By StoryBundle, a site that releases groups of books in low-price collections, has released the Mega Game Bundle, a collection of criticism and exploration of games and game development.
Readers can pay $3 to get four books, which include several pieces on video game and board game development as well as Hardcore Gaming 101 Digest Vol. 1: Strider and Bionic Commando, an-in depth look at the two Capcom titles, their sequels, their related titles, and clones over the years.
For $12, four more books will be unlocked, including Shadow of the Colossus (a book-length exploration of Shadow of the Colossus), @Play (a history of roguelikes), Second Quest (a graphic novel inspired by The Legend of Zelda), and The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2 (which includes the first volume and contains dozens of interviews and anecdotes from Japan’s game development history).
