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24) Builder battle
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Samuel is a longtime fan of the classic world-building game Buildtopia, playing it years after his friends have forgotten about it. So he's excited to learn that a big game update has reignited interest in the video game. Now with new in-game challenges, Buildtopia is getting an eSports competition. Will Samuel turn his love of the game into an opportunity to compete and connect with new friends?
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"The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination. The Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-Man. Akira. Emoji. We've all fallen in love with one or another of Japan's pop-culture creations, from the techy to the wild to the super-kawaii. But as Japanese media veteran Matt Alt proves in this brilliant investigation of Tokyo's pop-fantasy complex, we don't know...
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Jae Cho isn't very good at games. Whether it's board games, card games, or anything else, she usually doesn't have much luck. But when she watches her brother, Dal, playing Castle Crusaders 5, she's fascinated by the strategy of destroying the opponent's forces and taking out the enemy's castle. When Dal rushes off and leaves the game running on his computer, Jae can't resist the temptation to try playing for herself. Before long she's hooked on the...
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Today's video games have come a long way from simple black and white graphics of the 1950s, creating worlds so visually stunning that it's hard to tell if they are real or fake. Gaming Technology: Blurring Real and Virtual Worlds examines the history of gaming technology, explores how today's cutting-edge games work, and discusses the future advances of technology.
30) Ooze escape!
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Thirteen-year-old Kendall's favorite game is Ooze Escape, but he has never managed to make it to the top level, so when he is invited to participate in an eSports tournament, Kendall knows he has to step-up his game and learn some strategy before he embarrasses himself.
31) Fantasy in death
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"Bart Minnock, founder of the computer gaming giant U-Play, enters his private playroom and assumes the role of a sword-wielding warrior king, in his company's latest top-secret project, Fantastical. The next morning he is found in the same locked room, in a pool of blood, his head separated from his body. NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is having as much trouble figuring out how Minnock was murdered as who did the murdering. Eve and her team are about...
33) Dungeon crawl!
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"When Po, Morgan, and three of their fellow Minecraft players track the Evoker King to his home in the heart of a perilous dungeon, they have to gear up for an epic fantasy quest filled with danger, dragons, and hostile mobs. Meanwhile, in the real world, the school play seems to be full of its own traps and troubles. Are Po and his friends doomed in both worlds?!"--Provided by publisher.
34) Gridiron gamer
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Being in a wheelchair prevents Iako from hitting the real gridiron, but he makes up for it by being a whiz at the video game, Football Blitz, so when the opportunity arises, Iako enters an eSports tournament to prove he can compete as well as anyone else.
37) Fortnite
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An introduction to Fortnite, including its history and worldwide impact.
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Why is he so odd? Hmmm?
Maybe it's because he looks weird? Or creeps up on you...
Enderman feels alone in his dark, cold world.
He has heard stories of other enderman traveling to colorful worlds. They come back to share their stories of how the other world is beautiful. The endermen would come back home with blocks they have stolen from that world.
Enderman starts to write in his journal speaking of how he is curious to see this colorful world...