The guys from Bitmap Books will be attending. Pop over and say hi! 
Bristol Gaming Market - Sunday 13th July 2025 
Details here: https://www.bristolgamingmarket.com
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The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition
We’re celebrating 40 years of the Mac and have knocked £5.00 off: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming-expanded-edition
Celebrate the history of gaming on the Apple Mac with this beautiful 480-page hardback book, featuring more than 250 Mac titles, including classics like Spectre, Myst, Sim City, Cosmic Osmo, Shadowgate, Balance of Power and Halo.
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Our latest blog has landed - CELEBRATING FPS GAMES WITH HURT ME PLENTY 
Graeme Mason looks at his favourite from each of the years that Hurt Me Plenty covers, from 2003 until 2010.
Check it out: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/blogs/news/celebrating-fps-games-with-hurt-me-plenty
The guys from Bitmap Books will be attending. Pop over and say hi!
Bristol Gaming Market - Sunday 13th July 2025
Details here: https://www.bristolgamingmarket.com
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The King Of Fighters we are offering a £5.00 discount off our book - THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History
Just head to our official store, and the discount will be waiting for you: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-king-of-fighters-the-ultimate-history
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The King Of Fighters we are offering a £5.00 discount off our book - THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate History
Just head to our official store, and the discount will be waiting for you: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-king-of-fighters-the-ultimate-history
The Games That Weren't
Years in the making, The Games That Weren’t reveals the plight of more than 80 video games that
got caught in production hell and ended up in gaming limbo.
Available now: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-games-that-werent
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The Games That Weren't
Boasting never-before-seen screenshots and pre-production art, plus exclusive interviews, The Games That Weren’t delves into the mysteries of video games that never saw the light of day.
Available now: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-games-that-werent
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The Games Of A Lifetime
Across its 420 pages, The Games of a Lifetime covers iconic games such as Bubble Bobble, R-Type, Street Fighter II, Gran Turismo and Diablo III.
Reprints due 20th August, get a stock alert here: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-games-of-a-lifetime
The Games Of A Lifetime
Takes you from Pong through the 8- and 16-bit computer revolutions and the European console renaissance, across the millennium, and all the way to the modern age.
Reprints due 20th August, get a stock alert here: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-games-of-a-lifetime
️ £5 off A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games ️
Standard Hardback: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/a-tale-of-two-halves
Captain’s Edition: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/a-tale-of-two-halves-captains-edition
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Bitmap Books Blog 
FROM 2D TO 3D: THE VISUAL EVOLUTION OF FOOTBALL VIDEO GAMES ️
Graeme ‘Wizwords’ Mason looks back at eight football games that altered how we viewed, and played them.
Check it out: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/blogs/news/from-2d-to-3d-the-visual-evolution-of-football-video-games
We are offering £5.00 off our book - A Tale Of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/a-tale-of-two-halves
The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition)
The definitive history of the genre, and the ideal gift for RPG aficionados or fans of video gaming history.
Ultima III: Exodus - Featured in our book - The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Expanded Edition)
This expertly researched volume is a comprehensive history of the role-playing games that have been at the centre of computer entertainment since its inception in the early 1970s.
Creative director Charles Bae has worked on some of highest-profile AAA box art of recent times, with a portfolio that includes Gotham Knights, The Evil Within and Dishonoured.
Find out more in The Art Of The Box, now with £5.00 off: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-art-of-the-box
The Art Of The Box
Featuring 26 artist biographies and more than 350 pieces of cover art from across four decades of video gaming.
£5.00 off: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-art-of-the-box
Whether you prefer old or new school FPS games, I’m Too Young To Die and Hurt Me Plenty have you covered.
Use the code FPS5 and get £5.00 off when you buy both books together.
Shout out to Post Games for featuring our book - Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010 in their newsletter: https://postgame.substack.com/p/how-to-fight-brilliant-and-stupid
The Art of Point-And-click Adventure Games
Lovers of old-school gaming will appreciate this sumptuous celebration of all things point-and-click, packed with beautiful imagery from the golden era of adventure gaming.
Out now: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-art-of-point-click-adventure-games
The Secret of Monkey Island - Featured in our book - The Art of Point-And-click Adventure Games
Contains over 50 extensive and exclusive interviews with the key developers, designers and artists such as Al Lowe, Éric Chahi, Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer.
Out now: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-art-of-point-click-adventure-games