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Steven L. Kent

Steven L. Kent turned a lifelong joystick addiction into a fifteen-year gig writing for outlets like Microsoft News, Boys’ Life, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and The Japan Times. In addition to his two-volume account The Ultimate History of Video Games, Kent wrote The Making of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and The Making of Doom 3. Also a novelist, he authored the Clone Republic series and co-authored 100 Fathoms Below with Nicholas Kaufmann. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1

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The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1

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