Press Reset
by Jason Schreier · first published 2021
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From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart -- and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next. Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of video games. In his eagerly anticipated, deeply researched new book, Schreier trains his investigative eye on the volatility of the video game industry and the resilience of the people who
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…Without any Money by Rachel Bridge - Creative Gene by Hideo Kojima - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson - The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel - Show Your Work, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon - Press Reset by Jason Schreier I would say Deep Work and Steve Jobs had the biggest impact on me. Programming I am learning Elixir using Elixir In Action by Sasa Juric.
on “Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?” ↗Not only that, but many studios are one bad selling title away from closing up permanently. They can't afford to take risks. Check out "Press Reset" by Jason Schreier for multiple examples.
on “It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal” ↗"Press Reset" by Jason Schreier is a great look at the human side of the industry in general. The crunch, layoff, move to a new studio, repeat is all too common. EA was on a whole other level, though.
on “EA: The Human Story (2004)” ↗Yes. The two books by Schreier: "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels", and the sequel, "Press Reset". Both are worth reading, and better than this article. The article author touches on the gamification of work, but doesn't get very far with it. Games as a "work simulator", or "grinding games", have…
on “All Work and No Play (2021)” ↗…Nintendo’s Legendary CEO — Viz Media (Editor) 7.Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games — Cliff Bleszinski 8.Once Upon Atari: How I Made History by Killing an Industry — Howard Scott Warshaw 9.Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry — Jason Schreier 10.Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture — David Kushner
on “Show HN: I scraped 3B Goodreads reviews to train a better recommendation model” ↗…Blake Harris's "Console Wars" on 90s Sega vs. Nintendo competition, and Jason Schreier's "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels" for more of the development angle. It looks like he has a new book out just last week, "Press Reset" -- seems to be on studios/projects that shut down and the aftermath. Adding that one to my reading list. For the link to Boss Fight books: FYI the selector defaults to paperback; ebooks are a very reasonable…
on “Great books on classic video games” ↗"Press Reset" by Jason Schreier has many examples of this cycle: crunch, layoff, repeat at next company (or go indie, or exit the industry). In many cases, the people responsible for the decisions are insulated from…
on “The human toll of Fallout 76’s launch” ↗…There's a lot of great reads out there. I assume having an entire world built for you removes a lot of the heavy lifting (as a writer). GameDev: - The Masters of Doom - The Doom Guy - Play Nice - Press Reset - Blood, Sweat, and Pixels - Console Wars - Ask Iwata - Embed with Games HP Fanfic: - All The Young Dudes (by MsKingBean89) [student life of the Marauders] - Grey Space (by noaacat) [Pre Hogwarts.…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗Mostly gamedev books: * Blood, Sweat and Pixels * Press Reset * Play Nice * Masters of Doom * Color & Light * Video Game Art * 2d Graphics Programming for Games (in progress)
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗