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Anyone looking to celebrate their gaming hobby--or find an easy gift for the gamer in their life--can check out a very good Black Friday special on video game art books at Amazon currently. Dozens of deluxe hardcover books are discounted, and many of them are part of the site's Buy Two Get One Free promotion, making the deals even better. As the name suggests, you can choose three eligible items from the list and the price of the lowest-priced product will be removed from your order's total.

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As for the art books on offer, there's a lot of fantastic ones to choose from. Prime examples here include modern-day classics like Doom Eternal, God of War Ragnarok, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild--games with wildly different art directions that are showcased in their respective books. Other easy recommendations here would be the Elden Ring art books, as you can get Volume One for $45.40 (was $60) and Volume Two for $36.40 (was $60). Each one is hundreds of pages in size and filled with artwork from the game, showing off the concept and development art of the large open world, character designs, weapons, and much more.

Those are just a few of the many art books eligible for Amazon's B2G1 sale. Check the list below for a selection of even more.

B2G1 Video Game Art Books

The Art of Cuphead -- $30.50 ($40)
The Art of Destiny: Volume 2 -- $29.70 ($50)
The Art of Doom: Eternal -- $25.50 ($40)
The Art of God of War Ragnarok -- $27.50 ($50)
The Art of The Last of Us -- $35.55 ($50)
The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition -- $31.50 ($40)
The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order -- $24.50 ($40)
The Art of Super Mario Odyssey -- $28.50 ($50)
The Art of Titanfall 2 -- $25.10 ($40)
Elden Ring: Official Art Book Volume 1 -- $45.40 ($60)
Elden Ring: Official Art Book Volume 2 -- $36.40 (~~$60~~)
FF Dot: The Pixel Art of Final Fantasy -- $20.70 ($25)
Final Fantasy VII Remake: Material Ultimania -- $25.50 ($40)
Genshin Impact: Official Art Book Volume 1 -- $21 ($35)
God of War: Lore and Legends -- $20.81 ($35)
The Legend of Zelda BOTW: Creating a Champion -- $35 (~~$40~~)
The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia -- $20.60 (~~$40~~)
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia -- $23.60 (~~$40~~)
Nier Art: Koda Kazuma Works -- $17.80 ($28)
RuneScape: The First 20 Years -- $27.50 ($40)
Super Mario Encyclopedia -- $27.50 (~~$50~~)
The World of the Witcher: Video Game Compendium -- $28 ($50)

While the B2G1 sale offers the biggest savings, many other video game art books are also discounted. You can pick up volumes dedicated to long-running series like Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, and Diablo, as well as newer releases like Horizon Forbidden West and Ghost of Tsushima. Along with tons of artwork, each individual art book on sale is full of insight from the development teams behind each game, giving readers an informative tour behind the scenes of their favorite games. Check out a selection of video game art book deals in the list below. Note that unlike the titles listed above, these books are not part of Amazon's B2G1 deal.

For even more deals, be sure to hit up GameSpot's BlackFriday deals hub.