The book “How to Make Good Games: From Idea to Launch” has appeared on the shelves of Russian bookstores. It was written by Pyotr Prokhorenko, a veteran of the Russian gaming industry, who has made his mark since the early 2000s at Lesta Games, Nival, ONI Studio, Alternativa Games, Green Grey, and many other companies. Incidentally, he recently started working as a producer at Playducky. The editorial team at App2Top talked with Pyotr about the…

According to the Bombora publishing house, the work of Brighton Robert Denton Bryant and Giglio Keith (Keith Giglio) “Kill the dragon! How to write brilliant scripts for video games.” The book is positioned as a guide to the world of video games, which will help you understand how to write game scripts better.

In June, a new book about game design from the American indie developer Robert Zubek will be on sale. It is called “Elements of Game Design” and is an introductory guide. In it, the author not only explains the theory, but also offers practical exercises. We tell you more about the book and share the first chapter.

The Bombora publishing house is going to release in Russian “Resident Evil. Resident evil of the gaming industry”. This is a book about the formation of an iconic survival horror franchise. We tell you what’s under the cover, and share a small excerpt.

Bombora Publishing House is preparing to release the book “Baldur’s Gate. A journey from the origins to RPG classics.” This is a detailed history of the formation of the Baldur’s Gate franchise, in which there was a place for board games. We tell you what the book is about and share an excerpt from it.

A new book about game design is on sale. It’s called “I want to go to gamedev!”. This is a guide for beginners in the gaming industry, which explains who a game designer is and what his work consists of. We talk about the book and share a small excerpt from it.

Bombora Publishing House has released the Russian book “Oculus. How to create the best VR company in the world and lose everything?“. First of all, this is the story of the rise and fall of the eccentric Palmer Luckey, the inventor of the Rift virtual reality helmet. But there is also a part about the sale of his company to Facebook Corporation. We talk about the volume and publish an excerpt from it.

The publishing house “Peter” this January released on the shelves “500 years later: Final Fantasy VII“, a book on the history of the creation of one of the most commercially successful and highly valuable parts of the series. We tell you about the book and share a small excerpt from it.

A new book about video games has appeared on the shelves of Russian stores. It’s called “Esports. Games, money, two clicks.” It was written by William Collis, one of the founders of the Gamer Sensei platform and the esports organization Team Genji. We share an excerpt of the book.

Last September, David Polfeldt, former managing director of Ubisoft Massive, released his book about the gaming industry — “The Universe of Video Games. A documentary blockbuster from the developer of The Division, Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations”. Previously, it could only be read in English, but now it is also published in Russian. The Russian-language edition will be available on October 15. We tell you what is hidden under the cover, and share…

The analytical platform devtodev has written a book about 25 metrics that are used in video games. It is called “Game metrics”. The pages contain a description of the metrics themselves and methods of working with them.

The sequel to “Blood, Sweat and Pixels” by Jason Schreier is being prepared for publication in Russia. A new book about the dark side of video game development will go on sale on September 28.

Creative director of Xsolla Andrey Podshibyakin has finished work on the book “Igrozhur”, which he began writing 17 years ago. It will go on sale in two months.

What books about game development will appear next year in Russian, — said Vladimir Obruchev, head of the direction at the Bombora publishing house.

A collector’s edition of the diaries of the famous game designer Jordan Mechner has been published. Now readers can not only learn how Prince of Persia was created, but also see sketches of different stages of the game, author’s notes on the margins of pages and comments about the future of the story.

Jason Schreier, who wrote the bestseller “Blood, Sweat and Pixels”, presented his next work about the gaming industry — “PRESS RESET: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry”. Now he will tell you what happens to developers after the studios are closed.

A nostalgic journey through the history of game design has begun: the famous developer Sid Meier has published his memoirs. Under the cover is the forty-year career of the creator of Civilization, reflections on the creative process and the legendary rules of game development.

A book from one of the most famous developers, Sid Meier, will be released in the fall. The creator of the Civilization series will release memoirs, which also promise to become a useful manual on game design.

Creative director of Xsolla Andrey Podshibyakin has written a book about “iconic Russian (and not only) games”. It is called “Game Time!” and will appear on the shelves at the end of November.