Video Game Publishing

Video games are more popular than ever, but the industry is small and notoriously difficult to break into. This audiobook will cover the complete process from job application to landing a job, as well as give an honest look at life as a professional video game developer. Whether you dream of a successful career in video games or are simply curious, this audiobook will provide knowledge and insight about the game industry written by a professional game developer.

Crisis in Spectrite City! Kidnapping! Spiders! Zombies! Melon Golems! Kung-Fu Chickens?!

A white stork brings Baby Smurf to Smurf Village, one Smurf takes on the whole village in the Smurf Olympics, three Smurfs go back in time and become little Smurflings again, and more in this third volume of classic Smurf stories.

The cunning Gargamel tells Bigmouth the giant that the most delicious food in the world is Smurf soup. So, Bigmouth goes to Smurf Village to find some Smurfs for his Smurf soup. To keep the Smurfs safe, Papa Smurf has a brilliant plan to lure Bigmouth to Gargamel’s house and make Gargamel pay for what he has done …

The beginning of the End! Dave and his friends explore a stronghold. Will they finally find an end portal? Disclaimer: Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved by or associated with Mojang.

Bounty hunter Hal Mason is doing well for himself, a year after the System converted Earth into a lawless, apocalyptic Dungeon World. Now, though, old friends have come calling with a new opportunity and with it, the murky politics of Galactic interests and overlapping contracts. Hal must protect the first train to cross the new wildlands of the American Midwest.

Collecting bugs, drawing cartoons, writing plays, studying robotics - these are just some of the hobbies that inspired the creation of video games such as Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda. Who are these men and women who helped launch the gaming industry from private computer labs to widely available popular entertainment? Listen to this audiobook to find out who and what inspired your favorite video games!

It’s summer, and there’s a big surfing competition coming to the OBX. Competitors—like Kie and Rafe—will participate in paddle-in and tow-in surfing events. Athletes from around the world flood into the Outer Banks, filling the island’s hotels.

Time travel shenanigans! Spidroth is trapped in the past, and her evil past self is in the future, preparing to betray her friends. Is this the end for Dave and his squad? Disclaimer: Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved by or associated with Mojang.

Richard and Frances Myles are preparing for their annual European summer vacation in 1939 when they are visited at their Oxford college by old friend Peter Galt, who has a seemingly simple job for them. But in the heightened atmosphere of prewar Europe, nobody is above suspicion. In fact, the husband and wife are being carefully monitored by shadowy figures.

Baker Smurf gets help from Smiley and Grouchy to complete a cake, Handy Smurf tries everything he can think of to fly like a bird, a magical spell on Harmony’s trumpet puts all the Smurfs to sleep, and more! Perfect for young listeners and fans of all ages.

Dave and the gang have to fight for their lives after the disastrous events of Dave the Villager 32. Can they defeat Mad Mulligan, or have they finally met their match?

Have you ever wondered what video games would be like if they never changed? The first games were little more than bouncing dots on a plain screen. Modern games include astonishing action, realistic environments, and epic story lines. Take a look at how video games have evolved over the years, and learn about the kinds of games we might be playing in the future.

It’s Halloween, and the Smurfs are excited for treats and for the costume party. But for Scaredy Smurf, Halloween is the worst day of the year! There are so many things in the dark to be afraid of. And this year, there’s a big monster on the loose. How will Scaredy get through the night?

You might think that working in the video game industry is all fun and, well, games. Jobs like combat designer and animator sound pretty exciting. But do you know what it really takes to do one of these jobs? Do you have the skills? The knowledge? Are you ready to work hard? Game designers create the images, sounds, and action that gamers enjoy. Find out if you can handle a job in this fast-paced industry.

There is a crisis in Smurf Village. A poisonous Bzzz fly stings Lazy Smurf. He turns black and aggressive, and starts biting others. The Smurfs who get bitten also become black and aggressive, and start to bite others. Soon, there are more and more black Smurfs. Papa Smurf races against time to find a cure. Will Papa Smurf be able to help the village overcome this crisis?

It seems like every Smurf has a purpose … except Smurfette. Join her and her smurfy pals on a smurftastic journey from Smurf Village to Smurfy Grove. Along the way, can she find her purpose and prove that she’s a true-blue Smurf at heart? Where there’s a Smurf, there’s a way!

Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on the faces of church statues, and “borrows” cars to remind their owners that life is fleeting—here today, gone tomorrow! A chance meeting between the two turns into a madcap, whirlwind romance, and Harold learns that life is worth living, and how to play the banjo.

"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek culture. Stranded within an ever-shifting family’s desperate but volatile attempts to love...

Inspired by best-selling author Janette Oke and the Hallmark Channel original TV series When Calls the Heart, these 40 devotions from Hope Valley are about finding moments of grace, joy, and beauty amid the unexpected circumstances of life. In this collection, Brian Bird, executive producer and co-creator of When Calls the Heart, and Michelle Cox illuminate the God-moments from the fictional, 1910 mining town of Hope Valley. The stories of faith, hope, and love from each episode will inspire and encourage you with wonderful virtues and relatable life lessons.