The New York Times looks at the rising popularity of strategy guides for video games. One game guide writer, David Hodgson compares writing a guide to a game to "writing a travel guide to a place that doesn't exist." The article points out that despite the availability of free guides on the Internet, print guides still sell, and sales are still rising. But what about the ethics of using guides? Some people interviewed swear by them, others frown on their use. Is it OK to use strategy guides to plow through a game? Do you use them? Do you buy the books for their art or for the fast track through a game?

Is the Pen as MIghty as the Joystick? [New York Times]

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