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1. FOREWORD Ernest Cline
2. INTRODUCTION John Joseph Adams
3. GOD MODE Daniel H. Wilson
4. NPC Charles Yu
5. RESPAWN Hiroshi Sakurazaka (translated by Nathan Allan Collins)
6. DESERT WALK S. R. Mastrantone
7. RAT CATCHER ’S YELLOWS Charlie Jane Anders
8. 1UP Holly Black
9. SURVIVAL HORROR Seanan McGuire
10. REAL Django Wexler
11. OUTLIERS Nicole Feldringer
12. < end game > Chris Avellone
13. SAVE ME PLZ David Barr Kirtley
14. THE RELIVE BOX T. C. Boyle
15. ROGUELIKE Marc Laidlaw
16. ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY HAVE DIED Robin Wasserman
17. RECOIL! Micky Neilson
18. ANDA ’S GAME Cory Doctorow
19. COMA KINGS Jessica Barber
20. STATS Marguerite K. Bennett
21. PLEASE CONTINUE Chris Kluwe
22. CREATION SCREEN Rhianna Pratchett
23. THE FRESH PRINCE OF GAMMA WORLD Austin Grossman
24. GAMER ’S END Yoon Ha Lee
25. THE CLOCKWORK SOLDIER Ken Liu
26. KILLSWITCH Catherynne M. Valente
27. TWARRIOR Andy Weir
28. SELECT CHARACTER Hugh Howey
29. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS John Joseph Adams