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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made (eBook)

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Various Digital Retailers have Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier (eBook) on sale for $1.99

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  • Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes readers on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600 overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius. Exploring the artistic challenges, technical impossibilities, marketplace demands, and Donkey Kong-sized monkey wrenches thrown into the works by corporate, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels reveals how bringing any game to completion is more than Sisyphean—it's nothing short of miraculous.

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Various Digital Retailers have Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier (eBook) on sale for $1.99

Thanks to Community Member AdmiralAsshat for sharing this deal.

Available from:About this title:
  • Page Length: 353 pages
  • Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes readers on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600 overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius. Exploring the artistic challenges, technical impossibilities, marketplace demands, and Donkey Kong-sized monkey wrenches thrown into the works by corporate, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels reveals how bringing any game to completion is more than Sisyphean—it's nothing short of miraculous.

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Written by Discombobulated | Staff
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    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Feb 18, 2025 1:42 AM
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coldplay055Feb 18, 2025 1:42 AM
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I got this as an audiobook a while back and it wasn't bad but did find it a little repetitive.
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Feb 18, 2025 1:49 AM
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HappyCrowd987Feb 18, 2025 1:49 AM
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I read this and enjoyed it, worth a read if you're into gaming!
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Feb 18, 2025 1:49 AM
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GoActionMikeFeb 18, 2025 1:49 AM
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Enjoyed this as well. Worth $2
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Feb 18, 2025 1:17 PM
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MagicZeroXFeb 18, 2025 1:17 PM
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Quote from gummi-eater View quoted comment :
This guy is soft as hell, blocks anyone and everyone on Twitter I remember. 😄
Yeah, anyone that disagrees with his posts. I get blocking people who are rude and jerks, but legit people who try to spark discussion he blocks lol
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Feb 18, 2025 1:39 PM
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Michael8649Feb 18, 2025 1:39 PM
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I couldnt put this book down when i got it, and thats rare for me, highly recommend
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Feb 18, 2025 1:54 PM
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aggronorFeb 18, 2025 1:54 PM
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Jason Schreier is one of the few gaming journalists with any legitimacy, and he gets way too much hate from keyboard warriors.
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Feb 18, 2025 2:17 PM
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FelineDisrespectFeb 18, 2025 2:17 PM
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Quote from highlifelight View quoted comment :
If you're interested in how good games are made, this is not the book for you. https://deepfreeze.it/journo.php?...n_schreier
Oh my god, are folks still about gamergate? I would be so embarrassed to post something like this lol. Seems like a cool book, I've heard good things about Jason.
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Feb 18, 2025 2:18 PM
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oasis3582Feb 18, 2025 2:18 PM
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Highly recommended. Nice, easy read that gives you a fuller appreciation for how video games are made.
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Feb 18, 2025 3:03 PM
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teasumFeb 18, 2025 3:03 PM
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I assigned this in my class. Two bucks is a great deal.
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Feb 18, 2025 4:32 PM
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adamjosephcFeb 18, 2025 4:32 PM
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Quote from MagicZeroX View quoted comment :
Yeah, anyone that disagrees with his posts. I get blocking people who are rude and jerks, but legit people who try to spark discussion he blocks lol
He gets bombarded with nonsense by chuds all day long (which seems to be the norm for any public facing person in games media). If that was my life I'd probably be blocking people left and right as well! Only so much time in the day to entertain people who want to "spark discussion".
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Feb 18, 2025 4:39 PM
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MagicZeroXFeb 18, 2025 4:39 PM
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Quote from adamjosephc View quoted comment :
He gets bombarded with nonsense by chuds all day long (which seems to be the norm for any public facing person in games media). If that was my life I'd probably be blocking people left and right as well! Only so much time in the day to entertain people who want to "spark discussion".
To be fair, if your career is journalism, there are going to be people that disagree, but are being genuine about discussing. Hes using Social media to share his articles, but blocks anyone that says anything to contradict his point. I'm no journalist, but I'd be open to critique. We can only be stronger by listening to their points of view. Something society lacks pretty hard here days
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Feb 18, 2025 4:41 PM
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spendingmoneyonjunkFeb 18, 2025 4:41 PM
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video game "journalists" ruined gaming
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Feb 18, 2025 4:58 PM
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aggronorFeb 18, 2025 4:58 PM
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Quote from MagicZeroX View quoted comment :
To be fair, if your career is journalism, there are going to be people that disagree, but are being genuine about discussing. Hes using Social media to share his articles, but blocks anyone that says anything to contradict his point. I'm no journalist, but I'd be open to critique. We can only be stronger by listening to their points of view. Something society lacks pretty hard here days
You're acting like people use Twitter for good faith arguments and productive conversations rather than insults and death threats. Gamers are one of the most toxic groups out there. I can't imagine what his inbox must look like.
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