Don't hate the player
by Alexis Nedd

Keeping her life as a competitive eSports gamer a secret, field hockey star Emilia finds her two worlds colliding when she is recognized by a member of a rival team during a major eSports tournament.

Battle of the linguist mages
by Scotto Moore

A strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists target Isobel, the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon, when they realize she knows the secrets of "power morphemes" that warp perception when pronounced correctly. 

Console wars : Sega, Nintendo, and the battle that defined a generation
by Blake J Harris

Drawing on interviews with former Sega and Nintendo employees, an underdog story follows the unconventional man who, despite the fact that he knew nothing about videogames, transformed Sega into a $60 billion industry, took on Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.

DPS Only!
by Velinxi

High school student Vicky Tan lives a secret life. To most, she is a meek pushover, often in the shadow of her e-sports superstar of a brother, Virgil. Unknown to anyone, however, she dons a secret identity when she logs on to play Xenith Orion, the multiplayer game dominating the e-sports scene. She knows firsthand the harassment female gamers often experience, but when an opportunity arises in a local tournament, Vicky--mask in hand--can't resist the challenge. Sneaking around and hiding only works for so long, and once the truth comes out, what will it mean for Vicky and those who trusted her? DPS Only! is a heartfelt and compelling coming-of-age debut about finding your team, finding your voice, and finding your own identity. Based on the acclaimed webcomic.

Easy to learn, difficult to master : Pong, Atari, and the dawn of the video game
by David Kushner

A deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming, Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master returns us to the emerging culture of Silicon Valley. At the center of this graphic history, dynamically drawn in colors inspired by old computer screens, is the epic feud that raged between Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and inventor Ralph Baer for the title of "father of the video game." While Baer, a Jewish immigrant whose family fled Germany for America, developed the first TV video-game console and ping-pong game in the 1960s, Bushnell, a self-taught whiz kid from Utah, put out Atari's pioneering table-tennis arcade game, Pong, in 1972. Thus, a prolonged battle began over who truly spearheaded the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, and around it a sweeping narrative about invention, inspiration, and the seeds of digital revolution.

Firebreak
by Nicole Kornher-Stace

In a future world ruled by corporations in a perpetual civil war, expert gamer Mallory is offered a dangerous side job looking for a missing girl who may be linked to an online character.

Gamer girls : 25 women who built the video game industry
by Mary Kenney

Profiles 25 of the most influential women throughout the history of the gaming industry and the iconic games they are responsible for creating, writing, designing, musically composing and engineering. 

Level up
by Gene Luen Yang

Dennis Ouyang lives in the shadow of his parents' high expectations: they want him to go to medical school; Dennis just wants to play video games (and he might actually be good enough to do it professionally)--but four adorable, bossy and occasionally terrifying angels arrive just in time to lead Dennis back onto the straight and narrow path to gastroenterology. 

Loathe at first sight : a novel
by Suzanne Park

After landing her dream job, Melody Joo wonders if she made a bad career move, until the mobile game she created as a joke suddenly becomes the studio's latest high-profile project, with Melody in charge.

Minecraft master builds : a showcase of breathtaking creations
by Tom Stone

Introducing the builders behind the creations that have taken the game of Minecraft to new levels, this inspiration-filled guide reveals all the game's possibilities, from underwater sculptures to futuristic cityscapes.

Slay
by Brittney Morris

Hiding her identity as the developer of an elite online role-playing game, a talented teen, one of the only Black students in her school, is targeted with violent racism when an in-game dispute escalates into a player's murder. 

Tetris : the games people play
by Box Brown

The best-selling author of Andre the Giant shares the dramatic origin story of the ubiquitous 1980s video game, describing how a USSR government computer scientist created the game for his fellow computer aficionados and how Tetris is connected to the software business, the nature of gaming and the evolution of Nintendo. 

36 Streets
by Tim Napper

Lin Vu, a gangster and a private eye in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, has her life turned upside down by an Englishman investigating his friend's murder and is drawn into the conspiracies of the neon gods who unleash dangerous, new technologies. 

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

A modern love story about two childhood friends, Sam, raised by an actress mother in LA's Koreatown, and Sadie, from the wealthy Jewish enclave of Beverly Hills, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry.

Walking in two worlds
by Wab Kinew

When Bugz, who is caught between the worlds of life on the Rez and the virtual world, meets Feng, they form an instant bond as outsiders and gamers and must both grapple with the impact of family challenges and community trauma.