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Derrick Bitner
@bitnerd.gvg.io

As this book gets closer and closer to it’s final edit, it feels more and more surreal that I wrote it. But each edit makes it better and I think I’ll have something really special for all of you when it releases later this year.

Derrick Bitner@bitnerd.gvg.io

Hello there! My name is Derrick Bitner, writer and editor at GVG, and now a published author! In fact you may be interested in my upcoming book, "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games," which explores the origins, evolution, and state of the beloved genre! www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvania

lostincult.co.ukA Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games — Lost In CultA Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games retraces the genre’s steps back to the 1970s, from there uncovering fifty years of discoveries and dead-ends. Through incisive retrospectives and persona...

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Avalon Rising
@avalonrisinggaming.bsky.social

Will the EU/JP-only release of Ufouria the Saga/Hebereke be featured in any capacity? It was one of my favourites growing up and I would love to read your thoughts about it and possibly get new information about it this much time after it came out

Derrick Bitner
@bitnerd.gvg.io

I believe my mentions of Ufouria survived but I won’t have new info. It’s important to note that the book is more about the shaping of the genre and the contributions various games made to its evolution rather than in-depth looks at individual Metroidvanias.