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David Kushner: Masters of Doom (2004, Random House Trade Paperbacks)

"To my taste, the greatest American myth of cosmogenesis features the maladjusted, antisocial, genius teenage …

Review of 'Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture' on 'Goodreads'

A trip down memory lane, reliving the glory of my late teen years filled with weekend LAN parties. 'Masters of Doom' takes a timeline of when I really jumped into PC gaming and it was extremely enjoyable for me to get that story from the trenches of the celebrations, battles, and politics that went into making not just great games, but genre-forging leaps. After reading 'Console Wars' upon its release and Blake J Harris' next novel 'The History of the Future', it would appear that non-fiction tech/gaming is really my go-to reading. I recommend this to anyone that grew up with PC gaming but also those interested in game development as well. specifically the stories behind it.