Gabe Durham
@gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com
Writer, editor, publisher behind @bossfightbooks.com, a series of nonfiction, documentary-style books about video games. Author of MAJORA'S MASK, BIBLE ADVENTURES, and FUN CAMP.
Last night at dinner Emma asked a kid what's her favorite movie. She said Zootopia 2. We said "but that's not out yet." She said, "Yeah, but I've got a good feeling about it."
So now my favorite movie is also Zootopia 2
So now my favorite movie is also Zootopia 2
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Last night at dinner Emma asked a kid what's her favorite movie. She said Zootopia 2. We said "but that's not out yet." She said, "Yeah, but I've got a good feeling about it."
So now my favorite movie is also Zootopia 2
So now my favorite movie is also Zootopia 2
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A brand new episode of “Da” Podcast is now available as I welcome back the founder of @bossfightbooks.com Gabe Durham. We talk about magazines, Japan, Star Wars, upcoming projects and so much more!
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#podcasts
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August 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A brand new episode of “Da” Podcast is now available as I welcome back the founder of @bossfightbooks.com Gabe Durham. We talk about magazines, Japan, Star Wars, upcoming projects and so much more!
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#podcasts
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Our campaign for books about DRAGON AGE II, LIFE IS STRANGE, & LEGEND OF THE RIVER KING ends tomorrow! Subscribe to preorder all three books.
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Boss Fight Books: Season 8 - The Depths Below
Three documentary-style books on classic video games. #1: Legend of the River King. #2: Life is Strange. #3: Dragon Age II.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our campaign for books about DRAGON AGE II, LIFE IS STRANGE, & LEGEND OF THE RIVER KING ends tomorrow! Subscribe to preorder all three books.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
@aeneas-nin.bsky.social @kaittremblay.bsky.social @charlottereber.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
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The next book in our new season funding on Kickstarter:
LIFE IS STRANGE by Kaitlin Tremblay (@kaittremblay.bsky.social), a deep dive the 2015 time travel adventure game.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#lifeisstrange #maxcaulfield #dontnod #squareenix #videogame
LIFE IS STRANGE by Kaitlin Tremblay (@kaittremblay.bsky.social), a deep dive the 2015 time travel adventure game.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#lifeisstrange #maxcaulfield #dontnod #squareenix #videogame
Boss Fight Books: Season 8 - The Depths Below
Three documentary-style books on classic video games. #1: Legend of the River King. #2: Life is Strange. #3: ???
www.kickstarter.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The next book in our new season funding on Kickstarter:
LIFE IS STRANGE by Kaitlin Tremblay (@kaittremblay.bsky.social), a deep dive the 2015 time travel adventure game.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#lifeisstrange #maxcaulfield #dontnod #squareenix #videogame
LIFE IS STRANGE by Kaitlin Tremblay (@kaittremblay.bsky.social), a deep dive the 2015 time travel adventure game.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#lifeisstrange #maxcaulfield #dontnod #squareenix #videogame
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We're live! Now funding THREE new documentary-style books about video games on Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#retrogaming #videogames #rpg #jrpg #legendoftheriverking #videogamebook #crowdfunding #kickstarter #gameboy #gbc
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#retrogaming #videogames #rpg #jrpg #legendoftheriverking #videogamebook #crowdfunding #kickstarter #gameboy #gbc
Boss Fight Books: Season 8 - The Depths Below
Three documentary-style books on classic video games. #1: A Japanese RPG that never caught on in the West: Legend of the River King.
www.kickstarter.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We're live! Now funding THREE new documentary-style books about video games on Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#retrogaming #videogames #rpg #jrpg #legendoftheriverking #videogamebook #crowdfunding #kickstarter #gameboy #gbc
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...
#retrogaming #videogames #rpg #jrpg #legendoftheriverking #videogamebook #crowdfunding #kickstarter #gameboy #gbc
@emmafyffe.bsky.social & I got to celebrate @dateeverythinggame.bsky.social last week, met their talented lead artist & dozens of voice actors. Congrats on a great game, y’all!
June 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@emmafyffe.bsky.social & I got to celebrate @dateeverythinggame.bsky.social last week, met their talented lead artist & dozens of voice actors. Congrats on a great game, y’all!
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And read @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com’s book about it!
Happy 25th Anniversary to The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Had the dream team of Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Takaya Imamura, Takashi Tezuka, Koji Kondo and many other Nintendo legends involved in it's development.
Play it on Switch if you haven't!
Had the dream team of Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Takaya Imamura, Takashi Tezuka, Koji Kondo and many other Nintendo legends involved in it's development.
Play it on Switch if you haven't!
April 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
And read @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com’s book about it!
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‘Tis but a splash at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire 💦💦💦
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April 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
‘Tis but a splash at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire 💦💦💦
@emmafyffe.bsky.social @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com @bsinitials.bsky.social
@emmafyffe.bsky.social @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com @bsinitials.bsky.social
Mixed feelings about sharing this, but an early unfinished version of my favorite band's abandoned 4th album has finally leaked, and it's glorious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4p4...
(Listen... but also give Aeon Station & Car Colors all your money!)
(Listen... but also give Aeon Station & Car Colors all your money!)
The Wrens - Album 4.5 (2014 Demo)
YouTube video by Noah Meunier
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February 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Mixed feelings about sharing this, but an early unfinished version of my favorite band's abandoned 4th album has finally leaked, and it's glorious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4p4...
(Listen... but also give Aeon Station & Car Colors all your money!)
(Listen... but also give Aeon Station & Car Colors all your money!)
Appreciate it when youtubers take citation seriously. Hold up that book baybee youtu.be/7b3WUbKeG-g?...
January 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Appreciate it when youtubers take citation seriously. Hold up that book baybee youtu.be/7b3WUbKeG-g?...
Thanks to Matt Barton for having me on Matt Chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNTP...
An hour and 11 mins in, I casually dream up a @digitaleclipse.bsky.social release called "ZX Spectrum 50" so we yanks can delve into a catalogue we missed entirely.
An hour and 11 mins in, I casually dream up a @digitaleclipse.bsky.social release called "ZX Spectrum 50" so we yanks can delve into a catalogue we missed entirely.
MC545: Gabe Durham
YouTube video by Matt Barton
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January 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thanks to Matt Barton for having me on Matt Chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNTP...
An hour and 11 mins in, I casually dream up a @digitaleclipse.bsky.social release called "ZX Spectrum 50" so we yanks can delve into a catalogue we missed entirely.
An hour and 11 mins in, I casually dream up a @digitaleclipse.bsky.social release called "ZX Spectrum 50" so we yanks can delve into a catalogue we missed entirely.
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If you’re looking for more #Castlevania this weekend, my husband wrote a cool article on the localization of “Symphony of the Night” for @polygon.com. www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’s notorious English translation didn’t need fixing
The notorious localization effort is closer to art than a flub
www.polygon.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you’re looking for more #Castlevania this weekend, my husband wrote a cool article on the localization of “Symphony of the Night” for @polygon.com. www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
One of my most satisfying creative projects was my tiktok, drboring, where I told stories from a massive series. Was such a dynamic way to try out drafts, connect with weirdos, and making a persistent case for an aesthetic. Videomaking as counterprogramming
Archive: www.youtube.com/@drboring/sh...
Archive: www.youtube.com/@drboring/sh...
drboring
Wild stories. Always fiction. Follow me here or @drboring on TikTok.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
One of my most satisfying creative projects was my tiktok, drboring, where I told stories from a massive series. Was such a dynamic way to try out drafts, connect with weirdos, and making a persistent case for an aesthetic. Videomaking as counterprogramming
Archive: www.youtube.com/@drboring/sh...
Archive: www.youtube.com/@drboring/sh...
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I looooove this. Boss Fight Books are basically comfort reads to me and their EIC @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com is extremely good at what he does! Wonderful article, thank you @polygon.com
My original article on Castlevania: SOTN's original English translation is up at @polygon.com!
Based partly on an epic zoom interview I did with Jeremy Blaustein, who is still living & translating in Japan.
www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
Based partly on an epic zoom interview I did with Jeremy Blaustein, who is still living & translating in Japan.
www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’s notorious English translation didn’t need fixing
The notorious localization effort is closer to art than a flub
www.polygon.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I looooove this. Boss Fight Books are basically comfort reads to me and their EIC @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com is extremely good at what he does! Wonderful article, thank you @polygon.com
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Day three! Starting with a look at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’s notorious English translation didn’t need fixing
The notorious localization effort is closer to art than a flub
www.polygon.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Day three! Starting with a look at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
This was a real “one for me” project :)
My original article on Castlevania: SOTN's original English translation is up at @polygon.com!
Based partly on an epic zoom interview I did with Jeremy Blaustein, who is still living & translating in Japan.
www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
Based partly on an epic zoom interview I did with Jeremy Blaustein, who is still living & translating in Japan.
www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’s notorious English translation didn’t need fixing
The notorious localization effort is closer to art than a flub
www.polygon.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This was a real “one for me” project :)
Lil fire update. (Lil update, big fire)
Thanks folks for checking in on us last week! We're in Arizona waiting out the fire/smoke. The apartment is fine barring any surprises, and the warehouse is near Sacramento -- so the books are fine and the web store is functioning normally
January 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lil fire update. (Lil update, big fire)
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Halfway through @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com's book on Majora's Mask and I'm really interested in what it has to say about open and closed texts.
I'm noticing in my own work I've felt a lot of pressure for the "meaning" to obvious and upfront, otherwise it doesn't get played at all.
🧵
I'm noticing in my own work I've felt a lot of pressure for the "meaning" to obvious and upfront, otherwise it doesn't get played at all.
🧵
January 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Halfway through @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com's book on Majora's Mask and I'm really interested in what it has to say about open and closed texts.
I'm noticing in my own work I've felt a lot of pressure for the "meaning" to obvious and upfront, otherwise it doesn't get played at all.
🧵
I'm noticing in my own work I've felt a lot of pressure for the "meaning" to obvious and upfront, otherwise it doesn't get played at all.
🧵
Thanks @giantbomb.bsky.social for inviting me to do a big dumb list! www.giantbomb.com/articles/gab...
Gabe Durham's Top 17 Game-Adjacent Activities of 2024
The composer of Giant Bomb's Bee Week™ (and proprietor of Boss Fight Books) had an eventful 2024.
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December 26, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Thanks @giantbomb.bsky.social for inviting me to do a big dumb list! www.giantbomb.com/articles/gab...
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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Regular Wednesday to you.
The third day of @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists will include:
1 PM ET - @bigmanfanelli.bsky.social
2 PM ET - @superhys.bsky.social
3 PM ET - Fandom / Gamespot / GameFAQs Staff/Mods
4 PM ET - @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com m
The third day of @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists will include:
1 PM ET - @bigmanfanelli.bsky.social
2 PM ET - @superhys.bsky.social
3 PM ET - Fandom / Gamespot / GameFAQs Staff/Mods
4 PM ET - @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com m
December 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Regular Wednesday to you.
The third day of @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists will include:
1 PM ET - @bigmanfanelli.bsky.social
2 PM ET - @superhys.bsky.social
3 PM ET - Fandom / Gamespot / GameFAQs Staff/Mods
4 PM ET - @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com m
The third day of @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists will include:
1 PM ET - @bigmanfanelli.bsky.social
2 PM ET - @superhys.bsky.social
3 PM ET - Fandom / Gamespot / GameFAQs Staff/Mods
4 PM ET - @gabedurham.bossfightbooks.com m
Got married this year, and yesterday all the pics arrived 🥳
December 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Got married this year, and yesterday all the pics arrived 🥳
The Boss Fight @humblebundle.com ends this week! I wrote two of the books and edited all of them.
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www.humblebundle.com/books/books-...
Humble Book Bundle: Books About Games by Boss Fight Games
Explore the detailed histories of your favorite games with this ebook library from Boss Fight Books, featuring GoldenEye 007: Deluxe Edition and more. Pay what you want & support charity!
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December 16, 2024 at 8:33 PM
The Boss Fight @humblebundle.com ends this week! I wrote two of the books and edited all of them.
www.humblebundle.com/books/books-...
www.humblebundle.com/books/books-...
There may be good free transcription services now? But this morning I used a pretty good cheap one. For $5, they transcribed an hour and a half interview. videotobe.com
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December 16, 2024 at 8:26 PM
There may be good free transcription services now? But this morning I used a pretty good cheap one. For $5, they transcribed an hour and a half interview. videotobe.com
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Congrats to this year's Best Microfiction nominations for matchbook!
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December 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Congrats to this year's Best Microfiction nominations for matchbook!
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Fever House: book 2!
December 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Fever House: book 2!