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Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood Paperback – April 10, 2012

by Jamie Russell (Author)
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Hollywood is under attack from videogames. Movies defined the 20th century but games are now pushing them aside as the medium that captures our time, fascination and money. Generation Xbox digs into the love-hate relationship between games and cinema that has led us to this point. It’s a story of disaster, triumph and Angelia Jolie in hot pants. Learn how Steven Spielberg’s game-making dreams fell apart and why Silicon Valley pioneers wooed Stanley Kubrick. Discover the story behind the failed Halo movie, how videogame tech paved the way for Avatar, and what companies like Ubisoft and Valve are doing to take gaming to the next level. Based on more than 100 interviews with leading figures from videogames and Hollywood, Generation Xbox is the definitive history of an epic power struggle that has reshaped the entertainment landscape. Are you ready to play?
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    330 pages
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    English
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    April 10, 2012
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.83 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0956507247
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0956507242
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2013
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Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood, it left me dumbstruck with the persuading arguments and interviews with countless game developers and movie directors. As a high school senior thinking of studying game development in the near future, this was the key to my curiosity. Jamie Russel narrates the challenging path that video games undertook to be where they are today; a vast and rapid-growing $2 billion dollar industry.

Starting from the very first game cartridge, to the first laser disc game, to Steven Spielberg's movie "Avatar" depending on games. This book takes you through time to prove how much better the entertainment industry is, rather than the diminishing movie industry. When it comes to the end of the first decade in the 21st century, Russell is quick to point this out. Iron Man made $100 million in its opening weekend! But alas, poor yorick, GTA (Grand Theft Auto) IV made three times as much in the first day sales! Video games overtook movies, it's as if they came from behind.

All in all, as a serious game player, always anxious to get my hands on my controller I recommend this book to just about anybody. It contains a vast amount of information and interviews. If you are, or plan on being part of the film or gaming industry, this is the book you've been waiting for. Jump in.

"Are you ready to play?"-Jamie Russell.
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cganimation
5.0 out of 5 stars An Accurate Historical Account of the Most Unique Creatives in Entertainment
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2013
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The accounts and interviews bring to life the unique personalities and challenges that have cemented the video game industry as a major force of change in the film industry, even re-defining the future of story driven entertainment. What you read here is an account of what is a contemporary art movement, a period of time and actions that have changed the way storytelling and visual arts have developed and evolved within a matter of a few decades. In hindsight, future generations now have an amazing account of first hand interviews of the rise of a new genre of entertainment and arts as defining as the culture it quenches.
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Tom Russo
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read to anyone inside the gaming or filming industries
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2012
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Generation Xbox is an excellent way to get to know what has happened from 40 years ago till now between game developers and hollywood. Jamie Russell storytelling ability keeps you not wanting to stop reading. Fantastic book!
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James F
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2013
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Fascinating book for anyone researching or just wishing to learn more about the relationship between the film and video game industries.
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radiotete
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly researched, intelligently argued
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2012
Those of us who have read Russell's "Book of the Dead: A Complete History of Zombie Cinema" can expect the same intelligent and sharp critique in his new book "Generation XBox" which explores the relationship between cinema and the videogames industry. His astute, detailed analysis is packed into an absorbing, concise, fast-moving narrative that brings together Spielberg, Kubrick, Atari, Nintendo, Silicon Valley, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, The Matrix and Avatar. I am impressed by how Russell interviewed more than 100 games developers, film-makers, actors and executives in his research. He suggests that the nature of storytelling in film has been forever altered by the invasion of the computer games and graphics in Hollywood.
Cutting-edge and insightful. If you are serious about videogames, cinema or computer graphics, this book is a real treat!

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Packbacker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book but read a video game history book first to get the best out of it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2015
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I read this book for my dissertation. Unlike many books that one has to plough through for academic papers, this one was very enjoyable, funny, interesting and well researched. I find myself frequently picking it up to check on a story, anecdote or dates. It's a great book for anyone interested in the love-hate relationship between video games and movies. However, I would recommend to read The History of Video Games or something similar to have a good knowledge of the chronology and people referred to in Generation Xbox to get the most out of it.
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Dave
4.0 out of 5 stars Un titolo fuorviante per un bel saggio su Hollywood e l'industria videoludica
Reviewed in Italy on June 12, 2013
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Nonostante il titolo del libro possa far pensare ad una non melgio identificata generazione di ragazzi che giocano ai giochini (troppo simile a qualcosa tipo Generation X...) l'autore parla invece di come, nella storia dei due medium cinema e videogiochi, i due mondi si siano incrociati, amati, odiati, quasi distrutti. Forse un po' troppo prolisso in alcuni punti, soprattutto verso la fine, è comunque una piacevole lettura per chi è appassionato sia di cinema che di videogiochi. Nonostante non usi termini tecnici però non è proprio una lettura semplicissima di chi è a digiuno di cos'è il motion capture o di chi ignora cosa sia Activision.
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