Gamertell Review: Game Boys by Michael Kane

Title: Game Boys (aka Game Boys: Professional Videogaming’s Rise from the Basement to the Big Time)Author: Michael KanePrice: $24.95 (hardcover)Release Date: June 23, 2008Publisher: Viking (part of Penguin Putnam, Inc.)Pros: Conveys the excitement, personality and seriousness of competitive gaming in a readable tone. A good book for gamers and pro gaming skeptics.Cons: Starts a bit slow and has some overly simplified explanations of gaming and gaming terms.Overall Score: Two thumbs up; 90/100; A-; * * * * out of five.

Kane’s Game Boys is so much better than the pop-catchy name implies. It is instead a well-formed, personal and serious look into select groups of pro gamers.

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