{"id":1157039,"date":"2026-02-09T11:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?post_type=vm_stream&#038;p=545842"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:09:26","slug":"video-game-book-and-documentary-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/video-game-book-and-documentary-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Video game book and documentary interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/video-game-book-and-documentary-interviews.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In an effort to highlight some of the best books and documentaries covering the world of video games, we\u2019re running a series of interviews with the writers, directors, and curators behind them. Read on to see how the people who chronicle games and game history do their jobs, get inspired, and face challenges. It\u2019s the making of the making of the games industry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/q-and-a\/539004\/mega-man-hand-drawn-guide-interview\">How a Mega Man fan project got an official Capcom license<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/q-and-a\/538478\/street-fighter-2-documentary-stream-free\">A documentary analyzes Street Fighter 2\u2019s cultural impact, 30-plus years later<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/q-and-a\/535455\/curious-video-game-machines-book-interview\">Discover more than a dozen game consoles you never knew about<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/q-and-a\/531631\/housemarque-documentary-interview\">Before making Returnal and Saros, Housemarque starred in a great documentary<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/q-and-a\/526709\/50-years-of-video-game-history\">50 years of game history, as told through 60 games<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/545842\/video-game-book-and-documentary-interviews\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to highlight some of the best books and documentaries covering the world of video games, we\u2019re running a series of interviews with the writers, directors, and curators behind them. Read on to see how the people who chronicle games and game history do their jobs, get inspired, and face challenges. It\u2019s the making of the making of the games industry. How a Mega Man fan project got an official Capcom license A documentary analyzes Street Fighter 2\u2019s cultural impact, 30-plus years later Discover more than a dozen game consoles you never knew about Before making Returnal and Saros, Housemarque starred in a great documentary 50 years of game history, as told through 60 games Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1157040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1157039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video game book and documentary interviews | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In an effort to highlight some of the best books and documentaries 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