video games
Andy Potts – Game On, Zhuri!
Programming whiz Zhuri is getting ready for a coding competition with her new video game—ZHURI’S WORLD—when a mysterious bug brings the game’s monster to life and kidnaps Zhuri’s Uncle Mike. With the help of her friends, Zhuri must enter the game herself and fend off dangerous storms, boiling oceans, and fearsome creatures to save her uncle. Will she be able to fix the game, or is something more sinister behind the bug?
Game On, Zhuri! Book One: How to Defeat a Blob Monster illustrated by Andy Potts for Reycraft Books is available this month.
Ryan Quickfall: Marauders | Red Baron
Ryan smashed the brief from creative video games studio, Fire Without Smoke, who recently commissioned him to create a series of illustrations for Marauders’ Red Baron.
Marking the game’s first major content update since its Steam Early Access launch in October, Marauders’ ‘Red Baron’ update sees players take on the game’s first boss: the titular and legendary pilot. A dogfighting ace from the game’s Central Empire faction and an expert in both close-quarters battles and space flight combat, the Red Baron is a formidable foe who will test the skills of space pirates from across the galaxy.
Daniel Nelson – Retro editorial
Daniel updates his editorial portfolio with this retro 90s Nintendo Game Boy & moving house image.
Anjan Sarkar – Level Up
Videogame-obsessed Flo and her best friend, Max, get more than they bargained for when they find themselves INSIDE their favourite games!
Illustrated by Anjan Sarkar, ‘Last One Standing’ is the latest adventure in the popular action-packed Level Up series from Stripes.
Anjan Sarkar – Agent Asha
Computer code just got dangerous in this action-packed new spy adventure series illustrated by Anjan Sarkar.
Asha Joshi has the perfect excuse not to finish her homework. She’s just been recruited to join the top-secret Children’s Spy Agency. Her first mission: SAVE THE WORLD. Can she do it?
‘Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes’ is available in July from Walker Books. The story is a great way to engage young readers in coding, critical-thinking and STEM. It is mapped onto key National Curriculum Computing KS1 and KS2 concepts including algorithms, conditionals and debugging.
Risa Rodil – Lords of Badassery
Video-game inspired cover art by Risa for ‘Lords of Badassery’, a quirky contemporary YA adventure. If you like eccentric humor, crazy retro antics, and a diverse cast of characters, then you’ll love this wise-cracking novel.
Anjan Sarkar – Level Up: Beast Battles
Popular video-game based series Level Up! continues with this new adventure, ‘Beast Battles’. Illustrated by Anjan Sarkar, best friends Flo and Max are stuck in one of their favourite games, Critter Clash, where teams of creatures battle to become champions in epic arenas.
Expect fast-paced action from this epic new story due to hit bookshelves this April from Stripes.
Anjan Sarkar – Level Up: Block and Roll
Videogame-obsessed Flo and her best friend, Max, get more than they bargained for when they find themselves INSIDE their favourite games!
Young readers will love the fast paced action and likable characters in ‘Level Up: Block and Roll’, the second book in the technological adventure series illustrated by Anjan Sarkar.
Available this October from Stripes Publishing.
Anjan Sarkar – Level Up!
Level Up! illustrated by Anjan Sarkar for Stripes Publishing is an absolute sure-fire WINNER! Here’s a peek inside the fast-paced video-game action!
