A magical kaleidoscope, lost for centuries, pits a young couple against the Dark Side. From the Caribbean to New Orleans through time travel to the Crystal Cave, contemporary fiction mingles with fantasy to present refreshing new concepts for humankind?

Playing with Videogames documents the richly productive, playful and social cultures of videogaming that support, surround and sustain this most important of digital media forms and yet which remain largely invisible within existing studies.

James Newman details the rich array of activities that surround game-playing, charting the vibrant and productive practices of the vast number of videogame players and the extensive 'shadow' economy of walkthroughs, FAQs, art, narratives, online discussion boards and fan games, as well as the cultures of cheating, copying and piracy that have...