*NOTE: THIS IS A PREORDER AND IS EXPECTED TO SHIP LATE THIS YEAR / EARLY NEXT

This premium DAY ONE EDITION is limited to just 300 units. Once it's gone, it's gone! This print run of the book is for my Kickstarter backers first, and then remaining copies will be sold here until they are gone. Any copies after that will be printed by Amazon and won't have the premium cover of the Day One Edition.

Inside is a deep dive into the language of video games, from the everyday terms players use without thinking twice to the obscure jargon, technical language, slang, and strange expressions that have developed throughout gaming history.

The book explores how we talk about playing, collecting, competing, developing, preserving, and experiencing video games, while also covering the terminology born from specific genres, hardware, communities, and eras. Whether a term comes from an arcade, a development studio, an online match, a collector’s shelf, or decades of gamer culture, chances are you’ll find it here.

It’s a celebration of the words, phrases, abbreviations, and inside jokes that make up the ever-evolving vocabulary of video gaming.

With over 2600 unique definitions across over 500 pages, you’ll find a wide-ranging collection of video game terminology covering genres and subgenres, gameplay mechanics, consoles, handhelds, controllers, arcades, pinball, PC and mobile gaming, game development, programming, publishing, testing, accessibility, competitive gaming, esports, speedrunning, collecting, preservation, physical media, RPGs, fighting games, MMOs, racing, sports, rhythm games, platformers, puzzle games, survival horror, gamer slang, internet memes, fandom, gaming culture, technical standards, acronyms, abbreviations, and much more.