"The authors are to be commended for undertaking this major history of the video game in our contemporary global economy. I am impressed with their research, and the arguments are convincingly developed using careful textual analysis and powerful graphic illustrations". Timothy W. Luke, Department of Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University /// "A useful and timely intervention into debates surrounding new technologies and emerging forms of economic and social configurations and cultural practices." Kevin Dowler, Graduate Programme in Communication and Culture, York University