The Making of Apex Legends

The Making of Apex Legends
Author: Josh Gregory
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1534160833

In 2019, the surprise launch of Apex Legends took the gaming world by storm. Offering a fast-paced, team-based twist on the battle royale style of gameplay popularized by titles such as Fortnite, it caught the attention of more than 50 million players within the first month of its release. In this book, readers discover how this incredible game was created, from its top-secret early development to its record-breaking release. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter.

Apex Legends

Apex Legends
Author: Triumph Books
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Apex legends (Game)
ISBN: 9781629377629

With over 50 million players and counting, Apex Legends is one of the hottest video games on the planet! This essential guide helps players get the most out of the new and dynamic battle royale hit. Packed with tips, hints, and hacks, this complete, up-to-date book covers basic strategy as well as advanced tricks and is a must-read for anyone who wants to play like a pro. Topics covered include the strengths and weaknesses of the game's various Legends, the best available gear and loadouts, combat strategy, and how to get the most out of your Battle Pass--accompanied by over a hundred full-color gameplay photos. Get ready to take your squad to a new level!

Expert Secrets to Island Travel for Fortniters

Expert Secrets to Island Travel for Fortniters
Author: Jason R. Rich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1510749772

Learn how to navigate the Island like a pro! This all-new, unofficial, illustrated guide series will turn you into a master Fortnite: Battle Royale gamer by uncovering all the best strategies and secrets of this wildly popular game. Whether you play Fortnite: Battle Royale on a PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or your mobile device, you’ll find everything you need to stay at the top of your game. Each book is packed with useful insider tips on topics like, staying alive longer, exploring, collecting a powerful arsenal, building, and snagging more victories during each match. When it comes to achieving #1 Victory Royale, the Fortnite Battle Royale: Master Combat Series provides the ultimate competitive edge. Expert Secrets to Island Travel can help you navigate Fortnite with maximum speed and ease. This illustrated, how-to guide to the best transportation modes the game has to offer will help you travel greater distances faster, stay alive longer, successfully outrun the storm, and reach the perfect position to achieve victory in battles. Once you know how to walk, run, climb, jump, and tiptoe your way around on the island where each match takes place, you’re ready to master airplanes, rifts, ziplines, and All-Terrain Karts. This unofficial guide holds all the best-kept secrets to getting around the island, maintaining a competitive advantage, and staying on the move until you’re the last soldier standing.

Ninja: Get Good

Ninja: Get Good
Author: Tyler "Ninja" Blevins
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1984826751

From one of the leading Fortnite gamers in the world comes your game plan for outclassing the rest at playing video games. “Get the right gear, practice the right way, and get into the right headspace and you too can Get Good.”—Time Packed with illustrations, photographs, anecdotes, and insider tips, this complete compendium includes everything Tyler "Ninja" Blevins wishes he knew before he got serious about gaming. Here's how to: • Build a gaming PC • Practice with purpose • Develop strategy • Improve your game sense • Pull together the right team • Stream with skill • Form a community online • And much more Video games come and go, but Ninja's lessons are timeless. Pay attention to them and you'll find that you're never really starting over when the next big game launches. Who knows—you may even beat him one day. As he says, that's up to you. Praise for Ninja: Get Good “If you’re a casual gamer looking to refine your gaming skills or equipment, or someone considering getting into esports, then livestreamer and gaming guru Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins’ book could be the perfect guide.”—Los Angeles Times “It’s perfect for young kids just getting into gaming after watching streamers, like Ninja, and their parents who may not know much about gaming and streaming . . . It’s an all-in-one checklist of everything you need to start up on a streaming life. This book breaks down complex and sometimes obscure concepts in gaming that many non-gamer parents may not know about or the kids know about instinctually but can't put into words.”—GameCrate

Battle Pass Success for Fortniters

Battle Pass Success for Fortniters
Author: Jason R. Rich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1510757171

Time to upgrade to your game and get rewards with Achieve Battle Pass Success! If you didn’t think Fortnite could get any more exciting, think again. Devoted Fortnite gamers can now score incredible loot and take their gaming experience to the next level by purchasing elite Battle Passes. Achieve Battle Pass Success for Fortniters will help you work your way through all one hundred Battle Pass Tiers quickly and effectively so you can unlock valuable prizes and enjoy bonus features and incredible swag. With the valuable tips in this illustrated, information-packed guide, you’ll be better equipped to: Tackle tier-based challenge like a pro and level up with ease Unlock all the exclusive Battle Pass prizes like exclusive outfits, back bling, emotes, weapon/vehicle skins, and other items you can’t get any other way Get the most out of your Battle Pass advantage Whether you play Fortnite: Battle Royale on a PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, or your mobile device, new and experienced gamers alike can find the essential tips and secrets they need to achieve their gaming objectives and rake in those Battle Pass rewards.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Publisher: Redhook
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316421987

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."—Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER! Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories await in Alix E. Harrow's spellbinding debut--step inside and discover its magic. Praise for The Ten Thousand Doors of January: "One for the favorites shelf... Here is a book to make you happy when you gently close it. Here you will find wonder and questions and an unceasingly gorgeous love of words which compasses even the shape a letter makes against a page."―NPR Books "Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words."―Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author "A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word, and the power of many kinds of love."―Kirkus For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Once and Future Witches.

The Secret Life of Fish

The Secret Life of Fish
Author: Doug Mackay-Hope
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0711260990

An exploration into the untold lives of 50 of the most compelling fish living in our oceans and waterways.

Hacks for PUBG Players Advanced Strategies: An Unofficial Gamer's Guide

Hacks for PUBG Players Advanced Strategies: An Unofficial Gamer's Guide
Author: Jason R. Rich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1631585207

Gamers from around the world have made PUBG (a.k.a. PlayerUnderground’s Battlegrounds) one of the most popular games on the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and on multiple mobile device platforms. This multiplayer combat royale game features fast action, photorealistic graphics, and intense combat scenarios that pit each gamer against up to 99 others during each exciting match. Since only one gamer ends each match victorious, PUBG is difficult for even the most skilled and experienced players to master. Those craving victory need every possible advantage they can get, and Hacks for PUBG Players: Advanced Strategies will provide the proven tips, strategies, and guidance needed to improve a player’s chance of survival during each match they experience, regardless of which gaming platform they’re using. To assist gamers develop their PUBG gaming skills and specialized fighting techniques, Hacks for PUBG Players Advanced Strategies will showcase more advanced fighting, exploration, and survival strategies that can help lead a reader to victory! This book will pick up where Hacks for PUBG Players leaves off, and provide more detail, and delve deeper into the more technical aspects of choosing and using weapons, armor, vehicles, tools, and health-related items. Using hundreds of full-color screenshots, Hacks for PUBG Players Advanced Strategies will be a “must read” for more experienced PUBG players looking to give themselves an edge during even the most intense combat situations. This unofficial guide will cover: Ways to customize a soldier with in-game purchases and items that get unlocked during gameplay by completing objectives. Utilizing armor and health-related items to prolong survival during a match. How to use popular types of weapons, explosives, and other deadly tools discoverable within the game. More advanced combat strategies and survival tactics designed to help players survive longer during solo, duos, and squad matches. Ways to safely navigate around the island on foot and using vehicles. How to use the island’s terrain to a soldier’s advantage. Strategies for successfully launching surprise attacks and ambushes. Overcoming the biggest mistakes made by newbies during battles.

Immersion

Immersion
Author: Ted Conover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2016-10-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 022611306X

Over three and a half decades, Ted Conover has ridden the rails with hoboes, crossed the border with Mexican immigrants, guarded prisoners in Sing Sing and inspected meat for the USDA. His books and articles chronicling these experiences, including the award-winning 'Newjack', have made him one of the premier practitioners of immersion reporting. In 'Immersion', Conover distills decades of knowledge into an accessible resource aimed at writers of all levels.