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“Kushner's portrait of Carmack is lustrous and gripping. . . An impressive and adroit social history.” THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“Terrifically told . . . The storytelling is so fluid, so addictive, that your twitching thumbs keep working the pages.” THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

“Kushner’s mesmerizing tale of the Two Johns moves at a rapid clip . . . An exciting combination of biography and technology.” USA TODAY

"[An] extraordinary journey...an exhilarating time capsule of a moment in time where anythign could happen - and often did. Kushner's take on this geek urprising is like a breakneck-paced comic book that you can't put down." NEWSDAY

"Poker may be the sell, but Kushner has really written a classic story about a nerd who got the crap beaten out of him in high school but came out on top in the end." ENTERTAINMNET WEEKLY

"Nerd's Revenge...the stirring tale of the geeks who stormed Las Vegas." ROLLING STONE

"A terrific underdog story in which lovable nerds conquer the universe." BOOKLIST

"Thoroughly engaging...a story worth cheering about...Kushner knows how to tell a story, plus he writes with gusto and charm." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Game Informer magazine is running its Top 10 Videogame Books of All Time list and my book, Masters of Doom, is #1.

Thanks, GI! Here's the whole lot (and how cool is it that they included Snow Crash too):

1. Masters of Doom
2. Phoenix The Fall & Rise of Videogames
3. Snow Crash
4. The Ultimate History of Video Games
5. Confessions of the Game Doctor
6. Opening the Xbox
7. Lucky Wander Boy
8. Game Over: Press Start to Continue
9. A Theory of Fun for Game Design
10. High Score: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games

There's a nice write-up on Jonny Magic's brain skills here:

Last summer, I traveled to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to profile Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, for Wired. Sadly, Gygax passed away last Tuesday - just a couple weeks before my story was to be published. Wired has now posted the complete piece online, along with some terrific photos and links. Check it out here:

After a detour into blackjack and poker, Jon Finkel, the subject of my second book, is back on top of his original game, Magic: The Gathering. Finkel recently took home the top prize at the Magic Pro Tour in Kuala Lumpur. Read more about it here.

I'm now doing commentary for NPR on Sunday Weekend Edition. Here are links to my commentaries on Slashdot and Webkinz:

I'm featured in episode 3 of the new Discovery Channel documentary on videogames.

The Bryant Park Project, October 4, 2007:

"Tired of seeing Hurley gain weight on the deserted island of ABC's Lost? Outraged that your favorite new show got canceled before the third episode even aired? Perhaps it's time to turn to your friendly neighborhood television blog. Rolling Stone's David Kushner delves into just how much power blogs about television wield over network execs and show producers."

Slate features my Linkin Park story in its "Hot Document" section this week. Here's the link:

I was on NPR discussing my Wired magazine feature about the woman who terrorized Chester Bennington and his wife while working at a top secret nuclear lab.

Here's the link: