Blood, sweat, and pixels : the triumphant, turbulent stories behind how video games are made
(Playaway)

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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.

Read by Ray Chase.

"Jason Schreier takes listeners on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of six hundred overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius. Exploring the artistic challenges, technical impossibilities, marketplace demands, and Donkey Kong-sized monkey wrenches thrown into the works by corporate, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels reveals how bringing any game to completion is more than Sisyphean--it's nothing short of miraculous. Examining some of the bestselling games and most infamous failures, Schreier immerses listeners in the hellfire of the development process, whether it's RPG studio BioWare's challenge to beat an impossible schedule and overcome countless technical nightmares to build Dragon Age: Inquisition; indie developer Eric Barone's single-handed efforts to grow country-life RPG Stardew Valley from one man's vision into a multimilliondollar franchise; or Bungie employees spinning out from their corporate overlords at Microsoft to create Destiny, a brand-new universe that they hoped would become as iconic as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings--even as it nearly ripped their studio apart."--,Provided by publisher.