Guides
🔖 Novelizations
🔖 Biographies
🔖 Art Books

Come on by and spread the word!
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The Video Game Library is a site that celebrates books about videogames. From artbooks and children's books to novelizations and biographies. Indie writers to best-selling authors. Atari to Xbox.…
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January 21, 2026 at 5:55 PM