{"product_id":"sex-drugs-and-cartoon-violence-russ-pitts-9780997348606","title":"Sex, Drugs, and Cartoon Violence: My Decade as a Video Game Journalist","description":"Covering a decade on the inside of the games industry, SEX, DRUGS, AND CARTOON VIOLENCE lifts the curtain on the whirlwind of hype and promotion surrounding the launch of a multimillion dollar game. From all-expenses paid junkets, to multi-million dollar parties, to exclusive \"previews\", these are the stories you've never heard about the way video games are sold and reported. Written by a veteran games reporter and former television producer, this is the story of an accidental journey into - and back out of - one of the weirdest niches of journalism in the world. ** Called \"The Indiana Jones of games writing\" by goodgameswriting.com, Russ Pitts has spent more than ten years traveling the world writing about video games. Pitts is the former editor-in-chief of the six-time Webby Award-winning website, The Escapist; the former features editor at Vox Media's premiere video game website, Polygon and the former head writer and producer of TechTV's \"The Screen Savers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Pitts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0997348607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997348606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flying Saucer Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Russ Pitts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213006336255,"sku":"9780997348606","price":21.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f9367e6-dfa5-457d-b5b1-f5e475caa377.jpg?v=1692111518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-drugs-and-cartoon-violence-russ-pitts-9780997348606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}