Review: Braving Britannia Tells the People’s History of Ultima Online

Review: Braving Britannia Tells the People’s History of Ultima Online

I had no idea what to expect from the book Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure by Wes Locher. I’ve never played Ultima Online, or any Ultima game if I’m being honest. I do, however, love hearing about why massively multiplayer online role playing games are so important to the those that play them, and a people’s history of the grandfather of all MMORPGs sounded like it would provide that. I wasn’t disappointed.

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The Art of Overwatch: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Your Favorite Characters and Places

The Art of Overwatch: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Your Favorite Characters and Places

The Art of Overwatch

Blizzard Entertainment
Dark Horse Books
October 24, 2017

How did you first hear about Overwatch? Like many fans, I saw promotional art, cinematic animated shorts, and fan art before I ever saw gameplay footage. Overwatch‘s characters have inspired an enormous fandom. In The Art of Overwatch, Blizzard and Dark Horse give us a behind-the-scenes look at the visual development of the characters and settings we know and love.

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