The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History of Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond

Press Start on an immersive journey revealing the pixels, polygons, and people that revolutionized entertainment forever. Join journalist Jean Zeid, artist Émilie Rouge, and their console pal Roby to learn how digital dreams built an industry now worth hundreds of billions of dollars. This engaging and comprehensive graphic novel is a knowledge power-up for hardcore gamers and curious noobs of all ages!

Time travel to pivotal moments in video game history with a wistful millennial Jean Zeid, extremely online zoomer, Émilie Rouge, and their robot sidekick Roby in a lively, action-packed conversation all generations of gamers will enjoy. Émilie's massive portal cannon takes the team from era-to-era, lab-to-lab, revealing the real people, inventions, and breakthroughs in gaming. Go right with them as they clear levels in 8-bit sidescrollers, combat games, simulators, multi-player RPGs, and more --- but watch your step! Includes a full index and acknowledgements.

Author: Jean Zeid
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 07/22/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9798881601539
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction | General
- Games & Activities | Video & Mobile
- Computers | Programming | Games

About the Author
Jean Zeid is a journalist, video games specialist, radio commentator and exhibition curator. A lifelong gamer, he is a particular fan of Half-Life and Assassin's Creed II.

Émilie Rouge is a cartoonist and colorist (Les Portugais and Kessel, Arènes BD). A graduate of Arts Déco in Paris and a gamer since the age of 10, she is a fan of the Fallout game series, World of Warcraft, and Guerrière Fury Kultirassienne.