Jason Schreier's next book, PRESS RESET: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry, coming coming May 11, 2021

[Biosnake]

The press sneak friend has another book coming.



Loved his first one, can't wait to read this one.

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"This is a book about what happens when video game studios shut down. More specifically, it's a book about what happens *to human beings* when video game studios shut down. We'll zoom out and tell the stories behind companies including Irrational Games (BioShock), Visceral Games (Dead Space), and 38 Studios (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning) by tracking some of the people who were actually affected by these closures. What did they go through? How did they move forward? What's it like to work in an industry that can feel so damn volatile?

The book tells a lot of people's stories. Some of them burnt out and quit the video game industry. Others moved across the country for new jobs or used the opportunity to follow their dreams of independence, making games like The Flame in the Flood, The Blackout Club, and Enter The Gungeon. The book also explores some solutions to the video game industry's volatility problem and tries to figure out how some of these issues can be fixed."

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Grats on finishing the book, Jason!

 

[SnugTeam6]

Hell yeah. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels is such a great read. Jason Schreier continues to do some of the best work in the industry, and I'll get this immediately.

 

[Classy Tomato]

Congrats Schreier! Looking forward to the book.

 

[KOfLegend]

Day 1! Blood, Sweat and Pixels was fantastic!

 

[mtel]

Awesome! Loved BS&P so have already pre-ordered the e-book. What a great birthday treat for me!

 

[henhowc]

Nice. Really enjoyed the first one.

 

[Mathieran]

I'll be sure to pick that up.

 

[Nakenorm]

Loved Pixels so definitely picking this up

 

[Deleted member 864]

Congrats jschreier! Can't wait to check it out.

 

[Blizz]

Still need to grab BS&P but I've only heard good things about it.

 

[kami_sama]

Loved BSP, so I'm getting this one for sure.

 

[colorblindmode]

Pre-ordered. Excited about this.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Can't wait to read it! Something tells me this is going to be a heavier read.

 

[Deleted member 18944]

cant wait to see what jason's agenda is in this book.

Spoiler

(im preordering now)

 

[Deleted member 16908]

When did Jason get such a dramatic Twitter pic?

 

[buttzilla]

I'm excited!

Curious how much cross-over this is gonna have with topics covered in the "What Happened?" series on YouTube.

 

[Deleted member 56752]

$18 is good price

 

[DaleCooper]

So it's a book about finding a new job?

 

[ghostcrew]

Fuck yeah!

 

[Transistor]

Awesome! Can't wait to read it!

 

[psionotic]

Loved his first book, this is Day 1 for me.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Sounds great, looking forward to it.

 

[CarterTax]

Loved the first book so I'm all in on this one

 

[Viale]

Ahhhh sick. In for the audio book version. BSP was an excellent commute listen.

 

[AcceptableMilk]

Congrats jschreier! Been super excited to read this after finishing BSAP a few months ago.

 

[Deleted member 5028]

Press Reset: Sponsored by Internet Explorer.

 

[ultracal31]

cant wait to see what jason's agenda is in this book.

Spoiler

(im preordering now)

Click to shrink...

be careful or jason will send his gooooooons after yoooooooouu

/s

can't wait for the book. Should be a good read

 

[fanboy]

was hoping for earlier date, hope that he wasnt crunching so get it done. And I hope that whole book wont be about studio closures.

 

[AuthenticM]

I'll definitely be buying this.

 

[Nekyrrev]

I'm in day one. Last book was fire and should be read by anybody who feels passionate by this industry.

 

[Bedameister]

Cool. Really liked the first one. Any plans on localizations to other languages and publishing it outside the US?

 

[Instant Vintage]

Bought the first book day one, buying the second one day one too.

Can't wait to read it.

 

[Strafer]

Press RESET ERA

 

[Deleted member 18944]

be careful or jason will send his gooooooons after yoooooooouu

/s

can't wait for the book. Should be a good read

Click to shrink...

Uh oh, jason blocked me on twitter for saying stupid shit, like crunch is a cereal not a labor exploitation, and now i need to cover my stupidity by saying he doesn't take criticism!!!!

 

[Zebesian-X]

EZ pre-order, can't wait!

 

[Orb]

I highly recommend his first book if you haven't read it. Super eye-opening on the process of game development and the influence of publishers.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Not in the habit of pre-ordering books in the way that I do with games, but have just put my order in.

 

[ElMexiMerican]

Hell yes. I finished his last book a couple months ago. I can't wait for more.

 

[KingParappa]

Can't wait.

 

[PumpkinPieAddict]

Finished his first book in May. Highly recommend it. Will check out the second.

 

[mere_immortal]

Nice, listened to the first on Audible so will definitely be grabbing this.

 

[Morrigan]

Congrats Jason. I actually finally got around to reading Blood, Sweat and Pixels a few weeks ago, and it was a great read. Highly recommended (especially to anyone who's ever said anything resembling something like "lazy devs"... ahem).

cant wait to see what jason's agenda is in this book.

Spoiler

(im preordering now)

Click to shrink...

It's funny because his first book is actually really agenda-free, there's almost no editorializing. It's just interviews and descriptions of what went down in those various cases based on the testimonies.

 

[Plinkerton]

Anyone else think about that documentary that they made about Polygon (the websites) launch, with that title?

Anyway BS&P was great so I'm sure this will be too!

 

[Weebos]

Awesome, looking forward to it.

 

[Deleted member 26039]

Excited for his new book, the first one was great.

 

[StereoVSN]

This is great. I really liked the first book so this one is an immediate buy.

 

[Pineapple Taco]

Gonna pick this up on Audible like the first book.

 

[Betamaxbandit]

What happens when people lose their job, the book?

Spoiler

they get a new one?

im being facetious I know, but it's not an immediate subject that makes we want to dive In or rush out to get it. Especially in the current climate where job security is on a knife edge for millions across the world and in many different sectors.

 

[JigglesBunny]

Day one. Blood, Sweat, Pixels is probably my favorite book that tackles the video game industry.