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Best before : videogames, supersession and obsolescence / James Newman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newman, James (James A.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Video games.
- Video games--Social aspects.
- Video games industry.
- Video games--Marketing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Despite record sales and an ever-growing global industry, the simple fact is that videogames are disappearing.Most obviously, the physical deterioration of discs, cartridges, consoles and controllers means that the data and devices will crumble to dust and eventually will be lost forever. However, there is more to the disappearance of videogames than plastic corrosion and bit rot. Best Before examines how the videogames industry's retail, publishing, technology design, advertising and marketing practices actively produce obsolescence, wearing out and retiring old game
- Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 VIDEOGAMES ARE DISAPPEARING; 2 NEW GAMES; 3 OLD GAMES; 4 GAME(PLAY) PRESERVATION; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-176) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-50265-3
- 1-283-58512-X
- 9786613897572
- 0-203-14426-0
- 1-136-50266-1
- 9780203144268
- OCLC:
- 810082521
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