2005 Gamer's Almanac: Your Daily Dose of Tricks, Cheats, and Fascinating Facts [Paperback]

Sean Carton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 24, 2004

Your daily dose of gaming goodness for Xbox, PlayStation, GameCube, GameBoy, PCs, Macs, and Linux! The 2005 Gamer's Almanac: Your Daily Dose of Tricks, Cheats, and Fascinating Facts is filled with entertaining reviews of games and game gear, comprehensive coverage of mobile and handheld games, gadgets and much more. You will love the inside tips and one-stop shopping approach to insider game industry information and the coverage of all time classic games. Included in the almanac is:

• "Best of" and "Top 10" lists for every aspect of gaming
• Essential guides for LAN parties, case-moders and other who enjoy getting together with friends
• How-to articles on how to create your own games, mods and levels
• Online guides on where to get the best FAQs and walkthroughs for FREE!
• So much more!

This book is for you if you view gaming - be it PC, console or handheld gaming - as a major component of your life!

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About the Author

Sean Carton is an author, speaker, futurist and long-time veteran of the e-biz world. In 1993 Sean co-authored the best selling Mosaic Quick Tour series for Ventana Press with Gareth Brawyn, contributing editor of Wired. The Mosaic Quick Tour was one of the first books to focus exclusively on the World Wide Web. In 1995, Sean went on to write the Internet Virtual Worlds Quick Tour, one of the first books about virtual communities. In 1996, Sean published the 1184 page uber-tome Internet Power Toolkit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Que (December 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789732416
• ISBN-13: 978-0789732415
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,370,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars disorganised format, September 2, 2005

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This review is from: 2005 Gamer's Almanac: Your Daily Dose of Tricks, Cheats, and Fascinating Facts (Paperback)

This format is very strained. For each day of the year, the book has some titbit on an event in gaming that happened on that day. Then, there is a lengthier article on an unrelated gaming topic.

Some people seem to like this format. I just find it disorganised. Have a gander at the contents. A hodge podge of 365 topics. Now granted the articles are decently written. And they do cover a wide range of issues. But, alright. If you like, there is an element of serendipity here. You can thumb through the book, looking for what catches your eye. I'd rather have a book that is easier to use.