Nearly 40 years after their invention and a decade after exploding onto the mainstream, video games still remain a mystery... More > to many parents, including which titles are appropriate, and their potential side-effects on kids. Now the answers are at your fingertips. Offering unrivaled insight and practical, real-world strategies for making gaming a positive part of family life, The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games provides a vital resource for today’s parent. From picking the right software to promoting online safety, setting limits and enforcing house rules, it offers indispensable hints, tips and how-to guides for fostering healthy play and development.

Includes: Complete Guides to PC, Console, Mobile, Online & Social Games – Using Parental Controls and Game Ratings – Picking the Right Games – The Latest on Violence, Addiction, Online Safety – Setting Rules & Time Limits – Best Games for All Ages – Essential Tools & Resources.

"An essential guide for parents." Jon Swartz, USA Today < Less

Nearly 40 years after their invention and a decade after exploding onto the mainstream, video games still remain a mystery... More > to many parents, including which titles are appropriate, and their potential side-effects on kids. Now the answers are at your fingertips. Offering unrivaled insight and practical, real-world strategies for making gaming a positive part of family life, The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games provides a vital resource for today’s parent. From picking the right software to promoting online safety, setting limits and enforcing house rules, it offers indispensable hints, tips and how-to guides for fostering healthy play and development. Includes: Complete Guides to PC, Console, Mobile, Online & Social Games – Using Parental Controls and Game Ratings – Picking the Right Games – The Latest on Violence, Addiction, Online Safety – Setting Rules & Time Limits – Best Games for All Ages – Essential Tools & Resources. "An essential guide for parents." Jon Swartz, USA Today < Less

Lawsuits. Scandals. Billion-dollar payouts. Giant plastic Stratocasters. Welcome to the weird, wild and whacked-out world of... More > music video games: Every bit as glorious and gonzo as the legendary bands and songs that inspired its hard-partying ways. Rocking its way to the top of the charts faster than any genre before, music and rhythm gaming had become a $1.7 billion industry and breakout hit by 2008. But despite transforming pop culture, the category had all but single-handedly sunk the game industry's fortunes just a year later. Chronicling the meteoric rise and fall of music video games, Music Games Rock: Rhythm Gaming's Greatest Hits of All Time is the first book to explore the field's history, and most spectacular hits and flops. Features: Hundreds of Music Gaming's Greatest Hits and Misses / The Making of Guitar Hero and Rock Band / Complete Genre History.

"Cementing gaming's role in music's evolution, Steinberg has done pop culture a laudable service." - Nick Catucci, Rolling Stone < Less

Lawsuits. Scandals. Billion-dollar payouts. Giant plastic Stratocasters. Welcome to the weird, wild and whacked-out world of... More > music video games: Every bit as glorious and gonzo as the legendary bands and songs that inspired its hard-partying ways. Rocking its way to the top of the charts faster than any genre before, music and rhythm gaming had become a $1.7 billion industry and breakout hit by 2008. But despite transforming pop culture, the category had all but single-handedly sunk the game industry's fortunes just a year later. Chronicling the meteoric rise and fall of music video games, Music Games Rock: Rhythm Gaming's Greatest Hits of All Time is the first book to explore the field's history, and most spectacular hits and flops. Features: Hundreds of Music Gaming's Greatest Hits and Misses / The Making of Guitar Hero and Rock Band / Complete Genre History.

"Cementing gaming's role in music's evolution, Steinberg has done pop culture a laudable service." - Nick Catucci, Rolling Stone < Less

GET PAID TO PLAY! 30 years in the making, the first book to offer everything you need to go from rags to riches in the... More > fabulous videogame industry is here – are you ready to nail the ultimate high score? A must-have for anyone seeking a career in game art, design, audio, programming, marketing, journalism and sales! Learn how to break into the business and hit the jackpot from industry legends including Shigeru Miyamoto, Sid Meier, Trip Hawkins, Will Wright and more! Foreword by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

“Finally, a book that shows you how to make all your dreams come true – and make serious money doing it!” -Brian Fargo, Founder, Interplay/InXile Ent.


“Reveals the secrets of playing to win… and how to do it making great games!” -“Wild Bill” Stealey, Founder, MicroProse/Int. Magic


“A must-read… The first book on the videogame business that’s both insightful and entertaining." -Ed Zobrist, President, Sierra Online < Less

Lawsuits. Scandals. Billion-dollar payouts. Giant plastic Stratocasters. Welcome to the weird, wild and whacked-out world of... More > music video games: Every bit as glorious and gonzo as the legendary bands and songs that inspired its hard-partying ways. Rocking its way to the top of the charts faster than any genre before, music and rhythm gaming had become a $1.7 billion industry and breakout hit by 2008. But despite transforming pop culture, the category had all but single-handedly sunk the game industry's fortunes just a year later. Chronicling the meteoric rise and fall of music video games, Music Games Rock: Rhythm Gaming's Greatest Hits of All Time is the first book to explore the field's history, and most spectacular hits and flops. Features: Hundreds of Music Gaming's Greatest Hits and Misses / The Making of Guitar Hero and Rock Band / Complete Genre History. "Cementing gaming's role in music's evolution, Steinberg has done pop culture a laudable service." - Nick Catucci, Rolling Stone < Less

GET PAID TO PLAY! 30 years in the making, the first book to offer everything you need to go from rags to riches in the... More > fabulous videogame industry is here – are you ready to nail the ultimate high score? A must-have for anyone seeking a career in game art, design, audio, programming, marketing, journalism and sales! Learn how to break into the business and hit the jackpot from industry legends including Shigeru Miyamoto, Sid Meier, Trip Hawkins, Will Wright and more! Foreword by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

“Finally, a book that shows you how to make all your dreams come true – and make serious money doing it!” -Brian Fargo, Founder, Interplay/InXile Ent.


“Reveals the secrets of playing to win… and how to do it making great games!” -“Wild Bill” Stealey, Founder, MicroProse/Int. Magic


“A must-read… The first book on the videogame business that’s both insightful and entertaining." -Ed Zobrist, President, Sierra Online < Less

GET PAID TO PLAY! 30 years in the making, the first book to offer everything you need to go from rags to riches in the... More > fabulous videogame industry is here – are you ready to nail the ultimate high score? A must-have for anyone seeking a career in game art, design, audio, programming, marketing, journalism and sales! Learn how to break into the business and hit the jackpot from industry legends including Shigeru Miyamoto, Sid Meier, Trip Hawkins, Will Wright and more! Foreword by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

“Finally, a book that shows you how to make all your dreams come true – and make serious money doing it!” -Brian Fargo, Founder, Interplay/InXile Ent.


“Reveals the secrets of playing to win… and how to do it making great games!” -“Wild Bill” Stealey, Founder, MicroProse/Int. Magic


“A must-read… The first book on the videogame business that’s both insightful and entertaining." -Ed Zobrist, President, Sierra Online
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