{"product_id":"video-game-of-the-year-by-jordan-minor-9781419762055","title":"Video Game of the Year","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePong. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Zelda. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinal Fantasy VII. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRock Band. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortnite. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. \u003c\/i\u003e \n\nFor each of the 40 years of video game history, there is a defining game, a game that captured the zeitgeist and left a legacy for all games that followed. \n\nThrough a series of entertaining, informative, and opinionated critical essays, author and video game critic Jordan Minor investigates, in chronological order, the innovative, genre-bending, and earth-shattering games from 1977 through 2020. \n\nMinor explores development stories, critical reception, and legacy, and also looks at how gaming intersects with and eventually influences society at large while revelling in how uniquely and delightfully bizarre even the most famous games tend to be.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46817200701676,"sku":"9781419762055","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13388083482693.jpg?v=1757885922","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/video-game-of-the-year-by-jordan-minor-9781419762055","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}