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1) Arena
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"A fast-paced and gripping near-future science fiction debut about the gritty world of competitive gaming... Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She's died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier... The RAGE tournaments--the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a no-holds-barred fight to the digital death. Every bloody kill is broadcast to millions. Every player is a modern...
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Ninja, the undisputed champion of the world's most popular online battle royale, accepts a mysterious challenge and finds himself, along with dozens of other players, in the battle royale's universe, where they must start from scratch, avoid being ghosted, and maybe save the world.
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"Seventeen-year-old gaymer Noah Mitchell only has one friend left: the wonderful, funny, strictly online-only MagePants69. After years playing RPGs together, they know everything about each other, except anything that would give away their real life identities. And Noah is certain that if they could just meet in person, they would be soulmates. Noah would do anything to make this happen--including finally leaving his gaming chair to join a community...
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"Youngwoo Shin is a deadbeat in real life, working odd jobs to barely pay off his loans. Even his family has written him off as a hopeless video game addict. But when he logs in to the massively popular VR game Satisfy, Youngwoo becomes Grid the Warrior...who is also painfully mediocre. Everything changes when he stumbles across a tome containing the lost knowledge of a legendary blacksmith. The catch is, using it resets all his levels! In order to...
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Grid decides to help protect old man Khan's smithy from Mero Company for the sake of justice and the greater good--but mostly for the priceless sword and armor once worn by Pagma himself! But as usual, he's bitten off more than he can chew and finds out the hard way that his opponent is wealthy and well-connected and has no intention of playing fair. Entrapped by their scheme and forced into impossible odds, Grid will need the help of some unexpected...
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When they are thrown together for a year-long science project, Kat, who has a social anxiety disorder, and Meg, who has ADHD, bond over their common obsession with a swoon-worthy online gaming star.
Kat's anxiety makes it hard for her to talk to new people; she only feels safe in front of her computer, playing her favorite video game. Meg hates being alone, but her ADHD keeps pushing people away. When the two girls are thrown together for a year-long...
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"Cayna's new life had gotten off to a good start--she'd reached the royal capital of Felskeilo, gotten in contact with her three children, and taken on some commissions as a rookie adventurer. But after she learns a shocking truth about the land of Leadale from one of her fellow Skill Master's Guardian Tower that's been abandoned for these past two hundred years, it's hard for her to stay quite so upbeat..."--
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"An indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds both real and virtual in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Bugz is caught between two worlds. In the real world, she's a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and reserve life. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massive multiplayer video game universe. Feng is a teen boy who has...
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"Your favorite Nazarick goofballs are at it again with their hilarious hijinks! Between playing dress-up, looking for a partner for Ainz's adorable fur ball Hamusuke, and prepping for the ending theme of the second season of Overlord anime, there's never a dull moment for these Ainz-obsessed troublemakers!"--Page [4] of cover.
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"Can the floor guardians actually enjoy telling ghost stories about creatures far less frightening than themselves? Will the (completely hypothetical) live-action adaptation of Overlord ever match up to Albedo's exacting fangirl standards? Is Pandora's Actor capable of doing something cool for once in his life? If you too need a change of pace from your quest for world domination, come see what hijinks the denizens of Nazarick are up to this time!"--Provided...
13) DPS only!
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"High school student Vicky Tan lives a secret life. To most, she is a meek pushover, often in the shadow of her e-sports superstar of a brother, Virgil. Unknown to anyone, however, she dons a secret identity when she logs on to play Xenith Orion, the multiplayer game dominating the e-sports scene. She knows firsthand the harassment female gamers often experience, but when an opportunity arises in a local tournament, Vicky--mask in hand--can't resist...
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Studies indicate that some 74 percent of teens and half of all adults play video games at least once a week. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines What Are the Origins of Todays Video Game Controversies?
15) Renegade rule
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"The Manhattan Mist have beaten the odds to land themselves in the national championships for Renegade Rule, one of the hottest virtual reality games in existence. But they're in for competition fiercer than they ever imagined, and one team member's entire future could be at stake. Four queer female friends will have to play harder than ever against self-doubt, infighting, romantic distraction, and a slew of other world-class teams if they hope to...