The Bitmap Brothers: Universe

The Bitmap Brothers: Universe is the definitive history of the pioneering British developer behind Xenon 2: Megablast, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe and The Chaos Engine. Featuring new interviews with studio founder Mike Montgomery and lead artist Dan Malone, this meticulously researched book presents a rich, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the UK’s most distinctive software houses. It showcases an extraordinary cache of archive material, including unused Speedball 2 character concepts, intricate pencil renderings of The Chaos Engine’s cinematic sequences, and early designs for Z’s robotic cast.

Accompanying these are specially curated in-game images by NVIDIA graphics engineer Timothy Lottes, simulating CRT visuals in print for the first time. Across 356 pages, the book captures the studio’s distinctive fusion of heavy metal, sci-fi stylings, and genre-defining game design.