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Submitted by Babble 1049d ago | article

From Games to Books: A Review of Video Game Narratives

BeefJack writes, "Gaming has become a true multimedia industry, with some franchises not only spawning spin off games but also movies, comics and full novels based in the universe the original game established. Some say that these 'Expanded Universe' items are shameless marketing cash in and have no place in the world, but is that really the case?

With this in mind, here are a few short reviews of novels based on gaming franchises, and one that has had a game based upon it. Apart from the last one, each is an expanded universe novel which tries to add something to the already established story of the game franchise, so please enjoy, and hopefully you will remember these titles as well as their gaming counterparts..." (Culture, Gears of War 2, Hellgate: London, PC, PS3, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, Xbox 360)

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