Best before : videogames, supersession and obsolescence
- Author/Creator:
- Newman, James (James A.), author
- Publication/Creation:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Best before : videogames, supersession and obsolescence / James Newman
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- Table of 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
- 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
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936935270902486
- ISBN:
- 1-136-50265-3
1-283-58512-X
9786613897572
0-203-14426-0
1-136-50266-1 - OCLC Number:
- 810082521
707966599 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.4324/9780203144268
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