Rockstar Games has a long and distinctive history, filled with some of the most controversial and popular games of the last decade. If you want to know more about it, the company seems happy to oblige by compiling this set of three volumes filled with art, product shots, wireframes and more ranging from Grand Theft Auto all the way to Red Dead Redemption. There's even a DVD with still more content beyond the collection's 544 pages. And it looks classy as hell.
It had better. The MSRP for this trio is a whopping £310 ($450). I love books and I love Rockstar but that's way above what I'd be willing to pay for such a set. Amazon UK has a much more reasonable price, more in line with what I would expect, but I think I'm going to pass on this one regardless.
They look pretty and I'm sure they're just as lovely on the inside. Way too much for something that I'm likely to leaf through a few times. Does this sort of product appeal to your interests?
Triple-volume £300 book offers glimpse into Rockstar Games [Develop via Kotaku]
Conrad Zimmerman is Destructoid's News Editor and home to the busiest mustache in the gaming press. An amateur historian and pop culture fanatic, Conrad possesses a nearly limitless wealth of videogame factoids and a passion for the power of games to teach, inspire and entertain. He enjoys reading, writing and turning things which should be fun into work.
Likes
Mega Man 2, Arcade Games, Books about games, Board games, Having cultural interests that aren't games
Meet the rest of the team
| BBcode help |
| [b]Bold text[/b] |
Bold text |
| [i]Italic text[/i] |
Italic text |
| [url]http://www.dtoid.com/[/url] |
http://www.dtoid.com |
| [url=http://www.dtoid.com/]Web link[/url] |
Web link |
|
| [img]http://www.example.com/robot.jpg[/img] |
 |
Post a comment! You can also post a photo below:
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
12 comments | showing # 1 to 12
|
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
Comments policy
Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?
Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!
Contest:
6:30 AM on 07.19.2010 | 
The price? Noooo.
If i had money to burn I would pick those up no questions asked.
but I don't *sadface*
Was just thinking last night about how much shit Manhunt caused those guys, but how it was possibly one of my favourite games series' (is it a series if there's only two? I dunno, you know what I mean)
Seriously I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a HD remake or a new version of Mahunt, and without the bullshit censoring that 2's retail release got. I got the unedited version and it was awesome.
Am i just a sick puppy? Because that shit rocked my world.
That was a good one.
Take it sleazy CZ :)
If I had money like that to spend.