Boss Fight Books: Season 7 - Video Game Pioneers

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Gabe Durham
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Four new documentary-style books on classic video games: One on EverQuest... and three more whose titles we haven't announced yet.
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Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $52,052 of $10,000
Dates: Aug 20th -> Sep 18th (30 days)
Project By: Gabe Durham
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Latest News

57 Hours Left and All Books Announced

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, Just 57 hours left of the Kickstarter, and all four books have been announced!  EverQuest by Matthew S. Smith Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor Outer Wilds by Tommy Wallach Dance Dance Revolution by Jessica Doyle and Jordan... (Read More)

Week #2 Roundup AND Book #3 Teaser

September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey All, It's been a big second week of the campaign! We hit $28k over the weekend. As you probably saw, we announced that book #2 is Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor. We also announced a new stretch goal: $45,000 - Unlicensed Cookbook by Alyssa... (Read More)

Here we goooo! Stretch goal added + Hint #1

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everybody, Thanks so much for showing up in a big way for the start of our campaign!  We are closing in on $20k and might just hit it today. Later in the campaign, Game Developer will publish an exclusive excerpt of EverQuest by Matthew S.... (Read More)

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