pemThe Walkthroughem offers a rare peek behind the curtain of the secretive video game industry from an unlikely perspective, that of a career strategy guide writer. For eighteen years, Doug Walsh was one of the most prolific authors of officially licensed video game strategy guides.ppOne part memoir and one part industry tell-all, The Walkthrough takes players on an entertaining march through gaming's recent history, from the dawn of the PlayStation to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch. Follow along as Walsh retraces his career and reveals how the books were made, what it was like writing guides to some of the industry's most celebrated -- and derided -- titles, and why the biggest publishers of guidebooks are no longer around.ppWalsh devotes entire chapters to many of gaming's most popular franchises, including emTony Hawk's Pro Skaterem, emGears of Warem, and emDiabloem, among others. From inauspicious beginnings with emDaikatana emto authoring the books for the entire emBioshock emt