The Well-Spoken Horror of Video Game Novel Audiobooks
If you need help sleeping tonight, why not curl up and listen to a man with a very proper accent read you a novel based on a video game about men with giant necks shooting monsters in the face.
The Hand That Guides the Gears of War Universe
In 2006 when science fiction author Karen Traviss' editor asked her if she wanted to do a military video game tie-in novel, it was the first she'd heard of Epic Games' Gears of War. Today she's responsible for the entire fictional universe, steering the adventure of Marcus Fenix and company to its inevitable…
Battlefield 3 Is Also Coming to the Book Platform
If more story is what you crave from DICE's big first-person shooter due in the fall, you'll have to crack a book. Battlefield 3 is coming to paper and e-books, courtesy of writer Andy McNab, who's penning the first-person shooter inspired novel.
Kotaku's 2010 Summer Reading List
As sure as spring gives way to summer, Kotaku's 2010 Summer Reading List is here to help you get your portable video game fix during the sunny, sandy situations where gaming isn't an option.
A Novel Introduction To The World Of Guild Wars 2
The novel Ghosts of Ascalon attempts to bridge the 250-year gap between fantasy MMO Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, but is it a bridge too far? We speak to co-author Jeff Grubb about bringing Tyria's fiction up-to-date.
Ten Reasons Why Teenage Girls Become Otaku
Everyone has their reasons. What's yours, sister?
Gears Novelist Is Lead Writer On Gears Of War 3
After penning two novels based in the world of Epic Games' hit series, science fiction author Karen Traviss plunges headlong into the story as the lead writer for Gears of War 3.
World of Warcraft: The Audio Book
Richard Knaak's World of Warcraft Stormrage is getting the audio book treatment, BlizzPlanet points out.
Star Wars: The Old Republic Reaches Beyond The Game
With a setting more than 3,500 years before the movies begin, The Old Republic filled with untold Star Wars stories, and LucasArts and BioWare are taking advantage, with new novels, comics, and short stories expanding the Old Republic universe.
Forged By Chaos Explores The Darker Side Of Warhammer Online
Because there are two sides to every conflict, Mythic and Games Workshop publishing arm The Black Library have released Forged By Chaos, a novel that explores the fragile, deadly alliance of the forces of Destruction.
God Of War Novel Is 283 Pages Of "GGGGGRRRRR!!!!"
For all its violence and bombast, God of War is built around a mythology that's thousands of years old. So the fact somebody is making a novel out of it may not be as ridiculous as you first thought.
Novel, Write Thyself
The fiction of a video game's universe is fertile ground for novels, sprouting dozens of books
Bethesda Teams With Del Rey For Elder Scroll Novels
Elder Scroll Fans don't worry, Bethesda hasn't forgotten about you.
BioWare Celebrates Dragon Age Novel Release With Screenshots
BioWare celebrates the release of prequel novel Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne with a handful of screenshots from their upcoming PC role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins.
Big Game Plans For Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time
Halo: The Cole Protocol Drops In November
Next Halo Novel Is The Cole Protocol
The sixth (they grow up so fast!) Halo novel has been announced by Bungie. Called "The Cole Protocol", it'll centre around the story of the "Spartan Gray Team" - who sound awfully mysterious - as they take "readers into an unexplored conflict of the Human-Covenant War where unlikely alliances are formed and shattered...". So …