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$1.99 | Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier (Kindle ebook)

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From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart -- and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next.

Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of video games. In his eagerly anticipated, deeply researched new book, Schreier trains his investigative eye on the volatility of the video game industry and the resilience of the people who work in it.

The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and an opaque one. Based on dozens of first-hand interviews that cover the development of landmark games -- Bioshock Infinite, Epic Mickey, Dead Space, and more -- on to the shocking closures of the studios that made them, Press Reset tells the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns, and how they recover, move on, or escape the industry entirely.

Schreier's insider interviews cover hostile takeovers, abusive bosses, corporate drama, bounced checks, and that one time the Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling decided he was going to lead a game studio that would take out World of Warcraft. Along the way, he asks pressing questions about why, when the video game industry is more successful than ever, it's become so hard to make a stable living making video games -- and whether the business of making games can change before it's too late.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLR61MG

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From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart -- and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next.

Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of video games. In his eagerly anticipated, deeply researched new book, Schreier trains his investigative eye on the volatility of the video game industry and the resilience of the people who work in it.

The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and an opaque one. Based on dozens of first-hand interviews that cover the development of landmark games -- Bioshock Infinite, Epic Mickey, Dead Space, and more -- on to the shocking closures of the studios that made them, Press Reset tells the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns, and how they recover, move on, or escape the industry entirely.

Schreier's insider interviews cover hostile takeovers, abusive bosses, corporate drama, bounced checks, and that one time the Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling decided he was going to lead a game studio that would take out World of Warcraft. Along the way, he asks pressing questions about why, when the video game industry is more successful than ever, it's become so hard to make a stable living making video games -- and whether the business of making games can change before it's too late.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLR61MG

*May be on sale at other ebook stores too

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Aug 26, 2026 7:25 PM
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Aug 26, 2026 9:01 PM
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SlickBallsAug 26, 2026 9:01 PM
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Quote from PurpleHarrier7406 View quoted comment :
Garbage book from a garbage author
Who hurt you?
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Aug 26, 2026 9:06 PM
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Skankhose2456Aug 26, 2026 9:06 PM
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Quote from SlickBalls View quoted comment :
Who hurt you?
Apparently the author... :/
Aug 26, 2026 9:09 PM
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Aug 26, 2026 10:29 PM
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BrightHome671Aug 26, 2026 10:29 PM
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Jason must have delayed one of his games
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Aug 27, 2026 2:18 AM
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SaqqAug 27, 2026 2:18 AM
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Who could hate on one take Schreier...
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Aug 27, 2026 3:29 AM
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AnnieclayfaceAug 27, 2026 3:29 AM
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Read it a few years ago. Good book and well researched with several informative interviews on the human cost of making games and trying to escape the grind. Enjoyed it

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